Angels

ankur:

Whenever a child says that I don’t believe in fairies, there’s a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead” – Peter Pan

I believe in fairies and angels as much as anyone believes in global warming. It might be childlike but it’s there in my belief. There’s a world beyond us where angels live and they can see us. They can hear us. Even we can hear them if we try to. The intuition we have is the whisper of an angel. The omens we see are the language of angels.

Angels want us to be happy. So they whisper near us in the form of intuition to tell us what we shall do. They drop omens which we should follow to reach our destination. They grant our wishes if we ask for them genuinely and passionately, and believe that they are already granted to us.

To hear the voice of angels, we have to cut out all the outside noises that dwell in our mind. When there is peace in our heart, we can hear their voices telling us everything that is infallible. You can feel that the angels love you, they care for you. They want the best for you if you are willing to listen to them. You can see them in your dreams, in your loved ones, all around you playing in perfect harmony. The butterfly that catches your sudden attention, the dream that is immaculate in your memory even after days, the beggar that knocks your door when you are about to do something wrong, the music that starts playing in the background when you see your soul mate, the child that sells you pencils when you need to write something, angels are everywhere, you just can’t see them, just hear them, feel them and be loved by them.

garima:

angels- The literal meaning of an angel is messenger sent by god. We all have grown up watching the beautiful fairies and angels in books dressed in white and having wings. Most of the children believe that the fairies come and fulfill their wishes, grant them gifts and keep them happy.

On the contrary, I never believed in fairies and angels when I was young. I never used to read the fairy tales that my mom or some one else gifted me. I never realised, but I have always lived in reality, I always believed in real people, instead of imaginary. As a child, I never fancied gifts from santa claus on christmas. I always believed that he doesn't exist.

I don't say that angels don't exist. They do exist. They fulfill our wishes, they make us happy. Whenever we are in need, god sends an angel into our life. This angel arrives in the form of a person, a real person, whom we may or may not be acquainted with. The person can be some one as close as our mother or a friend and it can also be a stranger. Just any one, who is destined to come and help us, when we are in need.

Sometimes, even we are unaware of the fact, that we need help, we need some one, a friend, a lover, or some one simply to listen to us, to introduce us to ourselves. Sometimes, some one teaches us a lesson unknowingly, which brings an immense change in us, and we are left stunned at ourselves. When we don't even need advice, we don't even need help, someone just influences us in a way, that our approach, our personality transforms into a more charming one. These people, who unknowingly affect our lives are, angels.

It just happens, think, when you were surrounded with problems, and there seemed no feasible solution, how some friend or relative, did something, that suddenly elevated you from the enclosure of problems. You suddenly started feeling relieved. They are the real messengers sent by god to help us, to make us happy. God cannot be every where, neither every one has the power of intuition, to identify the hidden omens, but god certainly sends some people, who appear unknowingly, and heal everything.

As I said earlier, I never used to believe in angels and fairies as a child, but now, I do believe in angels, as real people. Now, I believe in santa claus, because for me, my dad is my santa claus, he is the one who always fulfills my wishes. My mom is my fairy, she always wants to see me happy, and appears out of nowhere, to solve my problems. My friends and the one I love, they are my angels, because they always help me and are always there, they can see the pain in my eyes, even if I say "I am fine".

"God cannot be everywhere, so he sent some special people to our lives, who relieve us from our pain, help us in need, and always ensure that we are on the right path".

If life had U-turns

garima:


Imagine, if there was a rewind button in our lives, if we could go back in time whenever we wished. If we could go back and enjoy the gleeful moments again, and rectify the mistakes which bring grief in the present.

Whenever the path would get thorny, we would go back to the point where the roads diverged, and take the other path which could possibly make us happy in the present. Still, if we are not content, we’ll repeat the process.Sounds fascinating? Doesn’t it?

There will be no worries, nothing to regret about, only happiness. And one point will come, when we will be tired of being happy. There will be no bad experiences, hence, no opportunities to learn and grow. Our life will become a chaos, where we will be switching between the past and the present like a maniac.

When we want something, we struggle like crazy to get it. Once we get it, it gives happiness, but after a while, we are bored of it, and we want something else. Like a child gets on his parents’ nerves to get a toy or a game, after getting it, he plays with it for a few hours and then, gets bored of it, forgets its worth.

Similarly, if all our wishes come true, we will get bored of it, we will forget the worth of happiness. We all wish at some or the other point, to go back in time and change the past according to our desire, or simply to relive the beautiful moments. But, if all the wishes start coming true, how will we experience the beauty of longing.

I don't have much regrets about my past. Infact, I don't have any regrets. I just accept the past as it is, because at that point of time, whatever I chose was out of my own will, that was what I wanted. It's better to face it with a smile rather than regretting.

There is no use, lamenting over the past, because God has created a cycle of happiness and sorrow. If bad times are here, the cheerful ones will surely follow. If we try to break this virtue, our life will become haywire.
Instead of regretting about the decisions in the past, and wishing for life to take a U turn,we must struggle with the hardships, and take wise decisions, so that we are not left with any reason to regret later. Because,

“NO ONE CAN GO BACK AND CHANGE THE BEGINNING, BUT EVERYONE CAN START TODAY AND MAKE A NEW END"


ankur:

‘You can change your future by changing your present but you cannot change your past’, that’s what I have always heard and believed in. But what if life had U-turns?

If I could change my past, my present would also change. All the gifts that I have today would get replaced by something else, may be gifts, may be curses. All the wrong choices that I had made in my past, I would change them. But wouldn’t that also alter my judgment power? Yes, because good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment. By altering my badly judged choices, I would affect my own wisdom. Whatever wrong choices I have made, I can see them leading me to what I am today. I am comfortable with myself, so I won’t change my past decisions if life had U-turns.

There’s just one thing that can never have any good effect. That is, hurting someone. What goes around, comes around. Adding to it, I’d say, ‘what goes around, comes around, with a greater intensity’. I would have avoided hurting innocents, if life had U-turns.

I can’t even think of writing anything more because I am person who lives in the present. The very thought of going back to my past makes me miserable, even if it’s about beautiful moments.I’d rather carry experience instead of memories.

The Need to be united

ankur:
my views;

Being a loner always, I thought ‘lions hunt alone’ while ‘monkeys stay in groups’. I never need any company whether I have to eat or shop or entertain myself. I can even laugh or cry alone. After a long self introspection, I realized that whenever I had performed a task with someone, I had felt much better and learnt much more. May be that’s the reason monkeys evolved but lions didn’t.

Someone might love guitar, someone else might love drums or singer’s voice. But when united, everyone and even more people love the music created by the unification of the band’s solo elements. It doesn’t mean that solos are not worthwhile. In fact, they can be worth more than the band. What exactly I think is: when unification is more progressive than each of the solo elements, it’s better to unite, else, make a one man show.

Mind is an attribute of the individual, there’s no such thing as collective brain or collective thought. But brains in synchronization with one another can produce big results. Computer, as we see today, is an example of synchronization of ideas of different geniuses to produce a thing that is more useful than the ideas alone. Everyone has to think alone, generate ideas alone. To combine it or average it with someone else’ idea is their own will.

It has been proved that chanting ‘mantras’ or meditating alone won’t give as good effects as doing it in a group will give. Probably, that’s the reason Osho meditation resorts have a huge hall where mass meditates in togetherness. Sri Sri Ravishankar also encourages the chanting of mantras in mass congregations. But the pre-requisite of all this togetherness is being on the same frequency otherwise it’s futile or may be hazardous.

I always write alone. When I saw Garima’s blog (www.garimajuneja.blogspot.com), I felt the need to create a blog with her and learn something. I believe that this alliance with her will surely improve writing skills of both of us.

garima:

my views;

As soon as i heard this topic, the obvious thoughts started coming into my mind. The need to unite with people, relationships,friendship, alliances, marriage etc.

But, something struck my mind, infact a dream, that provoked me to channelise my thoughts into an entirely different direction.

I had a dream, in which I had found a little diary in my old wallet. It had all my childhood experiences written in it. As I turned the pages, I could feel the transition from my childhood,the nursery school, the middle classes,the mischiefs,the crushes,the laughter, the tears..

And when I woke up, I realised that I could relate this dream to our topic, THE NEED TO BE UNITED WITH OURSELVES.

Though, it is a very abstract thought, because in this first post of our joint blog, I should have been writing about the alliance between people. But, the nostalgia had such a great impact on my mind that I felt the urge to write about it here.

We all feel the need to unite with others, due to love, work or for whatever reason. But do we ever consider the need to unite with ourselves, our present,our past..?

How often do you let your mind drown into the memories,good and bad, of childhood and youth?How often do you visit your school, walk through the same old classrooms, and let the wave of memories drown you?

We rarely find time to unite with ourselves, let alone the past. Do we ever take out time to introspect ourselves,our feelings,our emotions, our strengths,our weaknesses?

I believe,that the union with oneself is the most essential union. Until we do not know ourselves, how will we get to know others.

Indeed, this joint blog is going to be a very good learning experience for me. I really don't have words to express my gratitude towards ankur bhaiya,who writes so well, to involve me, a mere beginner in his blog. I wish the best for us and this blog.

Regards, GARIMA :)