Lines on Work & Family balance..

Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

The other four balls -- family, health, friends, integrity -- are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.

--- From James Patterson’s "Suzanne’s Diary For Nichola"

Nowadays i feel life to be more mechanical.. No one has time to spend with Family and Friends. The relation is not intense with the family as it was used to be before. Everyone is busy with thier own things.. let it be the career, or the wishes, or the goals..

Necessity of a man and a women differs.. Lets take an example... If a man suffers from head ache he prefers to take a pill and solve the issue off.. But if a women suffers head ache she expects her husband to caress her and apply pain balm.

Though there are two ways of resolving an issue, Its hard to predict which is the correct resolution. The wishes of a man and women are different. Girls are very emotional and are to be handled carefully.. Let it be a plus or minus of them.

Especially the working women's expectation on her man is quite different. She do goes to work as he does. She cares the children at home. She takes care of the home. She gets involved with the family needs. With all these a meger lovely time with the soul partner is very necessary. Instead which life is nothing for her. Its upto a husband and wife to understand thier roles and allocate time so that both the family and work are taken care of.

As said in the quote, we can find an alternative job, We can get a better career, We can get a better environment but the family and youth will never be turned back. If peoples get used to be without you then gaining importance for yourself will become very tough at later point of time.

Worthy lines in a pic from pravsworld.com.. My favourite

"Believe in yourself and your values,
dont see out when things go wrong.
Dont let anything get you down,
always bound back up

Set goals for your future,
never settle for anything less.
Realize that there are others in the world,
with much bigger problems than you.

Appreciate the good things in your life,
and be thankful for the time.
You have with your loved ones,
spend more time with your family and friends.

Appreciate the simple things in life,
and don't get caught up in material things."

Though quite many a times i read this phrase. I can never follow it all the time.

I never believe in myself and my values. Easily i go down. Even a single word would do.

I do agree on the second phrase that there are peoples who have other problems which is much worser than mine but measuring which is big or small on what context is made on what basis??

Till today i am thankful for what all i get. End of the day i get the best of everything. But enjoying that is a big Question mark. Spending time with family and friends.. ha ha ha ... shhhhhhhhh.... no comments....

We always think on the materialistic things.. i want this.. i want that... i dont have this.. and we always regret things rather than enjoying with what we have.. thatz human nature.. very few can come out of it..

27th B'Day

27th B'Day

Sankar made my B'Day very very special. As it was on Saturday we were able to spend time together.

Friday Night

As sankar's bike was on repair, he is to come back home by Auto on Friday night. We both planned to start at the same time so that we reach home together. By the time i reached home it was 7 P.M. I expected Sankar to be at home by that time but i couldnt find him till 8 P.M. As he didnt take his mobile to office that day called him many a times to office number but no one was picking the call. Meanwhile was playing with Divya. Time ran so fast. He reached home around 8.30 with cake in hand. I wanted to get him a cake on his bday and as he didnt wanted it i didnt buy. May be thats the reason he bought it for me. Sankar wanted to stay awake till 12 but as Divya has to sleep we went to bed soon. Its surprising that he kept alarm for wishing. I was very happy to see him to be so curious to wish me. It is after so long i am seeing him this way. He said me that he has ordered for a puppy and a bouquet and will be delivered at 12 A.M. Though i coudnt trust it the way in which he hyped it made me to believe that. With some kind of expectation i was about to sleep.

Midnight Surprise

Alarm rang around 11.55 P.M and Sankar took a pouch from his bag and gave it to me. It was a very nice pouch in lavender color. Inside which i could see a gift wrapped. I couldnt really guess what it is and opened up very eagerly. Was damn surprised to see it to be a pearl ring in gold. I had a craze of buying a gold ring with pearl. But couldnt exactly make it. I dont know  how Sankar knows it and it was a pretty surprise for me. It was an unexpected gift. Never expected that i will get it that day. Thanked Sankar for the gift. Rajee called by that time for B'day wish.

31st Oct - My Bday

Woke up early in the morning with Bday wishes from friends.
Started a fresh day by cutting cake with Divya. Sankar got a
black forest cake. It was after college days i am cutting cake. It was very nice and we planned the day to go to tiles shop to select tiles for our new house and later going to temple in the evening. The day went on smoothly and it is an unforgettable day for me. Thanks to Sankar for making it so.

Sankar wanted to take a snap with DD. This was the one taken in the corridor. I love this snap. Both are looking good in this :-)

Divya and me cutting cake together