Sunday 6 December 2015

Pune- City With Peace

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I love to drive and without any doubt I can say that Pune is one such city where I love sitting behind the wheel. The roads here are really awesome and the traffic is well maintained. People here follow traffic rules, which make it easy for anyone to drive/ride. There are plenty places around Pune, where I love driving to. I even love driving to Hinjewadi during rush hours and one the main reasons for it is the way traffic is maintained. People here are also very helpful and can help you with the routes when you drive to a new place.

There are various places around Pune, which you can visit. Being an outdoor kind of person, I like to drive to those places on weekend. The weather in Pune is also really nice, which makes going out and exploring new places a real treat.
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The city is also designed quite well. I am relatively new to the city but still I can drive my way to various places without much of a hassle. Connectivity to different places is also really nice. I can get out of my house without any worries pertaining to routes. The city also has pretty good connectivity to metro cities through different highways like Pune-Mumbai highway, Pune-Bangalore highway etcetera. If you are among those who love city life and appreciate peace then this place is perfect for you.

City and its people are open to accept individuals coming from different states. They understand their problems and are always ready to offer help. Local individuals are also helpful and would give you tips, so you don’t have any bad experience. The place where I live in Pune has many individuals belonging to IT, which makes it easier for me to connect to them. The individuals here do understand the fact that you belong to different city/state and help you with the cities culture. It is easy to connect to individuals in this city. If you ever get a chance to visit Pune, do visit and fall in love with the mesmerizing city. You will love its culture and its people.


Saturday 5 December 2015

Rava Laddus- Sweet Round Happiness

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I still remember the time when my mom used to make Rava Laddus for me. It was one of those few sweets, which I used to eat at that time. My taste has changed since, but my love for Rava Laddus has only escalated. Whenever I would go home, I ask my mom to make laddus and would also bring few with me. Even my friends have now grew fond of laddus. Whenever I would go home they wait for me to come back just for those laddus.

I love to cook and have managed to host and prepare few dinner dines at my place. Knowing how to cook has enabled me to serve myself and others some dishes that light up the taste buds. I observed my mom and learned from her how to make my favorite dish. Well I did screw up a little at the start but finally managed to savor myself with my favorite dish. Here is the recipe for my favorite dish, Rava Laddus.

Ingredients

1.    200 grams of Rava
2.    20-22 pellets of Sugarfree Natura
3.    50 grams of Khoya
4.    3-4 Table spoon of Ghee
5. 50 grams of dry fruits (Almond, raisin, pistachios and cashew)
6.    2-3 Cardamom
7.    3-4 Strings of saffron

Method

Step 1 - Take Rava in a pot and add ghee in it, now mix them thoroughly
Step 2 - Take some water in a large container (it can be cooker or any large container)
Step 3 - Put the pot used for step 1 in the large container
Step 4 - Now turn on the flame and let the water boil for 15-20 minutes and also cover large container with a lid
Step 5 - After 15-20 minutes open the lid of the container
Step 6 - Take out the mixture of pot into a bowl
Step 7 - Now add powdered khoya, SugarFree Natura, dry fruits, cardamom and saffron strings into the mixture
Step 8 - Mix the contents well
Step 9 - Make ball shapes from your mixture, size of the ball depends on you
Step 10 - Garnish the laddus with pistachios and savor the taste of the round happiness

Serving

You can serve plain rava laddus or can even offer munching or glass of milk with same
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I have shared this recipe with few of my friends and now they impress their loved ones with the sweet taste of Rava laddus.
This recipe is quite simple and pretty straight forward. It is the best recipe for bachelors to prepare. There are also few other dishes that I can serve but recipe for those some other time.
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Thursday 19 November 2015

A Great Teacher

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Made of great is something that as per my concern is not just about making great changes or organizing candle marches or changing displays on Facebook. A person who makes change in a single person’s life is made of great for that individual. When I was a kid I read a story about a guy strolling down the beach and throwing starfishes back into the sea. A guy asked him there are thousands starfishes on the beach, so how throwing one or two into the sea would make a difference. The reply was simple and straight forward from the guy. He picked up a starfish and threw it back into the sea and said “I made difference to that starfish”. For that starfish and for the individual who was witnessing it other guy was a person made of great.

It just takes a simple act and simple thought to do something. It might seem real trivial to many but for some it may be life changing. One such individual whom I got in touch was my faculty in my engineering college. He was polite and very generous. He was friendly and had great knowledge about the subject. Even during the free lectures he can be seen googling or reading something that interested him. But one thing was sure that he was not a book worm. He was just passionate about the subject. My branch was electronics and communication and the subject my faculty used to teach me was Electronic Circuits. He has real good knowledge about the topic both theoretical and practical.

My friends and I spoke to him about a lot of things apart from the studies. He once shared his life story. He did engineering from one of the reputed college of the state and even had offer to work in one of the IT giants, but he turned it down. He wanted to something in the field of electronics and wanted to go in research field. He joined college and even worked hard on his electronics knowledge. He used to study extremely hard and have read many books from cover to cover.  

He had made projects for students while he was preparing for GRE (Graduate Record Exam). He made robots for competitions and those have won championships. He prepared for GRE but as the luck would have it, his father met with an accident and a lot of savings went for his treatment. His financial condition got dire and he decided to take tuitions but soon realized that the money will not be enough. He applied in my college and got the job. He taught us and few other classes and used to prepare for GRE side by side. He gave GRE and passed with the flying colors. He has got his paper published in few international journals. He would be going to pursue his dream to do his research in his field of interest once his father recovers completely. He got 100% scholarship for his PhD. Right now he is working with an NGO and teaching under privileged students on weekends. He did something for himself and making changed into life of others’ too. Now for that is the person made of great.

It was his hard work and the will to go on and attitude to not give up on dream that inspired me. I loved the way he carried himself after achieving so much. He never showed off of his knowledge. He never insulted any student who didn’t know the answer. It is because of him I learned how to carry myself and how to work for dreams. I always wanted to work in a big good company firm and now I am here working with one.


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Wednesday 18 November 2015

Made Of Great- My Friend


What is great and how can a person become great? Is it providing food to the needy for a day or it is about taking a step to improve the condition of the needy? People do not become great with just their hard work to reach a goal. Achieving a goal cannot always be equated to being great. There are individuals who have set goal as passing in the unit tests or passing their school examinations. Once that goal is achieved, what does that person has to achieve in life. His goal has been realized. If realizing goal can make someone great then I guess every individual is great. For some reaching office on time is goal while for some losing weight is a goal. The goals that are mentioned are short term goals. If a person has set a goal with vision and working passionately to reach that goal and even after achieving the goal he is working relentlessly to not lose that position that he/she has achieved then that is a great person.
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People always forget that it is not just about achieving something it is about achieving and staying there at there with the achievement at that pedestal. Winning race is fine but it is about continuously winning.
There is a beautiful quote by Aristotle
 
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
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 Great individuals are the ones who seek excellence and make it a habit. With their self-belief and determination they achieve something that is great and become great. Great men have vision and that is what separates them from others and they are called truly made of great. One of my friends is one of those individuals whom I consider as someone who is truly made of great. He is right now undergoing training in OTA Chennai. Yeah he is in army.
It was his dream to join defense services. He has that never say die attitude which has made him what he is today. He got selected in his 7th attempt for SSB. His perseverance finally paid off and he is where he always wanted to be. He is national champion in horse riding and has won two national titles for same. He is not just good with the horses he is great with them.
He has merged his two passions to make a life out of it. He had that vision to foresee and plan. He joined army and is now getting trained by the Army. He never quit at any point of his preparation and his goal was not just a mere mile stone. His goal was how he wanted his life to be and he achieved it with his hard work and continues to work hard to live that goal that he has set.
It is the passion and the will to achieve what he has aimed for, which drives him. He had that zeal and with the constant effort without getting disheartened he achieved what he truly deserved. Being friends with him has also taught me how to be more disciplined and how to enjoy what we do. It is because of him that I learned what truly never say die attitude means and what it mean when we say truly made of great.
I did my MBA with great score and now working in a good company. I learned a lot from him and can boldly he is the person really made of great. By the way his name is Yashowardhan Dwivedi.
 
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Tuesday 20 October 2015

Live together feel forever

When someone ask me why we need to live together and why we cannot live alone as we are born alone and we will die alone; only thing comes in my mind is my first social science lesson “Man is a social animal”. It’s not about living together or alone makes any difference but it’s the feeling of togetherness which creates the difference.

Feeling togetherness with your close ones amid of natural beauty is a memory which imprints forever. Being true to my aforesaid statement about man being a social animal, I proclaim myself to be one of those animals. And I also have my share of togetherness. It was not long back when I felt this awesome feeling of togetherness. I am in Mumbai for last 10 months and just like all other central region guy I began my stay in Mumbai from hating the city and now I am completely in love with it. After roaming city in day light, we all decide to have a night out at Marine drive.  After attending a farewell party we proceed to our destination and nature starts playing his part.

From a dry windy day to a heavy drizzling night, we taste the mood swing of nature and to be very honest I was enjoying the rain. It was making me feel alive. We reached Marine Drive at 9.30 completely drenched with a wind blowing across us. Many of us give up the idea of the spending the night as they were afraid of the thundering and rain. While on the other hand I was oblivion to this discussion. For me it was me, sea, rain and wind. Suddenly I heard a beautiful song sung by Lata Mangeshkar ji “Ajeeb Dasta hai ye” I turned around and saw my friend is singing it. Unlike the other friends who were busy in cracking jokes and making plans to return she was quite serene.  Her eyes were glued to the sea where all we can see was black water getting blue for a fraction of second when lightning reflects on sea surface. She was singing flawless.

Instead of making her realize that I was noticing her signing I started singing slowly with her (it was because I don’t want add my 8th note to her 7 note music). I knew the lyrics of songs she was singing and then we keep on singing old songs which not only have in depth lyrics but also posses mesmerizing melody. One of our friend was having no clues about the songs we were singing but she was also enjoying (it was due to the fact she was listening my friend’s voice not mine). We finally ended our small singing session with my all time favorite song “Mera Kuch Saman”.
Though she is a very good friend of mine we never share any personal stuff with each other and in fact neither we spoke about this moment as well. When we were signing the songs while looking the endless sea I literally forgot who are sitting around me and where I am seating. People say if you are feeling togetherness you do not have time for yourself and for me the time we spent at Marine drive singing melody I was feeling togetherness but I was giving time to myself.  At last I just want to say thanks for my friend Rashmi to make that moment special with her awesome singing and making sure no one heard me singing. Stay blessed always.  

Monday 7 September 2015

Moving on After a Relationship

It has been exactly 3 years 6 months after my broke up, and I can still feel her presence.  Sometimes I think what went wrong between us. We had fights before break ups as well but all of them were ended on sweet notes. With her, my hobbies are also gone. I am no longer a person who is crazy for reading and writing. In fact, I am now a confused pre-occupied soul. I am not afraid to try the other person but still I am not letting anyone to enter in my life. Whenever I sense the similar warmness from the other girls, I tend to move away from them. Is it me who is not letting other entering in my life or actually the other girls are not in my liking zone. 

Recently I came to know that she is engaged and now busy in posting her updated happy relationship photos on Facebook. Thank god, she is not in my list. After my broke up I was complacent with the fact that now she can search her Mr. right but after checking  the guy’s profile I am a bit shocked as  the girl still doesn’t improve her taste. While I was stalking, her recent updates I was recalling every late night planning that we used to do and trust me nothing is going as per our plans. Is that what she was looking for? I don’t know about the rest of the details but still I hope whatever she wants in her life that guy should give her (not at all a sentimental broken heart statement just a genuine wish for the one who once used to be my someone special).

Close friends are asking me to move on as she did but frankly speaking, I do not understand what they mean by moving on. Is going in relationship with some other person is definition of move on.  If it is so then they are right but if it is something else then they are not. I already moved on and now I need companion rather than girl friend and until the time I do not find her, I will not be doing hit and trial.  Moving on for me is more to do with controlling feelings, which you have for the other one, rather than moving in relationship with other. If you were a part of broken relationship then don’t be scared to move in relationship with other (that doesn’t imply that you can go with anyone, just give sometime to person and then decide).


I have heard people proclaiming that they will remain single entire life as they cannot love other person and I did not find any logic behind it. With due respect to your feelings I just want to say just give someone special place and trust me if you like her as a friend and he/she care and respect you then don’t bother,  they will make you love them. It is just about being open for everyone without compromising your comfort. So, just move on after a relationship by keeping the reasons of failure and once you find the person making effort to be with you, give him/her a chance, they will never leave you. 

Wednesday 19 August 2015

Thats all I have

After long toiling day at work
No respite what so ever
Went to light-less street

Like a leaf, wind
Tries to blow me
Empty hands of mine
Missing the warmness

Came back to a dark room
With tears in eyes
Thats all I have
Thats all I used to....



Saturday 15 August 2015

In Between Dreams and Necessity

In life what we want is nothing but the desires molded into needs. If I want to have an expensive phone or car then I am just simply making it a necessity.  Why we do such thing?  I mean why we can’t simply admit the fact that it’s our desire.  I have no answer for this question.

I am simply awestruck by the fact that I am constantly doing it since I came to know about desires. Is desires are really bad? Every time I read some spiritual post I got this life mantra “don’t desire much be happy with what you have” and just like the other readers I also think that reason for my desolation is my desire.  With my best efforts I am trying to suppress my desires for the happiness and trust me I am not really very happy with what I have. I am not blaming anyone (including myself) for what I have but yes I am not 100 percent satisfied with what I have. Be it a job or vehicle or watch or phone or any other materialistic thing, I just simply not satisfied with it.

As I write it earlier as well that I am suppressing my desires to be happy but the truth is I am not really happy it just helps me to accept the things I have. But really do I buy stuffs to accept (as I am buying means I have accepted it) or do I buy it for happiness. I am not at all saying that this approach of being happy with what you have is not good or it should not be practiced but yes I have started to believe that desires also plays crucial role in changing life. If Ashoka was complacent then he would not  have such a large kingdom or if Sachin was complacent after breaking Hanes and Gavaskar’s record for most number of centuries in ODI and test format then he would not be the first person score 100 centuries in international format. With these examples I am simply putting forward the thought that desire is necessary in life and all you need to do is to make a perfect combination of both. You cannot desire for everything (obviously everyone wants a king’s thrown) but you can simply have a separate list of desire. Don’t mingle it with necessity as it will make you sad (if you don’t fulfill it). I am not having enough experience to propound this theory but till now this is what I am adopting. I am giving 100 percent for my desires and yes it is significant part of my life.  If you have any opinion/advise for me then please comment on the post. I will be happy to read your response.


Sunday 1 March 2015

Self-reliant family guy

A gift from god to all people is family. There are very few things which you cannot even describe and out of those things one is family. Moment you born you are attached with the people whom you know only by touch and then they become part of your life. If you are not one those guy who loves to be with the family then just start spend a week with your family members and respect their choices. I bet you cannot leave them after that week.




In the process of being a matured Man from a kid I learnt a lot or I would say my family teaches me a lot. I still remember the childhood when I always find myself in mess and was clueless about what will be next and then my parents solve my problems and I wondered what they did? Initially they taught you how to speak and then they taught you how to speak at right time. Being in a company with different peoples from different backgrounds I learnt one thing that the basic education that my family gave me is the most important one. Just because of that I am now able to adjust in different situations and also people who are completely strangers to me starts believing me.
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Whenever my mom ask me to buy a packet of bread in the childhood I felt  like the most responsible and trusted person as my mom chose me over my younger brother and once I grew up my mom ask me to do different things which requires more responsibility and maturity. While I was excited to get new responsibility and authority I completely ignored the fact that bread packet was now in my brothers hand in the similar manner he also become matured.

There is no class like family room and there is no teachers like your parents. Whenever I feel down and out or whenever I had a doubt in my own abilities my father always encourage me to work more. No matter it was my first back in engineering or my first stock market loss my father always encourage me to better. Just because of him now I am confident enough to start my life at any point of life.

Stress, nervousness, depression these kinds of words are not in my dictionary and the only reason for it is because of family. They always teach me the way to solve  the problem. As my mom says no problem is big you make it big by ignoring it and hence it is really necessary to pay attention to that problem initially and you will avoid chaotic situations. Now I am in the city of dreams without my family I know how much I miss them. I wait for the third weekend of the month (on which I usually go to my home town) and those two days recharged me till I re-visit my family. If you are feeling a bit apart from your family or you are lacking in self-belief then be with your family. I bet that you will become a completely transformed person after meeting them. Please share your experience with me as I want to hear how you feel to be with your family and how you become a self-reliant man from an immature kid. 

Tuesday 17 February 2015

Toddler's Bed Time Rituals

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Babies are really innocent and are our special darlings. We love to take care of them. They make our life complete. That feeling of becoming a parent is something that can never be compared to any other thing in the whole universe. Becoming a parent does come with a lot of responsibilities. One of the main problems that parents face is not able to pick on signals or hints that baby gives. Sometime the reasons are as obvious as a cry for hunger while other times it can be just for no reason just to seek attention. The more time we spend with our babies the more we understand them. Our ways of making them smile and giving them an experience of the world gets interesting day by day. Even getting our little ones to sleep is something that develops into a ritual.

When my little one was actually too little I used to sing lullaby to him and used to make various weird voices to make him laugh. He used to actually laugh out loud (LOL) at those times and then as the day passed it become more of a habit for me to do the same stuff and watching him laugh. He would even try to speak when I would make those weird voices and it was all fun.

When he got a little older I used to act stupid and make him laugh. I would involve him in the act and he would enjoy it and actually he would get tired of laughing and then sleep soundly for the night. I even remember the time when he got a sick but used to smile when I used to act like that. I would even hold his hands and make him dance and he would totally enjoy it.

When he got a little older I would make a new story every day and narrate it to him and he would listen to it quietly and would try to communicate in his own language. I would ask him about his day and what he did all day and he would make various sounds trying to narrate everything happened throughout the day. He loved talking and I could sense it in the way he responded when I used to talk with him.

When he got a little older I started taking him out for a stroll with me and he would enjoy it. He would experience new things every day and loved going on strolls. Many a times he would want to be out only and would cry if we brought him back to home. Then we used to talk to him and say “Okay, five minutes more and then it would be sleep time”. He learned what it meant and when we reached home he would fall sleep without any trouble on most of the days.


There was one thing which was common in all these rituals it was the diaper. We would make him wear the diaper which will not make him sick and keep him dry throughout the night. If you did something interesting before your baby’s sleep then do mention it in the comment section below. 

Monday 16 February 2015

If I Will Be Befikar Umar Bhar

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We all have worries and tensions in life. Many of us have a to-do list but we never get chance to complete that list. We have a lot of things that we want to do but our commitments and worries hold us back. How awesome it would have been if we had all the freedom to pursue our goals and dreams. Spare a thought about the time when there would be no worries and we could pursue what you would like to pursue. I have spared a thought for the same and these are the five things I would love to indulge into if I had no worries in life.

A World Tour

I guess this one would have found its place in almost every individual’s to-do list. I would love to explore new places and meet new people. Knowing their culture and their ways of life has always intrigued me. Watching all the different customs of different lands on television has always intrigued me to experience it on my own. Their philosophy and outlook towards life is also one of the things that I would really love to know and get knowledge of. Being a foodie I would also love to explore signature dishes of various lands.

Cross Country Bike Ride

I would love to purchase a bullet classic first and then go for a cross country bullet ride. I would love to ride at high altitudes where only some of the finest riders venture. Exploring small villages and being close to nature and witnessing the beauty of India on bike is an experience that I would love to have. Great stories will be told and great memories will be made. Mapping a country like India with such a great diversity, on bike will surely be one of the things I would love to indulge in.

Each One Teach One

I have seen people struggling in life because of not knowing various avenues that are open to them. Teaching individuals of various ages from rich to poor in the same classroom is one of the things I would definitely love to do. There are many parents who don’t know English and want to learn English to operate Smartphone and to use Internet. Imparting them knowledge of basic level English would be of great help for them. In the same way teaching kids of street vendors how to have a respectable job.

Animal Welfare

I love animals. I just love to play with stray dogs and have nursed birds to make them fly. Taking a step forward and helping them is something I would love to do. Adopting and fostering strays and also funding for the various surgeries that various pets go through. There are zoos which lets you adopt a animal from them and I would love adopt a vulture from one of the zoos.

Join Politics

Being a reformist and uplifting the society. Society gives us a lot and giving it back and uplifting it is something I would really enjoy doing. Joining politics and making an effort to cleaning system is a thought that I would want to execute.

There are the five points that I would have on my to-do list. Now it depends on the future if I will be able to realize any or all. If you have some interesting list do mention it in the comment section below.
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Sunday 15 February 2015

My Valentine's Date With Asus Zenfone

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Yet another valentine week, much awaited moment for the lovers but what is there for the singles. No matter how much you are ignorant of this fact but deep down your heart you need a companion. The best way of avoiding this feeling is to be with someone you love and for me it is Asus Zenfone. When I bought this phone I wasn’t aware that this phone will fill emptiness of my life. Here are my reasons why this phone is my valentine - 

Brings Melody To My Ears 

No matter I am happy or sad my Asus always brings melody to my ears. Everyone loves to hear the voice of their valentine and for me it is the songs which is been played on my phone. With unmatchable voice quality I can feel the beats entering from ears to my hearts and leaving everlasting impression.

Everlasting Touch

It’s always a special feeling when you feel a gentle smooth touch on your finger tips and it is almost picturesque when you get smile after touching it. With a wide capacitive touch my phone never fails to provide me happiness when I touch it.

Brightens My World 

In the dark hours of midnight when you don’t have to cheer you up and you need someone to brighten your mood and for me it’s my Zenfone. I know it will never be irritated when disturbed when asleep. Moonlight glow makes my face light up as I scroll the menu to see the songs I love or through the pages of books I read.

Always Share My Lunch And Dinner

My phone never wants me to eat alone. With the news apps to the music apps it gives me perfect setting to every my supper. I love staring the screen for reading the latest news and reviews while having lunch. In the dark moment of night when I feel like eating something but don’t have the companion my phone never leaves me alone. With soothing tracks playing on the FM I can have my late night food with joy of checking my social media applications.

Never Leaves Me Alone 

No matter it’s a shiny day or a gloomy night my phone never leaves me alone. It always brings happiness to my face no matter I am happy or sad. It listens to me every time I turn it up. Unlike the other valentine it never gets mad at me no matter what. It captures the everlasting moments for me which brings happiness to me whenever I scroll.

Apart from these like a loyal companion it never entertains the one who tries to use it without my permission. Moreover, if you are not single then also this phone will be a must to have. Who say you can only get love from person. My Asus Zenfone is my love and I truly enjoy its company and that is why this is why my Asus zeofone is my valentine’s perfect date. #UnconditionalLove



Sunday 8 February 2015

The Darkest Hour Of The Night Is Just Before the Dawn

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Have you ever been in situation that you held on to a treasure trunk but found out that the lock on the treasure trunk was worth more than the trunk itself. Many a times it is about the shine that blinds us from seeing the full perspective. We never know what life has to offer us. There is one story that one of my friends told me.

It is a story that one of my friends told me. It was about his friend’s cousin named Rishabh. He was a hard working individual and was working in a good company. He was smart and talented and had very dynamic personality. He did not have any ego whatsoever of working in a big company and about his other traits which included wonderful writing skills, guitar playing skills. He was very generous and spoke to everyone with same respect.

The life was going fine for him but until the time his dad got paralysis. He was the only child of the family and had no option but to quit the job and return. He could not have taken his dad to the city where he was posted because the place was very alien to his mother and father both. He took care of his dad for couple of months and saw his and his parents’ saving disappearing from the bank accounts. The guy’s economic background wasn’t really good. His parents lived in a rented house and had no permanent roof above their heads.

The situation got dire because now there was no one earning bread for the family. He started pitching his resume but the response was negative. A lot of companies said they cannot afford his salary while others said they don’t work on the technology in which he has experience. He settled for the salary less than half of what he was getting paid. He worked hard but his boss wasn’t impressed with his work. His salary was slashed and when raised voice against it the boss’s instant reply was “You can leave if you don’t want to work at this salary”. The guy was frustrated and knew he was being exploited. His dad’s health was a little better but would still become critical couple of times in a month. His family told him to go back pursue his career but he read the truth in their eyes. They needed him and he did not wanted to turn his back on him at that this stage of their lives. They got little financial aid from their relatives but no one could help them beyond a limit.

One fine morning he got a call from his girl friend. She said she was getting married. His world fell apart. She said “I have waited for you to return and speak to my parents but now I know you cannot come back and I cannot wait longer, you should take care of your parents, someone will take care of me.”  He was broke and sat on knees crying on the footpath at night.

He tried to contact her several times but she did not return her call. His salary was again slashed but he could not speak a word because the recession has already hit and most of the companies in which he applied in the past, had fired good number of individuals.

The world started appearing meaner and darker to him. His father, although a little better in health still was on bed. His mother also became weak and would fall ill often. She would cry for spoiling her kid’s future and blame her on not able to earn. He would convince her and show her hope. He never shared anything that he had to go through at his job, nor did he tell her anything about his girl friend.

Life was almost stuck at the same place and he has been living the same way from past 2 years. He spotted an advertisement in the local newspaper for the post of writer. The pay was a little less than what he was getting paid but he knew a new slash in salary was round the corner. He gave the interview and was not selected. Couple of weeks later he got a call from the same company. They asked him if he was ready to work for them. He said yes quite happily but they told him that as he is not a professional with experience in writing they would not be able to offer him the same salary. He did not agree to that and left the office. While he was coming out of his office one of the employees of his office (in which he worked) saw him. He told about the incident to the boss. When he reached the office, the boss called him and insulted him and fired him.

He was again jobless and again the long search for the job was on. He searched for the job for few days and saw the advertisement for the position of writer in the same company where he said no. He mustered courage and reached the office and the interviewer soon recognized him. He just him one question are you ready to work and will be our loyal employ and was hired. He learned the various aspects of writing and got better at it. He picked up what was taught to him quickly. Within six months he got his first raise. Within a year he got his second raise and by the end of second year he was earning double of what he was earning the firm before it. 

His father’s health also improved. He started writing a blog of his own and made great efforts towards his work in the company. He also worked on his blog and kept on sharpening his writing skills.

He left the job and became a free lancer. He left the job on the good terms and met with his bosses quite frequently. He became guest writer for various blogs and earned a hefty amount from his own blog. He also opened a small company called the writer’s paradise. He now has 25 people working in his office. He also owns a house and car. His father is perfectly fine and happy to see his child’s effort paying off.

Indeed the darkest hour of the night is just before the dawn. #TheNight