Failure : A great Teacher

Many people want to change their fortunes yet don't know how to begin. Others have a desperate desire to make life altering changes but have a tremendous fear of failure. In our childhood we attempted many things but probably didn't succeed the first time we tried. Take riding a bicycle for example. None of us are born with the immediate skill to be able to ride yet we all seem to have accomplished this task. For some of us, we need to return to times of yesteryear to get a grasp of why we are now so averse to attempt new things, learn new things, or to begin a new journey through life.
Part of our hesitation to attempt or change is that we are afraid that we might fail. When we were infants, learning to walk, no one told us to fear multiple attempts to walk. What we did instead was to pick ourselves up and gallantly try again. How many times did we fall down? No doubt, many, many times.
Success isn't something that most experience right from their first attempt. Most of us are probably familiar with how failure haunted Abraham Lincoln, or Thomas Edison. Did these people give up? No.
Failure is the best teacher we have when you take advantage of all the lessons to be learned. What failure teaches us, all other teachers collectively can’t teach us. It’s a universal fact that to accept failure is the most Herculean task even for the strongest souls. It’s human nature to think that when we fail, its not because of us, but because of someone else’s fault. This is regressive thinking. Its just a cover up most of the people use to run away from their mistakes and resultant failure.
The alternative school of thought says “ failures are just the part of our lives to be taken into stride and not to be forgotten”. When we fail, its not because we are lacking in something. It could just be because we are not approaching our things in a right manner. Failure teaches us, how to recognize our follies. It tells us how to act upon our weaknesses to turn them into our strengths. It is rightly said if one has achieved success in the first attempt, he has a lot left to learn because that success wont teach the person how to react in case if something goes wrong. As a teacher failure teaches us how and why we went wrong and how can we convert our wrongs into rights.
Failures are the stepping stones of success. Only if one has seen failures, one will come to know how sweet success is. Fear of failure is the biggest obstacle one can face in the path of success. Once we start treating failure as that teacher who is always there to guide us through the rough paths, we will lose all that fear for it.
Success can only shower upon those who have it in them to face failures gallantly and learn from them what they want to teach. Once we connect with our teacher called failure, being successful is just a matter of time.

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Stop Defaming A Martyr !!

Few days back when Left parties withdrew from UPA on account of Indo-US nuke deal, Samajwadi Party (SP) came to the rescue and gave UPA the much needed support to go through with the deal. Though it was a politically motivated move and had nothing to do with country’s welfare, it still showed SP and Amar Singh in a good light in front of the Indian middle class. Its solely because of their timely support and PM’s vision that the deal is through.

But now, Amar Singh has done something that puts all this in hindsight and shows what a true politician he is. He says the encounter that the Delhi Police and the Special Cell had with the terrorists few days back in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar, was fake. He says the brave police officer,Late M C Sharma had died of the bullets fired from his own people rather than the terrorists. All this has just been done by Amar Singh to appease the muslim voters, that’s it.

By doubting the martyrdom of Delhi Police’s brave officer, he has doubted the commitment, the honor and the hard work put up by the police to crack the Sep 13th Delhi Blasts case. Has he got any right to do so ?

He has not lost anyone in the blasts. Ask those who have lost their loved ones, how disappointing it is for them to hear their leaders talk rubbish and to see them play politics on the dead bodies of the victims. Its not the first time some politician is playing dirty games over such sensitive issue. But I guess, we have had enough.I was not wrong when in my last article when I said hindus are treated as minority community in this country. Amar Singh proves my point.

Its very easy and convenient to point fingers at our police. But when they are doing great stuff and even losing their own men in the process, isn’t it totally unfair and discouraging for them, to question their integrity? If it was a fake encounter, how the hell the people caught alive from that Batla Nagar flat are talking and confessing to police? How come there is firing from both sides of the door? How come no terrorist organization has come up and claimed encounter to be fake, like they do? Its because the encounter was not fake. M C Sharma was heading the investigations in this case and who is Amar Singh to question why he was not wearing a bullet proof jacket? Is he a cop or a fake encounter specialist?

While appeasing Muslims, these people have forgotten what the truth is and how they should stand by the victims and the sufferers. Instead this rubbish attitude encourages terrorists and our biased human rights organizations.

What this statement of his, he has shattered the family of M C Sharma. But the proud family has not lost its dignity. They have returned the money given to them by SP and have truly showed true grit and self respect. After all this Amar Singh has again gone on offensive and said he is disappointed by the family’s gesture. Its natural for such a man to think and talk like this. As for the Sharma family they have now stopped talking bout the issue and are maintaining a dignified silence. We all should stand by the Sharma family and let them know we are proud of the actions of M C Sharma as well as their own stand on the whole issue after all the finger pointing .

As for Amar Singh and people who think like him, I would just like to say, Get Well Soon !!

Shaken And Stirred : :

September 13th, around 6:30 pm,CP, New Delhi. Sitting inside McDonalds , I was enjoying my meal when suddenly out of nowhere, I was taken aback by a loud thud and a cloud of smoke outside the window, not very far from me. Central Park, was just hit by a bomb blast. After smoke, I saw people running for cover, for their lives. All the high spirits inside the joint were suddenly lowered. McDonalds, which was filled with people, Indians and of other nationalities, was suddenly empty. All the crowd in CP started to move towards their cars and other modes that were to take them out of the place, which was suddenly filled with Police Jeeps and Ambulances. Hardly had I taken the first turn, I witnessed the section of Barakhamba Road, that too had witnessed the blast. I dint knew, that I was just in the center of two blast sites. As if it wasnt enough, FM told me, 3 more blasts had taken place elsewhere. This left me totally and completely, SHAKEN and STIRRED.

It was the first time in my life, I had seen something like that happening in front of my eyes. I can not even imagine what it must have been for those who have lost their loved ones and are fighting for their lives now. After all this something inside me has changed . I guess it was not just the ground beneath me that shook, something inside me has been shaken and stirred.

I am a Hindu and a proud Indian. I am proud of my nation's history and its heritage. Our secular beliefs are known to the world as our strength. But has this belief weakened over the past few years? It has certainly weakened for me atleast. Why after all the bomb blasts, we come to know that only Muslims are behind them? Lashkar-e- taiba, SIMI, Al-Qaeda and now Indian Mujahideen, they are all Islamic Terrorist organizations. Indian people are being killed by this community of people and unfortunately these are Muslims.

It saddens me when I write that, I am a Hindu before I write that I am an Indian. But I guess its being forced upon us to break our secular tradition. I have had Muslim friends and I have cherished their friendship. But just because of a few people, whole of the community is being looked down. Is it fair for an average middle class Indian Muslim, who works as hard as any other person to feed his family? Certainly not. Muslims are the integral part of our nation. Our cricket team, politcal parties, film stars, all have made name for themselves and this country. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, he is an inspiration for many. I dont think any other person has done so much for our country.
But why is that whenever there are some blasts, Muslim names are behind them? What has happened to an average Indian Muslim ? Some argue that Muslims in India have never got their due, they are neglected. That is utter rubbish. India is home to maximum Muslim population in the world. The opportunities they get here are much better than any other so called islamic country. Universities have seats reserved for them. All this has led to a large number of educated muslims doing great in India. But its sad that now this educated muslim is now the mastermind behind all the blasts. Tauqueer, the main mind behind delhi blasts is a ex-wipro employee. What makes him do this ghastly act against the country which gave him such high education?
All the arguements of neglect and discrimination are false.Rioting , whenever takes place is from the sides,hindus are also killed. Plus most of the parties are just hell bent on appeasing muslims to garner votes. I would rather say, hindus are neglected in this country. Its shameful for all the muslims who indulge in these activities. They should be caught and executed,not even be tried. People like Gilani, Mehmood Azhar etc..are result of this process. They should understand that all the hatred fron the other communities stems from their actions.

As for all the Indian Muslims who are living an honourable life and want to lead a satisfied life in this country, ones who are proud to be Indians, what are they going through now? I bet insecurity and fear is among them as well. We should not judge all these people by the actions of some sinisters.You guys are as much Indians as I am and deserve a great life.

As the dust settles on these blasts now, I hope agencies get hold of the poeple behind it asap and do much more to prevent these things again. As for some people, its time for some self introspection and I hope they understand the true meaning of their existence. God Speed.

Rock On ! ! ! !

A guitar is lying by my bedside but i have not been able to learn it properly coz i am unable to find a good tutor around. Anyways more on that later...

Out of habit, i walked into cinema hall, yesterday to watch the first day first show of a new movie. This time it was Rock On !! . I had very high expectations from the movie and i guess all of them were fulfilled. Movie was all about music, friendship and all the emotions associated with relations and passions one follows. Complete with absolutely fantastic performances by the actors, all of them, its an enriching experience. Just watch for the music and the performances and a fab way of narrating a story.

So what makes this movie special. Its the message that it sends across loud and clear that " No matter what may come, one must never give up on one's earnest desires. The fantasies do come true if we are honest in our approach and work to fulfill them sincerely. A certain goal is there in everyone's life. Its upon us to identify it and work towards achieving it. Living our life without an aim and an objective will make our lives incomplete. So never give up on your desires and its never too late to realize our ambitions and dreams. And these things, desires,ambitions,dreams and hope are all part of our lives."

As for my guitar, which is lying by my bedside, I am going to make it a point to learn playing it as soon as I can....coz I just wanna do it.

Some Of my fav quotes from the movies

You are the only person that can make
my heart beat faster and slower at the same time.
The Hot Chick

Truth is, I gave my heart away along time ago,
my whole heart, and I never really got it back.
Sweet Home Alabama

Love is a leap ...
I was never inspired to jump.
Kate and Leopold

"I am just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her."
Notting Hill

"I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible."

"I love that you get cold when it's seventy degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend a day with you I can still smell your perfume on my clothes, and I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night."
When Harry Met Sally

"The world moves for love. It kneels before it in awe."
The Village

".....I think I'd miss you even if we'd never met."

"The hardest part of love isn't loving someone, but having the courage to let them love you back."

The Wedding Date

Stealing one's heart is the biggest crime. What should one do? Call the police?
Dont know which movie it was..

now some funny ones

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
If I'm not back in five minutes... wait longer!

Airplane
There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?

Back to the Future II
The time-traveling is just too dangerous. Better that I devote myself to study the other great mystery of the universe – women!

Spaceballs
Barf: I'm a mawg: half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump: (referring to Apple Computers) He got me invested in some kinda fruit company.

I Stand Vindicated !!

Congratulations to all the Indians for the gold medal won by Abhinav Bindra at the Beijing Olympics today. As all of us know by now, its the first individual gold won by any Indian at the Olympics. It took 29 Olympics, but finally we did it.

The history created today by Bindra is all the more special, because for the first time some Indian has lived upto the expectations.

Also all those who said that we are a bunch of non performing athletes, this is a befitting reply.As for me , who said we should we should stand by our athletes, it is a great relief. I feel as proud as any other Indian today.But this event is done and over with. We should not sit back and relax, now that we have won a medal. I hope and believe that our athletes will strive for more and will win some more laurels. R S Rathore is playing tomorrow and i hope he does us proud once again....

Thanks Bindra....and May we win all more medals and hearts as well...