It is New Year’s Eve. Oh! we all look back at what a year we all had, like a sine wave with ups and downs. However it would have been to go through those ups and downs, I am grateful it was a sine wave, just ensuring Life was happening, and not a straight line of a cardiogram!
A year full of statics and dynamics. Made new friends, reconnected with older ones, some farewells. New responsibilities, fresh new opportunities, and tuff challenges. New likes and dislikes, some got added to the list and some removed. Some explorations and some disastrous moments. Some debates and some arguments. Some heart melting moments and some heartbreaking. Some giggles and some hard laughs. Some cries and some tears with smiles. All in all, I realized one thing for sure
Everything here happens with a secret mission - "Growth"
So now if growth is the end result, then everything in this creation is a sign of celebration. Where does the need come to regret and feel guilty? Like when we give little stretch and pull, the fats break down and in return, we get health and a lovely shape to the body. Similarly when unpleasant situations and circumstances arise, heartbreaks, and in return, we become stronger and warrior-like. Whatever be the happenings of past, today nothing of it is there except You – the new You every moment, isn’t it?
Sneak Peak
Let me share an incident. there is a very dear friend of mine who while we were exchanging New year Greetings, shared this amazing composition of Gulzar.
Ahista chal zindagi, abhi kai karz chukana baaki hai. Kuch dard mitana baaki hai, kuch farz nibhana baaki hai. Raftaar mein tere chalne se kuchh rooth gaye, kuch chhut gaye. Roothon ko manana baaki hai, roton ko hasana baki hai. Kuch hasraatein abhi adhuri hain, kuch kaam bhi aur zaruri hai. Khwahishen jo ghut gayi is dil mein, unko dafnana baki hai. Kuch rishte ban kar toot gaye, kuch judte-judte chhut gaye Un tootte-chhutte rishton ke zakhmon ko mitana baki hai. Tu aage chal main aata hoon, kya chhod tujhe ji paunga? In saanson par haqq hai jinka, unko samjhaana baaki hai. Aahista chal zindagi, abhi kai karz chukana baki hai...
I like the truth and depth in the above composition. Nevertheless, a happy me from within came up spontaneously with a reply, here it is –
Shukriya aye zindagi, fir ek nayi shurwat le aayi naya hosla, aur nayi umeed le aayi Fir ek mauka le aayi, hasne ka hasane ka apno mein ghulne ka, apna kisiko banane ka Fir ek lamha, kuch dena ka dil lutane ka tuffan se tez chalne ka, chuppi mein bhi muskurane ka Fir ek ehsaas dilaya, manzil abhi kareeb hai bas khud ko itna majbut karle, aapne aap ko samet le Tera jo saath hai Zindagi, rehna nahi hai ab piche, bahe khol aage chale Fir ek khawish jagayi hai tune, khud ko samjh le, tujhe hum ji le 😀
Life can throw thousands of reasons to go in past. But is we can pick one reason to live NOW it is worth it. Even the smallest one reason to celebrate the magnanimity of Life is worth it. Don’t you think so?
Master Stroke
Last but not the least, wonderful New Year message for me from someone special, sharing it with you all –
As you are coming to the end of this year, think of all those challenges you had, and how they have contributed to your growth. Think of how you handled these challenges, and while handling them, what mistakes you made, and from those mistakes, what lessons did you infer. This is the first step. Second, think of gifts that the past year has given to you and how you are going to utilize these gifts for the betterment of life on the planet. Every day, do meditation and spend some time doing some good work for the society and for everybody on the planet. Don’t think only about yourself, but do some service activity. Then you will see that whatever you want for yourself, you ask and it will come to you.
~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Happy New 2019 from all of mine to all of yours 🙂
Signing Off – 2018.
Prasad Karwa
31 Dec 2018Your sine wave is the same in each cycle. Maybe due to the monotonous routine! Let me suggest you some more adventure – Pl bring some dinner to my place. I am feeling a bit lazy to do that 😛 😛 😛
Sheetal Pungliya
31 Dec 2018Haha… Dinner is sure, kabhi haveli se utar kar niche aaye thakur!
Mahesh
31 Dec 2018Have a Blissfull year ahead
Stay blessed
Abhinandini Aggarwal
1 Jan 2019Happy new year Sheetal di! It was a lovely message 🙂 🙂
Prashant Pungliya
1 Jan 2019God bless you! There is no way to come bk to this earth again. Do all that you desire to do even if it’s breaking some rules other than any harm to anyone… Follow your passion and devote as much as you can to the same. God is great and it only rewards a belief if hard work is put into it including Bhakti and Prayers for the God himself. There is nothing that we need to prove to others but we hv to be in peace with ourselves. So set your own goals and standards and class and pursue the same. Only one rule – DONT QUIT. Rest God will take care of…
Sheetal Pungliya
1 Jan 2019Prasahnt Bhau this means a lot to me !!
Khushboo Jain
1 Jan 2019Beautiful write up!
Khushboo Jain
1 Jan 2019Beautifully written!
Vivek Dave
1 Jan 2019We are blessed to have your support and your company thank u so much for 2018 and keep guiding us in 2019 .. beautiful message ..keep smiling