Happy new year !

Last hours of 2016. 

Time flies !  

In today's fast world every thing flies . 

Days, months, years..... 

Even the memories... 

People fly away from the life and other people come  flying  in your life ! Whoosh ! 

There is barrage of new year wishes on the social media. 
Forwarded messages from friends and acquaintances. 

No one has time to call you up personally and say these three words  : Happy New Year  :) 

Still it is good to remain in touch even if it is in the virtual world. 
Even if there is no salt in the dish, or no sugar in a dessert, it is still a dish or dessert.  
What about the taste then ? 

So do we add some taste of Love and Friendship in our messages and communication ?  That is strongly needed ! 
How much difference it will make in making our lives " vibrant and fruitful" ! 

Spreading happiness is the best service we can render as humans. 

World needs it badly. 

I send a hug of love, a smile and beautiful words wishing all the beautiful people around the world a Happy New Year 2017. 

Amen 

Incredible India - 3

Amidst all the madness and confusion after Demonetization that hit the country on 8th November, there are many jokes going around on social media. 

Every where, everyone talks about this every day. 

The whole country became  " poor". 

One can't deposit more than a certain amount in the banks. 
One can't withdraw more than a pittance from the banks. 
One can't keep so much gold etc etc. 

So many restrictions on money and it surely has affected every one in the country. 

Now some brainy leader in a city in  the State  of Gujarat came up with a strange order for the people /animals of the city. 

The order says that NO COW OR BUFFALO CAN EXCRETE MORE THAN 3 KILOS OF COWDUNG AND THEIR BABIES CAN'T EXCRETE MORE THAN 1 KILOS PER DAY ! 

This news had me in fits of laughter . :)) 

The order further says that the owner of the violater will be punished by blackening his face and sitting with his back towards the front of the cart and paraded through the city. :) 

The order has been issued to keep the city clean. 

Well, good intentions. But how the animals will control how much shit they throw  out and plop on the roads? 

Very logical order by the Mayor. But very funny and so confusing to the poor cattle !  :) 

Incredible India - 2

Another example of faith amongst all the Space and Nuclear programs. 

I mean such stories amuse me also. 

Individual faith ? 

I am not being judgemental about anyone. 

But surely one can share something interesting. 

This second news that caught my attention :

A couple wished for a daughter few years ago. But they never had any daughter. So they bought a cow and treated her as their daughter all these years. 

Now when the cow became pregnant, they were very happy and held a lavish " baby shower /Godh bharai ceremony" for the cow. 

Now I really appreciate their gesture. 

Showing kindness to the animals and being a good human being. 

Why should I be the one to challenge their faith and judge them? Their harmless actions? These simple people full of love teach us more than the complicated snobs who pride themselves in calling sophisticated and advanced. 

Amongst all the madness going all over the world, such incidents bring smile on our faces. And I really cherish these smiles. 

Incredible India !

India always amazes me. 

A land of different beliefs, faiths, cultures. 

Religious faith and Science go hand in hand here. 

Just like hand and glove ! 

Sometimes the faith becomes the glove and sometimes science becomes the glove.  

According to the demand of occasion, the role reverses.  Every religious Indian may also use  the complexities of science in his or her life. 

The chief of Space Program and Mars Mission may also be a believer in Astrology. 

The CEO of a business house may have all the luxuries but he may prefer to eat sitting on the floor, food kept humbly on the banana leaf.  

Still amongst all this I get to read some interesting 'deviations' from the usual practice of faith. 

For example :

This visually challenged girl getting married to God, Lord Krishna. 

Proper wedding ceremonies are to be held, with wedding procession of the 'groom' starting from the temple and reaching the bride's place. 

And the wedding feast. It really amazes me....... this manifestation of the individual faith............ 

The successful Mars Mission and being a Nuclear Power......... This also happens in India. 

India -  A mysterious land.