Freedommmm

When I went home, it was 8:30 at night.

To my surprise, my kid was in bed. I asked my mum, “is she asleep?”

Before my mom answers, she sprang from her bed and said “Dad, I have a surprise for you”

In no time she held my hand and led me to the library room and said “my aunt bought this for me” showing a pair of beautiful white birds.

The cage was knitted in thin rod making a shape of a house. The birds were like jumping here and there fluttering the wings as there were no much space left.  Little bit of water was kept in a wide lid of a bottle. The cage was placed on a newspaper. Her idea was to save the floor from bird shit.

I saw some bird food placed on a silver plate. But it was all over the cage. In fact, all over my house. I can sense it with my bare foot.

She asked me “Prag (her cousin) also got one. How is it?”

I reluctantly said “it’s OK”

I never like raising pets at home. It’s not like I am averse towards that helpless creatures. I value freedom very much in my life. I didn’t like the idea of caging or tying to keep it away from its natural habitats.

A while later, I said “I think there is little space in the cage. Why can’t we leave it free in the sky”.

She looked at me like an alien and slowly moved inbetween myself and the cage. From that moment she never let me near the cage.

All my persuasion went waste and I started putting that aside and concentrating on other aspects of life.

After a week, when I went home, I saw the cage open wide and no birds were in that. Her cousin’s cage was also empty.

I asked her what happened. Her aunt, (cousin’s mother) said them that, she would lock them up in a room for ten days and if they can happily survive, they can retain the birds. She also explained that it would be sad to cage birds with such beautiful wings.  

Since they were kids, they took that in good spirit and with big heart, gave freedom to them. Freeedommmmmm.

The next day, her cousin said that the dog eat her birds.

I said “it cant be. Are you sure?”

“If you want come with me, I will show you the remaining feathers”

I said “I don’t want to see it”

Moral of the story

A head monk of a zen temple went to meet an enlightened zen monk and said,


"we used to have hundreds of monks searching for wisdom in our temple. But now a days I don't know why but the numbers drastically decreased and it came down to an abrupt seven. I am so sad. I don't know what to do"


"Son, don't worry about the numbers because one of your seven members is an enlightened person"


Some how satisfied with his answer he went back to the temple and conveyed this message to all the six other members. 


From the next day on wards, the way they treat each others changed. Every one was thinking the other might be an enlightened monk. This automatically added respect and love to what ever they do to each other. Slowly bliss started flowing every where in the temple that ultimately attracted people. 


The temple became popular more than what it used to be.


This story stayed in my mind for months together now. 


We say, judging people and acting according to it is very important in life. The way you treat others certainly have an influence on their reciprocal reaction. when you judge people, you are prejudiced and compel the opponent to act in a certain way. when we have an open mind and treat with love, at least others try to justify our trust. I think this works for many an occasion. 

Tag

This is my 100th Post. yeah, I became a veteran blogger. heyyyy.


sometimes I like doing tags. you don't have to think a lot. you can fill your blog easily and you can pose like a sincere blogger.


Especially when you are dry with ideas, tags help you to keep your blog alive. Thanks Shilpa for tagging me.

A. Make a list of 5 things that are in reach.

1. ant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD); 

2. plasticizers bis(2-ethylhexyl) 

3. phthalate (DEHP), 

4. benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), and 

5. dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 

Dont scratch your head. these are the chemicals banned in imported garments by REACH law in Europe. See, how I always think about business. This world hails this attitude. ain't they? But I dont. will write a post on this. (heyy, I got a topic now)

B. What is your favourite holiday?

Holidays are my favorite. 

C. What is your fashion style?

Up to you guys to decide. let me know if you can.

D. What's your occupation?

My head is occupied with 60% activities to make money, 30% thinking about life and its true meaning, 10% entertainment. (I am sick of saying just 'business'. I think 'occupation' means what you are occupied with. I am not occupied with just making money)
 

E. What do you hear right now?
Alarm from my mind. "shouldn't I be doing something Worthy?".
 

F. Who was the last person you hugged?
My kid, my wife who else? :( (oh sorry, the smiley should have been the other way around)

G. What random song just popped in your head now?
Man in the mirror. 

 
H. What did you do today?
this is morning. so cant answer much. (and it answers much indeed)

I. What was the last text message you received?
A message that some bloody fool added me to 'way to sms' I hate receiving advt in sms..

J. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
FB, cricinfo, blogs.

K. What is your next big planned purchase?
I dont plan for purchasing.
 

L. If you could afford to go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
anywhere.

M. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I think this is the stupidest question I could ever face in any interview. first of all you cant assure your future as most of the happenings are out of our hands. all that you can do is to act sensibly to given scenarios in present day. 

N. Where's your tattoo/Where would you like a tattoo?
I dont like tattoos. this is one of the biggest turn offs.  

O. What are you doing this weekend?
flying.

P. If you could play any musical instrument, which one would you play?
I can play virtually any musical instruments. but keeping the rhythm can never be guaranteed.

Q. What's the one thing you need the most now? 

Why should I answer. will you give it? :)

R. Are you a creeper? 

Nops.

S. What is your dream job?
I dont believe in dream jobs. any job can get boring over time.

T. What's the last good movie you saw?
Myna, Matrix (yes again)

alright. I finished the tag. now I tag all of you who read this boring stuff. but it is not compulsory.

Good bye. have fun.