Almora - the real home!

Every time I visit my native place, I realize and leave behind all that is superficial about me.

Every time I visit my native place, I rediscover and meet the ‘real’ me.

Every time I visit my native place, I feel capable of loving more, sharing more, forgiving more and forgetting all that has not gone well in life.

Every time I visit my native place, I get it that it is possible to lead a satisfactory life even with rudimentary things.

Every time I visit my native place, a small battle takes place within.

A small whirlwind of emotions...

A small whirlpool of cosmic things...

The simpler me emerges victorious over the complex me.

The first light of the day pierces through my body and reaches the soul.

The intense sun rays during noon time soak up all the negativity.

The star-spangled night becomes my quilt and provides comfort and relaxation.

Every time I visit my native place, I bid farewell to worldly things and embrace the rustic life. 


I feel purged off and return to metropolitan life as a better guy.

Every time... Every. Single. Time. 

Never say die!

Winners get written and talked about a lot. Don’t they? They come, they conquer and then they move on to bigger and better things. Nobody focuses on or likes to talk about people who are everything else but winners. I am writing this short piece to put the spotlight on people who deserve it the most...people who are the ‘real’ winners in life. They work hard, miss the mark by a whisker or a mile, go back to square one and try again after some serious introspection. They may be continuously missing out on growth opportunities in life but they choose to remain hopeful and positive about future. They persevere to get that one elusive win and, hopefully with that, a better tomorrow. This spirit of never-say-die or tomorrow-will-be-better for that matter is something I respect a lot. It’s a rare quality. It’s the quality that is found in real winners.

It reminds me of the famous dialogue from the Hollywood blockbuster Rocky Balboa wherein the protagonist (played by Sylvester Stallone) says, "It isn’t about how hard you are hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!” 

Isn’t it all about attitude more than anything else? Shouldn’t we be living our lives holding on to this aforementioned mantra? After all, life is not a battle. It’s a war which has numerous battles within. In the course of life, you lose some, you win some. Irrespective of the outcome, you stay in the war as long as you don’t give up. If we swear by this attitude, no loss can be heart-breaking for us and no victory can go to our head. We will remain grounded and continue to move ahead in life with great intent and higher purpose.