Saturday 9 December 2017

‘Contentment is the real wealth’ - Alfred Nobel

'A week dedicated to the beautiful souls who brought laurels to the world'
Human life is a gift of God to us. We may or may not acknowledge the fact but anything done for the benefit of mankind is one humanitarian deed being counted in our names. On a random morning, Swedish Scientist Alfred Nobel, after reading his own obituary, wondered how he would be remembered after his death. This sudden realization made him amend his financial Will with an aim to leave a major portion of his wealth for the establishment of series of prize for those who confer the "greatest benefit on mankind".


“We rise by lifting others"
Thus, Alfred Nobel introduced this Prize for a cause which otherwise would have never been acknowledged. Although, on November 27, 1895, when Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, he would not have thought that his decision will be taken forward with such grace and glee, throughout the globe; bringing up and cherishing the names of some extraordinary people who will be remember by all forever.
Commemorating Death Anniversary of Alfred Nobel on 10th December, World’s most renowned and prestigious Nobel Prize is given for the outstanding contributions towards humanity. Nobel Prize week is celebrated from 6th – 12th December and the award is bestowed in several categories by the Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural or scientific advances at the beautiful States of Norway (Peace Award) and Sweden (awarding for Chemistry, Literature, Physics and Physiology or Medicine).
It is a privilege to be able to bear witness to someone’s story when they may not have had the chance to tell it before. Nobel Prize gave us this proud moment by awarding these notable Indians for their contributions in varied fields:
·         Ronald Ross (Physiology or Medicine 1902, British India)
·         Rudyard Kipling (Literature 1907, British India)
·         Rabindranath Tagore (Literature 1913), C.V.Raman (Physics 1930)
·         HarGobind Khorana (as a US citizen, Physiology or Medicine, 1968)
·         Mother Teresa (Peace 1979)
·         Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (as a US citizen, Physics 1983)
·         14th Dalai Lama (Peace 1989)
·         Amartya Sen (Economics Sciences 1998)
·         V.S. Naipaul(Literature 2001)
·         Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (as a UK citizen, Chemistry 2009)
·         Kailash Satyarthi(Peace 2014)
Small acts, can transform the world, when multiplied by millions of people. Learning from these role models, we must make our little moves towards benefit of the Society in bits and pieces no matter where and how.

'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give’

Friday 8 December 2017

Glowing from Within

I am in charge of how I feel and today I choose to be happy


There is this girl at college we admire the most, not for the looks but for her intelligence or this colleague at work, who is jack of all trades, and is least concerned to be acknowledged. And that friend of yours who just called you for guidance to write an official mail. There could be anyone around, whom you admire or feel high in spirits with. That could even be you, the one who loves to spread positivity and smiles. Such are the people who have this influential personality to glow from within radiating the aura in otherslives as well.

A kind, considerate and compassionate person has a beautiful soul and always rejoice their kindness in giving others. They will happily share their knowledge and even their materialistic things with others without any expectations. Although such people often forget to be kind to themselves and forget that it is completely selfless to be happy from within. A happy person will be more declined to help others and make them feel good as well.



In this article we will help you find the beautiful soul inside you, rejoice the magic of selfless love for others and radiate the aura in and around you.
Look within yourself: As per an old saying there is fire with in each one of usand we just have to air this fire in the right direction to spread around the warmth and gleam. Look inside and explore the potentialities from within the chore of your heart. Where and what areas do you think you are best at? We wont go into your weak points but your strengths to be specific. Look within yourself.

You! Yes, my dear, we are asking you, whats the best thing or quality you possess? What in person do your friends tell that you excel at? We can feel you smile at this point. Okay now tell yourself, I am good at dealing with odd situations, brainstorming with excellent ideas, breaking Herculean deals or even telling stories to a child. Do your friends call you odd hours when stuck in trouble or do you often find yourself feeding stray dogs not just because you are left with excess food, but only because you felt like; have you recently given away your favorite blanket for someone in need or were you able to feed that old man by the street today? Didnt you just make someone smile because you felt that they need to?

If your answer to any of these or relative questions is a Yes, you may not believe and not even know but the little things you do, collectively form an image in the hearts of people for you. People would trust you and no matter how difficult the situation you might face in future, they will stand by you, if not all, atleast some of them. Because with these kind gestures, you knowingly or unknowingly spread the warmth and radiance of positivity and love which will come back to you at any moment; as whatever you sow, so shall you reap.

Life is small; and each one us is somewhere broken inside due to several reasons; it could be family problems, financial constraints, too much workload at office and no acknowledgement, recent breakup with boyfriend or girlfriend, and thousands of other reasons. And in such era, a small gesture of compassion would not only make others feel special; but will make you feel content too. And we all have those positive emotions; like an innocent child, who is filled with love, compassion, innocence. Just give wings to these qualities and spread around the selfless glow in you. If you think, it’s still missing, wink to yourself and develop one right away.

1.   Appreciate the Divine souls around you: When we ask you what is the best thing you would appreciate in a person? what will be your response? Some would say, we find that person humble and polite, some would acknowledge the fact that their dear-most person is always there for them at any hour. Some would appreciate working skills of a particular colleague and others might just say we love our parents for all the sacrifices theyve done for us.

We all have this one person whom we admire the most, no matter what relationship we share with them. If you acknowledge the fact that the person in your thoughts right now, have a different kind of aura that wide-spreads enlightening your and others life as well, you must definitely appreciate his/her uniqueness and try to learn and gain from his positives. Find ways and keep doing little things to appreciate those kind and generous souls who not just add exuberance to their lives, but will brighten your life as well.

2.  Practice acknowledgement: Start your day with a grateful heart. Make it your goal to appreciate people for every little thing they do for you or someone else. It is a great way to live in positivity and love yourself while appreciating others for what they do, knowingly or unknowingly. A simple line saying Youre an awesome colleaguemight make them feel good. Or a genuine appreciation to your child would motivate him to do things even better next time.

Remember you told your friend how beautiful she looked in her new dress and she may have waved you in silly ignorance but in reality, she wouldve loved that remark. Keep making happy remarks to people for little things they do. There are people who live in a negative aura, pissed off from life and worries. Your constant appreciation and acknowledgment will help them learn to be positive about themselves and radiate the same around. Who knows they might even start practicing conscious acts of kindness and spreading love while also adding positivity to their own life. Even a thank you with a smile, will help people who are ignorant towards their explicit positives.

3.    Let words create wonders: Do you like to read fictions? I mean most of us would really say Yes. Who would not want to read a story that roughly started somewhere and ended with an unexpected smile? Or maybe with a tear that didnt fall, but made you bring back those beautiful emotions which were lost somewhere long time back.  

Our life is quite similar! There are highs and lows, extremes and blues but at the end of every situation we are either left with a smile or a lesson. In reality, we never loose; and everything would make perfect sense. That’s the magic of life!

Self-love and positive belief system will help you overcome any situation. You must be wondering why are we asking you to focus on self-love, appreciation and positivity. You will understand this better when you allow your thoughts and doubts flow free in writing. Yes, we want you to write.

Writing is an exploration where you start from nothing and learn as you go ahead.

There is a story we all are living and only we can write it better than anyone else. If you think you are not a writer, we disagree! All you need to do is let your hands bleed words and your mind cross out the wrong ones. Now you would obviously not want to read the bad part of your story? Would you?

Thats where the magic happens. Write your experiences and maintain a journal. At the end of each experience of life you will be able to find positives on your part and how magically things turned in your favor, sooner or later. Process of loving oneself and spreading the aura of positivity will start within itself. Weird though, give it a shot; it works like Pixie dust from northern lights. You just wont know and the magic will happen.

To give light to others, you have to glow yourself: With time and experiences you will be able to realize that the only person who is responsible for your happiness and positive outlook for life is YOU. Others can sure add to your contentment, but you will never need someone to complete you. Youre complete in yourself. Embrace the solitude and allow your thoughts, feelings and beliefs about yourself flow freely. Ingrain the positive energy hidden underneath your protective shield and radiate the same to enlighten the world with love, peace, compassion and prosperity in life of one and all.

Nothing can dim the light that shines from within

Author: AK Mishra