MIXED BAG

The whole day could be summarized by this picture...SUNSET...(ha dont mistake me for a pessimist!!!) darkening yet beautiful and colourful...it was a day when u feel like life is really a rainbow..all moments with a different shade...

The morning began with me and my 2 colleagues cursing ourselves all the way throught the 12 km ride to the referral hospital;but we were so rejoiced to see that the medical officer was not one of those sadist kinds who believe that their very own existence is to trouble students...He laughed and joked with us all through the time making remarks about the indian system of education(to be specific MED SCHOOL LIFE)..what he said was difficult to digest but nevertheless the truth..which of course is a never ending list to mention....

Then came the darker shade..My never ending queue at the REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE..for my 4 wheeler liscence..As an audit officer's daughter i have never had to wait in queues..i always have ha dthe privelege to dodge hundreds and stand among the first few..but today i was there standing..even with the "sifarish" i spent whole 2 and half hours which ended up in a frustrated and famished looking face on my "smart card"(that's referring to the lisensce)..and to top it poured so heavily that i was drenched inspite of my raincoat..

After hurdling past the strong winds when i finally reached home i chose to sleep it off..Just when i thought the day was cruel to me.,something happened to make me smile..I met my old bio tution teacher..DR. DJ MOHAN..a very sensitive and brilliant man..dedicated scientist..he was so happy to see me and the honour that he gave me before his new students was so flattering.. even the institute head gave me a warm welcome..I felt on cloud nine and no wonder i was brimming from ear to ear the whole way back..Atleast i was proud about something..an image which made me among the few in people's good books...

You guys must be wondering what was so different that happened today??i have an answer..today was no new a day from the usual "mixed bag" day where something good and something bad happens to you..but its upto you whether you choose to stamp the day as good or bad trying to balance amongst the happenings of the day..!!!then its easy for you to frown or smile...

As for me i chose a diplomatic way out!!! giving equal stress to both my frowning and smiling muscles..:))))

LIGHT FROM GOD

It was just like any other evening;one would expect in mid june...humid and tiring...
but something just changed it...the sweet smell of earth..Yes it was the first full fledged rain that ahmedabad was going to witness...!!!
And we bored interns were so thrilled that we kept all our tonnes of books and hundreds of worries aside... we reached on our college terracein no time to get ourselves drenched in the water pouring from heaven(well i am sure all good tings come from there!!!)
No of us could guess that it would be such a wonderful experience..all of us washing away our pains,worries,sorrows,etc with every single droplet that trickled down our body...Finally releived that the scorching heat is not going to trouble us for some days aleast..(and of course if it rains cats and dogs then it would lead to water logging which would mean no clinics and no work!!!)
And then suddenly there was a shriek.."Aaaaaaa amma...". everyone turned around,except for me;who of course was on the ground..yes i was struck with a lightening...it was painful for quite some time..and the trauma has not left my mental territory yet..(i jittered the whole ride back to home with every single glimpse of light!!!)
It was the first time that ligthening had struck me..And i began to think why???(aah my curious soul...)there were many who had experienced the struck but i was affected the most..And thank GOD that the matter was not so traumatic..The whole way back i was accompanied by my two friends and one invisible strength..GOD(so i believe;because the sky must have glittered umpteen number of times)..i kept chanting "hare krishna" the whole way until i reached home..while doing so tears trickled down my eyes..whether i was more happy with the fact that i was not hurt badly or sad that why i was the chosen one;i could not figure out..
But one thing which i realised was that every single incident that happens has a meaning behind it..like a code,which we have to decipher..its not important whether it was a good or bad experience,each moment teaches you something..its like a key to each question life places before you...
I dont know yet what message was hidden for me..but yes i know that from now on i know where to find a way out if i get lost in the dark...:)))
I am sure you all might also have found or will find answers to many riddles within the spur of moment;you just have to keep your eyes and mind open...

SAVE A LIFE....

Donate blood/heart/eyes... etc and save a life...Well that's the slogans u might find on many transport systems,walls or practically anywhere...
Being a doctor it goes unsaid that it must tbe one of my primal duties to make a starting step towards it..And i did just that on 10th of june by donating 300 ml of my blood..(a meagre amount to start with)..I dont know how much my fat laden organs might be useful to anyone but yes i have decided to donate them when i die..
So why did i decide to write about it?? i mean there is enough of awareness..hahahaha,i laugh at the sentence because there were many people sceptical about donating blood,needless to say the beginners...Even i was one of them..yes i donated blood for the very first time and took enough pride to be bold about the whole procedure...and the technicians were giving my example as well of those of who had donated umpteen number of times..
What does it take to donate blood?? just few minutes,lots of energy,motivation and a selfless heart...i dont know for how long health will permit me to lend a helping hand to the needy but i know that till i can i will...after all to bring a smile on someone's face or give a pulse to dying is far more priceless than any other commodity..And that's precisely the reason i plunged into the world of medicine...
My question is to those people who think that there are hundreds of people donating blood,what difference would it make if i dont?? Well friends if every cloud were to think so i guess we would have famished to death eons ago...And this hesitation doesnt stop here it follows everywhere we go...we never seem to take a step on our own unless it has become a trend..Why are we so apprehensive about doing soemthing that is right?? so friends its high time we keep thinking that there are hundreds of people to perform an act and procrastinating...and also being selfish as to not let go of a few ounces of blood of us atleast once a year....
As they say what goes around,comes around...so spread a smile,save a life and it might reflect back....

MY NEW HOME

Its like a feeling the mamma bird gets when she makes a nest for her little ones..well not that i am building one house for my kids(i dont have any) but it was exciting...
4th of june was the "vastu" a house warming ritual for my new house...its not a very big one but yes more spacious than the present one...that whole day was special..since i never had witnessed the ritual so carefully....
it began with offerings and prayers to GOD and new hopes and dreams...
And then all friends and well wishers joining in our bliss...
The day was hectic but it brought all of us closer as a family...responsibilties,happiness,worries all packaged together...and still we all were welcoming the new experience whole heartedly..
The shifting has still to be done,which of course would mean a whole lot of work but yes we are looking forward to it...
It also means we have to leave behind our present house's friends and neighbours but what i see is i shall be meeting new people and the old ones will still be special...
There are many memories that i and my family will be taking along with us form here only to add one new ones to the whole list...
so untill the shifting actually takes place,its chow from me...