MNIK--A journey within..

Sometimes-it becomes agonizingly difficult for us to keep up to the pace at which the world around is changing. We have no option but to run and run and run.... Destination is no more the aim, it's being in the race which has become our prime goal.. And sometime while in the race we realize we might have defeated many but we have somewhere lost ourselves and suddenly there's no way back.. Not once did we stop earlier to think if what we were doing is leading us to some destination or were we just like the dogs that run and bark after the cars never knowing what they want? My Name Is Khan is one such journey which tells us just how important is the destination and how useless is a journey without an intention..

It inspires us to start a journey with a goal however difficult that might be.. Our protagonist dreams and dreams BIG and shows us how important it is to plan our route..

This film acts as a reality check.. It's high time we introspect and take ourselves to a position where we can justify all our actions.. Our heart should tell us we are good people and that we are not into anything bad.. Taking stands based on communal loyalty is not something that should be tolerated in any way whatsoever..

One life is all we have to leave our imprints on the sands of time and we should make it worthwhile.. Like the protagonist of the story we should not be deterred by the difficulties in the path of truthfulness.. Success is so much sweeter when it comes under adversary..

Human emotions are drying up and religion-divide is what has been ruling our minds for so many years now.. The newer generation is definitely much more progressive but this is a kind of cancerous disease that needs to be treated soon before we all fall prey to it.. It's time when we stop dividing people on the basis of whom they fold and bow their heads before.. If not now then this could lead to catastrophic results in the not so distant future.. No more should we pay heed to those who are trying to differentiate us on these terms..

Finally I would like to thank Karan Johar for giving us such a beautifully crafted film with such a strong message that is so much needed at the moment.. Pinching our emotional nerves at the right place he has told a story that will live with us for quite a long time..And of course my heartiest congratulations to King Khan for making us believe once again in kindness and innocence.. Your portrayal of the character has inspired us no end.. Thank You for connecting us to our souls....

simply Sachin!!

7th August,1989....I was born....15th November,1989....Sachin was born..He is writing history and I am writing His Story!!
Cricket to me till today has always been just Sachin..He is out and all my interest in the game is over..Yeah,it might not be the perfect sign of a cricket buff but I can't help(like many others)..He has influenced me in so many ways that it all starts and ends with him..
There have been so many different columns and articles regarding him completing 20 years of international cricket.. But most of them ended discussing how talented he was from his childhood and how he has scaled every cricketing peak over the past two decades..Now,these are things that any average cricket lover also knows by heart..So, there's no point in discussing that..
I just wanna share my thoughts on the influence that he has had on me and billions of other people's lives..
The year '89 had so many things happening in it--The Berlin Wall fell,there was tension brewing in the J&K,a shirtless star was born in Bollywood,etc..But nothing greater than Sachin happened..Nope,not even the Berlin Wall united as many people as this boy did!! Such was his charisma,his presence that the entire world waited for him with baited breath..he has held our attention from the very first day,and continues to do so..different times,different reasons for gluing on to him..First time we wanted to see how can a 16 year old do what he was doing and now 20 years down we are wondering how can a 36 year old do what he is doing!! Such is he..

Bunking schools and classes to watch him bat has been one of the most loved memories of childhood..And then if he was out for a low score all hell broke loose..My Mum had a horrible time trying to stop my unending tears..And then started the wait for the next match and the next century!! And how he has made me cry hundreds of times and then paid off my wait with centuries almost those many times!!

My childhood is incomplete without him..Every evening I used to try and copy his shots..the way he lifted his bat..the way he played those checked drives and all..and then after some years I realised all is waste..I can never be like him..He is ONE and will remain so..
We all have our favourite stars and then the ones whom we don't like..but in Sachin's case everybody loves him..Those who didn't initially they also started to like him because you can ignore someone for 1 year,5 years,10 years but that's it..You can't ignore someone for two decades!!
He has changed the way we look at sports..He has taught us the work ethics of a Genius..

Every single person of the country remains glued to the TV set while he is at the crease..The silence at the temples across the country on Shivratri of 2003 was to be seen to be believed..India was chasing Pakistan in WC and the Boy Wonder was as usual doing miraculous things!! Suddenly it was proved that for us he was more important than God Himself..

I can continue and go on and on and on..But.......Let's just pray he keeps us entertained the way he has done for many more years to come and may he has good health and continue to rule the world..Hail Sachin!!!!

SIMPLE THINKING!!

Life unlike what many people think is quite a long journey..to pass 70 years that an average person lives is quite a tough task as many people at some point or the other might have felt..the hardships that come along the way are often extremely difficult to tackle and that is when life seems like a long journey..its only when the time is good that we feel that life could have been a bit longer but wishing so we forget the longer it will be the more will be the number of problems that will arise!!
here comes the trick to live life--keep it simple..avoid complications..it's easier said than done and is related directly to a person's nature..nothing much can be done about it..but we can always see around us that the ones who are happy are the ones who have complicated their lives the least..
by reducing complications I don't mean that avoiding people or bypassing problems should be the aim..it simply means that if there is a problem their must be a solution to it..so instead of banging our head against the wall thinking of what to do or not it's better if we can calmly sit and think..it's often that the solution is next to us but we were searching it all over..this might sound a complete shit to many..but just try it out once..trust me it works!!
often thinking straight helps us solve quite a lot of problems..and again there are times when we brood about what happened in the past or about something that was not fair..but brooding over it simply makes us unhealthy..fine,I agree some things do hurt us and we are bound to be affected by it but if we try even a little bit to forget and live life with a smiling face,most of our problems would vanish..
and if all fails and we are unable to cope up with our problems then just have faith in yourself and HIM..all will be fine over a period of time....thinking about HIM is extremely simple and really helps us in facing tough situations..
So,just think simply and you'll find your problems vanish like smoke in the air..:-)