It is not easy to let go of things

Today, I spent 4 hours cleaning my cupboard but it was fun and entertaining like an old slow movie. I am not joking. I had to pack bag for my vacation so I thought why not let go of the unwanted stuffs. It was a great idea as I was already feeling bored and so had got a job to do. I first targeted clothes and realized that there are two dozen of clothes that I don't use but can be given away.

I have told my friends staying together about this and we have decided to donate all the clothes that are of no use us to a NGO I had contacted few weeks ago. They come and collect old clothes and would distribute it among poor and needy people.

Then, came the hard part, I decided to let go of my novels which I had already read. But, I was not feeling like doing away with them. So, I  immediately decided to put aside two thick competitive exams book for Mechanical Engineering. The condition of the books reminded me that I brought them for preparing for PSUs and GATE but they had only tasted dust and nothing else.

I wish I could give it to someone for free. Sadly, I don't know any family in this urban village. There are more than 2500 families in our housing complex but we don't know anyone. I think the last option would be to give it to a nearby book shop.

Even, books were easy when I went to remove the heap of papers in several files. I started going through them and they took me to flashback. The train ticket when I went to join my first job reminded me of that wonderful trip when my dad and brother accompanied me to Chennai and they went ahead to Bangalore for my brother's counselling for Engineering Colleges.

After that, I got my hands on old checkbooks and passbooks which have been obsolete but I don't know why I couldn't throw them away. Then I got my hand on few old passport size photos. I don't look like them but still how could I get rid of them. We had an orientation program when I joined L&T. I got the program schedule and man I couldn't dump it. It felt so good to remember those days. We were so excited. We were hosted in a posh resort for ten days and we had awesome food at office and resort. Ah! those days...

I got my hands on my offer letter of TCS and I opened it, smiled and kept it back safely. A thought passed my mind that by this way, I am not going to get rid of the clutter. So, have tried to do away with as many documents that didn't had any emotional value for me. The strange thing is that we are so busy in our day to day life that we hardly go through those things but dumping them still feels hard.

I had got many rakhis which is a proof that I have been away from my sister on Rakshabandhan for years. I wear rakhis for many days and then keep them safely. I will not throw them. I even have the envelope and the letter from my sister which she sends with the Rakhi. This year she had not send the letter and I was searching for it in the envelope. She was busy due to the placement season and I can understand this.

I was reminded of my Mom. When I was collecting old clothes to give to poor people then Mom would pick few old clothes and would keep it back. When asked, she would say that this was when you were born or your first birthday. I didn't felt anything then. But, today I can understand her attachment with those piece of clothes.

Vivekananda said that we must let go of attachment to people or things. I agree with him but I just thought to write down about this mundane experience as it would remind me of all those stuffs always, whenever I would read it. I doubt if anyone else reads me here. I am my only loyal reader :)

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What scares People a lot?

His Boss called on the intercom during lunch time and asked him to meet immediately.

He wondered why his Boss was behaving a bit differently. He went to his cabin. His Boss was having a paper in his hand and with a serious note on his face, he offered him to take a seat.

He was expecting a transfer notice. It could have been an appraisal letter. But, the usual smile from the boss was missing.

Boss: (on a serious note) "What is your expectation in your appraisal?"

He: ( trying to be confident) I expect to be a Top Performer again and get a promotion this time. 

Boss: (Paused) took a deep breath and said that the market is getting tougher and the company is trying to lay off those who have not performed well. 

He: (Wondering why Boss was telling this to him, he was not an underperformer)

Boss: "I don't know how to tell you but I have to say this" ( he pauses..)

He : (Restless) What happened sir? Please tell me directly as the suspense is killing me.

Boss: (Gives a letter and shook hand) Congratulations! you have been promoted. And you are a Top Performer. Well done!

He : (Relief) Sir, why you made me feel like I am a reality show contestant and I am in safe zone now.

They laughed and he came out smiling. Sometimes, Bosses do try different things to scare employees.:)

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What if you come to know after 50 years that this life was a dream like we take a dream as a reality

Yes, it was a dream. It was not real. Some days are so good to be real. Some days are so bad to be real. It was a dream. It is a dream. You are too good to be real. You are too bad to be real. You are hopelessly optimistic at one moment and you are the biggest pessimist the next moment.

It cannot be real. It must be a dream. You don't carve for appreciation but some people make you feel appreciated. Then, when you get addicted to their appreciation, they get tired of it. It cannot be real. It must be a dream. It is a dream.

Some People make you smile when you don't feel like smiling. Some people make you feel special and then someday, they make you cry. No one is at fault. You are not bad. Neither are they. It hurts when people have to try hard to be nice to you. Don't you deserve to be naturally loved and appreciated.

When something good happens, too good, too fast, it cannot be real. You don't deserve to be treated well. You are a Failure. You are a loser. Oh! I'm sorry, these are just thoughts, they shall pass. You be a candle if not the sun, so that you can at least brighten a dark room, someday somewhere someone will find your goodness. 

This cannot be real. It must be a dream. Why did people come in life, make you feel good about yourself and then they start leaving slowly. It is the saddest feeling in the world. It is not real. It is just a thought. It is a dream. Some things are better left untold. Some questions are better left unanswered. Some answers are too harsh to deal with. Someday you will learn it...you will learn it!

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Drawbacks of a rich vocabulary

"Long ago" or " 2 days ago" looks classy that their counterpart "Long back" or "2 days back".

I try to ignore that but whenever I see "back" in place of "ago" it distracts. This is a small example why a rich vocabulary can be a little drawback.

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Many time people use home and house for interchangeably however they have different meaning. Similarly, lady and women are different. Not only this, Joy, happiness, pleasure, etc also have slightly different meanings. But, sometimes, it's better to have an average vocabulary so that you write freely without worrying much :)

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Why do people write on Quora?

I am damn selfish. I didn't knew this. I write on quora because the thought provoking questions inspire me to pour my heart on questions that brings me to life.

I am selfish because I write for myself. I don't answer A2As often, but if I know I can be helpful then I message the questioner if they are not anonymous. I pick questions that I like to answer.

I care about upvotes, but only from a few people with whom I have an unspoken connect. Their upvotes makes me happy. After that, it hardly matters.

I write because it make me happy. Only good thing is that I also try to make sure that I give back to those who stumble upon my answers.

To overcome the guilt of being a selfish writer. I do some penance but that's also selfish. In some of my answers I invite people to ask me anything.

I do respond to those who message me after all, my day job involves meeting people and I have learned to be available for those who need me (not want me). Have a good time :)

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Personal Odyssey of a Writer

Photo taken over Arabian Sea from the window of this Airplane

bound to Kuala Lumpur. Copyright @RohanSinha

Oh! God, please send someone to my blog who can guide me where can I submit my articles to get access to larger audience. I want my hard work and passion to help someone in the most unusual way. I don't know whether I write crap or anything good is there in my writing. But, I know one thing that I have raw talent and passion for writing and if I find a suitable opportunity then there is no looking back for me as a writer.

One more thing, I don't want to get paid for writing because that will allow me to pursue my hobby in a more interesting way without any bondage of money or any other gains.

One of my very good friend is in total disbelief about why I am putting my time for something where there is no return on my investment, i.e. time, effort and passion. He suggested why you don’t do something which will fetch you additional income. My friend is a well qualified and logical person so it is difficult to explain him about my plan which is may not be very logical. I told him that there are some things in life which one will always do for their satisfaction.

For me writing is one such thing which binds my other interests together and provides me greater satisfaction. I will read a novel and write about the learning from the same. I will do cooking and will share my experience of cooking through my passion for writing. I will do photography so that I can use my own photos for my blog posts. I will fix my laptop and will write about the processes involved in repairing it. For me, writing is a therapy. If I want to understand something, I write about it. Writing is like food for my life, it is a way of living. 

I feel that by marrying writing with my other passions and interests, I create something unique, meaningful and wonderful. By not getting bothered by anything else, I go with the flow. 

So, guys, if you have enjoyed what I do then you can help me reach out to a larger audience by spreading the good work I am doing. The following introduction is for you.

I am an engineer by profession. Whatever, I am today is just because of the time, effort, love and money invested on me by my parents, the teachers who facilitated my learning, my college which provided a platform to me to showcase my talent and find job in a well respected company.  Not only this, many people helped me in my journey till date. 

But, now I want to establish an identity of my own as a writer, without taking any support from people whom I know. It is not so because I have any prestige issue in taking their help. I just want to struggle more and more in my personal odyssey as a writer.

I never want to be a professional writer and will always pursue it as a hobby. Writing is my passion and I love to write without any expectation, financial or otherwise. But I do want to touch lives of more people with my sheer passion for writing.

If you want to help me, drop a word of encouragement or advice to let me know whether people are enjoying my writings or not.

I write to express and not to impress; you can have a glance at few of my best articles at my blog, Life is Beautiful, where I write to remind whoever comes to my site that Life is Beautiful.

Few Articles URLs for your kind reference:

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#MumbaiRains and Me

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Mentoring- Writing Exercise for my Siblings

I have given an assignment to my siblings to write about the last movie they saw. Here is what they have written.                

                                     

Last Movie I Saw - By my bro

Last movie I saw was “PK”. It was an awesome movie starring Aamir khan and Anushka Sharma. After the success of 3 idiots, Rajkumar Hirani once again proved that he is an amazing director in Bollywood. Everyone addressed Aamir Khan as PK, actually PK was not his name, and due to his unusual activities, everyone named him PK. In PK, Aamir Khan was an alien who landed somewhere in Rajasthan for researching people on this planet.

 After few minutes of landing, his locket was stolen by a local thief. The locket was only way by which he could return to his own planet. Later on, he realized that only god can solve his problem in getting his locket back.

  He soon meets Anushka Sharma (Jaggu) in Delhi metro while distributing pamphlet in which it was written that if anyone found god please contact PK. Jaggu was a journalist and worked for a news channel. Jaggu decided to help PK in finding his locket. His locket was with a Tapasviji (god men) who purchased it from the thief and spreading rumors among all that it was a part of shivjee but actually it was Aamir’s asset.

 PK is a brilliant movie  which is full of entertainment.  

 Last Movie I Saw –  By my sis

 The last movie I saw was "Bang-Bang". It was a nice movie because Hrithik and Katrina were there . As usual, Hrithik played a nice job. The movie was based on the story of 2 brothers in which one brother (Hrithik) takes revenge from a person who killed his brother. Both of them belonged to Indian army.

 In the very beginning, Hrithik Roshan's brother sacrified his life for the country. When khalifa (let’s say enemy gang was khalifa) was killing him at that time also there were no fear in his eyes. The movie continues, and then there was news on the TV that someone has stolen the XYZ_diamond from very tight security and showed the face of Hrithik in the CCTV footage.

 After that Katrina Kaif was shown searching for some guy on a website. The website arranged a meeting for her with a guy in the restaurant. When she came for the meeting she was nervous but excited at the same time .But that guy was late. After some time Hrithik Roshan came and talked to her as he was the guy she was waiting for. Then he impressed her, suddenly something happened and he went away. Actually some khalifa's member came there by looking after XYZ_diamond thief as they wanted that diamond from  him for ABC reasons(that i don't remember). 

  After few meetings she came to know that he lied to her and she became angry. But till that was too late. Hrithik could not leave her as her life was in danger because of him as khalifa's gang knew about her .After that Hrithik planned something to keep Katrina safe and to reach his destination. He manipulated Katrina and he did not tell her the true reasons and the actual  plan .His aim was to reach the khalifa's head.

  Everything happened according to his plan and he was able to take revenge for his brother's death. And later it is shown that no Diamond was stolen from anywhere. All these were just a part of the plan made by him and his head and he was told to keep it as secret. Then he went to meet his family after a long time who did not have any idea about him. The movie happily ended with Katrina and Hrithik together

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