Singing words told me : "Never quit!"

Music makes life livable at times. But for me music makes my life. Songs make and break my day. I sometimes sing along and sometimes just listen with all the concentration on the music or the lyrics. Certain times music hide the lyrics and even after a hundred times of rendering, I fail to even remember the pallavi fully. Certain other times, lyrics go so deep into my heart that I'll listen to the song only for the lyrics.
Also a few lyrically beautiful songs make me motivated and gives some hope which were much needed at times. I sometimes think the music and the words are indirectly giving us all some sort of encouragement all through out. Fresh each time and new feel every time. It wipe tears and bring in some joy, wakes us up from the slumbering dream. Roars, yet softly tell us that's not yet.
On that note here's a translation of one such song, a Kannada bhavageethe by N.S. Laxminarayana Bhatta.  Titled "Istu kaala ottigiddu." This song though have heard plenty of time in the voice of M.D.Pallavi makes me apply it to any situation I face.
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"Being together and gelled so well,
Have we ever understood our consciences?
Having rowed a thousands of miles on the sea,
Could the boat measure the depth of it?
Forever, having bent so much, as if trying to hug,
Was the blue sky able to kiss the earth?
Having showed so many beautiful faces,
Could the mirror hold any one of them for itself?
Isn't this telling us : nature itself has many "tried and failed, yet trying" cases. Why quit disappointed?
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Maiden Voting - "All is Well When clowns set us entertained!"

Having believed in individual #rights and #democracy, the #LokSabha2014 (Karnataka- April 17^th) election was of some importance to me…

The big banners and full size hoardings which are flat on roads and footpaths today were then beaming up in sky all in style. Those extravagant advertisements & awareness… Yeah! They had an impact on the borderline voters who were in dilemma as whether to vote or not to cast their precious votes, for the rest it didn’t matter much anyway. They had had their decisions made already! 

Coming to my case, not that I fancied seeing the polling booth or getting my finger inked by an ink which claimed to be erase proof for a certain days. No, absolutely not. All that I had while casting my vote was totally a different picture. I probably was sincere enough to perform my maiden voting, which is considered to be the duty of every citizen of this country and hence make sure I become a part of World’s largest Democracy!

On the other side of the spectrum I had another picture, big-picture- brighter than the previous one. We vote, we choose some candidate from some XYZ party and then we rest in silence for the next five years, that’s the routine. As a result we have cultured and nurtured political clowns. Some with notes and some with strings attached.

I pity victims of my last mention though. :P

When I mentioned political clowns, I’m not targeting any political parties, because all are equal thieves and all are equal clowns in their own sweet way. The only difference we might experience by bringing in a new party, rather non incumbent party into power is new entertainment, new scams, new funny one-liners, and new clowns! 

Now I guess I gave you all a reason why this maiden voting was important to me. I did my best to get new clowns on board in near future. No offense, I did my duty sincerely in my first attempt. Didn’t I? :D 

New clowns mean new set of wholesome entertainment.

"All is Well When clowns set us entertained!" 

Battling worries-A note to self.

   Days pass by really fast. By the time we look back manipulating things and feelings, we see a greater part is left undone. It might be a promise unfulfilled; a dream unrelished; an oath unfollwed, it might be even something huge like a goal out of focus! Now this last mention is critical. Its unfortunate if you forget your road to destination. But its miserable if you forget the destination on your way.
The very thought of undone, unfinished, unattained, un-something..., brings a great deal of disappointment and feeling of depression. Now tell me, who doesn't get depressed for all sorts of negative things in life? Who doesn't have a reason to frown? Who doesn't have a heart that shall sink in sorrow? Eyes that sobs? Mind that freezes? These are all not symptoms of mental weakness, but its just time to rethink our journey and take full charge of life! To make decisions to lead a fruitful life. Human beings with no Super-Natural-Powers unlike Buddha and Swami Vivekananda are bound to worries.
We come up with solutions easily for universal problems, this is purely my conclusion!
Everything shall pass by soon in a flash of light. Its better to hold on to it before its gone. Catch up with your loved ones, make some heart filling memories, unfolding worries. Doing so, you'll recieve lots of good feelings and hopes. Most importantly you'll have the courage to start afresh leaving behind the shadows of dark- feelings, with a smile that shines from heart. Now this is what your real loved ones can do for you. Now the new problem that might arise is who are our real loved ones? Well... All I can tell now is, you should figure it out yourself..! ;)
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