BE THE FIRE

There is a fire in each one of us
a fire to succeed
a fire to lead
a fire to love
and to be loved

There is a passion 
waiting to be unleashed
a desire 
waiting for its turn to carve 
a beautiful future in its own niche

The broken wings
are now healed
its time to for the harvest of hard work
to be reaped

set your soul on fire
seek those who fan your flame
life is an interesting game
the mind is not a vessel to be filled 
but a fire to be kindled

bullying is smoke'but 
COURAGE IS FIRE
LET IT BURN!

YOUR SPARK IS ENOUGH TO SET THE WORLD ABLAZE!
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

keep smiling :)

THE STRUGGLES OF LIVING IN A PUNJU FAMILY

Growing up in a Punjabi family is an experience of its own kind! We have our fair share of melodrama, emotions and food!! But we also grow up knowing that we have the most large hearted and loving families! Here are a few things you will totally relate to if you grew up in a Punjabi family!

1] You have at least one relative called Honey, Pinky, Tiny, Tony, Sunny, Bunny. Come on!

And they’re all in one way or another related to each other too. Mom’s side, dad’s side, doesn’t matter! 

2] You were always one of the chubbiest kids in class growing up! Aww *Pulls cheeks*

Arre, you are from a khaata peeta khaandaan. 

3] You absolutely love kadha parshaad!

It’s the actual reason you sat through that paath with your grand-mom. 

4] Waking up on sunday mornings as if a trained crashed inside your room ....

but realizing it was just the pressure cooker whistling with the yummy chole bhature you will get for brunch!

5] That guy whom you were sneekily looking at with coy smiles....

and your grandmother introduces him to you as your fathers sisters aunt's daughters son..WTF! damn you handsome!

6] And no meal EVER is complete without dessert.

Because even if you’re stuffed, dessert has a completely different compartment in your tummy! 

7] You know better than to think that any celebration can EVER be complete without a Patiala peg!

Or until someone decides to pass out. :-P 

Bollywood version of it isn't too far from reality. A punjabi household cannot and does not think beyond food. We live to eat. No exceptions. You also invariably find a Beiji (grandma) in whose eyes her puttar (son/grandson/generalisation for grandchildren) is perpetually malnourished and needs the entire society's monthly supply of food and sweets to look healthy. 

The drama doesn't end here, you do find aunties who gossip non stop about your family and end their casual banter with "chhado! Sanu ki?" (Leave it, how does it matter to us?) 

here and then, if you are a punjabi you will definitely relate to all these pointers and if not you will find another reason to laugh your TOOH off...

SOURCE : POPXO,LIVING WITH PUNJABIS

KEEP SMILING :)

FLY SOLO🐤

these eyes have seen so many tragedies
these ears have listened to so much bullshit
the skin has felt so much pain
the tongue has tasted its bitter enemies
the nose has smelt the fragrance of betrayal

yet this stupid crazy heart refutes to see the darkness
it still paints beautiful rainbows
riding unicorns and ignoring ones foes
keeping the charm intact despite all lows

people called her the storm
not the one whom you run from
but the one whom you chase
who is as difficult to solve as a maze

we all have stories to tell
and confessions to yell
some guilt which is as heavy as hell
with different DNA's we are born
but with same regret we are gone

the bird who dares to fall
is the one who learns to fly
dear brain, dont be afraid of being outnumbered
its the eagle who flies alone
being with no one is better than being with the wrong one
SOMETIMES THOSE WHO FLY SOLO HAVE THE STRONGEST WINGS.🍁

1ST JAN 2017 : THE FIRST STEP TO START AGAIN!

In a forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth.
She finds a remote grass field near a strong-flowing river.
This seems a safe place.
Suddenly labor pains begin.
At the same moment, dark clouds gather around above & lightning starts a forest fire.
She looks to her left & sees a hunter with his bow extended pointing at her.
To her right, she spots a hungry lion approaching her.
What can the pregnant deer do?
She is in labor!
What will happen?
Will the deer survive?
Will she give birth to a fawn?
Will the fawn survive?
Or will everything be burnt by the forest fire?
Will she perish to the hunters’ arrow?
Will she die a horrible death at the hands of the hungry lion approaching her?
She is constrained by the fire on the one side & the flowing river on the other & boxed in by her natural predators.
What does she do?
She focuses on giving birth to a new life.
The sequence of events that follows are:
- Lightning strikes & blinds the hunter.
- He releases the arrow which zips past the deer & strikes the hungry lion.
- It starts to rain heavily, & the forest fire is slowly doused by the rain.
- The deer gives birth to a healthy fawn.
In our life too, there are moments of choice when we are confronted on αll sides with negative thoughts and possibilities.
Some thoughts are so powerful that they overcome us & overwhelm us.
Maybe we can learn from the deer.
The priority of the deer, in that given moment, was simply to give birth to a baby.
The rest was not in her hands & any action or reaction that changed her focus would have likely resulted in death or disaster.
Ask yourself,
Where is your focus?
Where is your faith and hope?
In the midst of any storm, do keep faith on the Creator always. He will never ever disappoint you. NEVER.
Remember, He neither slumbers nor sleeps…
One of the best I have read….
...Thoughts to Contemplate - Reflect - Discover - Explore - Inspire & Enrich Yourself.

SOURCE : a story i came across facebook using my dad's profile..kiran ahuja


THIS NEW YEAR....DONT BE THE SAME ...BE BETTER
KEEP SMILING AND KEEP GROWING PEACEFULLY🌼

"BABY ARE U JEALOUS?"

I have never been in love...but i guess the feeling might be quite similar to when you see your waiter arriving with your food ..or when u solve a maths equation and u see nothing matches the option ..in short either OVER HAPPILY EXCITED OR IMPENDING DOOM.....In both the cases the end case scenario is pre decided by the nature...ITS LIKE THE 4TH LAW OF PHYSICS...U ARE MEANT TO BE SCREWED IN THE END.

Hi ...i am ROY JAAN SAXENA...dont go by the name and dont even bother to track down the history behind my middle one ..u will definitely get lost 😅...so as u might have realized by now ...i am in a relationship or in the next 15 mins "WAS IN ONE" .In school, my name must have evoked a lot of sarcasm and horseshit but in college and work life..it has worked wonders for me...girls have never been so friendly since i last offered my aloo parantha in school..in high school..offering aloo parantha to a girl was like committing a crime....so yeah...JAAN is something i have to be really thankful to my forefathers for.😎

PHONE VIBRATES

"we're done jaan....its just not the way it was ...i cant be in love with a man who doesn't respect women or doesn't understand the needs of his girl....its just enough" i received a whats-app text from HONEY SUGAR PIE...in short SWEETU ...but she didn't let me allow to save the damn name on my cell...instead she asked me to come up with something original...CM ON ITS LIKE ASKING AN ENGINEERING GUY TO FIX YOUR FAN...so i came up with this ...and now after 2 years and 3 months 6 days 20 minutes and 36 secs later she is upset over the fact that I DONT UNDERSTAND HER NEEDS!! WHAT CRAP!😨

But sometimes i think its my overactive mind and my inability to think where to open my mouth....especially in front of my girl who according to her is "INTELLECTUALLY FASCINATED BY METAPHORS OF THE WORLD" 😑
fuck! who says this on the date??.....and that too in front of me who barely understands literature...forget bloody metaphors..
but whatever...its not entirely my fault .....its those magazines that sweetu used to give me to "WORK ON US" ....[no i wasn't building a bridge ...its just out of your understanding]...and it was those stupid guys who suggested to BE ENTIRELY HONEST ABOUT YOUR OPINIONS TO YOUR PARTNER

anyways...so what basically happened was that we went to this unnecessary Christmas sale at a mall which at its entrance had a huge snowman and fake snow flakes were showered only on couples ..Sweetu was so excited and happy ...I have never understood that why ..i mean why this filmy stuff makes girls happy..but then its okay...she is sweetu ..my girlfriend ...i think there is  no harm in pouting to her cheek for a photograph in front of 10 kids with their families waiting for their turn to click a selfie with the snowman  while its actually DISGRACEFUL when i actually hug her in front of those people genuinely...HUH...HYPOCRITE😏
So after crossing the entrance, we entered the main ground area where a lot of couple games were organized and sweetu pulled me to a damn dance thing where we had to dance with some other girl/boy...so OKAY TO BE HONEST I WAS HAPPY ..I MEAN SHE WAS AN UNDERSTANDING GIRL..SHE TRUSTED ME....
as i turned to that other girl, who, let me admit was HOT...she texted me "BE CAREFUL"
ahaaaa.....
i texted back "baby, are u jealous?"
"no"
"baby are u jealous?"
"no"
"baby are u jealous?"
"what is your problem...i said no"
"baby give me a flying kiss"
"GO AND TAKE IT FROM UR NEW DANCE PARTNER"
"but baby u said u are not jealous"😮


she left her dance partner and walked away..and i started running after her..and apologizing teasingly...after 20 MUAAHS and 3 dresses she was mine again.😋

but then my another innocent act was criminalized under HONEY SUGAR PIE PENAL CODE 401  where being a gentleman means being a pervert..so we were just exiting the mall where the same girl came before me...and i out of civility said " LADIES FIRST"
my girlfriend gave me the smirkiest look possible and as soon as that hot girl was out of sight, the tigress pounced on me with rage
"How dare u jaan?"
"what baby...?"
"i know why u said ladies first....dont act smart han"
"baby....are u jealous"
"i am sure even in your weirdest fantasies u would have never imagined to be killed by heels?"
"baby...why the puzzles..what made u so mad?"
"MAD! OFCOURSE...NOW I AM MAD...THAT LADIES FIRST WAS 'OH-ALL-SO-CHIVALRY' NA"
"can u tell me please....what did i do wrong??"
"ladies first was just a way for u to stare at her ass...wasnt it?"

"TELL ME YOU ARE KIDDING....." I ALMOST SHRIEKED
guys trust me ...given an option to fall in love and fall off a bridge ..choose the latter one ...please....it wont throw stupid logics at u .

"Jaan i am walking away now...and dare u follow me....its just a disaster....its just...stay away...its disgusting ...you have such a dirty mind" and she stormed away
DIRTY MIND??
HELLO??
KNOCK KNOCK? ANY COMMON SENSE LEFT and by the way if u really wanna know about my imagination ITS NOT DIRTY ...ITS SEXY...AND OUT OF YOUR COVERAGE AREA!😤



and now this message and "sorry we cant talk anymore....." AND
1
2
3
WAIT FOR IT
"BLOCKED"


SWAHAAAA!🙏

this new year i have resolved that i am gonna find a girl who
1 loves aloo parantha
2 says "gentlemen first"
3 whose father chacha mama foofa is in some bank....oh cmon ...my soccer league is way too imp to stand in lines....hail modi😀😀




KEEP SMILING GUYS AND DONT FORGET TO ASK YOUR PARTNER
"BABY ARE U JEALOUS?"😎

BREAK AWAY FROM YOUR SHACKLES OF DOUBT

A week ago one of my old friends called up and said nothing for 20 minutes...being a psychology student,one instinctively gets to know that something is wrong [just kidding,the friend is from my childhood days so i can easily grasp what's troubling her]

"nishtha, i don't think i am going to appear for my exams" she finally broke her silence [yeah...even i did not say a word for those minutes]

"okay, we wont give the exams...alright?" i said [ of course had i started by asking why? how? she would have definitely shut down for other 20 mins]

"yeah...and you know why!"[YESSSS!! I KNEW IT...THANKS PSYCHOLOGY :)]

"Nope...would you care to share?" i pushed

"umm..you know right ....i always had some family issues ...umm...so...this time something has happened that i just can't afford to concentrate on studies....my engineering entrances are top on my head and i haven't even read a single lesson...plus with issues with dad and all...I JUST CANT ... I NEED U MAN....I CANT STUDY....." she started sobbing bitterly

"hey, its okay....its okay...relax..."

"i can't nishtha,i just can't..." she choked

"okay we wont....lets not think too much about it...shall we?"

"yeah..i guess that would distract me...we can do that..i am sorry i called you up after a whole long year only just to burden you with my problem..u know what...just forget it"

"forgotten madam....all forgotten ...so how were your vacations in the US?" i tried distracting her

"yeah...they were amazing...my balcony faced the Brooklyn bridge...it was so serene..my all time favorite place" finally she was smiling!! thank god

"yeah? do you know how was it build?" i asked coyly

"umm...chashmish yaar, cmon..u know i hate history..thats why neena maam hated me and kept me outside the class" [SHE IS COMING BACK..COMING BACK..YOHOO...THE GIRL I KNEW IS COMING BACK]

"she kept you out because you ate your lunch with ur head bent down under the desk during the class"  and we both giggled

"yeah...as if tujhe bada pata hai...okay u tell how my favourite bridge was built" she pestered

"okay so I read this story written by Stephen on a blog page of determination and persistence.This is a real life story of engineer John Roebling building the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, USA back in 1870. The bridge was completed in 1883, after 13 years.

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was also injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to talk or walk.

“We told them so.” “Crazy men and their crazy dreams.” “It’s foolish to chase wild visions.”

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built.

In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever. He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task.

As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment.

It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

He touched his wife’s arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man’s indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realized with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are."

there was a moment of silence....

"chashmish?....." she said

"yup?...." 

"i want to give the exams!....i think i can" she spoke really slowly

"you sure? pkka na? i mean if you don't want to...its okay...." but she kicked in between and said 

"i have never been so sure...kya hojaega? at the most i wont make it to the IIT...its okay ill try again...but right now because of some people in my family i cant give up...right?"

AND ALL I COULD REPLY WAS A SMILE ...WHICH SHE RECEIVED OVER THE PHONE :)

Sometimes all you need is A PUSH, A COURAGE TO BREAK THE SHACKLES OF YOUR OWN DOUBTS AND LIBERATE! [THATS WHAT SHIVANTIKA MAAM SAID IN CLASS] :)

HOPE WE ALL LEARN TO DO IT SOMEDAY

TILL THEN KEEP SMILING :)

LETS SPREAD SOME POSITIVE SHIT! :)

He woke up with tears in her eyes

She woke up with some regrets

They woke up with pain in their hearts...

looking back..wishing they could once again just start

life's a game of darts

one missed shot and u are lost!

and then u pay the cost....

but what if i say ...that u get to go back and make the amends

will u still follow the old norms and chase those silly trends?

will u still let anyone trample over ur dreams and not let that pain end?

will u still let ur love stay in ur heart and just wait for a miracle and say "it depends!"?

will u still be trapped in the shackles of ur aimless existence and find ways to justify your resistance?

will u still not fight for your girl who got your heart swirled just because she belongs to someone else?

will u still wait for him to go on that one knee and assume that everything will end well?

will u still not make an explosion since u just are worried to blow that one match off?

will u still not stand up for yourself and keep the tag of becoming somebody's laughing stock?

will u still be debating on whether men are from mars and women from venus?

will u still every morning wake up with that hopelessness of not bringing that magic back..of being the unsung hero of your own life?

WILL U STILL NOT WRITE POETRY IN A WORLD WHO IS CONSTANTLY TRYING U TO LIMIT URSELF TO ALPHABETS?

WILL U STILL WASTE TIME ON THESE QUESTIONS?

Hi guys,

do u feel trapped?

or stressed?

family issues?

exam tension?

wanna escape and run away free into the wild...[or assuming that u r like me...so sneak up in the blanket in ur pyjamas eating cheese burst pizza?]

THATS ABSOLUTELY FINE. your feelings are all the different and yet so same!

I'm just here to tell u that u are not here to fit into a world of dos and dont's ...u are here to make a world of your own.we are not always in a position that we want to be at, we make mistakes,make simple things complex,misunderstand people who mean the world to us,get bogged down by failures and giving up on that dream that we had when we were dressed as a supermans and barbies trying to chase butterflies...u know sometimes its good to be scared..it means u still have something that u are afraid to lose . its really important for us to actually stop running for 5 seconds, go and hug the person we love and let them know it..because u never know that will u return back from the marathon?! but lets assume if u don't,trust me those 5 seconds of making that someone special feel the way u wanted,will be cherished even beyond infinity.CAUSE U NEVER THINK THAT THE LAST TIME IS THE ACTUAL LAST TIME.

 ITS NOT IMPORTANT TO BE TOUGH EVERYDAY,SOMETIMES ITS IMP THAT U HAVE THAT SHATTERING BREAKDOWN TO HAVE AN UNDENIABLE BREAKTHROUGH!

there is a beautiful quote from a medical series i watch "not everybody has to be happy every time..it's not mental health or some para psychology...ITS CRAP"

it's completely alright to let your hair down for a while, sob like crazy, scream bullshit,be scared because when u do that ...u come out as a strong one...a hobnailed individual! these things and obstacles are purposefully made painful so that when u hunt for that final goal,that phenomenal feeling of being brilliant can be enjoyed...

WE LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL ILLUSION CALLED "FOREVER", nonetheless how beautiful it is, an illusion is never real..so why not create something that's real...if u wanna fly...make ur wings

u wanna dance...be the music

u wanna tell her/him that u are an absolute mess....but u still chose him/her to be a part of it....do it

its not always perfect..u will face rejection but someday u might be the priority...EMBRACE UNCERTAINITY..SOMETIMES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHAPTERS OF OUR LIVES DONT HAVE A TITLE TILL THE END...SO WAIT ..DONT LET THE HOPE RUN AWAY!

Our pretty little world is full of morons...one will tell u that u are way too loud...and the other will tell u that u are way too polite

another will tell u that ur dreams are sooo big...and the other is just gonna shove it up like a piece of paper...but my dear dear friends..u know what u have to do!?

its one simple thing SCREW IT!

if life swings hard..u gotta push and swing harder..u have to fight ur own battle

FIGHT FOR THE FAIRY TALE? YES, IT DOES EXIST

if u want something, don't give up too soon...sometimes the same destinations have different routes

be so intensely crazy for your dream,your love,your passion,the respect, that it consumes every aspect of your core

seems too big? big words? right? hahaha...it seems all so difficult but nothing great has ever come easy? has it?

ITS ALWAYS BETTER TO FIND THE COURAGE TO FIGHT THAN THE STRENGTH TO RUN

BE DIFFERENT...BE PURE...BE A BEAUTIFUL SOUL

SPARKLE THAT KINDNESS...THAT STREAK OF GOODNESS IN U

SO NOW STOP WORRYING...

KEEP DREAMING...KEEP SMILING 

BREATHE.