in the last two days, i went to a lot of shops. but i bought stuff from only three of them. the first being crackers from a roadside temporary shop. after that, i got candles from a 'more permanent' shop, in a market. next i bought samosas from a samosa showroom. (Yes, there is a showroom for samosas, here in nagpur!) and guess what- at all the three places, the shopkeeper got distracted while handling my transaction and i ended up getting more than i should have!
it all started with the cracker shop. my brother and i had selected some crackers to buy. the shopkeeper took each of the crackers in his hand one by one and added its cost orally. he didn't keep it back in the bag, instead held them in his hand till he had all the crackers in his hands. then he put them all in a bag and gave it to me. but he had forgotten that earlier he was showing us a pack of rockets that supposedly would go up in the air and shoot a big sphere of colorful sparkles. that pack contained two such rockets and was worth Rs 35. after he had calculated the bill for us, he put that in our bag too, with all the other crackers. and i'm sure that he hadn't added the cost of those fireworks, as i was adding up the numbers myself too! in the evening when we burst the crackers, those rockets performed really well and the show seemed still better(with those free rockets) to me and my brother!
next we went to a shop to buy some candles. there too, the shopkeeper charged us for four packets but packed five! this is called diwali bonus!
then, today, i went to buy samosas. there, i handed over a Rs 50 note to the cashier to give me coupons for three plates of samosas. he got distracted by a sudden noise from the TV. then he handed me the change thinking that i had given him Rs 100!! i quietly accepted the change thinking that at diwali, incoming wealth should not be stopped.
i know that incoming lakshmi at diwali is auspicious. but i don't know whether bragging about is auspicious or not. touchwood.
HAPPY DIWALI !
a late afterthought: i shouldn't have taken that extra Rs 50(from the samosawala). i will donate this Rs 50 in parts whenever possible before next diwali...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
the perfect meditation or a total mental block !
for the past one month, i have not got a single good idea! forget 'good', not even 'any' idea. i don't know why, but my mind just doesn't feel like applying itself. i had to write someone a letter. (that someone is somewhere in maharashtra.) so, yesterday when i sat down to write the letter, i just sat still. i sat still for almost an hour! and my mind didn't have ANY idea. no flying ideas, not even any 'out-of-topic' ideas! i just stared into the blank page before me. no, i was not sleeping with my eyes open! i was totally awake. but nothing came to my mind. it must have been a perfect meditation! i guess thats how all spiritual gurus tell us to do meditation.
while in pune, i had joined a yoga course. my 'batchmates' there included a piece from every section of the society... working professionals, housewives, retired people, fat people, thin people, even one foreigner used to attend the classes. i was the only teenager there. the instructor had taught us meditation as "clear your mind -let all the present thoughts pass-let your mind be free from any thoughts-hold onto this state-breathe normally....." at that time, i used to wonder how can anyone's mind be "free from any thought" as that itself would constitute a thought! then i used to lie there just looking at other people's expressions while they were 'clearing their minds'. it was really funny! it looked as if the instructor had told them to "clear your throat-blow out your nose"! i used to really enjoy myself during that one hour. today i realised that i accidently practiced meditation. that too, to the perfection! not a single thought in an hour! really amazing... only i hope that this does not happen to me again soon...
while in pune, i had joined a yoga course. my 'batchmates' there included a piece from every section of the society... working professionals, housewives, retired people, fat people, thin people, even one foreigner used to attend the classes. i was the only teenager there. the instructor had taught us meditation as "clear your mind -let all the present thoughts pass-let your mind be free from any thoughts-hold onto this state-breathe normally....." at that time, i used to wonder how can anyone's mind be "free from any thought" as that itself would constitute a thought! then i used to lie there just looking at other people's expressions while they were 'clearing their minds'. it was really funny! it looked as if the instructor had told them to "clear your throat-blow out your nose"! i used to really enjoy myself during that one hour. today i realised that i accidently practiced meditation. that too, to the perfection! not a single thought in an hour! really amazing... only i hope that this does not happen to me again soon...
Saturday, October 4, 2008
NostalJOGia...
dear blog
yesterday, i went to the ground for a jog. it has been a long time since i last jogged. during these summer hols, i was in delhi, at my bhua's place. their colony, true to its name, inspires sporting spirits into all its residents. a wide road encircles the colony. the quiet road, with big, green trees on either side, makes a very soothing frame especially in the evening. On THAT road i used to jog.
the whole road made a lap of about 2.5 Kms. but while jogging on it, the distance just didn't seem to register itself in my body. i could keep jogging on it the whole evening! in the evening, the many other people also used to walk/jog there. most of them took clockwise laps. i used to go anticlockwise. that way, i got to see their faces twice in a round.(ya.. my speed was about the same as theirs.) each face carried a different expression. some faces wore a smile the whole round. it was as if they too were enjoying themselves on that scenic road. some faces took deep breaths. they used to exhale so heavily that i could hear them approaching me around the blind turns! then there were some totally calm faces. it seemed as if they were feeling the cool air grazing their skin. also, there were some faces from whose expression it seemed as if they were completing some punishment. Most of the faces in this category also wore earphones. i wondered which songs they were listening to.
so, everyday when i jogged, i used to encounter the same faces. everyday they used to wear the same expressions. possibly even mine was the same everyday on seeing them! yesterday while i was jogging, all those faces came back to me again. it seemed as if i was jogging in delhi. although there was no face which i particularly liked, those faces keept appearing before my eyes in every lap. i think i experienced nostalgia for the first time today.
after completing five rounds, i pledged to myself to jog everyday. but today, i didn't go, thanks to a very busy schedule. i pledge again, today, to go for a jog everyday...(read "if i feel like jogging, i will think about it.")
yesterday, i went to the ground for a jog. it has been a long time since i last jogged. during these summer hols, i was in delhi, at my bhua's place. their colony, true to its name, inspires sporting spirits into all its residents. a wide road encircles the colony. the quiet road, with big, green trees on either side, makes a very soothing frame especially in the evening. On THAT road i used to jog.
the whole road made a lap of about 2.5 Kms. but while jogging on it, the distance just didn't seem to register itself in my body. i could keep jogging on it the whole evening! in the evening, the many other people also used to walk/jog there. most of them took clockwise laps. i used to go anticlockwise. that way, i got to see their faces twice in a round.(ya.. my speed was about the same as theirs.) each face carried a different expression. some faces wore a smile the whole round. it was as if they too were enjoying themselves on that scenic road. some faces took deep breaths. they used to exhale so heavily that i could hear them approaching me around the blind turns! then there were some totally calm faces. it seemed as if they were feeling the cool air grazing their skin. also, there were some faces from whose expression it seemed as if they were completing some punishment. Most of the faces in this category also wore earphones. i wondered which songs they were listening to.
so, everyday when i jogged, i used to encounter the same faces. everyday they used to wear the same expressions. possibly even mine was the same everyday on seeing them! yesterday while i was jogging, all those faces came back to me again. it seemed as if i was jogging in delhi. although there was no face which i particularly liked, those faces keept appearing before my eyes in every lap. i think i experienced nostalgia for the first time today.
after completing five rounds, i pledged to myself to jog everyday. but today, i didn't go, thanks to a very busy schedule. i pledge again, today, to go for a jog everyday...(read "if i feel like jogging, i will think about it.")
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