Going forward

This year is going to end in a couple of days. Year, Month, Day are all measurements and indication of the  time. Time never waits for anybody, it keeps on going and moving on its own way. The time is given to everyone equally. It is how people use it and take it forward is important. 

It reminds me of a book titled "Jonathan Livingston Seagull - a story" by Richard Bach now. This book was referred to me by Mr. Kaushik, my friend and ex-colleague. Presently, he is a Risk Adviser and a Consultant. This is a very good book and everyone must read it. Like the hero Seagull, which is outcast for its trying and going against the crowd mentality, one must try, try, keep on trying and go to the next level in life.

It is time to make New Year Wish as we make every year !!! and I do not know how many people really try hard to make it happen !!! But, it is always nice to think about the bright future which everyone would love to enjoy !!!

I Wish All My Friends and Relatives and their Family and the one who reads this blog now a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year and May All Their Wishes Come True Very Soon !!!

Coming to my wish, among other things, I wish and hope GOD gives me the strength and ability to go for  long drives to visit the touristic/historic/untouched places in Tamilnadu to start with and expand to other places also !!! Let me see !!!

I thought it would be appropriate to mention few verses from Bhaja Govindam by Adi Sankaracharya about the passing of the time & uncertainty of life and the total surrender to the Divine for crossing this life.

Some quotes from Adi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam:

Punarapi Rajani, punarapi divasa                              Again and again this dark nights

Punarapi paksha, punarapi maasa                              Again and again this luster full days

Punarapyayanam, punarapi varsham                         Again and again these months and years

Tadapi na munjityasaamarsham.                                But pride and desire never leaves you forever.

Dhinamapi rajani, sayam pratha                                Daily comes the night, evening and morning

Sisira vasanthou punarayatha                                    The autumn and spring comes again and again

Kala kreedathi gachat yayu                                        every year, Time forever plays with life,

Sthadapi na munjathyasa vayu                                   But desire does not desert this body forever.

Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam                       Again and again one is born And again and again

Punarapi janani jatare sayanam                                 one dies, And again and again one sleeps in the 

Iha samsaare khalu dusthare,                                     mother's womb, Help me to cross, This limitless

Krupayaa pare pahi murare.                                      sea of Life, which is uncrossable, my LORD.