When I found my #MagicOfWarmth moment with my Dad!!!

“He grabbed me by my arms pulled me near and hugged me too tight that I could hear his as well as my heart beating at a very rapid pace.”

A guy is not always close to his father and lucky are those who really are close to their fathers. For me dad was always a respectable figure and only a respectable figure. I never in my childhood got a chance to get close to him. The reason behind it was me being only child in the house full of elders and a lot of love was showered on me. I was pampered in any possible way. God I miss my childhood! My grandparents were no ordinary human being because I know that a normal person can’t love someone other than themselves so much. Being the only child I was a small atom bomb with big disastrous qualities. My dad was the only person on this earth whom I was afraid and the only one who was cable of handling this bomb and that was the main reason I never got a chance to get close to him. I got all the love and care from others and never realized that I was getting away from my dad and when I was old enough to realize it, it was too late by then.

My grandpa was a reputed police man and a man in power so ultimately he was like a JIO sim card for my life everything and anything free whenever and wherever I wanted. I was always a mischievous guy and a pure trouble magnet. I never got affected by those troubles though because of my grandpa and so things were getting out of control by every passing day.

I still remember an incident that changed me completely and that was also the day when I saw that my father really loved me and cared for me a lot. It was academic break from the school and for a kid in class 5 going to class 6 nothing could have been better. Freedom from school, tuitions, books and classes what else cloud I have possibly asked for? I was out playing cricket with my friends in an open field a bit away from my house. It was a friendly game with friends nothing serious until few guys from other locality arrived and asked for a friendly match between our teams. We were ready and exited because we knew no one had ever beat us here at our pitch and today it wasn’t going to be different.

We won the toss and elected to bowl first. We bowled the opposition out at a very low total and we were almost on the verge of winning. It went all wrong when I was purposely pushed while running between the wickets which resulted in some deep cuts on both my hand and on my knees. I was all adrenaline at that point of time. I picked up a wicket started hitting the guy who was responsible for my injuries. I gave him some solid blows on his back and bum. It was then my friend got hold of me and dragged me to a corner, my temper had calmed down by then and I was worried about my injuries because I was answerable for them to mumma.  

We all were so busy in ourselves that none of realized that the opposition team were up to something and we were going to be in some serious trouble. I saw few college students approaching us on 2 bikes and all of them looked dangerous. I recognized a few of them but rest were not from around. I asked one of my friends to run back to my house and tell everything that happened to my grandpa. One of the guy who was new to me came to me started abusing me I told him that it was not our fault and that they stated it. He was not willing to listen anything he came near me and started kicking me. I had the stumps in my hand I too defended myself but it was all in vain. I was too young to fight a grown up guy so I was there absorbing his blows. Suddenly I saw my dad running towards me, “He grabbed me by my arms pulled me near and hugged me too tight that I could hear his as well as my heart beating at a very rapid pace.” It all happened in a fraction of minute and I was so overwhelmed by that feeling that I didn’t realized what happened next. It was the #MagicOfWarmth moment for me. My dad slapped those guys and took out their bike keys and grabbed me again picked me up in his lap and walked back home. I really can’t describe that feeling in words. I was happy, sad, laughing and crying at the same time.

Later that evening those guys were caught by a police team and sent to lockup for a night until their parents took them home in the morning. I never understood what happened but something bonded between us. Today I still have my grandpa and he loves me the same way he did ages ago but I too have a father who loves me unconditionally and he is there for me always and forever. I have become a dad recently and today I find myself in my father’s shoes, I love my daughter but I am the only person she is scared of in the whole house.

I came across this beautiful video advertisement and it really was a throwback for me.   

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Celebrate Your Life every minute.

"When was the last time I celebrated?",  I asked my self. The answer was pretty obvious it was some occasion or a ceremony most probably. "Why do we need to have a special day to celebrate and why can't we celebrate everyday?",  was the very next question that him my mind. The truth of our life is that we are too busy with our own things that we always need a special day or time for celebration. We have segregated our lives into small pieces and each piece has its own schedule and timing of occurrence and thus we have also segregated a specific timing for celebration and we put our celebration mode on in that time interval only. 

Life is short and we should live it our own way. Why to wait for an occasion to celebrate the life in fact the every passing second of our life should be a celebration. We get a hell lot of opportunity in our life to celebrate it but we still wait for an occasion.

As for me every moment spent with my family is not less than a celebration. After all celebration means to be with you loved ones and to enjoy with them so my each and every day begins with my family and ends with them and thus every day is a celebration for me and I celebrate my life every moment. The love and the care of my family helps me and makes my day special. This is not a very unusual scenario actually because most of us have the opportunity to be with our family and our loved once and like I told our closer and loved ones are the real celebration of our life.

The love and the warmth of the family is all it takes to make your day. We have all heard the saying that to Love is something and to be loved is everything. That goes on well here because to celebrate every minute of your life you need to love others and nit only to love others but most importantly to be loved by others. So love others and be loved by others too to celebrate each and every moment of your life.

I celebrate my life every moment and my hobby helps me in doing that. Everyone has a hobby or two and hobbies are something that makes you happy and you enjoy your life. I too have a few of them and the first on the list is to listen music. Music thrills me and connects to my soul and thus it makes me happy and I love it when it is just me an my music. There are few other things too which makes me happy and I love to celebrate every minute of my life like my friends who are my partners in my crimes. My pet which waits for me the whole day and at the end of the day when I am back it jumps up to my shoulder to greet me.

Life is lovely if we try to live it playfully and try to live every small details of it. It is indeed beautiful and we should celebrate it every minute we live it.

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To be loved is wonderful.

Love is a beautiful feeling. It reciprocates from one heart to the other. It us a sensation which sparks in two different people's heart and this spark binds them together later. Love has no boundaries and it does not see and calculates for benefits and losses that are about to be witnessed all it understands is the mutual felling that binds these two heart together. It is a very powerful tool that can open so many of locked places and are successful in doing so most of the time. It compels us to take that extra weight on our shoulders and we take it willingly knowing that it is not going to do us any good in any ways and yet we carry it happily, that is the power of Love. It will make you go that extra mile which is completely out of our league and we travel that mire than happily.


We all have and we all will who has or will fall in love and by love I mean love for anyone be it your parents, friends, lover, family or even your pet. We go out of our regular schedule and we go out of our way to help people and that makes us happy. Snapdeal along with BlogAdda has gave us an opportunity to bring forward our stories. It has given us a platform so that lots and lots of people get aware of our stories and should be motivated by it. Here I go with my story.



It is good to love but wonderful to be loved and that is me. I love my princess a lot but her love for me is something I can't return the favor for. We have been together since last eight years. We loved, fought, played and matured together and today we are happily married. She never asked me for anything but love and a diamond ring and that was long ago but I was not in a financial state of gifting her that I tried a lot of times but my efforts fell short always. It is hard for q middle class man to buy a diamond and we all know that. I kept on trying and this festive season I got a wonderful opportunity. I had a great wedding season and had soon good deposits in my account. I had my other plans as usual but this time I was determined to do what ever it may take to gift her a Solitaire and after putting in my savings and earnings I bought her a Solitaire and kept it by her pillow and the very next morning I heard her scream and I understood that she got what was kept for her she approached me in my sleep and kissed my forehead and said thank you.

It good to love but wonderful to be loved an make them happy what ever it takes.

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Ramayana The Games of Life. Shattered Dreams- Book Review.

A true writer is one who has the capacity and capability to bind the readers deep in their books and also one whose writing just doesn't feels a piece of literature but a journey which starts right from the first line of his literature and ends with the literature. I was a both curious and stubborn before starting the book " Ramayana The Games of Life. Shattered Dreams" by Shubha Vilas. The first thought which crossed my mind was that yet other book on Ramayana but why? Didn't we had a long episodes of the epic historical drama on doordarshan long long ago? I still remember my house becoming a cinema theatre on Sundays just to watch Ramayana. Well keeping the past away lets just dwell in the present and concentrate on the things at hand.


About the book I would say that Shubha has carried out a marvelous piece of art. He has managed and managed it well to reproduce the whole concept of Ramayana in a very peculiar way. And this peculiar way is classy and beautiful. He has brought the past in a very simple yet classy and elegant way and everyone here can relate to it.


The author has recreated the Ramayana and has also brought about many facts in light which every Indian should know but everyone doesn't seem to. For example the author has very well explained that Ravana was not called Ravana he was Dasagriva and it was Mahadev who named him Ravana due to his devotion and knowledge of Vedas. Shubha has very well illustrated the small details and have provided foot notes which are very much useful as they explain things in details.



The author has brought every single character to life in his book and explains well about each one of them. He has thrown lights on some good points like why Cows are sacred to our religion and why does peacock has different shades or pattern on its wings. Also the "Pause to think" starting on page 112 seemed to be a nice and new concept to indulge deep in the story both for the write and readers. He has not only induced a pause to think box but many more such boxes with good Intel for the readers. The writer has induced some very good effort from his side to make the epic mythology simpler. Along with pause to think he has included The virtues, The Management Mantras, Mission Tests, The Anarathas, True Communication and foot notes for the vivid explanation of the characters and the lovely story.


As I told that the first look at the book might give an impression that it would be nothing new but the old mythological story of Rama, Sita and Laxmana. The old epic tale that we heard where Rama went to 14 years long exile accompanied by his wife Sita and younger brother Laxman. Well the story line remains the same but it has been presented with lots of tarka and masala to make it delicious and interesting. You may never find a book which has penned the romance between Rama and Sita in an extraordinary beautiful manner yet lovely and nothing vulgar. The book teaches us nice and valuable ethics for our life. It can be used and regulated in our day to day life. The language is too easy to understand and gasp.


Overall it is a great book and one of a kind Ramayana written by the writer and he has told the story in his own simplified and interesting way. It is definitely worth reading and also implementing in our life. Hats off to Shubha Vilas for the wonderful work and all the very best for his book and books still to come. 

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A Shave Can Save Your Day.

Life may present you with opportunities but you never know whether or not you are ready for it. Someday you may be stubborn and a lazy lad and maybe the fate had decided to knock your door on the very same day. And then you realize and regret if I would have done a few things differently the results would have been far better.

Sorry I am not here to give a lecture on life or opportunities. All I mean to say is that we should always be ready for any and all opportunity that maybe coming our way. Such an opportunity knocked at my door too but that day I wasn't at my best and I missed it. Although it was my fate that gave a second chance later on and I am still thank full to the Almighty for that.

1st of April is a special day for me, it wasn't that important before but yes on this date in 2008 I crashed a party uninvited. And ever since it became important forever. Well I will stop talking in riddled and come straight to the topic. 1st April is my wife's birthday and back in 2008 I went to her birthday party unshaven and not well groomed. I met my princess there at her party. I was so happy to be there but I had a big beard grow all over my face and she paid no attention to me. 


I took an oath that day that what so ever I will not be unshaven for a long time and will always be presentable and clean shaved where ever I am going. I did meet my princess the next morning well shaved and groomed and she was surprised to know that I was present in her birthday party last night. I knew that was quite obvious statement from her. And it wasn't her fault either. Even today she can’t resist rubbing my cheeks when I shave them and it is one among the reason why I shave.

We should be always be prepared and should be well groomed because we never know when and where we may get lucky. Fate has a habit to strike you when you are inattentive and loves to catch you off guard. Why should we give the fate an opportunity to knock us now when we can perfectly nail it down? So where ever you are going be it a party, office or an interview always reach well groomed and clean shaved. Opportunity knocks the door once and we can’t afford to lose them just because of a shave.

Accepted the #WillYouShave tag from Shilpa Bindlish

‘This post is a part of #WillYouShave activity at BlogAdda in association with Gillette”

Shave Will you ???

Isn't it obvious that we all want to look perfect for our special occasions? We really do. With the world getting modernised every day the bars for grooming and being presentable keeps rising. Whether it's a date or an important career interview we need to be in perfect shape and size or in more simpler words we need to be perfectly groomed. And if we are talking about grooming we just can't skip on the part of being shaved. Shaving is an essential part of our daily grooming. Our professional as well as personal life demands us to be perfectly shaved. 

As for me I never cared to look good. Shaving was the thing i was least interested in. I had my own excuses and reasons not to shave. Actually I always looked for an  excuse so that I didn't had to shave. But someone somewhere was watching this and had  his plans for me all ready to teach me a lesson. 

So here is what actually happened. I was almost done with my graduation and just had to submit few of my assignment for my final semester. And we were to sit for our job interviews within a week. So on the day of submission of my final assignment of business development I reached my college in time but unshaven. And that Was the biggest mistake or one among the biggest mistakes that i have committed yet. I was always a punctual guy when it came to assignments. Well I never was the first guy to submit my assignment but yes I always submitted under ten. Anyway keeping these stories aside let me come to the main point. So I was there at my college not groomed or shaved. And I got a news that Leela was in the college and they were here for a campus interview. What the fish. I was not groomed not shaved and was counting on this property was waiting for its arrival since a long time. But the harm was done. There was no way that I could have gone back or could have gone out for a shave. And at the end of the day I was not able to sit for that interview and my dreams were shattered. 

That day I learned a lesson that wherever you go shaving is a must and believe me your looks and presentation really does matter. The more presentable you are better luck you have. 

I tag my friend to take #WillYouShave challenge  -

1 - Prerana ranjan from - http://www.giveawaydose.in/
2 - Shilpa Bindlish from - http://maliveandkicking.blogspot.in/

‘This post is a part of #WillYouShave activity at BlogAdda in association with Gillette”

Let's eliminate Classroom hunger...

Who our real enemies are? Men with guns and bombs walking on the roads or on the borders? May be they threaten us and can harm us in many ways. But our real enemies lies within us. An enemy we can't  see but is haunting and killing us from within. I am talking about "hunger" the biggest problem we are facing today. And poverty is the main reason of this problem and to solve the issue of poverty we need to be literate. A large amount of Indian population sleeps without food at night and we don't do nothing about it. Children are forced to work at very small age to feed themselves and they have to chose between education and hunger. Thus it's either one education or hunger they have to choose from. And one don't need to be an expert to tell what they choose.

To get over these problems our government is fighting hard and have pledged to get rid of the hunger and educate the children too. And then came the concept of establishing schools which wouldn't only provide education to the children but would also provide them meal for the day. Thus it became a classroom to eliminate hunger and educate them. But being 70 percent of Indian population living in rural and urban areas this concept has been a heck lot trouble to launch and monitor. Problems like funding, unavailability of teachers and etc. has always stood in the way thus the help that should be provided doesn't reach them. 

So what could we do to eliminate the classroom hunger? Is there any way where we the citizens of India can help? Actually there is. According to my thinkings the best way to eliminate the classroom hunger is by the development of the rural India. More developed are the places more are the chances of money rotation and that means education for every child and elimination of classroom hunger.

We should also come up with new ideas to fight this problems. And we should think big so that we can eliminate the classroom hunger in a larger pack. For example we as an society can choose to provide meals for a particular day of the week and every same day of the week. So that the hunger is eliminated too and also the good work is shared between a larger number of people. 

We can also launch a concept like pay a rupee extra in your bill at a shopping complex and feed a child. Also to make this work interesting we can install a digitized monitor where people can see their every penny being accounted off to feed a child and to eliminate the classroom hunger. These big shopping grids can be a hub to raise good amount of funds but needs to be monitored so that the fund lands to the right place. And if this starts in every single Indian city it's just a matter of time that we can eliminate not only the classroom hunger but hunger as a whole from India.  I am going to #BlogToFeedAChild with Akshaya Patra and BlogAdda

Take the "Will You Shave" challenge, Will you???

Have you ever in your life been thrown out of a class or an interview or an office for not being groomed at your best? Well I have been. In today’s world perfectly groomed candidates are required; it doesn't really matters which industry they belong to. Grooming includes of many factors but the key ingredient to a perfectly groomed person is being well shaved. I may sound funny or ridiculous but it’s the truth. A small thing like shaving can make your day or can make it look a lot worse then you could have ever imagined. And I am telling this because I have personally witnessed this in my life and I have taken a great lesson from that too.

This is what happened. I left preparing for my medical entrance examinations as soon as I passed out my twelfth standard and the reason behind not going for medicals was that I didn't want to spend half of life studying. That is an entire different story so let’s concentrate to this story. And I was in search of a new career option. One of my relative suggested me to go for hospitality management and God knows I took that suggestion too seriously. Thus I decided to go for an Interview for the Hospitality management course and ended up on the gate of International Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata.

Being from science background I had no idea what I was going to face and how I was going to do it. So I left everything in the hand of Guru Mahadev. After qualifying for the group discussion and written test round anyhow there I was in the last round the Personal Interview round. This round was supposed to be conducted by Director of the college itself. Frankly speaking I wasn't scared or nervous at all. And the reason behind not being nervous was that it was my first interview and I was clueless what was happening inside that cabin. I was dressed up in a cargo and a tee with my sports shoes on and I had not shaved and had huge curls on my chick.

After a long wait of half an hour finally it was my turn to face the PI. I knocked the door and asked that should I come in? And a lady replied yes please come in. I got into the cabin finally and that was the instance I started feeling nervous.The very first question asked to me was that whether I was there for an interview? The question puzzled me and I was in a state of dilemma that wasn't she sure that I was going to be interviewed by her. I replied  yes mam. She told me that I wasn't groomed at all. Well that I wasn't for sure. I sensed the situation was getting worse so said a silent prayer and started to think of something to handle the situation. So I instantly apologized for not being in perfect attire and for not shaving. She told me that she was going to qualify me for the round just because of my etiquettes and good manner. Well the day was saved finally and I realized that shaving could have saved my day a lot easier. Later the director called me and said, "son it doesn't matter where ever you go never leave your house without shaving". And I took her words seriously. It has been around 5 years in the hospitality industry and there has not been a day that I haven't shave except for my off days. And for guys who have sensitive skin please go for Gillette Razor, its very skin friendly and leaves your skin soft and moisturised. Shave and be Groomed always.  

Accepted the #WillYouShave tag from Prerana Ranjan

'This post is a part of #WillYouShave activity at BlogAdda in association with Gillette'.

The Vacation of my Dream with Skyscanner.

Travelling places has been my passion and going to the unknown my fantasies. Although I didn't get much of an opportunity to plan and execute a Vacation. It was a regular boring, boredom and self hanging situation at my office. With the lean season of the business all we had to do was sit and stare the monitors of our desktop every minute of every hour of everyday. In short we were bored to death. My desk phone rang suddenly. “Good morning, Rakesh here, may I help you?” I replied. “Boss wants to see you at his office in a bit.” Said the voice on the phone. “Sure I will be there in no time.” I replied and hanged up the phone.

“May I come in Sir?” “Yes you may.” So I entered the office and my boss asked me to make myself comfortable. And I sat on the chair just in front of him. “Do you know the present stats of our Company Mr. Ranjan?” asked my Boss in a firm voice. “Yes sir we are doing pretty well in spite of the lean season.” I replied with a tone of confidence in my voice. “Well I believe it if you say so”, said the boss. “Thank You sir” I replied in gratitude. “You may leave now and don’t forget to say thank you to my secretary.”

With my mind all in puzzles I left the room thinking why do I need to thank his secretary. Well I had to do if he asked for, after all boss is always right. So I straight went to Miss Dutta and said her thank you. She handed me an envelope and said that I only need to thank her after opening it. So I opened it. Men I kept looking at the piece of paper with my jaws dropped and finally it was miss Dutta’s voice which brought me back to the reality. Ohhh God I was promoted to the Vice president post and the Boss has gifted me a voucher of some Skyscanner website worth Rs. 1, 00,000 for a vocational tour any where I wanted.

The rest of the day was so tough to pass at the office, I called up the wife and asked her to pack up our bags for a vacation. Finally the long day at the office ended and I rushed back home and gave the good news to my sweetheart and said that we were leaving for a vacation to Dubai. She asked me about the tickets, visa and hotel. And I showed her the voucher that I had been given. So I took out my lappy and opened my browser and opened the website www.skyscaner.co.in . First I thought that it was going to be a heck of a job booking everything here but I found the site very user friendly a few clicks here and there and a few details was all it took to set me up finally.

So I booked a return flight from Kolkata to Dubai for Rs.41532 it was Emirates flight I booked.

 The second item on my list was a hotel so I booked Ja Jebel Ali Beach Hotel for Rs. 24593 for the whole package of room rent, Morning breakfast and dinner. And the best thing was that the hotel was only a mile away from the central Dubai.

 Last but not the least item on my list was a car for pickup and drops and local site seeing so I booked a Mini Honda Brio for Rs. 3782.

 And I was all done I spending Rs. 69908 and was still left out with 30092 for my visa.

I never thought that Skyscanner could have been so user friendly and easy to go on with. I am familiar with so many ticket booking and travelling sites but to my surprise I had never came across such an interesting and easy to work on and find thing of your requirements so easily. I would use this website for my further vacation or business tour planning and I also would recommend this sites to my friends if they have a vacation on their mind.           

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I Dream Black

When I was in class six my Physics teacher once asked me, “What do you understand by the color black?” And I replied, “Sir its Black means it’s nothing.”  And the action followed to these words was that I was thrown out of his class. And that was the day I understood the real significance of the Color Black. Although the M.I.B movies also taught me a lot more about it but the real lesson came from those 30 minutes when I was standing out of the class figuring out the real meaning of the color Black. Jokes apart Black is not just a color instead it has the whole universe in it. You may think I am crazy but no I am not, on a bright morning shut all the windows and doors of your room and turn the lights off. Black is what you will find because it is the only thing which actually exists.

Well if given a chance to make a wish list of five black things I would like to have, they would be:-

1.       A Black Tuxedo, not a general one but one which has been featured by Mr. Jacky Chan in the movie ‘The Tuxedo’. I think I am clear and don’t need to explain myself why I wish for such a tuxedo. With all the powers and functions of the tuxedo life would be fun and lot more. It can make you dance, sing, fight and anything you name it.

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2.       A Bat mobile. Yes the same one that Batman posses in the movies. I can just die for that piece of highly equipped and sexy car. I wish to have one of it for myself. I just can’t imagine the speed, the thrill and the venture of having that vehicle parked by my house. Travelling one place to other would not be just fun but easier too with this bat mobile in your possession.

Image Courtesy Google !

3.       A Black Chain Gun. Also known as the weapon of mass destruction. And if you ask me what would I do with this gun? I would say that this gun is the best partner one can have if there would be a zombie apocalypse. A weapon powerful enough to clean everything and anything that comes into your way without moving an inch from your place. Man I want this so desperately. It’s such a cool weapon to possess

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4.       A pair of black glass. And this sunglasses would not be some ordinary or easy to lay hands on thing. I am talking about the sunglasses which Tom Cruise wore in the movie series “Mission Impossible”. A rare piece of specially designed sunglasses for the spies. This sunglasses does not only protect your eyes from the harmful UV rays but it is also a cool and heavy gadget in itself. I grew up watching all the parts of the movie and all I wished was to have that pair of sunglasses for me. With all the ultra tech facilities available in the glass it’s very cool to possess one for yourself.

Image Courtesy Google !

5.         Black Money. Now it’s clear that I am completely out of my mind. But actually I am not. I am completely in my sense when I write the last item on my list to be black money. In order to possess all the items mentioned above one many need a hell lot of money and my Pappa will not give me a single penny if I show him my wish list. So in order to get all the above items I need money and black money from anyone and anywhere would be like a jackpot for me.

Image Courtesy Google !

So these were the five Black items I wish to possess for myself and I know I am not gonaa get my hands on any of them but yet it is not a crime to imagine and dream and yes I am a dreamer and for your knowledge I always dream BLACK. 

This post is a part of #WhatTheBlack activity at BlogAdda.com

Zest Up your Life.

“What Hunger is in relation to food, Zest is in relation to life.”

                                                                                         Bertrand Russell

‘Zest’ a very small and simple word from the English vocabulary but carries a very deep and heavy meaning within it. In simple words Zest means Vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment in the life. But if we see the practicality zest is the main element which shapes our life, sets our goals and makes it worth living and unforgettable. Any and everything can Zest up your life but sometime we notice it and some other we don’t. Well it’s all tough to recall and above that tougher to chose from them that which one was the best one and which was the least. So I have summed up few of them here to share with you guys. 

It wasn't a very developed era then, I was a kid studying in class six, exploring the world the way I could and watching the nation grow wiser and wealthier in terms of technology and facilities. And one day I heard of a cool gadget which was wireless and could be carried out in pocket, yes I am talking about a cell phone a very common thing nowadays but it wasn't this easy to get hold of one those days. So my grandfather gifted me a colored handset which were very rare those days and believe you me I was on cloud nine. It was a zestful moment to possess one of this equipment those days. I loved it and loved it from the core of my heart and yes it made my life zestful, and to my surprise it still does.

I hardly remember was it out of necessity or just love that my dad gave a lesson on how to ride a bike. Well it’s always a Mumma’s boy and a daddy’s daughter we hear of. And so it was with me and it is till date. Nevertheless I love my dad a lot and above all I respect him more than anyone. But there has been a boundary between us, some may call it negligence but I call it respect. Suddenly one evening my dad asked me weathers I am interested to learn how to ride a bike? I thought am I? And there was a loud answer ‘yes’ echoing from everywhere. So willingly or unwillingly I said him yes. And that evening it was just me, myself and my dad, he trying to teach me how to handle the clutch of the bike and I trying to learn it all at once. And the result, I am an expert rider now. You may think what’s very special in that but yes it was zestful for me. I still remember each and every moment of that lesson and above all I could ride a bike on my own after that.

I was done with my studies and was in search of a job, although I had a few of them in my pocket but I wasn't satisfied with them or in other words fate had decided something big very big for me. One of my faculties admired my talent a lot and he offered me to go for a job in the USA. Firstly I was confused and was all messed up what to do and what not to. Taking a step so big could have ruined my career if it wouldn't have worked in my favor. But keeping everything on stake I applied for a job in an international hotel and restaurant chain and to my surprise was selected too. But the toughest part was the visa interview. It’s too hard to convince the visa embassy officers that all you want is to gain some foreign exposer and nothing else. I was so zestful to crack the interview and keep a foot on the States and thus I did. It was one of the most proud and zestful moment of my life.

When I was a kid I used to be so religious and followed each and every step of Hinduism to worship the Gods and Goddesses. But a sudden turnoff event turned my world upside down. And as a result I lost my faith it them I still lack that. And it was that summer I heard that Mr. Harinder Anand a man like us a government employee says that Lord Shiva whom I worshiped once cold be my teacher too. In the beginning it felt all stupid to me but as the time passed I felt that this was the zest I was looking for. And by his grace I got it in my life. I still remember the situation when I accepted him as my teacher and became his disciple and this was the zestful moment which shaped my life spiritually and normally.

It has been a common tradition to meet someone over a cup of coffee at CCD or Barista, but for me it wasn't any one of them instead I met a girl at a family restaurant, I was at her birthday party an uninvited guest just joined a common friend to crash her party. I was so moved and touched by her behavior that I gave her a call back as soon as I returned back and proposed her. It was a zestful moment for my life but it didn't last long as she declined my proposal and instead proposed to be good friends. You must be aware of a phrase “beggars are not choosers” and so was the condition with me. We became friends carried out our relation as a good friend for two years and then I proposed her again. This time it was a yes. But it was too late as we were on the verge of finish our academics and I had a job in the USA. But the most zestful moment was yet to come. After a long period of stay in the states I returned back on finish of my visa tenure and there she was still unmarried or on the verge of getting married and I proposed her again and this time it had our parents involved but again this interacts system was ready to crush us down but above all our love won and today we have been married for last three years loving each other unconditionally and sharing each and every zestful  moment together.

Life could be easy and hard on us but it’s us who decide to live with it or leave it and shape it on our own way by his grace. We both did that for our lives and today we have so many zestful moments to love, live and share.

               

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