A memorable event from 2017 ( Archives of The Mind )

Must share this before I sleep - a beautiful though small experience .

I fell in love again ............!!

With that bond I share with animals ( and with humans who respond) .

Was part of an event At DLF's CYBERHUB in Gurgaon 

For those of you who may not know CYBERHUB is a place full of eating joints and cafeterias. Now , most of such places , attract our connoisseur friends , the stray dogs and cats , who love the tit bits and left overs that come out of these places and make it their habitat . 

One such stray came and made himself comfortable at the entrance of the event site as he had time to kill between the hours of breakfast and lunch . 

He was sitting there peacefully minding his own business . Unknown to him he was causing agitation in the humans around who wanted him out . They called the security guard to get him removed only to be informed that DLF has rule not to chase away and traumatise these squatters . (Salute DLF ) 

So yours truly , offered to help with his gentle persuasion techniques and the following conversation ensued (actually ) : 

Me: " Hello Buddy ! 

Dog: ( Tail wag ) - Look : Yes ? ! 

Me : You know you are not wanted here ( Puch Puch ) so please to avoid problems shift to that place . Come I will show you ! Please come " 

That dog just got up and followed me to the place indicated much to the surprise of the onlookers .

Unbelievable but true ! 

( That it saved my self esteem and didn't make me a laughing stock was a bonus ) 

Had it been a human there could have been argument / justification / resistance .

To me this was another incident to valdate my beliefs

Thoughts matching an expression

#The #Catalyst 

" Nobody thinks of me so I don't exist and am a Dead Person Walking " 

" My Boss is unhappy with me " 

" I just can't get anything right at work " 

" My colleagues are set against my success " 

" That person truly loves me " 

" God is a figment of imagination " 

" My joy knows no bounds " 

Etc Etc ad nauseum.......

One could go on ....

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the various Scenes , Acts and Screenplay  humans are constantly creating at different levels and the Permutations and Combinations are a multiple of the number of thinking humans that exist .

And you say Humans are not Creative ? ( and I don't mean in a biological sense - that would add yet another dimension )

Each and everyone is constantly creating and thinking out of the box does not need cultivation - it is thriving and  existing since the time Adam and Eve adopted the pose with the leaf ! 

We are only led to believe that it is to be imported from outside but all it needs is an attention to our Natural Self.

Be You , not intimidated by externals and discover the natural flow .

See how merrily the waters of the river make their way to the Ocean NATURALLY  following the path of least resistance .

Musing

Just musing about the  human situation based on personal experience 

Think of how the Island must be feeling in the middle of the Ocean .

Standing by itself - surrounded by the vast waters unconnected to the larger  land mass of which it is a replica ! 

Sometimes it shimmers like an emerald and at other times it becomes just a looming shape !

To reach it we have to make bridges or cross the waters by boat or ship wondering if  the reception would be friendly or repelling . Will the coastline be a smooth bay or craggy rocks ? 

Most importantly , even in its solitude , its features and natural resources continue to thrive and if it does weep the tears are hidden in the mass of waters around ! 

It is self sufficient and stands there proudly !

The Creators

Reminds me of a story I read years ago 

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A priest passing on a road saw a wounded person in the ditch on the side of the road 

Remembering the teachings of his Faith he felt it his duty to offer help and succour .

He proceeded to do so and in the process asked

 " Who are you ? "

" I am the Devil " was the reply.

The man of God jumped back in horror and said 

" I can't help you ! You are the enemy " 

As he walked away the Devil said 

" Come back ! If you let me die so will your profession ! You will have nothing to save the people from " 

And therein lies a school of thought !

Very Good Jokes

I say - 😁😁😁😁😁

 It must have been a 

#Very #Good #Joke !!!

Old Story #1

A man was ushered into a room where a group of people was laughing their heads off as some of them were mentioning a random number .

Intrigued, the visitor asked for an explanation and was told " These are the Tellers of Jokes and having oft repeated them have reduced them to serial numbers which when said brings instant recall which helps saves time ! " 

Just then one of the group said  " twenty-seven " and they all ROFL but when they settled down one guy continued laughing .

Visitor : What happened to him ? 

Guide : Oh he may have heard it for the first time ! 

I say - 😁😁😁😁😁

 It must have been a 

#Very #Good #Joke !!!

Four legged brethren

Verse in appreciation of our four legged bretheren 

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I met this guy on the street 

He was looking at my feet 

I asked " What ails you brother ? "

His reply was in a language another 

Bow ! Wow ! ( Barking )

Translation : 

Bow i offer to the Creator 

Wow is for the breath of Nature 

Which makes me find all that I need 

People who voluntarily do me feed ! 

Then he seemed to ask : 

What  ails  YOU  Brother ? 

Your step is heavy , plodding along 

Your brow is creased ,face is long 

Here ' s a  paw , get de-stressed

Trust that , like me , You are Blessed 

So much said and so much learned 

Exchange of energy without a word 

Brought me to the realisation 

It's not speech but the  right vibration 

Vikaas Nafde Kathmandu 13 Sep 2018

Laughing Together - 4

Just a small funny story to try and emphasise on the importance of having a  #PlanB  in life's situation

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  A puny frail fellow having had a couple at the local bar went out and found that someone had painted graffiti on his car ! Realising it must have  been someone from inside he swaggered in to the best of his ability and menacingly demanded to know who had done it ! 

A huge body builder type got onto his feet and looking down on our hero admitted to have done it 

Mark you , his tone had under currents of " So what are you going to do about it ? " 

The hero , quickly ' sized '  up the situation but not to appear a coward ( and still being a bit under the influence of the couple he had taken ) asked 

" Did you do that on purpose  or was it a joke ? " 

The big guy ( deepening the underline to ' what are you going to do about it ' ) said " I did it on purpose " 

Our Hero , showing great presence of mind ( #PlanB ) said : 

" Good , because I don't like jokes like that ! " 

And beat a dignified retreat 😊😊