Vinod Narayan

To my loving wife
Well here comes another Valentine’s Day. A day when many express and acknowledge their love for their partner. Through surprising acts of love each one tries to win over their love once again. Some have been in love with each other for so long while some take this as an opportunity to address it the first time. Which ever way you are love is in the air and you can’t escape from its lovely clutches.

Here in my words I too have something for you, but this time I am taking it a bit beyond love, beyond love in the sense as been perceived during this time of the year. Not just my love to you but more of our love for the world we live in.

For my love for you, I have always told that I don’t need a Valentine’s Day to express it, and no words have been made that could pen down my hearts feelings for you. But still I would like to tell you this -

There was a wise old man I met long ago
He told me I was stupid, for I was searching for love
Years passed and I kept searching
In the old man’s words, I got stupider than before
But then one day I met you
And I thanked for my persistence to be stupid
I love you like no one has ever loved you
I will love you even if the world ever runs out of love

Our love is a personal thing, but our love for the world is for us to share with all. And this Valentine’s Day let us express our love to world by together take a few vows again

Let’s show our love for the world we live in
Make it a better place for love to live on
Let’s take the vow to bridge the gap
That stops people from loving each other

Let’s take the vow to stop the differences
That makes familiar faces look totally strange
Let’s take a vow to see other’s pains
As if it were ours for they really are

Let’s take a vow to build a world
That spreads out love with no boundaries
Let’s take a moment to share our Joy
For Success, fortune, and wealth will follow

Let’s remember the lives of those
Who gave it up for us to make ours
Let’s teach our kids to be better people
So we leave tomorrow in better hands

Let us remind ourselves once again today
We don’t live for eternity, but our actions do

Let’s start with us and move forward and a day will come when all will tread their valleys with dignity and spend their peaks in absolute humility

With love
From your Known Admirer

Finally we were able to watch the 3 idiots. Reminded me of my REC days. I guess everyone who has been in an engineering college would have felt the same way.

The interesting thing that struck me is that even if engineering is not your passion, a four year life in an engineering college is worth the effort.

I guess I learned more from my life in the college than the syllabus we had. Moreover I was there not because engineering was a passion, but that’s where the herd was heading and I too joined. But once into the school it was a whole different ball game. The sheer enjoyment and diversity you get to see being in an engineering college was worth it. I am not sure if life in an Arts college is similar, but I guess all college life is fun if you want it to be.

There were some cool things we did during our college times, May be I will have a different post with some of our misadventures that time.

For all those who have a passion other than engineering, go for it but if you ever end up in an engineering college for no fault of yours, enjoy it to the maximum, complete the course and get out and follow your dreams.

What can be a better topic for the first post in the New Year 2010 other than typing in my resolution? And so here we go on what I have in mind for change in life this 2010

1. Try being Vegetarian every now and then – I mean try not be as I am always a committed carnivorous. So once in a while avoiding meat and adding more veggie into the diet is for 2010
2. Be Patient – My High Temper last year on things trivial and important has been a great concern and I take 2010 to be more patient. That’s a tough proposition for me and people who have known me over the past years will know that, but 2010 will work on bringing calm and peace into my life and my interactions with others
3. Go Slow – Unfortunately all the energy spend in 2009 has not resulted in the expected results and so rather than putting more energy in 2010, I decide to go slow. By slow does not mean ‘be lazy’, but doing things slower so you can enjoy what you do and do it with precision. This can be about work, hobbies, playing with kids, eating, and more. Rather than rushing through a life that is sure to end, enjoy it by going slow. The interesting part is that this will end up you doing only things that you love and make a difference in life, because you can never slowly do what you don’t like.
4. Connect and Contribute– Last few years I have lost connections with many near and dear and also found that I connected with many old friends whom I had no clue how to reach out, thanks to social media tools. Well 2010 should be a year of connecting with your friends, family and other people that matter in your life Social media or not. Taking time to reach out and speak and let them know you care and that you are there. A year to connect and contribute to the lives of others, being an active participant in the process of enriching life

“Happy 2010 to you all and wish you a Healthy, Peaceful, enjoyable and well connected year ahead”