Quest for Happiness

A man visiting a distant city made no comment when his friends showed him one of the  city’s most impressive building. Disappointed at his silence, one of the friends finally asked ‘Don’t you think its beautiful ? “No, not really”. He candidly responded ‘ I have been to Rome, you see’.

Just because  he had seen the magnificent structures of Rome’s glorious past , the buildings that his friends showed him did not impress him much. It suffered tragically by comparison.

Many of us have the same attitude towards our life. Times, we tend not to embrace the little bundle of joy that falls our way. Instead, we contemplate upon how things could have been better. And here starts the process of reckoning about our unfulfilled hopes and aspirations , we enter a stage of self -examination. We often to too ask ourselves that why we could not reach to the pink of perfection and the loop goes on.

One of the most important life lessons that we should teach ourselves is to learn to laugh at oneself, at our failures, weaknesses and our very own circumstances. How many of us desire to be happy always and just want to grin and bear the ups and downs we go through.

A small change in our life can truly disperse our fears, anger and frustions. One of the greatest fear that grips us is the fear of failure. If we happen to succeed well and good. But if we fail, its difficult to take the brunt of humiliation and ridicule that comes after that. Life is all about an array of unique challenges but those are important for us to be relevant.

Shed your worries and laugh often! It has a power to set your soul free …don’t undermine that.

Get Doused in the colors of Holi

As spring creeps in, get ready to be drenched in colour and groove on the beats of thumping music. Holi brings in the promised of good harvest along with dash of colours and hint of water.

It’s a festival that has a vibe of vim and vigour and instils you with a sense of liveliness. Not many of us know that Holi is a two-day fiesta. On the auspicious eve of Holi people light huge bonfires,the ceremony is called Holika Dahan.

The next day, excitement reaches to its peak when the bright colours of gulal fill the air . Not to forget, pichkaris loaded with water and colour is the fun factor that’s exactly what  brings the festival to throbbing life.

The festival is embraced in varied mannerisms and styles all through India. Talking about the feastival of colours, the best place to enjoy and make most of it in India are Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

Basanta Utsav is celebrated in Shanti Niketan, a small town in West Bengal and the birth place of a Nobel lautarite Rabindra Nath Tagore. Here the yellow hue is the centre of attention amongst all other colours. This is what gives it an unique touch.

Since childhood we had heard about the epic tales of Radha- Krishna, have you ever wondered where did Radha went to collect flowers?

Kusum Sarovar a 450 feet long 60 feet deep reservoir in Mathura. And is a believed to be a spot, from where Radha used to pluck flowers. The pond is bounded by blooming and blossoming flowers which enriches the beauty of the place. A temple is built along side the reservoir which attracts tourist from all across the world. Hence .it is a tourist hotspot. But the Holi celebration here is something one should keep their eyes on. Guess what this place is believed to host world’s largest Holi celebration.

Punjabis celebrate Hola Mohalla, an annual festival. Which is organized on the day following the festival of Holi. This is an occasion of merrymaking and is an absolute treat for its spectators.

The celebration is really grand. A fun and frolic event which involves bareback horse riding, standing erect on two speeding horses, Gatka (mock encounters) etc.

All those heroic scenes that you might have watched in movies, you’ll see… those very stunts being performed there.

None than less you can also be the part of music and poetry competition.

This festival breathes into us a new life, gives us a fresh perspective and is associated with joy and prosperity.

So, paint the colours of Holi on the canvas of your life.

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