Desperate Times need desperate measures

When there is a glimmer of hope for someone who is under trying circumstances the surge of adrenaline is possibly unquantifiable and unimaginable ( unless you have undergone a similar experience.)
Just remembered some lines from " The Ancient Mariner " coming out of a long forgotten past .
Imagine a group of people afloat on the sea , adrift without water and food for several days ! Their throats are parched and their hearts in their feet . Just try and occupy their mind space for a moment.
Then , suddenly , one of them spots a sail in the distance ( glimmer ofhope ) but is unable to communicate this to his companions - his throat being too dry and so
" .....he bit any arm and sucked the blood / And Cried " A Sail , A Sail ! "

Desperate times need desperate measures !

Goals

When a desired goal is not obtained we start looking for errors and faults , mostly in " something or someone " including ourselves forgetting the strong possibility that its no ones fault " it was MEANT to be so ! "And in future will prove to be " the Best thing " . Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change

Friendship

What a perfect relationship #God offers

 - #True #Friendship  is similar if you view the details 

Do as you want - we are always there for each other. 

Love each other without any compulsion of meeting or connecting every day

But when we do it will be a continuation as if there was no gap

Always there for each other and 

Either ones existence depends on the recognition by the other

The confidence that either one will respond when called on by the other

There is no criticism but only loving help whatever be the circumstances

There is always room for understanding and forgiveness

A poem I wrote on this subject - don't remember the impulse that caused it but wish to dedicate it to all my friends !
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Life was a barren desert
Till along came the Friend
That Oasis of cooling waters
Where every thirst could end

The One who listened
Shared all that was felt
In gratitude to whom
The very being knelt

When a friend leaves
And sails upon the Tide
There is an emptiness
Where only memories reside

Thoughts that haunt
Spectres of shared dreams
Reverberating in hollowness
Once the source of streams

Such is the mirage of life
That imagined future dear
Which fades into oblivion
As far as it is near

Vikaas Nafde  May 2017

Song and Dance of Life

Life is just
The March of Time ,
Sometimes Blank verse
Sometimes Rhyme

Rhythm and metre
Is within our choosing
Pacing it out well makes
For Winning or Losing !

Can go on till we are breathing
Filling out the history of ages
Only thing we can't control is
What will be the number of pages

So my friends Be quick to compose
Create , Daily ,  your 'top of the chart'
Dance to the  symphonies and the beat
Do everything with a Happy Heart !

Choreograph it for a group
Or for a solo dance
Make use of the Stage you are given
Till you physically have the chance.

This Daily soap is full of excitement
Highs and lows are all contained
In your strides they must be taken
Happiness , at all costs , must be  maintained

Vikaas Nafde 12th May 2018 
Kathmandu , Nepal

LUNCH WITH GOD!

A little boy wanted to meet God! He packed his suitcase with two sets of his clothes and some packets of cakes! He started his journey, he walked a long distance and found a park! He was feeling tired, so, he decided to sit in the park and take some refreshment! He opened a packet of cake to eat!

He noticed an old woman sitting nearby, sad with hunger, so he offered her a piece of cake!

She gratefully accepted it with a wide look and smiled at him! Her smile was so pretty that the boy longed to see it again! After sometime he offered her another piece of cake! Again, she accepted it and smiled at him! The boy was delighted!

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but never said a word! While it grew dark, the boy was frightened and he got up to leave but before he had gone more than a few steps, he ran back and gave the woman a hug and she kissed him with her prettiest smile!

Back home, when the boy knocked the door, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face!

She asked him, "What did you do today that makes you look so happy?"

He replied, "I had lunch with God!"

Before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen in my life!"

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home! Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and asked, "Mom, what did you do today that made you so happy?"

She replied, "I ate cakes in the park with God!"

Before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected!"

Too often we underestimate the power of;
a touch,
a smile,
a kind word,
a listening ear,
an honest compliment,
or
the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around!

Remember, nobody knows what God looks like! People come into our lives for a reason, for a season or for a lifetime!

Lessons from a Bank Robbery

During a Bank Robbery the Bank Robber shouted to everyone in the bank: 

"Don't move. The Money belongs to the Government. Your Life belongs to You."
Everyone in the Bank laid down quietly.
This is called "Mind Changing Concept”
Changing the Conventional Way of Thinking.
When a Lady lay on the Table provocatively, the Robber shouted at her:
"Please be Civilised! This is a Robbery and not a Rape!"
This is called "Being Professional” . Focus only on What You are Trained to do!
When the Bank Robbers returned Home, the Younger Robber (MBA Trained) told the older Robber (who has only completed Year 6 in Primary School):
"Big Brother, let's count how much we got."
The older Robber rebutted and said:
"You are very Stupid. There is so much Money it will take us a long time to count. Tonight, the TV News will tell us how much we Robbed from the Bank!"
This is called "Experience”
Nowadays, experience is more Important than Paper Qualifications!
After the Robbers had left, the Bank Manager told the Bank supervisor to call the Police quickly. But the Supervisor said to him:
"Wait! Let us take out $10 Million from the Bank for ourselves and add it to the $70 Million that we have previously Embezzled from the Bank”.
This is called "Swim with the Tide”
Converting an unfavorable situation to Your Advantage!
The Supervisor says: "It will be Good if there is a Robbery every month." 
This is called "Changing Priority”
Personal Happiness is more Important than Your Job”.
The next day, the TV News reported that $100 Million was taken from the Bank. The Robbers Counted and Counted and Counted, but they could only Count $20 Million.
The Robbers were very Angry and Complained:
"We risked our Lives and only took $20 Million. The Bank Manager took $80 Million with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be Educated than to be a Thief!"
This is called "Knowledge is worth as much as Gold!"

Giving and Empathy

 Poem on Giving 

The fountain never asks the spring

What is it that you - to me bring

But just raises it to greater heights

So that it may see some better sights

The feathers never ask the bird

“Don’t you think to soar is absurd?”

They just get together and give the lift

And make the journey long and swift

The trees never ask the resting passer by

Why he seeks their shade and therein lie

But strew his bed with flowers and leaves instead

And give him roots to pillow his head

The mountain embraces the clouds on head

Never minds or shakes off the moisture they shed

But adorns itself with their curls  for beauty’s sake

And preens itself in the image in the lake

Is there a lesson for humans in this?

That giving selflessly leads to bliss

To have something and not to share

Can lead to turmoil and nightmare 

Essay on Empathy 

Just an observation :

Was standing in a crowd of people on the sidewalk when an ambulance raced by with siren screaming and lights flashing .

Just like when such a thing happened several times on different occasions in the past  I noticed quite a few faces around me looking concerned , their eyes following the vehicle racing away , and I thought they looked, for some moments ,  sad .

For an unknown person whose poor condition and possible suffering was only indicated by our association of ideas with a speeding ambulance .

Leads me to believe that #empathy is a natural human response but often it requires an ambulance to evoke it .

Does not happen , as such , if it's a silent hearse 

Nor a silent person in our life !

@ Vikaas Nafde  Feb 2018