Purandar Trek photos

sunrise..


















Beautiful flowers






Ready to convert into the flower

















this flower only grows at particular height.


Butterfly

Impression....!!!

Our day to day thoughts/activities are creating impression in our memory. Some impressions stay for a while or others have very long life. Now if the impressions are good than it bolsters us and recalling them brings a smile on our face. On other hand if the impressions are negative than they damage us in ample ways. It’s really worth if you lost these harshing impression from your memory. But memory lost is not in our hand. So other way is "Don't remember those things?" But you can't control the thoughts. So, as many times that negative thoughts come in your mind, you are making that impression thicker and thicker. Even trying to avoid that thoughts end up in making that impression more thick.

Only seeing one solution. Let the thoughts flow from your mind, don't tinkle them. If you do than they invade on you

First thought when you wake up..!!

First thought, when you wake up in the morning(not in afternoon :) ), decide how is the day will be. Is that true? I have observed many times. Below are my thoughts when i woke up.

• What a great day? It is really a good morning – once in a year (very idealistic condition).
• I still want to sleep more – (feeling very laziness and drowsy.)
• What was my dream last night? was it the scary one? (Than it’s not possible) . Is it possible in reality? Yeah …!! (If it was a good dream)
• Ohhh Man.. !! I don’t want to go to office. --- (many times)
• Where is the newspaper?
• Hey man..!! Don’t turnoff the fan...(when my friend turned off the fan to wake me up)
• I will write a blog on this (he he he :) )

Omens

Do we really need to believe on them?

I read The Alchemist and he said that we all should know the language of the Omens. As mostly I don't abruptly believe on any book's philosophy. But this time it imbues me with some internal feelings that they do exist. They are presence to guide us. But somehow we are not able to understand their profound and convoluted language.

Just trying to relate with something. We have 4-5 options to do the things. You had tried one of the options. Actually, it’s most difficult and arduous task. But lack of confidence and focus put you in imbroglio and you ended with conclusion that it is not my battle. After that, trying other options ended in a big failure due to circumstances (everything is not in our hand). So, every door is closed and except one (which you have left earlier) from where luminous light is still emitting. Thinking, let us give a chance to Omens. If they are correctly deciphered than they will usher me to destiny.

Leaving everything aside, started running on that path which is actually full of obstacles. Just keeping one thing in mind "If Gods sends you down a strong path, may he give you strong shoes. Just need to look for that..!!!".

અજાણ્યો હ્રદય પ્રોટોકોલ(unknown heart protocol)

હસતા, રમતાં, ઝૂમતાં, કરતાં અમે કિલ્લોલ,
ભેગા મળી સૌ એ કર્યો રવિવારે કોલાહલ;

ત્યાં આવ્યો યાદ મને ભણવાનો એક પ્રોટોકોલ,
સદા કાને પહોંચાડે છે એ કોઈને કોઇનો કોલ;

રણકવતા નથી જ્યારે દિલથી દિલનાં એ કોલ,
કામનાં શું પછી આ કુત્રિમ પ્રોટોકોલ;

બધાં ને શીખવ્યો છે ઈશ્વરે આ એક પ્રોટોકોલ,
ના કરશો અજાણ્યો એ છે હ્રદય નો પ્રોટોકોલ;

~DP

Ended up in a stupid poem, while having ambiguity in protocol :)

Navaratri Nostalgia

Navaratri- festival of Ten Ratris :). All over the world, Gujaratis are well-known for their Navratri Garba. The celebration for this festival has started due to triumph of good over evil. Looking at the presence scenarios, sardonically speaking, we need more festivals as there are many evils around. Year on year, this festival celebration is getting very pompous and losing its actual prosperity. It lost its old taste of real Garba. Because there are media, filmy actors/singers and big banners have started involving and have started using all remix/filmy songs. It’s a good chance to see Garba in small-towns or villages where it's originality intact.
During Navaratri, in every society/sheri/galley, everyone gather at night time and offer Aarti to "Ambe Mata". After that there is a prasad distribution to all. During a hometown visit, I got a chance to attend Aarti. There is always a competition among children to participate in prasad distribution as to it’s a very applausive task for them. Looking at this children, reminds me childhood days. We actually had a very big gang in those days. During Navaratri, we made the small temple using clay and rocks, than decorated with different colors of lights, automatic fountain, established the idol of mataji and lot more. Indeed it’s a wonderful artwork. Also, we all were very enthusiastic in prasad distribution activity. After distribution to gathered people, we were going to each and every home in society for those who were not able to join for the Aarti. While moving from one home to another, we all children were eating up 2-3 prasad pieces as it’s just another kind of sweets for us. At times, it happened that it was a dinner for us when many different variety of prasad available :). It seems very naughty to others. But believe me at that time we were having great joy and fun when everyone from children gang involved. What a wonderful days of my life.. !!
Today while looking at these children, they seem to be very genuine and innocent, but you never know :)

A debt..Everyone should pay ...!!!

Geriatric people have lot to share with us and they are very didactic in nature. At times when you sit with them, they share their life experiences, accidents and elixir for their life. Some of their experience will be preaching for you and like to adhere in our own life.

Similar happened when I met my Grandpa (dada) this time. Expressing his own view about society. He told me that in this society, where we live, have truly participated in our breeding in many ways. At times, when we are stable in life, we should payback this debt. Sardonically, it’s not a mandatory debt as we are living cynicism society.

Thinking, what will be the best way to contribute to the society? Education to destitute children/people is one of the ways.

Expecting your views on this if you have any :)