Sometimes It is Good to Revisit Our Past to have Reality Checks…!!

Life, History, and Reality

I am supposed to be an optimistic person with a motivation to lead my life, and a vision to stay in the present moment as it is the only time we have. But, it is not always the case as visiting our past and revisiting history for the sake of learning and finding how man builds and destroys his individual or collective life. My visit to the past was somehow unplanned, and it started with a movie that I had watched around twenty years back. There was a favorite actor of mine in it, and he was one of the most dashing, smart, and stylish actors of that time. I wonder if his looks and style are still up to the present time fashion. 

That’s how some people stay ahead of time and can display something that is called the evergreen sort of thing. I had a flash of memories associated not with that film but with the period, and the age when I first watched it. The depressive issues, problems, and the vigor to conquer the world in those youthful times were visualized again. Then I kept on comparing my present time lifestyle, the issues, my mindset, and how I have transformed. 

In many cases, I am much more strong, self-awareness and wisdom might be more. But the vigor, enthusiasm, and charm, and attraction towards life are quite lessened. I was trying to find out the real meaning of life right now. Why and how people are so much indulged in running behind the material world, false emotions, fallacies, and fall from grace for the sake of other mortal humans. Who left us long ago without giving a second thought and value to our love, feelings, and emotions? What was the use of trying to be in the hearts and minds of others when in the end others use us for their pastimes, and for having a listener and compassionate person in their tough times?

That’s how life is as an old film watched again gave me food for thought and a whole track to rethink how and why we have wasted so much time is useless things. At the current time, we are closer to our deaths as the end seems to give me another direction, to work for a collection of stuff that will be the real asset in the afterlife, not the one for the purposeless investment into this mortal world. But, we have to pass the remaining time in this world, as we have to learn, provide a better life for people who are dependent on us, and to strive for a better lifestyle as I am not twenty years younger as like the time of the movie that I watched. 

It is a bit of a sad but interesting thing to see that a young and handsome man as a hero in the film is also old, with obesity and age has taken away his glory youthful charm. That’s how I resemble the blooming flower and then it’s fading and falling away, petal by petal and as a pale worn-out unwanted object. Ahhh! The strange facts of life are not going to change for anyone. 

Here, I would like to quote one of the most beautiful novels that came in the last two decades. Arundhati Roy in her novel “God of Small Things”. When she talked about the character Ammu, who was 31 years old, and she used the phrase “a dieable viable age”. This sentence still haunts me with being closer to all viable to die at any moment. SO, it’s time to prepare for the final destination, and to look and pray for the best things that are promised by God Almighty in Paradise, and to work on it instead of keeping grudges, hatred, jealousy, revenge, pessimism, and other useless emotions in our hearts, minds, and souls anymore.

Something About the Author

 Life is a journey from cradle till grave embraces someone. But what comes in a journey is not always by someone’s choice, and still we live our lives with our own set of goals. We are triumphant at very many times, and then sometimes there are trials and errors that make us learn to do something else that was not in our personal set roadmap. It is called learning from events, life lessons and the experiences that shape our personalities. Ask us to be strong, confident, learn new things, and then an individual is all settled to swim in the deep oceans. One thing that goes for me from my childhood is trying to learn new and innovative things. If you give me a book then I don’t need to have any social activity or media to shadow me with loud and dramatic sounds.

Well, I am not in any way anti-social in any way if you assume from my earlier description. I love to interact, communicate, read, and write blogs, articles, poetry, music, movies and social media. Off course, reading and writing wear and still are my passion from the childhood. I did my first Masters Degree in Business Administration. It was something of a dream by the youth of 90s. It was really interesting to go through such diverse subjects, and to come to know about new theories and concepts. My majors was in Marketing. It was all fun to study but the craving to read and more than that to get a degree in literature was in my veins, pushing me to move for another degree, and the one I always love to attain! So, there I went with an admission in Masters in English Language and Literature. It opened my eyes to a new world. Full of ideas, thoughts, thought provoking philosophies by different authors and poets.

I guess that was the point in my life when I felt that I must be a writer and to have my own book by my side one fine day. My hunger to read more of world’s literature didn’t stop me top English only. I read the cream of Urdu literature, Russian, Brazilian, French, Latin, German, American and Chinese literature. There I feel my outer and inner eyes got a wider opening, and I could sense the human nature and psychology to a greater depth. I moved with people and cultures and tried to understand human miseries, sorrows, joys and generic emotions. Literature helped me be a better, sensible, calm, silent observer, to understand the value of integrity and self-esteem which are my prime focus where I am living or working. So, these things are not compromised otherwise I am a very compassionate person.

Even I try to forgive and forget the typical professional politics and other such games. Being professional and keeping yourself to your own tasks, and within your comfort zone is mostly up to you. I studies and learnt it from proper professionals who were my mentors at different stages of personal and professional life. I got my third degree in Philosophy as anybody who thinks quietly or loudly is a philosopher in my opinion. The study of philosophy made me realize the fact “Grass in Not Green for Everyone”. So, all we need to do is to keep on moving with our own goals, and with our best pace.

To never lose motivation and optimism for the sake of some people or experiences. Who actually came in my way to teach something new and how to be a part of the bandwagon of obsessive cult of people who can bulldoze anyone for the sake of saving their jobs or to make points? I am a simple, normal and a sane person who loves to do what he is assigned to do, and then there is my comfort zone that is out of my job and daily chores. I am self-blogger and a love to read, write, watch movies and travel if get chance and fine time.

To never lose motivation and optimism for the sake of some people or experiences. Who actually came in my way to teach something new and how to be a part of the bandwagon of obsessive cult of people who can bulldoze anyone for the sake of saving their jobs or to make points? I am a simple, normal and a sane person who loves to do what he is assigned to do, and then there is my comfort zone that is out of my job and daily chores. I am self-blogger and a love to read, write, watch movies and travel if get chance and fine time.

Barren Mind!

Barrenness of Mind and Hope

You might be amazed at the title of my blog as how a mind can be barren. The barrenness is an attribute related to lands, cultures destinies an so on. But I am telling you right from my heart that my mind is barren. I have lost all thoughts, feelings and emotions to move on for a write up that can motivate others for good in their lives!

My recent illness and some personal crises situations have made me feel quite ruthless and even negative thinker in a true way. I can’t describe anything in a normal and optimistic way. But yes I am trying to recover my consciousness to work for my SELF, and to be strong enough to recollect my own stream of thoughts and ideas that always motivated me to do or write something with a clear message.

Now I am able to relate with people who are in extreme panic situation or face some devastating situations. Now I can imagine the hollowness inside their minds and souls. Yes! We human beings are not automated machines who can turn the moods on with a single statement or like a on off switch. We need a whole plan to be out in a normal situation, and it can only happen when we are able to concentrate.

It is a time when a person must sit alone and spend time with himself or herself, and then visualize everything from scratch. Believe me I did so and I was quite successful. It is due to a old religious and eastern cultural myth that goes on. When you are left with no choices then sit in a dark corner with your back touching a wall. Inhale deeply and get inside Your Own Self. You will be meditating and don’t be fed up with initial dark.

Eventually you will turn out with something very positive and practical that is hidden like a treasure in your soul. You have to find the keys of that wallet and then take the map out. Your plan will become easy when you ask ALLAH Almighty to Help you and to Bless you with a serene and peaceful way out.

I am trying to dig out something from inside and hopefully will be able to write for others and for myself, and all I can suggest you is to do the same and you will never be at a loss. That will be my treasure and my real catharsis, and we all need it as I am not a super human. I guarantee that your inner voyage of self-discovery and finding new ways to fight with external stresses and anxieties will never be failed out!!

Why Autumn and Depression are Correlated?

Autumn and Loneliness

It is just a thought in my mind right from childhood as if what actually happens in the Season of Autumn that people associate it with Depression, Loneliness, Miseries and Anxieties. I have worked a lot on it and even tried to evaluate the effects of seasons on my mind and thoughts, and people around as well! I have come to a conclusion that mostly it is our internal thought process that makes us Happy or Sad, and it can happen in every season!

Though it is a crystal clear experience that the season of Autumn is a time when leaves are falling, and the sunlight takes a pale yellow look. The harsh winds blow and the whole area is full of dried leaves, and it looks as the sun is trying to hide and let human race fall into a timeless sense of loneliness. 

The spiritual experts say that the mood swings have little correlation with seasons, and it be triggered up any-time if we are experiencing or going through some difficult or hard times. It is also a time when our SOUL does not meet the required sate of optimism and motivation to get along with realities of life!

When we are having some difficult time then we feel Gloomy and in Blue Mood. So the depression and anxiety overcomes our mind and spirit. So we feel a desperate urge to move around, and to go out of routine circles of life. It happens every day at the time of sunset as well if you can feel so! For those people who are sensitive and can’t repel negative impulses out so easily. This pessimistic approach is everywhere despite the fact that literary persons have tagged this depressive phase of MIND with seasons of Autumn and Winter.

But to tell you the real case it has no relevance especially with autumn season it must not at all be correlated. If you don’t trust me then ask those people who get Success and Happiness in their lives in these seasons. They won’t agree with your point of view of or the literary assumptions. Definitely for them it is the best time ever in their lives! A person in love and finding a new position or of getting a great job will only be jubilant in these moments, regardless of the fact if it happens in spring or in autumn!

So to conclude my outcome as a normal person facing all the troubles, issues, regrets and then joys of life. For me it comes that Life is all about a swirling pool of desires and failures. So it is really necessary to keep our nerves more intact, and to be able to fight the battle of Life and Nature with Positive Force on Mind and Optimism. It is far more practical and wise instead of sitting in a dark corner, and feeling that your mind and soul have lost the energy to face some problematic situations.

It is all too cool to be in all geared up to face challenges of life with full motivation and optimistic approach. You can beat the harsh windy season of autumn with your positive thinking and strong will-power. You will be spiritually elevated and rest in phase where your mind and soul will let you enjoy all seasons with full fervour and joy!!

Living a Life of My Own!

Soul on a Peaceful Journey

World is asking me to fly high

To reach at the top of a mountain of glory!

It makes me feel guilty of stopping midway

due to fears and flaws within me

but...

I feel like a rejuvenation inside 

when

I can see myself standing on a brink of river of peace

Love and serenity

Making me feel enriched with Divine Gifts

and a Hope to live a Life   

                                                

That is more of mine then to fill in a gap

amongst human species

I have a freedom of my Mind and Soul

and

I am successful in my very own way!

Stay with me and I will tell you

a whole story of finding a peace within my soul!!

A Place on Earth to Find True Peace of Mind

Tranquility and Spiritual Elevation

Sometimes we are so much distracted with some desires and aspirations that we forget that living a peaceful life is the most important things. We are busy with daily chores of life or to make a course of action to get prosperous and wealthy. But we are losing a space where we can have a soul satisfaction. Does it come from any worldly gains or from having a job done in a right perspective? I think it is a matter of living a life that is according to your comfort zone which must never overlap the others around!

We might be facing some temporary troubles that remind us of good times that we used to have, and it is so obvious with human nature. Life keeps on evolving and have to grow with it, and I do admit that we are not able to make pace with tangles and complexities of life as normal human being. But here a question arises as what we have learnt from our previous failures, and have we gone ahead or just get stuck due to lack of aspirations and finding comfortable life ahead.

If you think so a case with yourself then you need to be conscious and try to exhale all negative thoughts with a breathing in of fresh and innovative ideas. Just takes everything in life like a flow of ocean’s wave. Some high tides might take you in a dangerous position but if you stay stable and confident then you will be in a pool of peace and tranquillity. Yes! It happens with every mind and soul and only people don’t follow the right vibes on time.

If you feel like going on a trip to some good place to have a Soul Satisfaction then don’t keep on postponing it further. If you know a place or spiritual healing and training centre then make a quick centre. Meditation helps out lots of people from getting out of stressful situations, and to find peace and motivation. Just try to have an optimistic approach that your problems will be solved and you can find a real Peace of Mind and Soul but with little effort.

You might not find it in a blog or going to a mentor. But you can attain that level of Spiritual Attainment where you are no more worried about material gains and losses. You will on more be sad on failure of a project that you thought to work for you. You will be motivated and excited with a new finding and to travel on that path of self-discovery and personal growth. Believe me it is worth experiencing and for very good reasons.

Why WE Prefer to Leave Peace of Mind for Material Gains?

Spiritual Peace and Nature

I am pondering on one situation that is so much common with modern man, and that is to switch from one place or job to another for the sake of material gains. It happens everywhere and at the cost of having a tough and hard life but we keep on doing that. I remember a long time ago when I was attending a sitting session with a great intellectual of our earlier times. He asked all of us being Representatives of Youth.

He asked us a simple question that was outwardly simple but carried a great Wisdom Path. He asked us all as if why we were losing our Precious Lives and Present Moment for the sake of gaining high salary jobs, and to upgrade our Social Status. Everybody tried to give answer but I was silent not because I had followed his hidden point, but due to the fact that I was always on the point to live a peaceful life, and if prosperity comes as ALLAH’s Will then we need to be thankful for it. But not to follow the blind path of Success that might lead us to distresses and depressions.

Now the question arises as why we are fighting this battle of hardships as to win some name, and to get more luxuries. Isn't it an irony that we do not know as if we would be alive on the very next day? But we keep on striving on this strange path of so-called glory and growth? Dreams and Desires are unlimited, and who will make a fine balance to let his or her SOUL all in Peace? Modern world with attractive gadgets all around make us all blindfolded to keep on moving on a path that might not be meant for us. Here I would tell you few harms of this unnecessary battle of Material and Social Growth!

Losing the Creative Self

Yes! We are losing the creative minds and the motivation to do something so awful that the world will remember us. We are only longing for comforts and luxuries and do not want to learn new arts, and to get into world of charismatic creativity for the sake of it any more!

Social Isolation and Increase in Psychological Issues

Now people don’t have time to spend with their loved ones as everybody says around “Time is Money”. But have you seen that the distraction and ignorance has caused a whole generation of direction-less Youth. Now old people live in Old Homes and nobody bothers the psychological and Soulful needs of another person!

Sense of Materialism Prevails on a Larger Scale

Now look at the motives and hidden truth behind all our moves. We want to be social in order to get any sort of benefit for future. We do not concentrate on agonies and pains of others, and just try to be friends for good worldly reasons.

I have highlighted some major issues that the whole world is facing in terms of Humanity and losing connection with Hearts, Minds and Souls of others. We have lost the true value of precious love that had an ability to bind us together in families, groups and societies for better reasons. Now we see the chaos all around, and people gather to protect their rights or to gain some negative motives. Spirituality and Mysticism has lost its value, and we can’t find any more people so easily who are having Divine Light with them, to heal our souls and to direct us towards Peace of Mind as well!

Optimism Makes a Hard Decision for Success in Life All Possible!

Enlightened Path of Success

It is just too normal for human beings to try to find compassion, peace, love and relaxation in any environment. I can understand that following an instinctive desire to keep on moving in an autogenic mode, and to forget about moving for better opportunities of Success and Prosperity is a hard time task. What is the sort of mechanism and mood that keeps a pace in people’s lives, to remain in a state of optimism, and to motive them on a better road map is defined here!

Once you decide to achieve and attain a position that is more like a pilot in your own life. It is that time when you stop following the instructions from people around, and even to be influenced by the environment. You might not accept it but it is hardcore fact that all of us get influenced by the culture and social norms that we have seen around. So to get stuck in a bad situation just to satisfy the social traditions is not a positive sign, and eventually it leads anyone into depression and a sort of pessimism.

Hope and Motivation is such a strong force that leads us all to go on a path of Success and Glory. So you need to be all charged up and say positive statements to yourself. Once you have made a mindset to achieve some goals in life, and ready to face all hurdles that can come in a way then you are going to have a winning game. You can see things going on a positive track if you keep on giving your sub-conscious and unconscious mind positive signals. So these messages are settled as sediments in the mind and make some impossible kinds of things all possible!

Once you have attained a state of mind when you are no more in panic and keep your nerves all calm down then you will definitely find Success. I have come across many experts who say is wide and clear that a peaceful mind is ready to absorb all shocks, and then ready to pave a way to real success. If you keep things on track and find a wining spirit inside then nobody can stop you to reach to your goals!

I have studied psychic approach and the old mystic teachings that are found in ancient cultures. The one thing that is common in all religions and that is a spiritual aspect is to stay calm, and believe in positive aproach. The light can emerge out of all darkness! It is just too phenomenal and inspiring that you can see by yourself that people who are firm believers of any religion, and stick to the prayers and Divine Guidance are much more strong willed and peaceful. It is not an over-statement to say that they have found out Success in a True Way!!

Soul Purification Would Lead You to Success for Sure!

New Success with Purified Soul 

Motivation is some kind of spirit that sails you forward in life, and to keep you out of distresses when you find any kind of temporary failure. If you accept the fact that life is taking its natural turns and you have to catch the right swirl, in order to reach at the top position then nothing can stop you from Success and to gain freedom from a narrow thinking. Generally our Environment and Social Pressures make us feel all too limited to something that we can easily get out of!

Following a path of positive approach all through your acts, thoughts and talks can create a natural Positive AURA around you. The Spiritual Experts see it as an effect of a “virtue” on mind and soul of a person. I have read and heard about people who were chained or kept imprisoned for no crimes but they kept on fighting the negative battles inside by stating that God is with them, and they will find their solace and salvation here and for sure in the life hereafter. They never broke down and won their Moral Battles!!

Yes! It is a very positive approach and practical as well as logical. Though it is a definite thing that such adherence to Spiritualism and Soul Connection comes with powerful Religious roots and beliefs! But I have seen many people who are in doubt or atheists to practice ancient meditation methods of Muslims, Buddhists and even do Yoga on regular basis. These practices definitely provide a relief to Mind and Soul, and keep all of us motivated to face the hurdles with new passion and vigor. 

So if you are going through a bad patch in your personal or professional life then don’t wait any longer and try to find some easy methods, to make you stress free. You can inhale a lot of positive energy by visualization technique, and take deep breath and sit or lie in an easy posture. Imagine a very beautiful scene, and you are enjoying all the blissful sights, sounds and smells of nature. I am sure that your anxiety, stress and depression would wipe away.

But you have to keep in mind that it is an ongoing and little slow process that will definitely pay you with relief and SUCCESS for sure at the end. You will get rid of your pain and miseries, and find yourself so much charged with Positive Energy and Motivated to do something really great. You can be a next Einstein or Bill Gates, and nature has not stopped producing Great People. Only a determination to follow the path of success and to purify your mind and soul would lead you towards it in a much faster pace as you can ever imagine!

Platonic Love Really Exists Somewhere in this Material World ?

Platonic Love and Modern World

I am student of literature and I kept on reading different things that are discussed here and there. Most of times it is not a case as ideal that literary people have presented us. Like I would share my thoughts as what is “Platonic Love” and how to explain it in modern terms. If you tell me about literary way then it is a description by a famous philosopher Plato. It tells a mental state when a person is in love with other one without having a desire to acquire him or her physically. 

Platonic Love means a love that involves Soul Connection, and it has nothing to with material gains, outward beauty and to get any kind of benefit. So it is really an important aspect of Human Psyche and it must be in the world sometime. But at this moment, I cannot find that this philosophy does not work right here at the moment!

Now the whole world has changed and it becomes only a clichéd statement that a person can love without expecting anything. Here the human psyche has changed and we love to be loved, and to get benefit in one way or other. Either we feel the comfort of having someone who adores us and can give us something like love, compassion and a TIME for sure. Now the soul connection and just keep on thinking about a beloved is no more payable.

It is a world of quick actions, responses and demands. Now no one wants to be in love with someone who cannot give him or her anything. Now Love is a matter of give and take, and people have no time to spend in thinking and living in dreams. Modern worlds has snatched the innocent and pure forms of love and even a simple way of life!

It is a tragedy in itself as we are not realizing its drastic dangerous effects. We are losing the concerns and bonding that our ancestors used to have. Asking anyone to date or to have a one night stand won’t give anyone real happiness, and it eventually turns out into loneliness and desperation, and off course depression. Is it possible that we can develop purity in relationship, and I am leaving to my respectable audience to guide me in this context!!