What's Your Rashee?

"You can see your life laid out inside your mind, but that doesn't mean that you're in the mood to share it -- or even do anything about it. Today is all about reflection, so find the time to take stock"

So reads a typical horoscope for the day. I just love these concoction of one / two liners. I find it very interesting to see the amount of care and love that goes into drafting these predictions for everyone. The wordings amply indicate that the writer of these words really cares about each individual reading them.  

 Sometimes I get a feeling that these statements are not actually written by astrologers. Reading some of the unique combination of words and juxtapositioning images of those astrologers known to me as yet, it's hard to see any link or logic. Of course I am yet to meet any five star astrologer face to face. I have seen a few flashy guys only in movies but otherwise I only know the average guys one gets to see now and then. 

In movies they take care to show these guys dressed in flowing silk robes, so meticulously groomed and sometimes, they look even better than the father's of the lead pair. They always wield so much power over people's lives and bring in sordid twists in the tale in most instances. The murkier the twist in the story, the more polished the guy looks and more lavishly dressed. 

But the point is, these sentences definitely bring to our minds images of  a motivational speaker.

On most days, we get to read words that uplift our spirits. They go all the way in lighting up the reader's mind. Instant focus beams. Considering that they have the limitation of having to use just one sentence or two, the overall effect they achieve is amazing. They bring in a feel good factor along with economy of words.

Even on those rare days when they decide to predict some negative shades, it is done delicately to downplay the overall negativity. There will always be some spring of hope, few positive spots of light, a set of positive strokes at the end of the sentence. It could just bee a simple word that we hear daily but in that particular combination, that simple word manages to give us enough glimmer of hope. A hope that assures us, 'look, you can handle it', no matter what the previous sentence said to you.

 No matter what your rashee is, just read your predictions and cheer up!

There are days

It's proving to be a good week.  A number of huge tasks are getting completed. Nice to start and complete tasks. Feeling the excitement. It's really surprising that the more you get done, you just get into a rhythm and flow. On such days, one can just let loose and get anything done as if nothing is impossible.  Come on, give me more :)

And then there are those days when even the simplest of tasks look taunting. There just doesn't seem to be any more drive left in the mind or the body. Sapping off the inner energy silently.

Have you ever got tired doing nothing? Know how it feels? 

May be the outcome is not that important but on certain days one can ask, so what, let me get over with it. But on other days, it doesn't seem worthy of even attempting to do anything about it.

Weekends are meant to celebrate the week's accomplishments or even planned as a charger for the next week. 

My next week will be charged up. 

I have already decided that :)

Republic Day - India at 60

Once again...India displayed its military might and cultural heritage on 26th January...once again amidst tight security. 

There were reports of firing from across the border. The same newspaper that carried images and reports of Aman ki Asha also carried images of a fence cut open and the report talked about possible infiltration of terrorists with an aim to destabilise the nation. Tensions from the auctioning of players are still echoing across cricketing nations. Concerts are being organised to reinstate faith in harmony and peace....

We got to see a refurbished, remixed version of 'mile sur mera tumhara' dominated by film personalities and playback singers...TV channels aired movies throughout the day. The list of Padma awardees look like a list of film industry achievers with a name here and there for people from other streams almost as an afterthought....We learnt that a crater in moon will be named after one Mr.Shahrukh Khan who wants another crater named after Mr. Amitabh Bhachhan...

We got one day off from work...and watched all these on TV.

We are a nation full of people craving for hope and faith!

Jai Hind....or should it be Jai ho?