Paisa nahi hota to kya hota?

We have become so busy in our individual lives earning for our bread and butter these days. (Ok, some luxury too!) We are working hard – getting better jobs, doing some business, investing our hard earned money, trying some part-time freelancing apart from our secure jobs, thinking of some stunt to make more money, securing our future, booking our first or some Nth home, buying a land, buying a company, or going onsite to gain more experience (ok more money), working overtime (for promotion), working hard for more stock options, working hard because the investors want their money back, going on a holiday to come back refreshed to work more, referring a friend to get that extra buck, yearning for the Sensex to touch 15K, praying for India to win, using your credit card to win that holiday, and bla bla bla. What not people are doing for one thing – MONEY! Paisa, Kaisa hai yeh PAISA, aye hay PAISA!

We are literally dancing to the tune of money. The entire world is! Not only the whites but the black too - Some people accepting the kadak hare notes under the table, doing some GHOTALA in balance sheets, forgery, corruption, crimes, kidnapping, all different types of crimes… The reason behind all these is again the same thing – MONEY.

Now, before food, clothing and shelter comes MONEY. Today the only basic need is MONEY. Gone are the days when some mahatma used to say – “Itna Paisa kamake kya karoge beta. Sab yahin reh jaayega jab upper jaaoge.” Today we don’t have time to think because we are so busy minting money.

I will come to the point – just think money jaisi koi cheez nahi hoti to – would you be doing what you are doing now??think that there was no barter system as well. Nothing like give and take for living. Then, what would you be doing?

There would have been no banks, no computer systems for them, no security threats, no gadgets, no credit cards, no call centres for them. There would be no long queues outside ATMS because there would be NONE. There would be no money instruments like stock market or mutual funds. There would be no loans (wow!) be it home or auto or personal. We would not study for money then! Not for the high earnings post studies. There will be no rush for college admissions to engineering, medical or for that matter management schools. Bread butter would be available freely. So will be shelter. No barter system. There will be less corruption since there will be no money. I wonder then what will the officials ask for if there is no money. But still, seeing the human traits, I don’t think it will eradicate corruption.

There will be no terms like inflation (Relief!) and there will be no TAX:). And there will be so many things! And there wont be so many other things!

The main question is – if there were no money, would you be continuing your job (if ever it is there!) if not, think again why are you then doing it now? And think what you would you be doing in your life if there was no money. How would you live your life happily ever after. Because these days our happiness is tied down to money – will you be ever happy if there was no money.

Think and post in your comments! This is the question of your life with no money. If you know what would you do to satisfy yourself given that there is no money and if you are doing it now! (i.e. irrespective of whether money is there or not). Then I must say you are the luckiest in this world.

Billion $ mistake

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Tiger Video at Corbett National Park

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Happy Birthday Friend!

Birthday! The word itself fills mood of celebration in the air. One more year added to your age:)! One more year completed and many more to come! Birthday reminds me of ..hmmmmm the day of birth ofcourse:) Well, not just that. Your birth means so much to people who welcome you as a member of family, a share-holder of their experiences, a companion in the journey of life. And so the celebration!:)

It was my birthday last week. It was like other days with a difference. Attending calls from parents, relatives and friends. Now that everybody is busy and far, mobile is the thing you spend your birthday with:).

Few of my friends had forgotten my birth date I thought! So I tried to remind them on gTalk and YM!.

Sweta: Hey Atul, Have you forgotten anything??

Atul seemed busy and so the reply took time. He tried to recall but he seemed to have no time to think that he really had forgotten my day:(. Then I tried to contact Archana. But she was not online. Contacting Manisha also was of no use since she was in a meeting. World seemed to be ignorant towards me:(. On that day, Manisha called me on my cell - but she forgot to wish me. There were other friends as well who forgot to wish me. I had planned to leave a little early and spend my evening peacefully at home watching TV or reading or writing some good articles.


It was 5.30 and I was in the lab doing my work. Then Shailendra (another friend at Work) came to lab informing that somebody is waiting for me at the reception. Manish had informed me that he was coming to pick me up. So, time to go home and relax! I went to the reception to ask him to wait for 5 minutes while I pack my bag. When I reached the reception, what I see! I was overwhelmed, and overjoyed to see! My friends singing "Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!" They had got balloons, a lovely cake and a beautiful card. I was very happy to see Atul, Archana, Manisha, Mayuri, Gaurav and Manish:). Shrirang unfortunately could not make it. He was suffering from ChickenPox. Seems like he forgot to take the vaccine:(.

I cut the delicious cake (I feel like eating it forever!) and read out the card and gift wishes. Friends make you feel so special:). I liked their way of giving me a surprise. I had been inviting them to come to see me @ work since a long time. A day before, I had expressed my gut feeling with Manish that they might come to see me the next day - on my birthday. Manish also didnt give me a hint that they had planned anything. To add to it, in the noon, he was asking me if any of them had wished me. But, its true - All's well that ends well.

We all had a chat in the pantry and then they all rushed back to their office to work. And I left for home with Manish. Then Manish gave me a treat at YANA's.

It was a good day - a little emotion, a little suspense and lot of love.

Birthday is just a means to show your friend/relative/parents i.e. all people for whom you care that you care. But thats not the only means. What if you forget to wish! What if it just slips your mind! The relationship still remains. I wish all my friends and readers a very belated / in advance happy birthday. Yes, timing makes all the difference. But woh kehte hain naa - Der aaye durust aaye ... yaa fir ... better late than never:)

Take care and keep reading!