Love is a verb...

Dear friends & well wishers,

I liked this title, its not originally mine but its beautiful and true. 

I came across a very beautiful short video that made me to rethink about how true and honest actions speak volumes.

I belong to an era when family members & friends seldom used to say 'I love you' to each other but nobody felt the need exactly. It was too obvious in the actions: Husband and wife used to live for each other and family; Parents used sacrifice their sleep and privacy for the sake of their children; Siblings used to sacrifice their favourites for each other; Friends used to get scolded for their friend's sake. These are some of very simple examples I could think of right now. I won't say that there was a rosy picture all around but somewhere 'LOVE' was more in actions than in words.

I appreciate that one should express his/her feelings but I also feel that actions however big or small make greater and long lasting impact on our heart.

I don't remember how many times my loving mother said those magical words but her countless efforts to make my sister's & my life happy are beyond description. She never expects anything from us neither in present nor in future. She just wants us to be happy wherever we will be. 

My simple father never said those words but he has never left any stone unturned to make any of our wishes true. It is so selfless and inspiring that I cannot even imagine how will I be able to do anything for him of that level. 

My sweet little sister has stood by my side through thick and thin of  life. She has always prayed and tried her best so that I always get the best in this world. She is the one whom I can trust my life.

My dear friends have always listened to my thoughts and feelings, no matter how stupid they sounded but they never made me to feel awkward. They always supported  and encouraged me. 

I am really thankful to God that He has bestowed me the best of relations in this world and He has proved it again by blessing me with new relations full of affection, care & honesty.

May God Bless Everyone!!!

Please take out 2 minutes and 22 seconds and watch this touching video. This video is about the relationship between a husband and his wife. I watched it multiple times and always found my eyes a bit moist by the end.

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/lifes-moments

With a grateful heart,

Pragati Soni

My blog: http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/philosophy/love-is-an-action-a-verb

That makes me complete...

Dear friends & well wishers,

Many things kept me busy in the past few months. I was going through a special phase in my personal & regular phase in my professional life. 

My life was going good. But since a few days I was feeling a bit incomplete as if something or things are missing from inside me. As if I have not done something crucial for my existence. This feeling of being incomplete was making me anxious.

It took me a few good moments to find out that what makes a person complete??? Is it money? But people can be contended with a decent amount of money also. Is it luxury? But luxury is also relative. Is it relationships? May be a bit. Is it all the senses and  body? Of course... But there must be something else, something more, something more than normal. 

Finally, I found it. A person is complete with his/her passion. Yes, without passion we are just mechanical people. Just taking breath and doing the normal mundane cores of our day today life. A passion is something that keeps us going even in the hardest phase of life when there is no hope left and inspire us to do the impossible.

A passion can be as simple as listening to music or to go on long wild expeditions; to help people by going extra mile or to sit in a room alone and reading a book; to run a movement to save trees or land or to try years to invent a medicine.

When I was kid, I used to wonder how can a person go to far away places, miles away from his families, exploring unknown oceans just to discover a new land or sea route; how can a person spend entire life in a laboratory to invent a new element or the structure of DNA or something just to receive a Nobel price at the twilight of his life; how can a person renounce the worldly pleasures to help out poor or deprived...Now, I have the answer...its the passion that keeps him/her moving despite discomfort, people's mockery or dejection and even danger.

Really, it is nothing but the passion of our freedom fighters that they fought for freedom despite of mortal dangers, it is the passion of many scientists that we have the cure of many deadly diseases; it is the passion of many geologists that we have the knowledge how our ancestors used to live; it is the passion of many astronomers that we could see what is outside our earth; it is the passion of many artists that we have beautiful architectures, paintings, sculptures and much more. 

A passion can be self-centric or affecting the mass of people but is definitely something thatdrives us and makes us feel complete.

I know what makes me feel complete and hope we all know that.

Warm regards,

Pragati Soni

Living a passionate life...

http://www.speakingtree.in/public/spiritual-blogs/seekers/philosophy/that-makes-me-complete?track=cntshem