Believe in a better tomorrow

I hear crackers. I see happy people all around and my laptop watch says 12:00 am. It’s New Years Eve. As usual this day brings a lot of reflections of the past. The last year had brought many changes in the person I am and in my surrounding, well…..both have been interdependent.

This night in Bangalore is the most expensive nights of all. The glitz and glamour of this city allures all. The big question what is the celebration about? This night is very similar to the one that past and is also very similar to one that will come. The people did not change because of this night. The difference between 11:59 pm 31^st December 2011 and 12:00 am 1^st January 2012 is just of a minute. How can things change in just a minute???

Then if things are gonna be the same when why this celebrations all of a sudden. A new year will mean nothing more than a change in the year field of the date.

But there is one thing that I suppose everyone does, as the clock strikes midnight, everyone closes their eyes and silently makes a wish , a wish for a better tomorrow. They don’t expect magic, but yes there is hope .

I think its hope that drives us all towards striving for what we believe in .The hope that tomorrow will be better. Yes nothing is gonna change, I will continue to have the same work at office , servers will continue to crash , code will continue to break , managers will remain the evil souls they are. The only thing that is in my hand and that I can change is myself and the way I look at things.

Saw the Coca Cola advertisements, and must congratulate the makers. The advertisement:

"For Every tank in the world, there are 1,31,000 stuffed toys;
For Every fence that one puts; there are 15,00,000 welcome mats;
There are some ignoring the environment but 30,00,000 trees are being planted every day;
For every grown up who can't write, there are 15 kids who can read fairy tale;
Love has more hits than Fear;
While so many believe we are nearing the end, there are 50,00,000 people sending New Year Wishes;
While some fight over petty issues, millions share a Coca-Cola everyday"

Love the advertisement, love the concept.

The past is behind us. What is ahead is new, and we have a chance to make a difference.

It might be just a minute but it gives us a new beginning to try and make a change, to forget the past and design a better tomorrow for ourselves. It is HOPE to which we all cling. This day just rebuilds the faith, that yes tomorrow is gonna be better.

Believe in a better tomorrow.

Famous sayings by Chanakya

1) “Learn from the mistakes of others… you can’t live long enough to make them all yourselves!!”

2)”A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first.”

3)”Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.”

4)”There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.”

5)” Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead.”

6)”As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”

7)”The world’s biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman.”

8)”Once you start a working on something, don’t be afraid of failure and don’t abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.”

9)”The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.”

10)”God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.”

11) “A man is great by deeds, not by birth.”

12) “Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness.”

13) “Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends.”

14) “Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person.”