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"Toilet for Babli"

 Toilet for Babli

We were all waiting in the meeting room for Varun Mittal, the producer of the TV show “Satyamev! Satyamev!! Satyamev!!!”.  I know he must be in rage, as the channel Television Rating Point (TRP) and particularly "“Satyamev! Satyamev!! Satyamev!!!" rating was dangerously low.
Varun entered the room with his latest MacBook and a few set of files. He was straight to the point, "Listen folks, I don’t want to scream about the rating. It’s past and nothing we will gain discussing about it. I need your inputs and suggestion to bring back our rating for the program”

Satyamev! Satyamev!! Satyamev!!! Is a reality talk show that pours spot light on the day to day un-said social, family and country issues. The program concludes by offering a solution to the problem and it was a major hit for the past 2 years and was in top 5 viewer’s favorite program list. But for some reasons, the TRP rating had come down and it not only worried the producer, but also the team who works for it.

“Why don’t we show something about Early marriage or Child abuse or domestic violence again?” I started the discussion first.
“These issues have already been hosted by Amir Khan in “Satyamev Jayate” program. I need something very critical and a burning issue, that entire population face in day to life and a part of the people (population) suffers the most.”

It has to be the red-hot issue for a part of the population? As well as it has to be faced by everyone, at least once in their life time? We all went deep in thoughts.

“Think well. I will give you a week of holiday; I need you guys to rejuvenate and come up with an extraordinary idea. I don’t know whether you will Google or read books or scan all blogging sites. But when you are back, I need an extraordinary issue that our nation is suffering.” Varun ordered and left the place.
"Chill folks, I got an idea. My grandma's village does not have electricity. Statistics says that 90 per cent of the villages still don’t have electricity and entire country, face electricity problem once in a day at-least. Even we, when the power goes off, we suffer a lot to charge our mobile phone. We should make a trip to any of the village and capture the electricity problem.” Our team mate Tanushree replied.
We decided to opt for Bheemeshwari village which is 100 meters away from Bangalore and capture the issues faced due to the lack of electricity. After reaching Bhemeshwari, we four travelled in bullock cart ride for almost 75 kms to reach a small village.

The villagers were so excited to see us and we were warm welcome. We were also given a place to stay in Papa Mohan’s house. He is the Panchayat head and villagers said it was the biggest house in the village to occupy visitors like us. It was a small hut with 5 ft ×5ft space. But yes, the house was so clean.

We opened our suitcase and asked the daughter of Panchayat head “Kanmani” to take us to bathroom so that we could freshen up. She said she don’t have anything as such in the entire village. I was taken back with surprise.
“How do you bath then?” I asked with concern in my voice.
“We have a river bank, which is 30 minutes’ walk from here. Men and children’s take bath over there. But women can take bath only during the night time. Even though it’s dark, men used to hide behind the trees and observe us bathing. We face a lot of challenges during full moon day. Sometimes, the force of water may be high and people lose the grip and get washed away. So far, 15 people have been washed away by the water, while bathing and washing the clothes” She completed with a worried tone.
“Why don’t you construct an easy 4 frame walls with the help of coconut leaves or Sari in the house itself?” Wait, to make her understand better, I just showed one picture which was available on my mobile.
“We can’t take a chance. Since there is no roof, we have to be so conscious that some guy may peep from the top of the palm team or coconut tree, which Is around all the houses. And, these are easily washed away by winds. We don’t have money to re-construct again and again.” She continued, “Even our schools don’t have toilets, we need to walk for 3 minutes for a bush or cactus plant to hide behind and pass our daily needs. Sometimes, dangerous snakes and venomous insects may be even present over there. During raining seasons, leeches will suck our blood while we stand over there and piss. We also suffer from breathing due to the pungent smell of the shits.”
How un-hygienic is that? Since, it’s the main cause for insets accumulating in one place and spreading dangerous disease like dengue, cholera and malaria. I thought and asked my final question which was running in my mind. “How do you manage those t …t…t..the.. the.. three days without toilets”
“We always think that it’s a curse. We sit idle at one place to avoid the fear of changing the clothes” my eyes were filled with tears.
How many times, we suffered a travel while travelling? We rather avoided buses and book train for our journey only for one reason ie – Train has toilets. How many times, we wished that a good bus facility is not with video, or AC but with a toilet which is still a dream and a wish? I still avoid preferring toilets in cinema theatres and bus stand as its not hygienic. While I drive in my car, I never find any toilets near toll gates or in highways. Countries like Malayisa have toilet in the highways. Why is India not constructing toilets in highways? We have to look for hotels and order a cup of coffee just to use the hotel toilets. Mobile toilet during marathon are placed every 2 kms. They know the mandatory for having toilets. India’s biggest problem was not lack of electricity, but lack of toilets. I called my team and discussed about the same. They all subscribed to bring this issue in the television program. Not the sake of TRP but for the sake of humanity.  We all got ready and switched on the camera to record the issues faced by the village due to lack of toilet.

Undoubtedly, after watching our program many companies came forward to construct toilets in highways, all villages and rural school. The initiative was named as Domex Toilet Academy (DTA) programme and was driven by Domex.

This post is written as a part of Happy Hours "Toilet for Babli" contest which is organized by Domex in association with indiblogger. 

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GOD IS A GAMER BY RAVI SUBRAMANIAN - BOOK REVIEW By Deepika Muthusamy

GOD IS A GAMER BY RAVI SUBRAMANIAN - BOOK REVIEW 

Ever since the novel, "If God Was a Banker" was published and went viral I always had the curiosity to read Ravi Subramanian novels. I heard a lot about his hits and first-class reviews about “Bankerupt” and "The Bankster" novel, but unfortunately, I never got a chance to read his novels till date. And as the famous Paul’ saying goes, “If when you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."  And yes, it was accurate in my case. Ravi Subramanian's latest book "God is a Gamer” has been bestowed upon me with 2 surprises.

1. It was a winning copy from Blog Adda which was part of the biggest  Book Review Program for Indian Bloggers.
2. Hooray – The Book was a personally signed by the award winning author Ravi Subramanian (how lucky I am :)

     The novel beings with Phishing attack, sudden death of Gillian Tan, romance of Tanya, fight between two gangs over territorial rights for drug trading, death of Nigerain citizen, murder of Malavika, ATM attack and. . . much more twist. My advice to the readers - don’t read this novel during bed time, because you may end up staying awake, reading whole night without sleeping. The novel will sure hypnotize and make sure you end up reading one chapter and just one chapter and keep reading next chapter till you reach the climax.

You will learn a lot about new things, Information about bit-coins, face-book and its gaming application, marketing strategy behind gaming apps. The Chemistry between Aditya Rao and his son Varun was nice, but definitely 2 questions arises in mind. “How did Aditya all of a sudden turn up for Varun, help him in coming out of Nigerain death and trusting/listening to Varun for his business ideas rather than trusting his very good friend Sundeep." 
"Was really technology that bad to hack credit cards of just 20 customers and withdraw a huge million in a day?!? Phishing attack also seems illogical!!! When they got the first compliant, they must have taken a step to stop it/shut down immediately
Starts with Washington, then New Delhi, Mumbai, Goa...and its keep switching between places making readers to lose the interest and focus in the initial few pages but the novel takes a turn after 100 pages it goes in jet speed with many twits and guess.

Overall an must read, entertaining novel. 

3 Things I love the most:

1. Too many twists make us keep guessing. 
2. Title font and its display in the book cover. The letter "O" engrossed in the word "GOD" was simply creative. 
3. Simple and appropriate usage of language. 

CONS:

1.  Romance between Varun and Tanya. Felt, it was added just as it has to be. 
2. Very short chapters. Many places, felt the current chapter could have been clubbed with the previous one 
3. Adrian Scott's way of findings was amateurish. Since he is an Federal Bureau of Investigation head, his approach could have been very creative and out of the box. 

My Rating - 3/5
Book Details:

• Title: God is a Gamer
• Book Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ruba41fF1Ag
• Author: Ravi Subramanian
• Publisher : Penguin Books India

• Genre : Thriller
• ISBN/ASIN: 9780143421399

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Garnier BB Cream

Garnier BB Cream had fit into my daily routine to give a perfect looking skin without the hassles of make up. Here are the 2 incident's from my life, in which Garnier BB Cream had play a vital role.

In Trekking Events:

I am a big trek freak and every weekend you can find me exploring new places with my trekking friends. Usually it is believed that, Girls can live without oxygen!. but without makeup!?
OMG!!! They die immediately. So, even when I go for a trekking, I go with full make-up. But my fellow- trek mates pass comments and shoot me with bundle of questions like “Whether I come for trekking or for beauty contest” 

So on the following week, I went without make up. Just went with my natural look. To my dis-appointment, my fellow trekkers could not recognise me :( Infact, they started running away thinking a ghost appeared.

I was so Upset that, both the ways I was not appreciated. Then, One fine day, I saw the Garnier BB Cream ad in youtube and I bought it immediately. For the next trekking, I just applied the cream and It helped me to get an instant beauty and to my surprise the cream had spread evenly with a flawless finish. All my co-trekkers were amazed by my beauty. None of the people could recognize that I used some cream.

One of my friend said, "We go trekking to explore the nature. Here is a natural beauty standing right in front of us"  I just smiled and said thanks to Garnier in my mind.

     2. In My Marriage:

Karthick was so tensed as his mother has seen a girl(Swetha) for his marriage. On seeing his tensed face, Karthick friends asks the reasons.
Karthick replies, "How can I decide my better half in a meeting of just 1 hour?"
His friends advice that its possible and suggest him a idea, "As soon as you meet her, check for her hand bag. If the hand bag is full of cosmetics. Man, our entire hard-earnings will go for her cosmetics alone. Just excuse yourself and ran away from her"

Swetha Room:

Swetha on the other hand is tensed, as she is some how aware of the guys vision on choosing the life partner. On seeing her tensed her friends asks the reasons.
She says, "How can I meet him without make up? I cant see myself on mirror without makeup"
Suddenly her friends gives her Garnier BB Cream and she keeps it inside her pocket and applies it before meeting Karthick.
Karthick was impressed by the natural beauty (Beauty due to Garnier Cream!?) of Swetha and they liked each other and marriage was fixed.

This post is submitted for the "Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream” contest in association with Indiblogger.in

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Title: The Unyielding Meditation of Sage Vishwamitra

Introduction:

In ancient times, Sage Vishwamitra embarked on a rigorous Tapas, a deep meditation that tested his spiritual strength and resolve. Fearing the immense power Vishwamitra would attain upon completing his Tapasya successfully, Indra, the king of gods, hatched a plan to disrupt his meditation. Indra summoned Menaka, a renowned celestial dancer known for her unparalleled beauty, to lure Vishwamitra away from his meditation. However, the sage's unwavering focus proved to be a formidable challenge for Menaka.

The Irresistible Melodies and Enchanting Dance:

Menaka ventured into the forest in search of Vishwamitra. Finding him seated beneath a tree, his eyes closed in deep meditation, she began singing melodious tunes to capture his attention. However, Vishwamitra remained undisturbed, his concentration unbroken. Determined to fulfill her mission, Menaka resorted to her greatest skill – dance. She gracefully moved and twirled, hoping to distract Vishwamitra from his meditation. But her efforts proved fruitless as the sage remained steadfast in his spiritual pursuit.

The Failed Attempts:

Menaka, desperate to disrupt Vishwamitra's meditation, decided to try something unconventional. She created a garland using fragmented flowers and placed it around his neck, yet it did not shake his focus. Undeterred, she turned to her appearance, applying layers of makeup to enhance her already ethereal beauty. She meticulously adorned her eyes with dark shadows, curled her eyelashes, and painted her lips with a deep red lipstick. Vishwamitra briefly opened his eyes, acknowledged Menaka's presence, and then resumed his meditation, much to her dismay.

Menaka's Appeal to Indra:

Feeling disheartened, Menaka returned to Indra, attributing her failure to Vishwamitra's immunity to her charm. She pleaded with Indra to provide her with the most potent beauty cream in the universe, believing that it would surely distract the sage from his meditation. Eager to assist, Indra dispatched messengers far and wide to locate the ultimate beauty creams, a quest that took nearly a year.

The Frustration and Unexpected Turn:

Menaka, armed with the finest beauty creams, returned to Vishwamitra, hoping that their irresistible allure would finally break his unwavering focus. However, to her astonishment, Vishwamitra remained resolute, his eyes still closed in deep meditation. Frustrated and dejected, Menaka abandoned her beauty tools and sought something extraordinary that would truly captivate Vishwamitra's attention.

Conclusion:

The tale of Sage Vishwamitra and Menaka serves as a testament to the power of unwavering determination and spiritual commitment. Despite Menaka's enchanting beauty and her persistent efforts to disrupt Vishwamitra's meditation, the sage remained steadfast, undeterred by worldly distractions. This tale teaches us the importance of inner strength and discipline in the face of temptation and serves as a reminder that true spiritual enlightenment cannot be swayed by external allurements.

Discovering the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream

In a quest to find the ultimate beauty solution, the mighty Indra delved into the world of cosmetics. Determined to uncover the best product the universe had to offer, he conducted extensive research. After much exploration, he unearthed a remarkable combination of ingredients that possessed incredible transformative properties. It was none other than the renowned "Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream”.

Filled with anticipation, Indra applied his divine vision to seek out the cream containing these extraordinary ingredients. Excited by this revelation, he wasted no time in sharing his find with Menake, a goddess yearning to enhance her appearance.

With great hope, Menake delicately applied the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream to her face. In a stroke of sheer magic, lt resulted her with an elegant and natural allure that exceeded her expectations.

Overjoyed with her newfound beauty, Menake returned to the presence of Vishwamitra. As she approached him, a subtle yet captivating fragrance emanated from her, captivating his senses. The enchantment of the Garnier cream had broken his meditation, and he opened his eyes in astonishment.

In that moment, Vishwamitra was spellbound by Menake's natural radiance. Overwhelmed with a deep desire to share his life with her, he longed for her hand in marriage. Fate smiled upon them, and they embarked on a joyous journey together, united by their love. Their lives blossomed with happiness, forever grateful for the transformative power of the Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream.

Note: The above story has been fictionalized for entertainment purposes and this post is submitted for the "Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream” contest in association with Indiblogger.in

Beyond Boundaries with Author Mehek Bassi

This post is a part of “Beyond Boundaries” at BlogAdda.com in association with INK 2014.

As a part of Blogadda' Beyond Boundaries contest, I interacted with an Author, Blogger, Philanthropist, Relationship Adviser and Nail Artist "Mehek Bassi" who Lives in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

1. How the world has changed with people getting to know different cultures from different countries?

World has undoubtedly changed a lot, as we all have majorly adopted western culture in our dressing. Now we are aware of our rights, we get inspired from movements taking place abroad, we get to know about the norms followed in different cultures, the right and the wrong things. We get to fight against injustice on a global level, which was a tough job earlier.

2. Share a historical perspective about how travellers like Vasco da Gama, Hieun Tsang used to explore new places and facilitated exchange of cultures and what is the present scenario.?

Travellers like Vasco da Gama or Hieun Tsang majorly focused on finances and improving trade and business. The scenario is pretty much the same today as mostly people move from one nation to another for jobs or setting up business. Exploration lead to improved financial conditions and flow of money, which lead to establishment of one global criteria on which we measure a country’s economy, what we call – US Dollar now. Presently, the world is connected via internet, and everyday business deals occur, e-commerce websites make millions of dollars each day by selling and buying products online. What happened manually earlier, is happening technically now. Better thing is, that we all are Vasco-da-Gamas’ of our generation! We all explore internet everyday and find something new worth sharing with the world…

3. Blog about examples of how people are collaborating with people from different places and building amazing products and services.

People around world are different and so is their demand. Thus, the supply has to be adequate in order to cater to the needs of millions. The Asian market is certainly different from the American one and so the American app developers need to contact someone from Asia in order to understand their requirements. Example – if an e-commerce website has to sell socks, it has to make larger sizes for American or African people, while they will be too-large for Asians considering the average foot size of the people there, so they need to reduce their sizes. This way, global collaboration is a necessity in order to set up a business in the global market!

4. How has technology and blogging helped people explore and meet new people beyond boundaries and learn new things in the process.

Technology lead to blogging and blogging helped us all have a glance into someone else’s house. We can call it a friendly glance, which helped us know about their culture, their festivals, their clothing, their food, and the things which were otherwise limited to a group of people. This way, we could learn a lot from each other. Example - Indian homeopathic and ayurvedic treatments and home remedies were unknown to entire world earlier, but now, anyone can surf YouTube and get to know about the free remedies available for different problems! It has revolutionized both medicine and commerce on a large scale.

5. How you blog and perception of blogging in your respective countries.

I have a website – www.mehek.in – on which I post short stories. Some fictional and some non-fictional. In my country, blogging is the most popular method to share your views about anything and everything. It’s like everyone owning a personal channel! College students are advised to upload the information about their live projects on their respective blogs. Blogging acted as a revolution, especially for students who not only shared information, but also rose against injustice a lot of times just by writing an article. That is the power of words!

Click here to View Mehek Bassi Blog.

This post is a part of “Beyond Boundaries” at BlogAdda.com in association with INK 2014.

Beyond Boundaries with Ashay Shah

This post is a part of “Beyond Boundaries” at BlogAdda.com in association with INK 2014.

As a part of BlogAdda's Beyond Boundaries Competition, I got an opportunity to collaborate with a Blogger Ashay who is residing Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh. 

How the world has changed with people getting to know different cultures from different countries.?

First of all, its the outlook of people that has changed after knowing different cultures. Matured minds have developed and they strive to get rid of racism from others. Traditional way of living of different cultures are exposed and people are getting more open towards else's culture. This has also led to people migration in seeking more business, tourism and ways to cross culture studies. Business is the one that has profited more in this, you name it and its earning at this very moment too. Say food, clothing, standard of living, film, electronics, support service, military techniques, advanced technology, fashion etc.
So this hasn't changed the world as world will be changed when you start practicing positive sayings of every culture so as to u and conserve nature irrespective of your profit, I can say cultural exchange has been beneficial. Sadly, it has lead to disease outbreaks and increase in mortality and cold war. When you start comparing cultures, we get gifts like - World War 1 & 2

Share a historical perspective about how travelers like Vasco da Gama, Hieun Tsang used to explore new places and facilitated exchange of cultures and what is the present scenario.?
Earlier explorations by travellers had travelled for only for 3 reasons - Trade, Slavery & Acquisition. Cultural exchange took place since then and also earlier time, however it didn't facilitate much as those were just a way to simplify living in a new place. E.g. - Persian king had to leave Persia and enter Gujarat through western border, for a very basic need of Man - Survival. The story is authentic and till date makes one thing clear that survival challenges can make you change the way you live and practice your own culture.

People are collaborating with people from different places and building amazing products and services.
Thats Business sector what we looking from cultural exchange. Its not wrong to make services available to other, but at what cost should also be thought. No Fort was built in day and no kingdom was conquered in an hour, hence earlier Kings used to put enormous efforts in understanding one's culture. Living example is Indian wherein Tuglaq's ruled Hindu lands and created a dynasty. It wasn't easy but trade was responsible for getting people understand each other. When ideas and thoughts are exchanged for betterment of mankind, that's the best gift of Cultural Exchange.

This post is a part of “Beyond Boundaries” at BlogAdda.com in association with INK 2014.

Beyond Boundaries With Dheepan

“No, as an artist, you have to be free to explore all the corners of your heart. There are no boundaries.” – Dierks Bentley

As a part of BlogAdda's Beyond Boundaries Competition, I got an opportunity to collaborate with a Blogger Dheepan who is residing at Boston, USA and pursuing his MBA at Babson college. 

Here is his answer when I asked him, "How the world has changed with people getting to know different cultures from different countries"

Blogger Answer : Because of culture awareness, People are able to progress fast in both professional and business aspects. Eg: Most multinational companies is able to launch products or services tailored to a particular market without much difficulty.

Question: Share a historical perspective about how travelers like Vasco da Gama, Hieun Tsang used to explore new places and facilitated exchange of cultures and what is the present scenario.

Blogger Answer : Those people must be compared to the scientists these days who are exploring other planets such as Mars for human occupancy. It's very similar. I wouldn't say those explorations have stopped. Man has always wanted to cross frontiers and he will continue to do so. 

Question: Blog about examples of how people are collaborating with people from different places and building amazing products and services.

Blogger Answer : People are able to do that because now there is a huge awareness of the success stories such as Apple and Microsoft . They want to replicate it .so they are going after this.

Question: How has technology and blogging helped people explore and meet new people beyond boundaries and learn new things in the process.

Blogger Answer :Technology such as Google Hangouts, Cisco Tele presence are able to facilitate collaboration across different customer segments.  Great ideas are born only through fusion of ideas and today's world is able to facilitate that better.

Thanks Dheepan for agreeing to the Interview. 

Happy Birthday Sanju

Happy birthday Sanju

                   

The most important thing in a journey towards any destination is to take that "First Baby Step". Today I am an Author and it’s because of your birth. It was a moment of inspiration to share and it drove to write my first post...

All your first's are treasurable and enlivening moments. Right from your first cry which became the ringtone of entire family members -to-till-date-Each and every second around you has always been special and memorable (The first time I wrapped you around my arms, your first smile and my naughty acts in a sing-song pitch pattern to make you giggle...Your smile in your sleep....Your first roll over - Hah, You actually took little time in rolling over and I helped (or tortured!?) by pushing over to the side.. Your first tummy walk, first baby step) These are only few ...

Sanju..Your smile, tiny hand and leg movements make us go crazy...We used to long for your sweetie smile and raspberries blow..

And your first vaccination? I just ran out of doctor's room not being able to see the needle pricking your tiny hand... Your first tonsure?! You were very cool as MS Dhoni and did not cry. We managed by offering zandu balm and you got engrossed. But second time!? your little eyes sensed the knife and you cried like hell :(

Your mom was so strong and never shed tears. But when you got fever the first time, she called us  and burst out into tears. You have such an impact...

Sanju you are a teacher too, 
You want us to entertain by putting the similar steps of "Vazha Meenu" song and we did not have courage to reject Sanju kutty wish. Outcome@!?, Your Thatta and patti used to imitate the steps of Gana Ulaganathan and thereby becoming a great dancers.  

Singing lullaby to make you sleep and indeed we had a theme song for you and that’s Sutum Vizhi. Sleeping on the cradle you hum with us and when we stop singing thinking you doze off, your voice goes to  peak commanding us to sing non-stop.

Acting unwise in front of you and listening to your brilliant answers… pretending as if I don’t know Alphabets and numerics and learning it from you...losing to you in running and cricket made me realize that evan a loss can be sweeter if the winner is a child..

When I lost the gold ring on the beach and you, one of your slipper to the waves, myself and Ramya Akka decided not to inform parents about the loss of ring. But as soon as your dad stepped in, you felt sorry for losing the slipper and when your dad had forgiven you, you jumped with overjoy and said, “appa, i had only lost one slipper of a pair,chiti had lost the only ring she had” and embarrassed in front of everyone. That was innocence at its sweetest best.

And now, you play "Logo Quiz - Cars" game and approach me for guessing the car company name.   Googling all car logos and saving it to my gallery, I show-off as if “Chiti knows everything”. But for one logo, the answer was not available with the picture I had and while acting as if I was recollecting, you gave a shock by saying, “Chiti search in gooogle like earlier”.  Yeah, how did I forget that you are growing up...You care for your mom now, when she takes vomit and suggest her to eat horse gram Rasam….

Sanju, you are our love and light of our family..you showed me, where true happiness can be found and it comes from a child.. 

"Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year. The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again."~Menachem M Schneerson

Enjoy your Birthday... 

Love you Always :) 

A Million reasons to smile - A small Poem

A small Poem 

A Million reasons to smile

A Million to run a Mile..

A few steps for you and ME..

A Healthy start you will see..

Make Every hardships worthwhile..

Keep your hopes high..

Its time to smile..

And reach the Sky..

For a Happy and Joyful Life

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." 
                                                                                      - Oscar Wilde 
On reading the above quote from my friends what’s app status, two people popped up on my mind. Person 1 - who cause happiness wherever they go and Person2 - who cause happiness whenever they go away! No one loves to talk about the Person 2, neither I. But need to mention about Person1. A person, who always carries a big smile not only in his lips, but in his eyes, cheeks and in his walk. One could actually sense a positive vibration whenever he comes.  I always see him very happy and smiling.
My curiosity did not let me stop from asking him, "I just wanted to ask you. How you are always happy?”
"Will tell. But you have to pay session fees" he replied with a big smile.
“If happiness is brought and learnt from coaching lessons, then everyone would afford for it.” I thought and agreed to pay the session fees and the fee was a free coffee from my office cafeteria.
“We will talk in detail but one important thing, you have to do what I say” he said as he pressed the Espresso button on the coffee machine
 We sat on a chair and sipping his tea he said, “First thing. There is no such happy thing or magic that you need to do to be happy. It’s just realization and truly speaking you are one of the person in our office who is full of energy”

He continued, “We never allow anyone to do good or bad without ourselves. Whatever you think you will become and god/Universe will offer you that. If you think, you are suffering; you will find all this in your life. If you start appreciating what you have and you find all this in your life. Always be grateful for what you have. If you can’t enjoy this world, then you are doing bad to yourself. Never waste tears for anything + anyone. You born alone and will die alone. People in today’s world have nothing, still they are living. They try to learn many things in life, meet new people. There is no magic in this world and no one is special. It’s what we do decide our present and future. No one can change past. You can live crying or you can life with a smile happily. You can die crying or you can die smiling. Choice is yours.
And Start helping people. Help as many as people you can. In all possible ways, not just by giving money. Buy happiness for them. life will buy happiness for you. And there you will start to live life then everything will start to change.  Buy food for old. Give clothes to them. Spend some time with poor kids and look at their face.
Your wish your life!!
Always listen to inner voice! Break the rules!! And be the change!!!