This post is dedicated to the movie 'Fearless' which came on tv a few days back.. The movie starts of with a plane crash... half the plane is destroyed... the survivors are rushed to a hospital, where they recover from the trauma... but while the physical injuries heal, the scars of the mental trauma persist... like a woman who loses her baby in the crash.. or a guy who loses his ability to trust... but in their midst is a guy... our hero... who appears happy, untouched, who seems to have gained a new joy for life, who in a sense has become 'Fearless'.... he goes out on this quest to help the others get their lives moving again... he helps the lady... by showing her that saving her baby was near impossible in the velocity and sheer impact of the crash, by crashing his own car into a wall!...

So at this time ppl are in awe of the extent of his change... but then we are shown this flash-back going to just before the crash... the hero is seen sitting in the back half of the plane, when he sees this little boy sitting nervously in the front half of the plane... so to calm this kid, he goes and sits next to him... at this point the plane loses altitude n plummets.... the back half explodes mid-air and only the front half crashes into the ground...if he had been sitting in his own seat, he wouldn't have survived!... this turns out to be the reason why he is now 'Fearless'...

In our own lives, there come times which could destroy us, times which could've changed our lives... but something goes our way, somehow something goes right,  one second may have saved us, one which we all attribute to fate or luck or co-incidence...it has definitely happened to all of us... its just that some of us may not have realized it ... how exactly then, have we made use of this second chance?.... this second life?....  we should be living our lives to the fullest... enjoying every moment that we get... living without inhibiton or regret... thus becoming in essense 'Fearless'... 

One of the most inspiring movies you can ever get to see... Don't miss it:)...

Never be happy...

This realization took some time to get here...
Never be happy in whatever you do... once you are happy, you stop learning, you begin to stagnate... if ppl tell you you're doin a great job, tell them thanks, but no thanks, you aren't really helpin me rite now... you see never compromise in ur goal... if you settle for less than what you set out for, you will have even less than what you settled for... never accept incompetence.. habits are formed by deeds... no point in thinking it unless you are following it... if you start with one, soon it will become ur character... if ppl around u are incompetent screw them... never look at it halfway and tell yes thats a fine piece of work.. it looks very nice... sorry, but the truth is it looks lik shit... and only when you realize that, you can push yourself to where you really need to be...

Draft Messages

You know how people say, if there is a lot on your mind, you should write down your thoughts… and this will help clear your head, allowing your thoughts to flow smoothly… well, I tried for a bit and found it did work… except I didn’t always have a pen and paper, so I typed it on my phone and stored it in the drafts folder… after a while I also started storing stuff, random stuff which I thought should not be lost (stuff I read, stuff I heard which I wanted to remember)… Here are these messages….

P.S : the statements within[] are stuff I‘ve added so that the drafts make sense…

1. Mistakes happen for a reason… they tell you what you’ve done wrong so that u won’t repeat them… Today I made a mistake n learnt something… Never miss an opportunity to do something new… but live your life to win…
2. I’m glad I went to the fest… all this while I had this memory n only now my i have seen as to what my can be like, what my life will be like… thing is the past is the past and I cannot change it… but it will guide my future… Never miss an opportunity to do something new… and use the knowledge you’ve learnt to the fullest…
3. Peace of mind conserves valuable energy
4. People see great things in you… prove them right
5. Never let your guard down
6. Enjoy the peace and quiet… enjoy your youth… another one year and you won’t have them…
7. If you’re going to do something small or big, do it with all your resolve
8. [From a Chinese movie I saw on TV]…- this guy had to win a girl over… whatever he tried, he wasted no time thinking… once he knew what he had to do, he did it … he did not waste any time…even when he had to steal 30 shops, he did it in a single night… he didn’t wait…
9. Never lose faith in yourself or your decisions.
10. [Heard this in the OC]… follow what feels right… that should be reason enough
11. You don’t get the lines on your face by standing around doing nothing
12. [This I read in sacred space TOI ] … Do you know who the most important person in the world is… It is not some actress or cricketer… It is you… Your first duty is not to the world, it is to yourself… be fair to yourself
13. Only when the fire inside burns to destroy, all things will come to you…
14. Never hurry… Even when your jumping headfirst… even when its an emergency, use your head to think and then work towards it with conviction
15. Assess the situation… every situation…
16. Tread the path you are supposed to take … not the path someone else is taking… If you follow your path, you will be rewarded…
17. Everyone has problems more than what it seems… don’t ever judge that all’s well based on the exterior be’cos you can never know the real hardships they are going through, even though on the surface it doesn’t appear so…
18. “ What you choose not to do makes you who you are as much as what you choose to do” – The Twilight Players
19. We have given our today so that you may have a tomorrow – found inscribed at the Kumaon Memorial… a memorial dedicated to the soldiers who lost their lives defending the Indian border in the war against China
20. The most important lessons are the ones that are learnt through pain…
21. I have someone in my life I care about a lot… My lady… the chic who talks with wit… the girl I’m crazy about.... she’s one of the few people with substance and life…
22. You cannot change the past; you can only do justice by controlling the present…
23. Roar like the lion, never back away..
24. This I read in the newspaper... he who controls others is powerful but he who has mastered himself is mightier still…
25. You gain courage, strength, experience every time you stare fear in its face… always do what you think you cannot do…
26. 9 days without food or water, he still had the strength to walk… Stopping meant freezing to death… this was from a show ‘I can’t believe I’m alive’ on discovery where a guy walked for 9 days in freezing weather to get help for his wife and their baby…
27. (a) My best days are not behind me,. My best days are in front of me (b) Let things go (c) Unless those who are worthy step up, those unworthy will seize control…. my new year resolutions…
28. Do not hesitate… Never hesitate… Be decisive
29. Treat those who r good with goodness, n also those who r not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest 2 those who r honest, n also be honest to those who r not honest. Thus honesty is attained… Lao Tzu
30. When times get tough, you cannot back down, you cannot get discouraged.. Ur problems r like the Chihuahua…
31. Enough… Till now I’ve been a big fish in a small bowl or a small fish in a big bowl… Now its time to be the big fish in the ocean- for this I need to be in the ocean as much as possible… Be like the whale from now on, wit determination, magnanimity, courage n confidence, only then can I become the master of the ocean…
32. Today, I forgot my wallet.. But thinking about it, any day I could have forgotten my wallet… So also any day could also have been my last… I need to live wit that mentality. No day is trivial to throw it away.
33. From Michael Phelps’ book… ‘give it all you’ve got and remember good guys finish second’ …
34. You cannot speak defeat and expect to have victory… Do not be afraid to declare your victory… Hold fast… Do not defeat yourself…
35. Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death…
36. Killer Instinct… Finish the job…
37. Only when we overcome difficulty, not when we take the easy way, do we develop character. Discipline is in biting our tongue. Look at difficulty as a way to develop character.
38. [Exams were going on] Time is fleeting… Your effort will be long-lasting… Everyone is working, I too should be working, however hard it may be…
39. The Tibetans believe an enemy is the greatest teacher, he teaches you patience, tolerance… their pictures show 3 animals which represent 3 vices which are intertwined… the cock – greed, the snake – anger n the pig – ignorance..
40. Read one day on orkut: Today’s fortune – Many of the great achievements of the world were achieved by tired and discouraged men who kept on working…
41. Read another day on orkut: Today’s fortune – If you want to know the path you’re about to follow, ask someone who’s coming back.
42. I must challenge myself with deeds of strength… I must do what is impossible… Only when I will have courage, strength, wisdom… I must never back away from a fight….
43. First sort out d things not important in life, n then you will be able to succeed in d things which r important in life…
44. Zen: Let the unconscious focus on a problem by shifting ur focus elsewhere… It will find the answer…
45. Expect big things… don’t let ur mind talk u out of it… don’t go around wit thoughts of mediocrity. Have faith. U r the most blessed.
46. Saw a gigantic Eagle this morning sitting on the neighbors terrace… Be like the eagle… Don’t fight with the crows… Simply rise above them…
47. A happy heart does good like medicine... Every time you laugh, you get healthier, stronger...
48. From the movie ‘the big blue’... a deep sea diver describes the ocean bed…” When I reach the bottom, the water isn’t blue anymore and the sky is a memory, it isn’t hard to stay there; the hard part is finding a good enough reason to get back on top.
49. Whatever I may do, whatever it may be won’t take even an inkling of the bravery that they show everyday…they show true courage…
50. Remember why you’re in the journey… Don’t be focused on the means such that you forget what the entire struggle is for in the first place…

Man, how did this list get so big.... didn't realize there were so many messages in there :) ...