Keep Dreaming

There are always so many things that we want to do, but we just either postpone them or ignore them for many reasons.And after some time when we look back we find that most of the things that we postponed have not been done yet.
The first question I would like to ask is: In the first place, why did we think of doing that thing?The answers that I have given to myself, over time, fall into "The heat of the moment", "Escape from routine", "I want to do it" dream, "To please someone else".
For instance,
Umpteen number of times, me and my friends; at college, at work, outside, thought about and planned to go to Goa (or anyother place) for a vacation. Most of the times, these discussions used to come up when we were at some party/gathering. The heat of the moment just carried us over and we ended up drawing elaborate plans to make the trip. But most often, these remained only as plans. The weekend that we were suppossed to leave, just came and went by; but none of us actually thought about making that trip.
There were a number of occassions when our team wanted to come early to office (say on a wednesday), get everyone together and order breakfast over some discussion, before starting the day. Though we did that on the first wednesday, we quickly lost interest and discontinued this 'routine'.
There are some things that I want to do; things that are 'over the edge' (to me), like bungee-jumping or wind-sailing or rock-climbing/rappeling.
There are some times when we want to do things just to please someone. I remember an incident, where I asked one of my friends to accompany on a visit that we were suppossed to make. He agreed to it and joined us. But I noticed that all through the visist, he was not interested in anything going around. Later when I asked him, I found out that he wasnt too keen to make the trip, but just tagged-along to please me.
The second question I want to ask is, why did we not 'do' the things?
Most of the times, I found out that the answer to this questions lies in not having enough time or money or just plain interest and enthusiasm.
Earlier, I used to get a little dejected whenever the elaborate plans that we used to make did not fire. But over the years I have come to take these with a pinch of salt.
I would like to conclude saying "Keep Dreaming and keep Planning, who knows when they might turn into reality"; that will be the moment to cherish!! :)

Nenu Saitam

Upon request from friends, I have tried to translate the 'Nenu Saitam' story into English.
The name is derived out of a very famous and inspiring verse by SriSri that tries to portray the undaunted human-spirit that says how ever small you may be you can still contribute to the greater cause.
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Master , Master called out the disciple.
The Master, emerging out of meditation, slowly opened his eyes and looked askance at the disciple.
"You are always so concerned about the greater good of the world, please also think about the welfare of your disciples."
"My son, what troubles you?"
"Look at my dhoti Master, it is on the verge of becoming completely useless. If you could get a new one..."
The Master looked at the disciple's dhoti.
Truly, it was tattered.
Saying "Ok", the Master got a new dhoti brought for the disciple.
The disciple took the new dhoti gleefully and left.
After some time, the Master, to check how well his techings had been learnt by his disciples, went to the disciple's room.
"My boy, is everything all well now?"
"Yes, this new dhoti is very comfortable."
"Do you want anything else?"
"No Sir, I dont require anything else."
"Now that you have the new dhoti, what did you do with the old one?"
"I am using it as a sheet to lay down on."
"Then what did you do with the old sheet?"
"I am using it as window curtain."
"Oh! Then I think you threw away the old window curtain?"
"Oh No Sir! I am using it as kitchen cloth."
"Then the old kitchen cloth?"
"Just now I was using it to mop the floor."
"And the old mop!?"
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"Tell me son!"
"I did not know how to use it any furhter, it was reduced to shreds.
So...
I was thinking I would use it as a wick to burn in the oil lamps in the evening."
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It is our responsibility to fully utilize the resources available to us. The Resources available to us now are not a legacy handed down to us by our forefathers; rather they are a loan that we have to repay to our children. We should make it our duty to restrict the wastage of resources.

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స్వామీ! స్వామీ! అంటూ గురువుగారిని పిలిచాడు శిష్యుడు.
నెమ్మదిగా ధ్యానం నుంచి కళ్ళు తెరిచిన గురువు శిష్యునివంక ఏమిటన్నట్టు చూసాడు.
మీరు ప్రపంచం బాగోగులగురించి అంతగా పట్టించుకుంటారు. కొంచెం శిష్యులగురించి కూడా ఆలోచిస్తే బాగుంటుంది.
ఏమి నాయనా! నీకేమి కష్టం వచ్చింది?
నేను ధరించిన ధోవతీ చూడండి గురువర్యా! పూర్తిగా నాశనం అయ్యే పరిస్థితిలో ఉంది. నాకొక కొత్త ధోవతీని ఇప్పిస్తే…
గురువు శిష్యుడి ధోవతీ వంక తేరిపార చూసాడు. నిజంగానే జీర్ణావస్థలో ఉందది.
సరే అంటూ… గురువు శిష్యునికి ఒక కొత్త ధోవతీ తెప్పించాడు. శిష్యుడు ఆనందంగా కొత్త ధోవతీ తీసుకుని వెళ్ళిపోయాడు. కొంచెం సేపు గడిచాక,గురువు తన పాఠం శిష్యులకు ఎంతగా వంటపట్టిందో చూద్దామంటూ, శిష్యుని గదికి వచ్చాడు.
నాయనా! ఇప్పుడు అంతా సౌఖ్యమేనా?
ఓ.. ఈ కొత్త ధోవతీ చాల సుఖంగా ఉందండీ.
ఇంకేమైనా కావాలా?
లేదండీ… మరేమీ అవసరం లేదు.
కొత్త ధోవతీ వచ్చిందిగా… పాత ధోవతీని ఏమి చేసావు?
దానిని దుప్పటిగా వాడుతున్నాను గురువర్యా!
ఓహో.. అయితే మరి పాత దుప్పటిని ఏమి చేసావు?
దానిని కిటికీ కర్టెన్ గా వాడుతున్నాను.
మరైతే పాత కిటికీ కర్టెన్ పారేసావనుకుంటాను?
లేదండీ! దానిని వంటింటిలో గిన్నెలు తుడవడానికి వినియోగిస్తున్నాము.
అయితే గిన్నెలు తుడిచే గుడ్డ?
దానిని ఇప్పుడు నేల తుడవడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తున్నాము.
అయితే నేలను తుడిచే గుడ్డ?…చెప్పు నాయనా!
దానిని ఎలా వినియోగించాలో తెలియలేదు. బాగా చివికిపోయిఉంది. అంచేత… సాయంత్రం భోజన సమయంలో వెలిగించే దీపాలకి వత్తిగా వినియోగిస్తున్నాము.
సంతృప్తిగా గురువు వెనుదిరిగాడు.
ఎప్పుడో చదివిన ఒక కథ ఆధారంగా…
మనకున్న వనరుల్ని పూర్తిస్థాయిలో వినియోగించడం మన బాధ్యత. ఈ నేల మనకి పూర్వీకుల నుంచి సంక్రమించిన ఆస్తి కాదు. మనం మన తరవాత తరాలకి తీర్చాల్సిన అప్పు. వనరుల వ్యర్థపరచడాన్ని ప్రతీ స్థాయిలో అరికట్టాలి.
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Carbon Footprint is a big concept that is being widely discussed at all levels today.
As humans lets us try to do our bit in saving this beautiful planet from ourselves.

About Me

Hi,
My name is Aditya Kumar Dhote.
I belong to India.
My parents are from Madhya Pradesh and I was born and brought-up in Andhra Pradesh.
I did MCA from University of Hyderabad, a prestigious institution.
The thought to start a blog takes its roots from the days I started creating my own website.
Though I could never really build my website, I hope I would be able to pen something down in my blogs.