The thing that was called faith

The little bird, once so scared,

learned to soar to new heights.

The occasional fall no longer scared the bird,

choosing to have faith in Gods flight.

The thrill of flying solo is heaven,

Joy was now his only facial expression,

He soared the horizon with such pride,

There was no reason for him to hide.

He was spotted by a hunter,

who was all set to kill and plunder,

The little bird made a prayer to god,

Also he flew high above the sky .

Seeing his joy and love in danger ,

Flying solo caused him to endanger,

Now he flies in the group of others,

He goes to eat and drink and no further.

This is a parallel to human life,

Where we strife a life of no crisis,

We just end up following the trend,

Then there no fun and just an end. 

The end of a year~~

       I tend to get reflective as the year end nears, sometimes its about missed to do lists, my personality flaws(fortunately i don't have tunnel vision about myself).I always start next year with new hope and  try and change my self found flaws.We all have our own quirky style of mannerisms.I hope this makes me a better person for the next year.Well, what did i change this year..umm..let me try to list them down.
     I was too judgmental in the past and slotted people in boxes, past few years has made me more tolerant .It could be the confidence age and independence bring on.I now feel there isn't a problem which cannot be fixed with logic and reasoning.Well, now world terrorism and ISIS is illogical, please don't try and bring logic there ;).I also thought this quality might make me not fit into a people manager role.Fortunately, my change of listening well and reasoning is working well so far and people management is my cup of tea now.Few years ago it was out of question.
      Never give free advice, if it doesn't work out you will be the one blamed.I have stopped giving random advises about college, job, opinions to random people.Indian tendency to blaming others when people fail has hurt me in the past.Somehow, advice given should be given in a way "take it or leave it" .Another one is to never get into "log kya kahenge" ,just go with the flow , as long as its not illegal.As "kuch to log kahenge, logo ka kaam hai kehna".And my gad, kya kya log kehte hain.
      A dreamer is good, but inverted optimism is not good .I've lived my life by the phrase "Reach for the stars. Even if you don't touch them, you're still on top of the world."Never get disheartened if you don't get anywhere near these stars, atleast you have tried.Just don't give up on your dreams.Gad, i am turning so maudlin , its 12 am and i can't sleep.I am trying to be this chirpy optimistic person, but my tendency of zero expectation and slight pessimism is still my flaw of the year !!Somehow i am unable to reason that optimism is a good thing. Isn't  knowing the answer to what if i fail better than feeling like airless balloon of optimism when you fail ??
     The year was a fruitful one, both personally and professionally.I added in new responsibilities at work, and new relationships in life.I have now really become a person who forgets and forgive from forgive and don't forget.Life's too short to waste on grudges.My connection with god is restored to some extent.I was never overtly pious, but after certain things, my faith had shifted away.Now,comes the fun part !2015 here i come!!
    Definitely 2015 is going to be hectic! Travel is the key word of the year! Lets see how it goes :D.Ending the 2014 recount with my ramblings ......aha..year end Pondicherry trip is on!!

Moment of truth

           One day we just wake and realize that we have so many things to do.The truth of matter in life is that nobody is the world can be as dependable as yourself.Its good to have a circle of family and friends who support us during thick or thin, here i mean a few people who give you unbiased advice.Recently a friends friend passed away in a week due to dengue , its like life is a puff of wind.One moment you are there and then you are not.My friend was devastated, made me think about the uncertain life and its complexities.
        I was so fed up of few things that  i just saw a offer on Air India for Rome and was very tempted to do a solo trip there!But somehow couldn't muster enough courage for that :D. The cheap ticket is still there, wondering to hell with it all and finally do part of Europe!Sometimes i wonder if at all its going to be done in future now or not.Anyways, with all said and done, its year end, so maybe that's why we all start rambling again :)
      This month is going to be hectic with shopping , hopefully my mom's wrist fracture would have healed well.Its high time we started shopping, i find such single minded shopping a chore of high boredom as these things are not really something i find thrilling .lol..People think i will be on some sort of shopping mania..I guess i do need to put a to do list of sorts.Its only me who has to buy and choose things now as most people are busy .This makes you feel, wish i had some sibling..sob sob..lol..got you there, was just kidding.
       I think with so many options online, i will check that out as well.If you know when to pounce on right product you are the person who gets the best deals.But 24/7 checking out stuff is not for me.The title of this post is about how you suddenly are stuck by your choices and how they impact your whole life.I guess its time to move on now.The year is ending , i might still do that pondi trip in the last week.