A song to hum

Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author, once said, "When words fail, music speaks" - so true.

Have you ever listened to a song, closed your eyes and became nostalgic and just felt the moments of bliss.

Some tunes have that ability to make us hum continuously and make us traverse through a benign flow of contentment in our veins.

They say music has the ability to transcend our minds and souls to a higher level - a level which is so beautiful and perfect that each second spend listening makes your day and the energy that it carries on us and our near & dear ones through us, makes it really something to spend time on.

I believe everyone of us has that playlist of their own. Keep that playlist handy and whenever your adrenaline needs that push, listen and get immersed on the opportune moment. After all, in this age of mind carrying unnecessary clutter and traffic, much needed essence of melody helps us unmind and unwind.

What is Real Peace

A king once organised a painting competition in his kingdom. The theme of the contest was to showcase peace.

There were so many entries but at the last, there were only 2 paintings selected for the finale. One painting was about a serene and calm lake, surrounded by snow capped mountains. It was a perfect depiction of peace, where everything was soothing to the eyes.

The other painting showed torrential downpour on a deserted land where everything looked opposite to a calm surrounding. The King saw something else. He saw a small bird perched on a tree, giving food to her tiny fledgelings in her drenched nest.

The second painting won. King explained that real peace is not what we feel when everything around us is good or calm. The real peace is when despite tribulations, worries, problems, we still continue to remain in sync with ourselves and do what is the best thing to be done at that moment.