When I was young (hehehehehe I really started the post sounding ancient!)

Yeah when I was young and the world was fresh and innocent, my father used to cut out articles from newspapers and magazines.  I used to watch him enviously – did so want to lay my hands on that pair of scissors and cut out paper from every where.  Mom never scolded him too!  So unfair

Once I asked him why he did it.

He would neatly stack the cutting in a manilla envelope and put it in a briefcase.  He smiled “When I retire, I am going to stick them into a file.  Just something I would like to read again”

I read those articles many times as I grew older.  They were all about self improvement.

It got me into a habit of reading quotations etc. on the subject.

My verdict?

They are over rated.

No one theory can solve myriad problems that ail humanity.  Plus solutions, to work have to come from inside, not from books.

I have two of those self help calendars on my desk at office.  Yeah, I am my Papa’s little girl and have inherited the habit somewhat!  They dish out self help quotes every day

Today’s thoughts :

One says “Dont pass up the true riches of life for mere wordly gain.  Why work only to exist when you can live to love and be loved”

Hmmmmm, I think I’ll pass this one.  It sounds impractical and a bit too “evolved” for my baser brain to comprehend!

The other one dazzled me with its sheer brilliance

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply

Willing is not enough, we must do!”

Now I can comprehend that.

Therefore, even though I had no subject for a blog post, I followed that advice and wrote one!

Happy day to you!

As you folks are aware, the Phoenixhouse kinda tilted on the foundations as Live-in disappeared and maid broke a leg.  I slogged, I unashamedly pulled every string I knew, screamed at folks, dogs whatever and generally behaved like my demented self while coping with the crisis.  

Tired and on a major self-pity trip, I wept on the shoulder of a older and much wiser person.

Me : Whine whine whine whine (words are unnecessary here, the sentiment was poor unappreciated overworked me)

Shoulder : Dont you think its better it happened now and not in November when you just had your surgery?

Me : Gasp!  Yeah, I know! but whine whine whine whine …….

Here I needed sympathy and “Shoulder” was giving me sense.  Uff!!!

Shoulder : sagely “Mata Rani jo bhi karti hai, soch samajh kar bhala hi karti hai”

The Goddess has a good reason for everything she does

Me : huffily : I think she kinda missed me this time

Shoulder : Sage smile

Well, it seems “Shoulder” was right.  I got a much better and more cheerful maid who lands up at 7 am and the home is cleaned by nine.

Day before yesterday one of my peons brought me a Nepali boy right from the village.  He is simple, hard working (a farmer boy who finds housework too light a burden).  Only he cant speak a word of Hindi and I have to train him from scratch …. Phewww

Another thing

He can EAT!

His folks call him Bheem.   Hahahahaha

How apt!

I gave an update to “Shoulder”, much as I did not want to.  How I hate it when folks are right and they rub it in with a “I told you so” smirk.

Me : You know, you were right

Shoulder : Smirk!  You know you young people are way too impatient and dont trust the divine

Me : You know why I hang out with you?  Even though you have this insufferable air of “I know the best” and fake modesty like Mr. Bacchhan?

Shoulder : I know, because of my charming personality and my patience?

Me : Nah! Because you are one of the few living souls who call me “young people”