On Reading

We were having a workshop in school about 10 years ago. At the beginning of the workshop the instructor asked us, "If I give you 86400 everyday where would you spend it?"

My answer without even a moment's hesitation was, "Books! Books! Books!" It has not changed much till date.

You see, he later 'revealed' that 86400 is the number of seconds in a day, and I would gladly spend every single one of it on reading! With maybe a little writing and a little cooking thrown in!

Pictures That Tell Stories

I was the official photographer today at our department event and I realised when I click pictures spontaneously, they are for a story and not the composition per se. So if I see something and I have words in my mind that will capture that moment perfectly I will immediately capture that picture, whatever the light, shadows, proper composition or not.

I guess its a little off-beat from regular photography, but to me the moment has told me a story that I just want to share as best as I can...

Possibilities

Possibilities are always there. Sometimes they are just camouflaged very well.

Sometimes...

... it is only when you stop and breathe do you realise how fast you have been going...

A Humbling Experience

Today I had a very humbling experience in the Developmental Paediatrician's office at the NGO I am interning with.

I saw that people hold onto hope, even if it is a flicker of so against hard facts, as if their lives depend on it; their sanity seems to do for sure. And doctors when they give their diagnoses, have to help people loosen their grip over this hope and accept the truth. And they do so in such a graceful and sensitive manner, day in and day out, without losing their sanity.

I have always respected doctors and the healing profession a lot. After today I have newfound levels of respect for it!

Pushing Your Creativity

Kids are not only creative by themselves but they also push you to be creative. When doing or planning something for kids, you have to as innovative as possible and find new ways to do the same old things to engage them in it.

Take a toddler's mother who has to find new ways to make eating the same food everyday (there are really limited options in toddler food!). Think of a school teacher who has to find new ways everyday to teach the age-old Science and Maths lessons to his or her young students. Imagine the number of bed time stories grandmothers have to have in their repertoire to please their grandchildren.

Kids do help you realise how creative you can be. Maybe it will turn out to be more than you ever thought yourself to be! 

Dream On, Live On

The words of my blog post You're Human, You're Alive have been playing around in my head for the past three days and I have added some more words around it to create a song that I would love to put to a tune to if I knew how to better than what I do now! Here is how it reads:

Dream on...
Live on...

Find your song. Sing!
Find your rhythm. Dance!
Find your wings. Fly!
Find your colours. Create!

You love. You laugh.
You live, You cry.
You hope. You feel.
You pay. You play.

Time goes by anyway...

So...

Dream on...
Live on...