Tu hi Ram hai Tu Rahim hai....

Tu hi Ram hai Tu Rahim hai.. is a beautiful prayer. This prayer always reminds me of the morning assembly of a school in which I served for one year. I can always recapitulate a beautiful picture of tit-bits standing in a zig-zag line with joined hands and closed eyes, humming it. A beautiful scene it used to be. However, this prayer was actually nothing more than a rhyme or a song for the children as they hardly knew the meaning of it.

The meaning of this prayer is that God is one. It hardly makes any difference by what name or manner we remember Him. He is bound by no religion or cast. Even though, the teachers sing the prayer along and also know the meaning of it, but it has become just like a casual duty to be performed by them each day. So what’s the motive behind singing it?

It is always said that a teacher is an ideal for the students. And they are actually their role models. Often children are inspired by their parents and teachers. Children are just like clay and the joint effort of both teachers and parents can carve them into good human beings.

Sometimes I question myself, Am I really that role model? Am I putting an extra effort to inspire a child? I believe that just by singing the prayer, the feeling of fraternity, unity, harmony, love and care for each other are not going to inculcate in our children. So let’s first follow it ourselves and then encourage them to follow it.

Aastha

Fading Relations

We all want to lead a happy and prosperous life in this world. And we all share some wonderful relationships which further add colors in our life in one way or the other. Every relationship could be our parents, brother, sister or beloved, holds its own importance. We cherish these relationships. Our closest relations stand by us in any situation thick or thin. So we can say they are the colors of our life.

Normally colors fade with span of time or situation. But relationships never fade, instead they strengthen as we foster in life. This is just because of our faith and love for our relations. We always try to revive the relations to make them everlasting.

In the initial stages of any kind of relationships we never speculate about its fading. Instead we visualize a beautiful life ahead. Because the base of a relationship is love and love always appreciates. But these days the colors of relationships are also fading specially in accordance to over loved ones. This actually lasts, sometimes for couple of years, sometimes for couple of days.

Do we ever think why our relationships are becoming colorless? Why multiple break-ups and divorces are heard about? Was this the scenario ten years back? It means now a days relationships are just like clothes they will lose their color and grace with every wash.

I personally feel that the relationships of our previous generation are still colorful and alive. We can always find many old couples enjoying morning and evening walks, sharing their joys and sorrows. So let’s think: are they pretending? Are they bound to do that? Have they not ever faced any kind of problem in their life? I guess NO! They are behaving in such a manner because a beautiful color is still there in their life. And they learnt how to adjust, how to respect the differences. They actually know the appropriate meanings of love, faith, patience and sacrifice. Let’s do the same and enjoy a colorful life.
Aastha

Charity comes under Humanity

It is human tendency that he always thinks about himself. And it is not wrong to some extent. Because one has to think about oneself to survive in this world.

There is a well known proverb that “Charity begins at home”. Well, we all are aware that here home means our family and loved ones. And it is true that our family comes first. We all have some responsibilities and duties towards our family. We should also think in terms of the benefits of our loved ones.

I personally feel that these days this proverb is changed to “Charity begins from oneself”. As we are not bothering anyone. We only do what we feel like doing even ignoring the well being of our family and dear ones. We act according to our own sweet will that might hurt others. And hence are becoming selfish.

I don’t say that one should become selfless but one should not be selfish atleast. Also, being selfish is not a sin if and only if our selfish motive is not giving any harm to anyone. But if we know that our selfish motive will harm some one and could even spoil somebody’s life then fulfilling that motive is a sin.

My question is, is it that difficult to sacrifice? God has given all of us a heart and brain to feel and think, can’t we feel and act wisely! Sometimes our heart gives us a selfish answer then I think it is better to question our soul, which will definitely help us. We are human beings not animals! Well, folks think about it.


Aastha

Friends

Friendships are the gift to the man kind. The relation which we get in this world are blood related. But the only relationships which doesnot related to blood is friendship. Friendship has many forms and shapes. It is like water. If we pour the water into a jug it takes the shape of jug. If you pour the same water into a bowl it takes the shape o bowl. Sameway friendships will take different shapes and sizes according to our heart. Friendship gives pleasure to human beings. Where there is friendship then there will not be any sorrow. When you see a child laughing you will forget your sorrows for a second, sameway when you are with a friend you forget your sorrows.
Friendships crosses boundries.The world is rotating smoothly because of the friendly hearts in the world. it crosses boundries and share a mutual bonding of love. Friendships will take care of this entire world from problems. If we are friends then our countries will, when our countries are friends then there is not need of weapons. So take weapon named friendship and love and conqure the world with love.
Friendships saves life.Trusted true friendships never makes others down. it helps a lot to make friends to comeup from the situation. Friendships never expect anything in return for all its offering. It saves life without looking into situation.
Lets get friendship.Friends comes with friendships, They are the channel of love and affection. Friends are like child's heart which doesn't know wrong thinkings. When there is a friend with us we feel secure, happy, huge support, and comfortable which you can't get from others.
So Lets get some real friends in this world. And lets Be Friends.