Well today was one of those days.. where I felt like...
Everything in my life is just going wrong..
Things are not happening the way I want them to happen .. No matter how much I try...
Even small things ended up making me feell...
Why is this happening to me??? What have I done to get this.. [ rather deserve this kind of thing .. ]
And then something happened..
Well I have recently joined Indi blogger [ considering that one of my friend.. he is actually in the core team who is behind the success of Indi Blogger.... and I should have been signed in before.... well it took me about 3 attempts to get myself registered.. hehe was wondering if my blog wasn't good enough for these guys..... anyways he found out that they had a bug considering i was not in any of the Indian cities.. duhhh.... when you register need to mention the city you are residing and all that.... and the system didnt recognise it.. which is not surprising.... ]
Anyways.. I found this really good blog.. It was titled Anonymously yours....
Hnmmm intriguing title for the blog [ well thats how they should be ...] Not like mine.. Considering I was listening to Dido's White Flag song when I was registering myself.. so hence the name.. I could change it.. But oh well.. its pretty much stuck now..
Well anyways the name was so intriguing and thats exactly why I decided to check out the blog.. And boy didn't I have a shock.. [ well more like the good shock .. ]
Felt more like i was getting a perspective in line about the way I was looking and seeing how my life wass......
This was a video that she had loaded along with a very funny story about heaven and hell.. which you could read there.. Anyways this video...
Was it goodd or whatt...... The best ever ... I must say.. considering the only longest video that i ever see are movies... this wasss worth itt... [ guys this is about 1 hr and 16 mins and some secondsss..... so please make the time to sit that longg.... thats why its called a lecture... Duh!!! ]
Anyways...
This is about a last lecture given by a Professor .
Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams : Carnegie Mellon University .Prof Pausch is suffering from Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer which has spread to his liver and spleen.
He had delivered his last lecture on Sept 18 2007 and he starts off by saying ..
"What wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance?"
And that actually blew me away.. N that got me thinking.. Here is this guy who is fighting cancer and he knows he has to say good bye to his family and friends.. and what he's been doing and enjoyed doing.. And having the fun.. [ yes he has got the pain... I wont deny that its not painful facing such a big fact of one's life.. and just wishing.. Had I got more time.. ]
And here was sitting and actually cribbing about having such a bad day...
I have actually quoted some of it what he has mentioned..
well these were really something that I could relate to todayy.. And thats how this whole blog came about...
1.Experience is what you got.. when you didn't get what you wanted....
It made perfect sense.... you try to get something... and sometimes you fail.... But the experience you gain out of it... It so tremendous... Its something you will have with you always and that you can look back on... Remember Failures are stepping stones to success...
2.Wait long enough and people will always [ or actually ] surprise You..... If you are ANGRY AND PISSED OFF that means that you havent still given them enough time..... To surprise You.
Another thing that made sense... Because you are angry because that person didn't meet your expectations... Its not THEIR expectations.. Its YOUR expectation that they haven't met. When we actually calm down and think about it in a rational mind.. Things actually end up to make sense..
And Finally what we need to do is ....
Just Listen .....
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first time in ur blog thru anu's
i ll keep coming
Check out Mitch Albom's books, especially Tuesday's with Morrie.
uma: thanks for visiting my blog.. do hope u do keep coming back..
Alex : thanks for suggesting that. and is Tuesday's with Morrie.. is that the title of the book??
Ani,
Yes. That is the title.
Ani..
Welcome to the blog.. and I am so thrilled that the post helped you out!.I know exactly how you were feeling, because I was going through a low phase myself. But this lecture has changed me for life
Anu i could so relate myself to what he was telling..
and after watching that.. I was like.. yeh its an experience.. and that itself is worth a lot.. and you tend to pass things down.. and thats what he was doing that in his death as well....
Yes I would be seeing things differently from now on..
I think frustration and complication is what’s bothering it rather than a happy give-up, from what I infer from the post. Complications do happen but it’s everyone’s humanity within them to understand and adjust / resolve / forgive / reunite. Like I said before, you need a good conversation with whoever it’s concerned with and sort this in a nice way up to the brain’s relief point even if it’s not giving any good.
Shaji : you always jump to conclusion that it has to be a person causing a problem.. most of my frustrations now a days.. is revolving around my research.. and the only person who i can blame is me.. and if i continue doing that then it will hamper my future work.. and not that my comp at the university keeps crashing..
hehe i have thought of throwing away the computer.. hehe but then it has got my work.. just that rite now its showing its tantrum.. well it happens.. ;)
anyways.. the whole blog was about what that Prof was talking about.. I just gave a jist of thingss.. about what I could relate to at that time..
Hope you do end up watching the video..
CTRL + Z: Harry and Tom went for a movie. He said the meeting was boring. Who 'he' the crazy newyorker (Harry or Tom). This is called 'pronoun error'. lol. I didn't make that error! Ya, I always jump into conclusions, true. Speaking from my experience, if you just have an ambition, keep working and manage difficult challenges, you will find the results for your research. Getting over with the toughest challenges should be a game! Many large corporate leaders have intolerable problems, unpredictable market results and no solutions to tackle them, but still they enjoy their works, because they take every challenge as a ‘game’ and so today we could fly as ‘GE’ manufactures aircraft engines, and people buy food for their kids as they get employed and manufacture engines. We never used to think of the people who are facing those challenges while we enjoy a flight. Then think about leaders like Bush? You yourself got to create ENERGY for you, and will win. I think now this comment suits this post.
Reg. the Video, I will try to watch it later. I liked ‘Anonymously Yours’ , the name. I glanced at one post asking if we had thought God lives there in beautiful or sweet places we have come across.
That post seems straight from your heart.Keep blogging
Shaji : :) ok ok got the point.. hehe
Jeevan : yup this is straight from my heart.. well everything i write is actuallyy.. anyways thanks for dropping by.. hope u do visit back..
mmm...i shall have to watch this video...u know how i feel just now. and its not good. a bit of reality would be nice. i should go bk to work. :p
Babez.. its reallyy worthwhile watching this.. I might tell uncle about this tonight during dinner.. he might actually know this alreadyy..
This guy is really good..
Soh, I am with you on that. I liked it to an extent but it didn’t touch me very much. I don’t want to disappoint Anu + Ani, please don’t get it wrong.
That was really inspiring,
Listening is the highest form of loving, It just hepls u connect with the soul...
and as alex told you, please dont miss the book, "Tuesdays with Morrie"
its a beautiful book,
Shaji : I guess it depends on what mood you are watching it.. If you watch it on a normal day.. I don't think it would make any impact..
Hehe need to be a bit emotional.. hehe and it will do the trick :)
My Musings : Thank you for that..
Yup I'm trying to get hold of the book :)
You talk a lot ani don't you? :-)
Well when you go to bed, just before sleeping ask a question to yourself. "What have I given to this world of mine today?" OR "Did I add any value to my life?" OR "Did I make another day of my life worth?"
The answers will be amusing. You will learn to spend a better day every day. You will never curse today and never be afraid of tomorrow.
May be my comment is a bit unrelated. But reading your post made me write this.
Pardon me!
maxmayur
ha ha ha..thats what i do everyday.. i learnt that a long time back.. but i guess few ppl need to realise it
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