Anyway lets leave that aside now dat its over and my Preparation Leave starts
Our professors call it "study leave"... engineers call it "leave study"
trust me this is the time meant for us to study considering the entire semester is digested and puked in 20 days of study leave...on the contrary we spend all the more time playing stupid flash games , watching tv , orkutting , facebooking and many other such important stuff!..
lol
I just wanted to start the prep leave on a high so I thought of studying. In fact i managed to put my bum on my chair for quite a long time and was quite happy about it.
So decided to go for a walk down and this wierd thing came in my mind lets go and visit the temples in my colony. I call it wierd because its been ages that i have even stopped seeing a temple forget visiting it.
My mom was after my life , she walways used to tell me , out of 24 hours in ur day atleast spend 24 seconds praying in front of the god. But.. all her efforts and nagging were in vain and she eventually stopped.
I thought its mother's day so Y not do something to be the momma's boy.
Therefore i decided to go and visit the mandirs and even asked her to company which was more like shouting " dekho mai mandir jaa raha hoo.. baad mein bolna mat that m an atheist"
Lol cos everytime she used to mention this i always used to tell her "u neednt go to a particular place to pray to god , he's omnipresent.I used to call the faith she has in god as superstition.
Although when I am in need the first thing i do is pray. ( Sucha hypocrite.. lol)
Guys bangur nagar , where I stay , is a senior citizen's paradise. There are closed to 6 temples in 10 min walking distance.
See when you go and visit a temple there are three P's dat come along with it.
Peace , Pure , Positive
It felt so nice. It was divine. The chants of "Om". The silence in the background. The devoted and dedicated faces. The people with faith in their gods.The red orange grey teekas.Something powerful was there in each of the things.
My dad used to tell me that you dont visit temples to pray.
You go to temples because thats the only place where how much ever u try a negative thought will never come across your mind.You will never think bad about anyone or anything once in the temple.
One more thing that i used to ask my dad when i was a kid was why do we have to touch our elder's feet to show that we love them and respect them
Why the formality when the respect comes from the heart.
To which he answered " when you touch someone's feet at the same time the person keeps a hand on your head to bless you and a circle of positive energy is thus completed in this way."
It made sense even though superficial.
Another thing that i read in a book was about the famous tirupati temple in tamil nadu.
Why do devotees who go to visit the tirupati temple donate thier hair.I mean what kind of "daan" is that. We have always seen people donating wealth , food , shelter, clothing.
But hair??!!.. wierd naa..
But the answer is that generally a human beings associates one's hair to pride , style , personality , image. The first thing you do when you look into the mirror is check whether your hair is looking alright or no.
So when u donate your hair to god it means that you are being humble , sacrificing your pride honour style and u are reminded dat you should always be down to earth.
Makes sense doesnt it?.
I realised how pure i felt when i finally visited the temples. It was a kind of refreshment and the urge to be more positive in life and be content with what you have.
Thank you God....Bless All..
