My Secret Wish List

I often hear people say "i wish i could do it someday". Yesterday, when someone asked me what you gonna do in your life. . I didn't have any words then. I thought of it over and over in the night and i don't remember when sleep took over me.

So here is the list of things i want to do before i die.. (as of now)

1. To ride my own bike in a metro (this is going to be accomplished soon :) )

2. Learn few more languages.

3. Travel to all 7 continents.

4. To fly in an airplane

5. Buy a house and gift it to my parents

6. To play hide and seek in rain

7. Read as many books as possible ( I've already set a target of completing at least one in a month)

8. To buy a smart phone with my own money

9. Have something named after me.

10. Have a nice collage of my favorite pics of my friends.

11. Save someone's life.

12. To hug someone who is gonna be special for me

13. Receive a standing ovation

14. Have a peg of whisky

15. Go for trip across my own country

I wish i could complete at least half of these before I die. I'm very happy for myself and I have really started relishing for the work i did last night.

"Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone"

this sentence made me laugh my stomach out and woww! the world is laughing with me

Lines that changed my attitude

A single paragraph on India changed my perspective towards our country and Hindu(ism.. i don't want to call it an 'ism' anymore). This paragraph from the book "Encounter the Enlightened" captivated my thoughts. I am not religious nor would I classify as a Hindu as per social terms today. 

"When you refer to somebody as a Hindu - I want you to understand this - it is not a religious identity: it is a cultural identity, it is a geographic identity. The word Hindu is a derivation of Indu. Whoever is born in the land of Indus, is a Hindu. You don't have to ascribe yourself to any particular belief system to be a Hindu. You can believe in God and be a Hindu, and disbelieve in God and still be a good Hindu. This is because it is not a religious identity... but right now, this Hindu is slowly trying to become an ism, is trying to become aggressive. This is only because of aggressive religions that have come from outside which started converting people aggressively. With this insecurity, the Hindu community is trying to organize itself into another aggressive group, which is a very sad thing. It is a sad thing to happen to this culture, because they have always welcomed everything that came into this country with open arms.

If you just scratch the Hindu (or Indian) culture and look a little deeper, you will see every bit of life has been so deeply looked at. Every bit of life has been scientifically understood and created. If you see this, you will see in India, every action you perform, even single act that you perform in your life is actually a spiritual process leading towards your liberation. How to sit, how to stand, how to eat, how to study, for everything there is an asana, there is a mudra, and a certain attitude which will lead you to a higher lever of consciousness. Every aspect of life has been thoroughly looked at. For example, music, dance and many fine arts are not just for entertainment. They are all a spiritual process in this country. If you look at India classical music and dance, if you perform them properly, if you involve yourself in them, you will become sage-like. It can lead to liberation. It is not just entertainment. It is not just body-shaking music or body-shaking dance. You can see that musicians who are deeply involved in their music, will naturally become meditative, because that is the way the culture has been created."