The best phase of a Human Life.

Life is like a clock, what so ever you achieve you can’t get hold of this running clock. Life phases are divided into 4 quarters. If you are lucky enough you can live and experience all of them. In the technical revolution the life has become more mechanical, full of pressure and greed with lot of competition which have finally shortened the life. What are these phases of life?...Are we all living them?..

• Childhood (Birth to 20 years): (No responsibility, full of joy, surrounded by loved ones, full of memories...long lasting memories)
• Adulthood (20 to 30 years): (Responsibility begins, Career, Job, Dream of lavish lifestyle)
• Marriage Life (30 to 55 years): (Responsibilities at peak, more pressure, kids future, No dreams for yourself, various deceases)
• Oldage (55 till destiny): (You are responsibility for others, again a Kid but without loved ones)

“What is the most expensive bed on this earth”, the answer is very simple but you have to be genius to understand it: it’s called ‘Sick Bed’. When you ask any human being who is on sick bed about the most beautiful phase of his life he have lived so far, the answer definitely would always be “childhood”. And yes indeed its very true!... Childhood is the most beautiful phase of a Human Life cycle where you have No responsibilities, No greed, Loved ones around you, No pressure, No targets, No living/non-living goals, No selfishness, you just behave like a Pure Soul.

A plastic car toy is more expensive than the most expensive cars present on the earth, A house made of Sand is more beautiful than the most expensive bungalows, A bite of ice-cream is more sweeter than the 1000’s dishes of any 7star hotel, the streets are the best play grounds than the biggest stadiums, the friends are the most priceless people than the business partners, that is what the childhood is all about, long lasting memories which can't be wiped of. You have parents, siblings, friends, cousins, relatives all around you to take care. It’s the most awesome time one can ever live but won’t understand until we all are kids.

Once childhood is gone the race begins, adulthood - the most enthusiastic time where responsibilities starts, race of good career, job, money infact the race of greed starts and time flies like anything.

Here comes the next phase Marriage Life, you are completely responsible for everything for you and your loved once and for society too sometimes. The most busy phase of your life. Full of pressure, work, dreams of your kids, their upbringings infact nothing left for individual "you" apart from little time for yourself if you are really capable to managing your time very well. This phase will also fly like a single day and you always think where the hell time goes.

There is a well know fact about the Time: “Time become relative (relativity theory) with age”, time is very slow when you are kid, it picks up the pace in your childhood and is in full swing in the last two phases of life.

The most horrible stage of Life is Oldage, when you considered as liability on others (those others include your kids also who treat you like a load now, real fact of life. Harsh but true). You again become a kid at this phase but not surrounded with people. This is the most lonely and dangerous phase of a life. The most priceless experiences of life can be learned by people who are in this phase of life. Whatever we will do, what so ever we will achieve in life, how much wealthy we may become we cannot control the clock of Life.

The only way is to keep the life simple and follow your dreams, earn respect. Either you drive in Maruti or BMW the roads and the destinations will remain the same. Time will remain the same either you have a Titan or a Rolex watch in your hands. Don't let your "Need" becomes your "Greed".

A story from Death to Life: Kalpana Saroj (Must Read)

“Hard work is not overrated. It is fail proof. What you want- whatever it is- you shall get if you apply yourself wholeheartedly and work towards it with a single minded vision.”

Who says you can’t, who says you won’t, who says you will never – this real story is a big slap to them. You can, you will and you will ever have the potential, caliber, desire, burning fire, faith, grit, power to convert any No to a "Big Yes".

This real life story of Kalpana Saroj kicks you up with the propellant to fly like a space shuttle and achieve something bigger which no one can ever dream off. A Dalit (lower caste as we say in India) by birth, born in very poor family with 3 sisters and 2 brothers and only one earner “Father” that too with very low income. Being Dalit she is always treated like a slave and was having no friends apart from siblings. As Dalit, always prevented to sit with students in school or participated in any extracurricular activities. Shame isn’t it, Big Shame?... Discrimination is part of Kalpana’s life in childhood.

The dreams were completely broken when she was forced to get married when she was just 12 years old, school was just a distant memory by now. After marriage she was treated like an animal. She was beaten up every single day but was having no option. One day her father came to meet her and he took her with him back home after looking her in the worst of conditions.

But don’t forget if you are in India, people are more concerned and focused about your stuff instead of their own business. The taunts of people were killing Kalpana like a snake bite and she decided to suicide. She consumed Poison and referred to near by hospital in critical situation.
Here the new world is waiting for her, she was saved after 24 hours and now she thought there might be a reason for her 2nd life. She decide to do something extraordinary and she did that by her hard work and will power. She moved to Mumbai alone and started to swing clothes (10 Rs/- single cloth). Her family conditions were getting worst, father lost his job, this little genius didn’t give up. She took her family to Mumbai and started work more dedicatedly that too 16 hours per day. Still not enough money to fulfill 3 time meal. Her youngest sister got sick and lost her life due to lack of money to even take her to the hospital. In Kalpana’s word “her eyes were saying me “didi” save me, I don’t want to die”. That day Kalpana learnt a lesson “Money is an important part of life, no one can survive without money.” This became her mission of Life.

She got involved in work like a water in the river, she took a Loan of 50000/- Rs and started her own stitching business. She was getting success, expanded her work. It took time as all great things comes with patience and time, and that patience and time can be felt by a men/women who is actually going through it. With her continuous hard work and dedication one day she got a deal for litigation land which she accepted and fought 2 years of long custody battle to get it free. Here fall's the money now and life got changed. She was flying high and high, running one NGO with very good reputation. A zero from birth is a hero now with her own efforts and never die attitude on her own terms of life.

But the biggest miracle happened when the labor of Kamani Tubes (http://kamanitubes.com/about.htm) approached her to save the sinking boat of Kamani Tubes. It’s the biggest challenge which can save the lives of 100’s of workers. She accepted the challenge and started work on this direction. With 116 crores of loan on Kamani Tubes, its not a cake walk for anyone. She went to bank owners many a times, many strategies made and failed many a times with no luck. A light of shine finally came when she met finance minister of India and showed him the real picture and concerns about the people who will be losing their jobs. With long discussions and work, the interests were waved off and 25% reduction on the principle amount was also given. The work finally started and you wont believe the whole amount of loan was cleared in just 1 year. At present Kamani Tubes is one of the most renowned brands and The Queen Kalpana Saroj is named with the Brands like Tata, Reliance, Jindal.

                                                          Padma Shri Award

Isn't this a reversal, a journey from Death to Life. These are the real heroes. A human can break any mountain with his will power, determination, hard work. Thought the road is not going to be easy, you will fall 1000’s of times but the real hero will get up and start again. You don’t need MBA, Engineering degrees to prove yourself, you need the burning fire inside you to keep moving you in the direction of your dreams. Think of moon to land up into stars!...

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

My eyes are open and I can see the rainy sky

Water is drizzling and I can feel you by my side

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

We are sitting on a cliff with a silence in our mind

With a deep breath I looked into your eyes

Dark, quiet,  as they trying to say some lines

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

She is holding my hands and the grip is not tight

Her Lips are dry, face is dull, body is tired and the smile is Null

Ohh my angelll… I cant see you cry!

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

Here are the words which are grooming in my mind

“Don’t say this…Don’t say this…Don’t say this…Don’t say this…Don’t say it’s a last time”

“I love you my angelll…and I really love you my angelll…is all what my heart is shouting…”

And her Silence is no more when the words comes on...

“I have to go and I have to go…I am sorry as I have to go…”

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

Hands are separated, grip is no more, cliff is alone, heart is broken and my angelll is gone

Day is gone, Sun is gone, Rain is gone leaving the Tears alone.

“Is she gone, Is she gone…it’s hard to believe that Yes! She is gone”…

Still for me… It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!..

I lit a cigarette with a burden in my mind

The smoke of a cigarette makes an image of my life

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!.

I can see the moon, I can see the clear sky

I will be a diamond (star) to see you my life

My life is my angelll and my angelll is my life

It’s not a day yet it’s not a night!!...

"The Black and The White!"

“I am Proud to be an Indian” and I love my country from the bottom of my heart as it gave me everything Good family, Caring parents, Furnished education, Home/Food, Good Job and settled life, what else a human can expect!.. Sometimes a question comes in my mind, what have I done for My Mother Land, My Country…and the answer I get from the inner “Me” is “Nothing”!... though I have an inner peace that at least I tried few things sometimes and I am sure I will keep trying unless I get a success. Here in I would like to highlight some serious issues about “The White and The Black” which need immediate attention. 

There is a well-known saying in India “God save me from the White and The Black coats”. Who are these white and black coats?...

The White coat, who are treated as God on earth who are born to give/save life’s and are called “Doctors”. India is amongst top countries in producing high level, well-educated doctors. But are they doing their duties faithfully, Are they really saving life’s of needed sufferers, Are they really acting as a “God”…? It will be an injustice to mark an agreement on this. Doctors are become greedy, money minded, careless, inhuman in their duties. They just need money for each and every thing, they are ready to put a dead body on ventilator and declared it dead after few hours just for the sake of money. How can a human be so heartless that he even don’t see the feelings, emotions and pain behind the bars. Shame on such doctors who in my dictionary are the poorest, uneducated animals. I am sure if things won’t improve then the Poor people will prefer to die on roads instead of going to the Life Protectors called Doctors. The question is what needs to be done to stop this?...Do you have any answers?...Do you think you can make a difference?...Do you…

Now comes the second class of people “The Black Coat” so called “Lawyers”. The most trusted people for any country in legal concerns and are also called “Back Bone of constitution”. Are they really trustworthy?...Are they obeying the Laws?...Are they loyal to their duties?...It don’t require any explanations. For the sake of money, Lawyers start fighting a case for one generation and believe me it will continue till 2^nd, 3^rd and sometimes 4^th generations that too with no results. It’s a common task to convert truth to lie and vice versa, all it need is money in your pocket.  No one knows what’s going on or pretend to keep their eyes closed as they are also the part of the same system. The question remains the same: what needs to be done to stop this?...Do you have any answers?...Do you think you can make a difference?...Do you…

No country is bad in fact no place on this earth is bad, these are the people who makes and breaks the country and its reputation. Be responsible, humble, caring, if you want to earn something  then earn respect, blessings. Believe me it will give you infinite peace which money won’t give you at any stage of life.

Always remember: “The amount of money in your bank account when you die is the extra amount of work and cheating you have done with yourself”

PS: This post is not to hurt the feelings of anyone, its just to raise some serious concerns which need immediate attention for the betterment of the Nation.! Jai Hind!.

The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami (Radhanath Swami)

I am fond of Autobiographies. It reveals worst of the times a person have gone through, the struggles behind every success. No one ever have climbed the ladder without failures but their never die attitude takes them to a place where they become “Successful Personalities”. I have read about the struggles of “Sachin Tendulkar, Andrew Agassi, Pop King MJ, Usain Bolt, The Great Charles Chaplin, Richard Branson and many more” and believe me I learned a lot from them. 

 

The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami (so called Radhanath Swami), this book came in front of my eyes many a times but It’s still a mystery why I ignored it every single time. One fine day I was reading some reviews on books and found this book a must read. I ordered this book instantly and Yes!...This is a life changing book, I must agree!. 

Struggle is the most respected teacher, time is the most prestigious class and Life is the most beautiful school on this universe. This can’t be explained anywhere, one have to learn this through experiences of life and maturity (though we always remain kid from inside :-p).

This book explains the zeal of an American to get connected to the extreme power. And to get connected to that extreme power he have gone through the struggles which no one can even think of. Without money he started his journey in search of peace, he didn’t have any clue where he have to go, what he have to do. He just believed in himself and to the supreme power which showed the way to this great swami every time. He met different people across the globe during his journey to India From US to UK to France to Iraq to Afghanistan to Pakistan to India. Different people, different cultures, different religions, everything is different but one thing which is common is the Supreme Power. Where ever we go the sky will remain same, the wind will remain same, the SUN will remain same, the water will remain same, the Moon will remain same, it’s the human being who separated the world into borders, God have created the earth to attain peace not pace.

This book will ignite the spiritual thirst of your “inner you”. I got to know the miracles of India which I was still not aware of. We are really lucky to have India “The land of Miracles” our birth country. Meditation is the only way to attain peace and to attain meditation one should require years of dedication and spiritual thirst. I will again say this book gives you some hidden answers to some of the secret questions which everybody is searching in his/her mind since ages.

Life’s Greatest Battle!.

Today, while traveling to office my mind was governed with one strange but very meaningful question “what is the life’s greatest battle and with whom”.

I closed my eyes and relived my past starting from childhood. I saw the fights with my siblings – nah that was just a moment of anger not fight. I saw me fighting with my parents for my choices and demands – no that was just the materialistic desires. I saw me fighting with my classmates, teachers, friends, managers, colleagues, unknown-people etc etc – that too was just a demonstration of immaturity and cannot be termed as “battle”.

I went deep into the thoughts, what would be that, whom I am fighting with since birth. These questions were getting deeper and deeper until I heard a very loud sound shouting “You, Yourself!!.. is fighting the biggest battle with yourself. Everyone is fighting with themselves but falsely pretending themselves about the outer world enemies”. It seems these words came directly from my soul.

I compared these internal fights with other fights I had so far, Truly without surprises I realize, all other fights were temporary and have been demolished with time. The only fight which we keep continuing every day is the fight between “You vs Yourself”. We have to control our thoughts every day is a fight, we have to restrict our emotions/love/affection/care is again a greatest fight by you with yourself. You have to fight with such battles every day and you cannot escape.

These battles cannot be stopped but can be minimized. Trust, Patience, Meditation, Spirituality are the weapons which can be used against this greatest battle. Once we start winning against us, we will start climbing the ladder of peace. This will require ages or may be even more than that to win against yourself. Battles continues!!..

So rightly said:

“Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.”

Trek to Kedarnath Jee Dham

 Nature cannot be captured in clicks, so truly said. This page is about Kedarnath Jee Dham, where nature is at its best. One of the scared, holy, religious and at the same time most beautiful yet dangerous places to visit and trek. Whole trek was full of lush green blanket of trees with huge mountains, singing river alongside, cool breeze to refresh your body and soul, welcoming waterfalls, overall the nature with open arms was inviting you to collect the undiminished memories for lifetime.  

 So, to beat the stress and to lost in the nature’s beauty I decided to go to Kedarnath Jee trek. I was very unsure how would I be able to do it solo. Fortunately, I am lucky to took a step forward alone and all I have is unlimited memories for lifetime. Kedarnath Jee is a religious and one of the most scared place situated right in the interiors of Uttarkhand. 

 The trek is starting from either Sonprayag (21KM’s) or from Gaurikund (16KM’s) to Kedarnath Jee temple. I decided to stay overnight at Gaurikund to get myself adapt to low oxygen levels. Trek started at early morning from Gaurikund, the first few KM’s were not very tough and the trek was simple, but it became steeper and steeper after few KM’s. The view alongside can’t be explained in words, truly saying its can just be experienced. The more distance you trekked, the more beautiful the nature becomes. Huge range of mountains were greeting you like “Guests” . Wow the hushing river, big tress, landslides, waterfalls, big big stones, steep trek, long dry glaciers, 75 degree shortcuts, tea shops, Cold water what else a human can expect from nature. The positive pulse can be felt with each and every step. It was getting more peaceful with your approach towards temple. Finally we (me, Steve and Sameer) http://yogeshraheja007.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-friend-from-bus-steven-greaves.html completed the trek and reached the Holy Temple “Shri Kedarnath Jee”.

We reached the temple at 01:00 PM and were lucky to do rituals (“Pooja”).  We sat near to the Shivling for approx. 45mins or so. With heart full of faith, mind full of respect and pulses full of positive vibes I folded my hands and pour my only wish in front of “Lord Shiva”. Miracle happened as I saw it got accepted by “Lord Shiva” as soon as I closed my eyes, I saw the dream is fulfilled which I dreamed of. That was the most precious moment of my life. I wish that could live forever in my heart.

 

I decided to stay there for a night to attend the Holy Aarti at 06:30 PM, took a tent which is having a sleeping bags as it was raining cats and dogs since 12:00 noon and the temperature was very low. The mountains with snow were visible just behind the temple and the scenic beauty was unbelievable. I attended the Aarti at 06:30 PM which was again a lifetime experience. The Shiving was looking very beautiful and was appearing that will speak to me at anytime. As soon as the Aarti got finished, I returned back to the tent, had a cup of tea and spent some good time with Steve and Sameer outside our tents.

It was raining whole night, we got up at 06:00 AM  so that we can start early. But the rain was heavy and once it got bit slow it was 08:30 AM. Finally we decided to start the trek in little shower. The trek was wet and more dangerous now. The beauty of the trek in rain was again superb!!.. We reached Gaurikund at 12:00 noon and got to know that there was a landslide on the way so we have to trek another 5 KM’s from Gaurikund to Sonprayag. It was again an amazing trek and we reached Sonprayag at 01:15 AM. And here the jounery of cab’s/taxi’s and buses started to reach back to home.

This trek was again not an easy, I would say its an moderate trek for those who are used to trek and mountains. I would also suggest you to check the attached link for more information on how to reach at Kedarnath Jee. http://yogeshraheja007.blogspot.com/2015/09/transportation-and-other-useful-details.html.