To the hungry Hearts....

My previous blog I ended touching upon the "Season Of  Hope" as I wanted to end on a positive note - HOPE. A good friend of mine, Bhaskar suggested to write a blog on this alone as my subject. Thanks to Bhaskar for this suggestion. I like this idea and thought, because like him, most of us do see a very deep and intense thought in these 3 words "Season Of  Hope".
"Hope" is the basic fundamental quality of every human. As breath to life , hope to us. We breathe life into this word "Hope" every each minute of our lives. Dreams TO reality, nights TO days, conscious TO subconscious, knowingly TO unknowingly : Hope always stays with you , lives with you, flies with you, rests with you. Break it and it bounces back. Kill it , rises up springing high.

To borrow Emily Dickinson's poetry...

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul -And sings the tune without the words -And never stops - at all -

Absolutely, it never stops singing the tune into your soul. Don't you agree? We wish for something and we don't get it. We fall down but we rise up again, hoping for a better tomorrow. We lose something precious in life, we still won't stop, hoping for a better tomorrow we continue the search. The so called social animal "Man" comes across so much sadness , so much negativity, around the society. We read about, we hear about, we watch the news and realize there's so much sorrow around us. But, we still light up hope.  We still hope for a better tomorrow and Rise Up. This is something perhaps that differentiates a social animal from the real one. 

As I am writing this, the recent shattering news on Peshawar attacks,Hostages in Sydney, suicide bombers, merciless killings of innocent... what not they all resonate within me. Certainly any human with a heart would be moved, disturbed and feel devastated and so helpless.  We tend to think is this all about life? Is this where we live? Etc..Going down this lane...I am sure to get deviated from my topic so let me stop this topic here with a tearful and heartfelt condolences to all those families who lost their dear ones especially this year. All my prayers for them to be strong.

Hope and look forward for THAT better tomorrow.  As much as falling down in life's race is natural , so has to be getting up and catching up on the race. I believe that winning is not defined by reaching the goal first, it is defined by the attitude to reach the goal. The very intent and attempt to reach that goal makes a person winner. We all know that Failures are stepping stones to success. But recently I read this in Facebook shares "If you haven't failed then you haven't tried anything new". So true, What is your success without you trying your own ideas.  

I have failed in many attempts to not be shaken by failures in life or sadness in life, but I guess that is very  human.  Most importantly, I am glad that I could emerge out of those situations each time turning wiser. 

After the Peshawar attacks, which in no way or no means a forgivable incident, a friend posted on Facebook. He says "Is everything normal??" What he meant is just a day ago each of us made so much noise and cried about the incident and today we are all tweeting normal, back to normal on Facebook  and living normal. Is that it? That was his intent in the post - A question. There is an unfortunate answer to this, which is "YES". Everything goes back to normal. Nothing in the world can STOP nothing to be normal. As life is the name of living...keep on...go on....and on...until your last minute.

We must be normal no doubt, but if we have a heart for the people around us, known or unknown, then there is another additional step we can take. Pray for peace and happiness and again...HOPE for a better world full of LOVE for tomorrow. Let the innocent buds blossom into flowers and spread their fragrance and beauty and charm to the world. Let all humans be HUMAN. Let the world be the HEAVEN ON EARTH.

Our prayers will be answered if ONLY they are as pure, as selfless and as serene as a baby's smile. 



Not just this season but every season has every reason to be "THE Season Of  Hope". Borrowing few lines from Maya Angelou...please read every word carefully it is very valuable...

"Just like moons and like suns ; With the certainty of tides; Just like hopes springing high; 

Still I'll rise "

ఋతు సంధి....Seasons...Entwine

ఋతువులు ఆరే ... ప్రస్తారణలు ఎన్నో ... కాలం మారి కాలం వస్తుంది ...season after season...that's the way of life. కానీ కాలం మారక ముందే ...I mean ఒక season పూర్తి కాక ముందే ఇంకో season overlap అవడం, అసలంటూ ఎన్ని ఋతువులో మరిపించేస్తుంది ...
అది శాస్త్రీయ పరమైన కారణమో ... ప్రకృతి వైపరీత్యమో ... మనిషి మేధస్సుకి అంతుచిక్కని మరే సృష్టి రహస్యమో... ఏదైనా ... కాలం మారక ముందే రాబోయే కాలం ఎన్నో సూచనలిస్తుంది.

Season to season transition time ...I feel its very interesting to observe. పరిశీలిస్తే జీవితం కూడా ఇలాగే ఉంటుంది. Season after season...cycle repeats

ఇంతకీ ఈ ఉపోద్ఘాతం ఎందుకంటే ... 

Just a while ago...suddenly I woke up from my sleep filled with perplexed and unfathomable dreams ...and checked my phone ( off-late this is the way to know the time and not looking at clock :) at least for me )...its 2.45 AM December the 1st. Good Lord...the last month of the year...here it comes. 2014 is finally about to end in 31 days. I am excited this year more than any other years in my life to see the year end and really looking forward for 2015. 

ఈ ఆలోచన రాగానే నా నిద్ర ఎగిరిపోయింది. ఈ ఆలోచన చిన్న భయంతో పాటు ఒక కొత్త ఆశని కూడా ఇచ్చింది. రేపు ఏంటని ఆలోచిస్తే , ఎలా ఉంటుందో ఊహిస్తే ... ఏదో ఆరాటం , తెలియని ఉత్సాహం , తప్పించుకోలేని కలవరం.. అన్నీ కలిసిన అనుభూతి. 

As I walked into my living room picking up my laptop and settling in the couch...I grabbed the throw my kids left there last night. Wintery touch ... I thought while pulling it over to cover my legs as I sit back. The cold air and the very thought of winter and December prompted me to write this blog post...

So, continuing back on season transition, I feel like I am in one such transition phases in life.

గడిచిపోయిన సంవత్సరం నేను పొందిందేంటి , పోగొట్టుకున్నదేంటి అని ఒకొక్కరం ఆలోచిస్తే ఎవరికైనా ఒక చిట్టా తయారవుతుంది. ఒకో సారి ఈ ఆలోచన గడిచిన సంవత్సరంలోనే ఆగి పోదు ...  గతించిన జీవితంలోకి కూడా తొంగి చూస్తుంది. Successes, failures, lessons learned, friends earned, relations built, memories treasured what not...walking down that lane we perhaps end up in a very complicated wreath of thoughts. Just as one season unwinds into another, life entwines into phase after phase; each phase leaving us with tons of lessons as it unfolds. As humans we survive on HOPE....collecting the memories and treasuring them, we move into the next phase looking forward for another treasure hunt ...

పగలు తర్వాత రాత్రి లాగా , చీకటి తర్వాత వెలుతురు లాగా , కష్టం తర్వాత సుఖం is like ...season after

season...seasons repeat. శరత్తులో రంగులు మారి , ఆకులో పువ్వులో మర్చిపోయేలా చేస్తుంది ప్రకృతి, ఆ ఆకులన్నీ శిశిరంలో నేల రాలి మోడువారిన చెట్టు, మళ్లీ వసంతంలో కొత్త చిగుర్లతో పలకరిస్తుంటే ఎంత ఆనందం ఉంటుందో , చీకటి తర్వాత వెలుతుర్ని చూస్తే అంతే ఆనందం ఉంటుంది. గెలుపు తర్వాత గెలుపు ఎంత కిక్ ఇస్తుందో చెప్పలేను కానీ , ఓటమి తర్వాత గెలుపు రుచే వేరు.

2014 చాలా రకాలుగా గుర్తుండిపోయే సంవత్సరం నాకు. It really has been very eventful. Personally and professionally I have seen it come across as a life time teacher.


నా శ్రేయోభిలాషులకి, హితులకీ, స్నేహితులకీ , ఆప్తులకీ , ఆత్మీయులకీ , ఇవేవీ కాని వారికీ ,ప్రత్యేకించి, నా మంచి మాత్రం కాకుండా ఇంకేదైనా కోరుకున్న పరిచయస్థులకీ  మనస్పూర్తిగా కృతజ్ఞతలు చెప్పుకోవాలి . If not for them, I would not know that I can be what I am today. పడిపోతే లేవాలని, లేచి తిరిగి పరిగెత్తాలనీ , దిశా , దారి , గమ్యం ఏదీ ఖచ్చితంగా తెలీకున్నా , వెళ్ళే దారి సరి చేసుకుంటూ, మనల్ని మనం నమ్ముకుంటూ పోతే అనుకోని మజిలీ అదే చేరువవుతుందని చిన్నప్పుడెప్పుడో తెలుసుకున్నాం , ఎన్నో పాఠాలు చదువుకున్నాం.  మనిషికే కాదు ఈ పాఠం అన్ని జీవరాసులకీ వర్తిస్తుంది. మరి మనిషి గొప్పతనం ఏంటి?? ... అది బహుశా జీవితాన్ని వెనక్కి తిరిగి చూసుకుని, ఏ దారి నడిచామో , ఏమి నేర్చుకున్నామో అది గుర్తుంచుకుని రాబోయే రోజులకి బాట వేసుకోవడంలో ఉందేమో. నడిచిన దారిలో మనకి తోడొచ్చిన  వాళ్ళకి , ప్రత్యేకించి దారికి అడ్డుతగిలిన వాళ్ళకీ , నడుస్తున్న దారిలో ముళ్ళు పరిచిన వాళ్ళకీ , నమ్మకం ముసుగులో వెన్ను పోటు పొడిచిన వాళ్ళకీ మనసారా కృతజ్ఞతలు అందించడంలో ఉందేమో.

Like I said, how would we know how to face the challenge if we do not know what kind of challenge it is. And hence, it makes perfect sense to be Thankful than be sad or angry. Having said this, I do not mean or  saying that when in such instances I was not shaken. Certainly I was, but, amazingly discovered the NEW ME. Or should I say the Very me in a new way :) I surely am very thankful to all those who gave me this opportunity to find the REAL ME.

Looking at it as an opportunity is not as easy as said, else every human would be a sage. But if we try we may succeed one in 3 to 4 times at least.

Kudos to all friends who have taken life's challenges as an opportunity to grow, to all friends who stood as mentors to others in crisis times and to all friends who can be compassionate and listen to someone even if you cannot do much about their situation.

And now it's December. December as most of us know is a Season of chills, snow, ice, freezing temperatures, hot chocolates, festivities, Christmas lights and Christmas cheer....but how can we forget this is the Season of Giving. So, this Season of Giving... I decided to be the giving hand, the loving heart, the compassionate friend. As a first step I give my Thanks to GOD for this life and Thanks to all who gave me such opportunities to grow as a person. Here I am giving my Thanks.

As the Season of Giving, this Season also transforms into Season of HOPE. And this reminds me of these lines from the song..."Season of Hope"..."Many hungry hearts are lost and cold ... behind the lights and the Christmas cheer people hide their fear...When God reached down and changed the world forever, we can reach out, we can believe in the power of love, we can all meet a need".

In this Season of Hope...I Hope to reach my goals and grow as a much better person. Sending my wish list to Santa via this blog... :) Happy December my friends. Here's wishing you all happiness and peace in life. :)

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