Even if a  person is chilled out about stuff, there is always a dream right in front of him, a dream that he has since he was a child, somewhere he wants to be and the heights he wants to reach. And the feeling that you get once you are right there is beyond happiness. It’s the feeling that you were born to achieve that and you actually get it. It can’t be defined. You just go bizarre over getting it and with the utmost passion that you work with its just works out perfectly.

So there are a couple of us who believe in short term goal, rather than long term ones.  The day is planned and if things go by as the schedule, it could not be more productive and leads us towards our dream. Each small step helps add on to our results. And there are some of us who really cannot define our ultimate dream; working on it becomes a big question.  There are others who know what they don’t want and are not sure of what they want is correct or is the risk worth it or the chance of leaving what you have is a mistake?? But I guess you would not grow if you had not made those mix ups before. The worst could happen would be what you want did not work out but think about the best,what if it just clicks .You might just look at the day that you were confused about that decision you went ahead with and there was no looking back.  It’s correctly said- Follow your heart and their achievement will all be yours. So if you have not found your DREAM – think for a while, and once you know what you want just go ahead with it as I am going with mine. It might just sound out of the world and really hard but guess what you just completed the most difficult part – Finding out that dream of yours!!

There are so many things that a person is capable and it’s just a myth when people conclude that you cannot get it all. What you need is some patience, luck on your side, and smart work and most importantly BELIEF.

Why do we miss out on living in the moment and forget seeking happiness in the smaller things?? Why do we not do what we love doing?? Why do we compromise on smaller things when we know we could do better?? Why don’t we fight with our heart even knowing that it will hurt someday?? Why don’t we fall in love with the beauty of nature?? Why have we stopped expressing and letting people know how much they mean to us??  Where have the gratitude, hope and faith disappeared??

All these questions starts with WHY and ends with no answer. We know it all but we fail to remember the least things which make life a beautiful journey. There are so many things which are beyond the horizon, beyond the normal routine life of a person. We know it all but we fail to realize and it’s all in the sub conscious mind of ours, have always been and will always stay. We are always preoccupied with loads of stuff.

There, I just reminded myself about the Seven Wonders of the World:

COMPASSION

GRATITUDE

HAPPINESS

PEACE

FAITH

LOVE

HOPE

I think I have written quite a few posts about travelling and I am sure for the next few days there are not many travelling stories coming your way. There is this particular thought which came across my mind on my last travel.  It’s about conduct and modesty. There are many who lack proper behavior and decorum while they are travelling and even in public places. It gets super annoying especially when they are the learned and informed. Such things are not expected from the sophisticated lot. Here are some tips especially while you are going for the latest movie or flying to another city.

1.  Don’t worry. The plane will not leave you stranded.  Definitely, you are going to board the flight and you will reach your destination safely. Why do you have to rush and hurry when you know that you have a security check again? As soon as the flight lands, people rush to the exit, the situation is the same and the sight seems so funny. There is something called a line and standing in a queue. Everyone is getting out of the aircraft.
2. People can keep talking, the rule of boarding a flight is to switch your phone off but instead we update the person on the other side of what did we eat for breakfast, how many people are travelling? A common question – Is the flight full?? Does it really matter if it is or not. Similarly when you are watching a movie, the first thing is to put your phone on silent which loads of us forget. If the person next to you gets a call with the irritating ring tone and speaks in the loudest volume disturbing others – the most annoying habit ever!! Cut the crap, and just convey the important message.
3. The next most irritating part is when travelers make themselves really comfortable. Each one has paid for tickets and you are not the only one, you don’t own the plane as you are taking an arm rest both the sides, spreading your legs in the most unusual manner. Imagine the other person squeezing in with no arm rest.
4. Travelers should maintain hygiene throughout. At times those smelly socks will just ruin your journey. If it is a long travel and the rest rooms are dirtier, it becomes quite a pain.
5.  Being a steward or an air hostess is a profession that lots of young people are being attracted to and it is quite a bonus when you love travelling. A next step towards revolutionizing minds of the older generation especially in the Asian societies. And as each career is respected, you need to give respect in order to gain respect.
6. A proper eating habit needs to be adopted by quite a few of visitors without making the whole tray table messier.
7. Travelers who have kids with them need to take special care; it becomes really disturbing when the kid is walking to and fro. All of us know how inquisitive kids are but if you are not a kid lover you are going to dread the entire trip. And also they need to be taught how to act in a crowd with discipline.
8. There are appropriate places to keep the hand baggage and purses. It is not really necessary to put in each and every item in the overhead cabin. The luggage of each traveler needs to be placed. And there are times when the hard covered bags are kept below the seat and the others cannot sit at ease.
9. Lastly when you are collecting your luggage, there are people who check each luggage and see if it is theirs. How on earth would you not know about your own suitcases? You should put a mark or something which sets them apart instead of going through all :*
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“It is just me and my thoughts are very random and vague”, I said. I know you really well by now she replied back. My bêstie and I were talking about how time flies so quickly and there one conversation lead to the other and we started talking about life after death. The word death does not scare me as much as life after non – existence does. Is heaven up there where angels reside and sinners on the other side? Can we be related to the same people whom we were in the previous life? Why can’t we remember what happened and where all do we belong?? It sure is the magic of KARMA .This must be sounding so philosophical. But, I am sure all of us feel the same way in breaks. The truth that all of us will be gone one day or the other is accepted by all but we ignore it time and again. Imagine living a day where you knew it would be your last and doing the things that you always wanted to do and not waiting for the perfect time. Life would be so different and we would be actually living each moment and each minute.

It sure gives us a push when we hear untimely demise of people around and gives us a reality check that this could have happened to us too. And as said time heals everyone, the sentiment fades away and leaves us with just memories. It’s quite strange how our mind works and believes what it wants to.

There is still a question on what happens post our demise!! How we depart leaving all our relations and love in a go, all at once. Reminds me of this quote – When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.

Most of us are really scared of being on air, we think twice before an air travel. The thought of being in the sky for long freaks us out even if the travel time is short. There could be loads of things in mind. What if something happens to the aircraft? What if the plane is hijacked?? What if the pilot makes a small mistake and the plane crashes. Are we nearing the mountain ranges?? What if we have to use the emergency exit?? Statements like: “Damn, I should have heard and seen the instructions of the air hostess well; I can only fasten and unfasten the seat belt.” The thoughts can just go on and on. And mostly the regular travelers are the ones who do not pay attention to the flight attendants.

Some people are afraid when the flight is taking off or at the time of landing. And when the earlier part is smooth you sit back relaxed unfastening your seat belts and waiting for your meal. The frightening part starts when there are disturbances and you can feel it. And then starts some kind of intimation that the pilot wants to convey a message. When the pilot gives out an order to the crew members to take the seats right away as the aircraft is crossing turbulence, the reaction of passengers are to be seen. The feeling is weird and the mind just goes blank and you remember your loved ones and pray hard that everyone will just be safe. In some of the journeys when the weather is not good or the runaway is not clear, the aircraft keeps flying round and round. Since the time keeps ticking, each moment seems like a nightmare.

It is destiny that we should believe in, and anything can happen anywhere. We should accept the fact that there is a risk of life as soon as we are out from our house; besides there is a risk at each moment that we are on the planet. A fact which most of us ignore.

Why do we miss out on living in the moment and forget seeking happiness in the smaller things?? Why do we not do what we love doing?? Why do we compromise on smaller things when we know we could do better?? Why don’t we fight with our heart even knowing that it will hurt someday?? Why don’t we fall in love with the beauty of nature?? Why have we stopped expressing and letting people know how much they mean to us??  Where have the gratitude, hope and faith disappeared??

All these questions starts with WHY and ends with no answer. We know it all but we fail to remember the least things which make life a beautiful journey. There are so many things which are beyond the horizon, beyond the normal routine life of a person. We know it all but we fail to realize and it’s all in the sub conscious mind of ours, have always been and will always stay. We are always preoccupied with loads of stuff.

There, I just reminded myself about the Seven Wonders of the World:

COMPASSION

GRATITUDE

HAPPINESS

PEACE.

FAITH

LOVE

HOPE

~~~~~

The feeling finally sank in when we were taking the boarding pass at the Mauritius airport. And the 10 day visit of ours was over. We started thinking about how each day was super awesome and perfectly planned. We went through the whole journey of ours and all of us are going to miss one of the perfect vacations each one of us had and the crazy time with our cousins. It is so strange how you get attached to the place and when you look back you can just smile all over. And now when I am thinking about the past week, it was an amazing one. As I sit in the seven hour flight which is not smooth at all, and the next topic for the blog is right on my mind (The feeling of crossing a thunderstorm when you are airborne ) which is coming in a few days. Hope you guys had a great time reading the travel piece as I did while writing them as soon as I got back each day . The end to the travelogue with some phrases:-

A trip is a must

When you are all in a dust

Every six months or quarterly

As soon as you take a leave with your daily!

Setting your mind free

With no thoughts and all in glee,

Enjoy, chill and just relax,

That’s what happiness is to the max!

Small things we forget while we get so busy,

With work and classes, life gets so noisy,

Pamper and love yourself as never before,

With a massage or a vacation or much more!!

P.S:: NEED TO SET THE STAMPS AND CURRENCIES IN MY COLLECTION AS SOON AS I GET HOME 🙂