Lines from My Red Diary

‡ The world is very selfish. You are remembered when you are needed. Otherwise who you are no one knows.

‡ Everyone who looks alive from outside is alive?

‡ Tiny drops of rain falling on body and making the body wet little by little, touching every bit of 

sense, a feeling they give thrilled me and I walked to return to my room in the rain.

‡ The morning was very romantic. The clouds over the sky in the winter November raining slightly, the rhythmic sound of raindrops, the trees in their greenness expressing their youthfulness and cool breeze blowing.

‡ I don’t want to get wet in sorrow.

‡ How difficult it has become just to give a simple smile!

‡ Things seem so scattered; it has become almost impossible to gather them.

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Every minute seems so long

Every step going wrong

Submerged in sorrow

Drowned in the ocean of tomorrow

Forgetting today, only past seems my own.

Slowing Down

It is not age though
I can feel, I am slowing down

To open the eyes, it took eternity

Sound I cannot hear

Of my own breath

Faint are my foot steps

In this worldly noise

My own voice I do not hear

Only time is running at pace.

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Positivity of Saying 'NO'

Most of you might have watched the movie ‘Pink’. It was one of the best movies, different from mainstream. In the movie, there was a scene of courtroom where veteran Actor Amitabh Bachchan playing the role of a lawyer says, “The word ‘No’ in itself is a sentence.” Interesting. 

The word ‘Yes’, is a sentence as well. People mostly emphasize on saying ‘yes’. It represents positivity. That is true but not entirely. 

Saying ‘yes’, depending on situation can be negative. It could impact you badly. Take in consideration a situation. A month ago, you have planned to go on vacation with family or friends. You have made all the arrangements. Suddenly a new assignment comes up. You are intimated about it and asked to change you vacation plan because that assignment is very important, the client must be impressed, and the leadership wants the task to be completed within time frame. What would be your response? Yes or No. If you say ‘yes’ think what you are losing. The task might get completed in time or maybe not. But you will miss a quality time with your friends or family. Your planning goes in vain. You will end up disappointing your close ones who add value to your life. And in the end a piece of your mind. 

You should leave office at 6pm every day, but you are asked to extend till 7pm. What would you do? Once a while it is fine but not everyday. 

A student is interested in studying English literature but he is asked by his parents to take Mathematics. If he agrees, then his parents might be happy at that point of time. But later all of them will be disappointed. The student will not do well in the subject and the parents will regret that their son/daughter is not studying well. 

Similar thing happens in a relationship, if it is too stressing or things are not working out between the two, then they must stop. Otherwise it will grow bitter day by day. 

“No” is just a two-letter word which is a very powerful sentence. It defines your interest and decision. You must represent yourself in the situation where it is wise to say ‘no’. And you must be wise enough to choose between ‘yes’ and ‘no’. 

When to say ‘no’? it is very crucial. If you are not interested in something, say it. Say ‘no’ by choice. It gives you power to deny something. You could be in dilemma for saying yes. If you are not capable of doing something say ‘no’ at that moment. Otherwise you will be stressed out. Later you should make yourself capable enough before you agree to take up the task. No one would wish to end up in misery by saying ‘yes’ when you could avoid it.  If there is too much expectation associated with something, if you say ‘no’ the level of expectation goes down. But if you can do well it is blissful for everyone. That is why it is wise to know when you should say the word. 

You must remember you cannot always say ‘no’. If you can do something, you should do it without denying. When you say yes or no, it shows your strength & weakness. And accordingly, you should work on them.

‘No’ is a sentence which gives you enormous power. You should not misuse it. It shows your courage to accept or deny. It defines your choice and decision, represents both your strength and weakness. It is the power that comes from within.

Let your ‘NO’ bring positivity, prosperity and power to your life.  

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