First chapter of my biography!

On the dark stormy day of Vijayadashami, a fearless boy came into life with calming, comforting, cheering, assuring and uplifting dawn. The day itself symbolized victory of courage and truth over cruelty and perplexity. All devas and devis like Varuna, Agni, Vayu, Prithvi and Indra danced and rejoiced, hence the storm. They desired to touch his feet. Even though boy's virtuous and fortunate mother put the latch on the hospital's window, the windowpanes kept opening recurrently to enable these demigods touch the feet of the auspicious one. The boy was named Durgesh, yet another name of Shiva. This particularly unique name have the essence of both Shiv and Shakti in it. No one imagined in his childhood that this boy would become second person, born on 2nd October, to change the course of history.

This is how people will tell the stories of my birth if I become great some day. But, if I become something unlikely then the stories will be different. The dance will become vengeance, and the storm will represent initiation of destruction instead of rejoice. The invisible creatures excited to touch my feet will be termed demons and night-mongers. The significance of my name too will be ignored. Shakespeare’s quote, “What's in the name…?” Will be added after it. Gandhi's and my birthdate will be used to demonstrate Chanakya’s words, “No two person are same even if they share same horoscope.”

In both the cases, the story will be exaggerated and too farfetched. Only I, just like the Krishna or the Raavan, will know the truth, rest will believe what they seek to believe. I don’t believe in demigods or demons. The storm is just a natural phenomenon for me. After all, what climate do you expect near Mumbai in Monsoon?

What I mean is, do not trust my biography. Not even any one else's.
And yes, the latch of the hospital window was broken ;)

Change is the law

Yesterday, one of my favorite festivals, Navraatri, came to an end. Before my mind could create another imaginary misery and begin with remorse, Lord Gautam's words came to my aid. "All good things must end," he had said. 

Endings are not only unavoidable but also mandatory because anything that survives longer than its purpose loses its charm. Also by ending itself anything avails space for new manifestations of the divine. Navraatri ends so that Diwali can manifests itself. The space left vacant by festival of dance will again be filled with festival of lights. Even Diwali has to end and allow some other festival's manifestation. 

Such is the way of mother nature to maintain charm of each and every thing. Happiness has a charm, so does sadness. Both manifest, reach to a peak, and then come to an end. If any thing, sadness or happiness continues to exist more than required then it becomes powerless. Food tastes wonderful only if you had known hunger.

If Ganesh Utsav continues for longer period then you will start ignoring the presence of Lord Ganesha. Just observe one fact, you don't worship the Ganesh idol of your home's temple the same way you do for the idol brought during the festival. (I agree you can be exceptional, but most people are not.) Nature manifests itself in duality. Money and poverty, happiness and misery, hunger and food, women and man. The movement one ceases to exist other also becomes extinct. If one exists longer than required then the other loses its value along with it.

Attachment is the greed. Abhorrence is the fear. Greed and fear are the seeds of misery. Change is the law. Acceptance is the key. You are the truth!