The Thoda Aur Chalega Tag!

Alright, after being on this blogsphere for more than 2 years and having being 'tagged' for several things in the past, I realized I am not being tagged anymore! None's fault..not being on this circuit was purely my choice! Anyways, I was bloghopping to someone of my friend's blogs and found this utterly cool and 'thoda hatke' tag on 'Phoenix''s blog... So eventhough she did not tag me, I decided to do it:D The rules are simple Okay, this is one tag I think is really interesting to do. Maybe because it tells you how greedy you really are, inspite of howmuchever of a saint you think you are! It's called "Thoda aur chalega". The rules are simple. You got to write five things that you do have and are quite fond of/proud of because they really are good/feel-good (at least in your own perspective). These things can be anything...qualities, people, pets, clothes, goodies etc. Then you have to add one adjective to each, indicating what else you'd wish (dream, fantasise etc.) these things to also have. Like the extra free chocolate topping on a five scoop hot chocolate fudge with nuts, chocolate sauce, raisins etc. An example could be: My super cool super fast car....I wish I had a red-coloured super cool super fast car. So my greed list goes...[Hell its OK to be greedy sometimes]:P 1. Aryan - My 5 year old nephew. My only nephew and my kid:P . I wish he was with me in the US:( 2. My ability to trust - Very proud to possess this quality. I do believe in what my friends say. But, sometimes I trust to the extent of being gullible and fooled. Wish, I learnt to trust the RIGHT persons! 3. My sensitive nature - I wish I was sensitive in the right dose:P 4. My Tolerance - I may get impatient many a times. But, I wish I learnt to put my foot down sometimes. 5. My Education- I cannot imagine doing something different. But, I wish my degree came easy and short time:P

Buss itna sa khwab hai

I have been thinking! Yes, we all do..but I have been thinking about ‘Ambitions’ The Dictionary definition of ‘Ambition’ is “An eager or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power” So does that mean that people who do not have the desire to achieve “fame” or ‘Power” are NOT ambitious? Well, eitherway..wish there was one definition that fit all!! In my case, I would rather expand my horizons and compare myself against what I previously was, as a measure to see how well I am doing in life. I do not have the constant desire to compare myself with a fellow colleague to see whether am successful or not. One may argue that people who have been ‘successful’ are precisely so because they have been ‘ambitious’. So does that confine oneself only to Professional life? What about ‘Personal’ ambitions? Coz most of the time, to excel in one field one has to compromise in other aspects of life. As they say, ‘One cannot have the cake and eat it too’ I have seen in the scientific world, in atleast 10 of the scientists I have met are either divorced or are unhappy in their lives. They are constantly under pressure to excel. They have a constant desire to compare people and in that attempt they belittle their image, making many of us wonder ‘Is this what we are born for?, ‘Is this why we strive so much in life for’, ‘What exactly is the essence of life’? “Having a great profession or having a great family?” Lucky and rare are those who enjoy satisfaction on both the fronts! Leaving that apart, is there any age limit for being ambitious? Would it infer that if you turn 55, you are supposed to be contended with what life has offered you and slow down a bit? As a teenager, I remember my parents telling me and my sister ‘Once we get both of you married, we shall retire to a small town away from the city and offer services to God’. This my mother used to tell when she was in her 40’s! Similarly, I met a person who is 52 years of age, having 3 children who is pursuing his dreams even now! And I believe he will continue to do so until he hits the grave. Coz this person has confessed to not having rested for 20 freaking years of his life!!!!!!! This person has reconfirmed my belief that life is not worth so much! The punch line of ‘Bunty and Babli’ movie tells the exact same thing “Kuch log saree zindagi ek hi kaam karte hain. Aur kuch logon ke liye ek zindagi kam pad jatee hai, bahut kuch karne ke liye’ What is the point of being so busy that you do not go for vacations. What is the point of being so involved with one thing that everything else ceases to impress you anymore? What is the point of being so ambitious that you forget the basic of things that give you happiness in life, go out of the window? I may fit either one or more of these criteria, but as another saying goes “When you think you can’t take it anymore, you will ANYWAY’