Aaj Hum Kush Hai!

Today I'm really happy.
Why? No specific reason.
While we were doing paath this evening.. I was thinking....(yes I was thinking.... not doing much paath...) that I've got everything.

I'm so happy! I've gotten EVERYTHING I want to have. I realised I'm (I'm going to use the word now....); content. I've been given everything I've always wanted to have. Materialistically: part-time job, not bad grades etc. Physically: When I didn't know how to tie a dastar, I always wanted to carry a 'wicked' one, and thought everyone who could tie one were so lucky: got it! I always wanted a good looking dari: got one! (lol ) Always wanted a healthy fit body: got one! (Finally after loosing a lot of flabs in India!) Always wanted to learn to do Kirtan in Raag: although not much, I can do a little! I've got great friends; and a wonderful family! A mindblowing mum, and a great sister !

I'm not saying I've got EVERYTHING. I wouldn't mind having: a license (which is coming soon), a guddi, a digri (Punjabi accent), a nice voti etc etc etc. Will the list ever end?

I think I've gotten everything I want to have, and I'm so happy that I've got everything I need, and stuff I don't need and so much more (recently I even got dandruff; something I've never had before!!! lol).

Ok, I'm not being sarcastic or ironic at all; I'm feeling so good, knowing that I'm being supplied stuff without even needing to think about it. Some people might think that, a life where you're getting stuff automatically; such a life is useless, since there is no motivation to reach goals, make efforts etc etc. I disagree, because there's always things you can work on to obtain; but its always important to acknowledge everything you've already got. We take so much for granted; (most importantly) our family! Our parents! Our parnter. Always there for us!

I'm going to end this post now; you might think that after leaving this post you'll think you'll acknowledge a lot more, things you've taken for granted, but fact is; you won't.

You won't acknowledge things before it comes from inside: a feeling of contentment.

You should leave this post feeling cynical that you won't acknowledge anything before you really feel content; from inside, without needing a reminder, from some blogger from SWEDEN.



No I'm just kidding; Don't leave my blog feeling cynical!
Feel happy; and try to realise how much you've been given; how much has been given to you, how much has been done for you; how much was planned before your arrival for you.


Smile !

Spead the positive energy and the love!

Oh, and just to make sure you smile, at least once, while reading this post, I'm going to leave you with a small cartoon :

Swedish Organisation of Sikh Students

After a few weeks of not going to Gurdwara (due to a part-time job on weekends) I went to Gurdwara today. So much politics. Even in the singing. I decided to make a post about it on the blog. I am a firm believer (as those who know me personally will know) that positive energy should be spread rather than too much negative; I decided not to write about that.

Instead I'm going to write about something else that happened today. Today our youth organisation had the first meeting of the year. The organisation initially started December 2004, when two Penjis and one Paaji, Navleen Kaur, Sharonjeet Kaur and Manvir Singh came to Sweden to hold the first ever youth camp in Sweden! Prior to that, we only had kids camps where we were forced to learn 'Ora aera' (Punjabi alphabets), the names of the Gurus in chronological order, and a lot of other historical figures [which I'm not saying are not important things to learn], by older people who did not manage to get the kids interested into Sikhi. The first camp was a great
success! The youngsters were united and, everyone wanted to get together and do stuff together. This is when Swedish Organisation of Sikh Students was founded.

The following year 2005, went quite well. A few charity related activities (collecting money for Red Cross in relation to the Tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake), a few physical activities, a camp etc. The year was overall quite a success. The camp this time was held by Navleen Kaur Penji and Veer Ravinderpal Singh. Camp was amazing- everyone was boosted - chardikala etc etc. Unfotunatly the Gurdwara people totally ruined it the last day by yelling at the kids for having a camp, and because their political ego wasn't fulfilled.

The year to come, 2006 was a total disaster. No activities, no-one interested in putting down their time into doing stuff. Everything went wrong. No-one bothered to do anything; everyone was busy with their life etc etc.

Then came 2007. We had an annual meeting in the beginning of the year, in order to analyse what was positive in 2006, what went wrong, and what we planned for 2007. Then it struck us: 2006 was a failure. There was nothing positive to write about it. We decided that we would hold more activities in 2007. One activity a month (in 2005 we had so many, that people got tired, and less and less people turned up every time); last Saturday in the month. That was today. We did Gatka today; one of the guys knew his gatka; so he taught the other guys. We had some warm up time in the beginning where we played some ball games (killer ball, spook ball etc)..Followed by the gatka.

The day went quite well. Although I've got an exam on Monday, and had to work till late, I decided to go, since I had made a commitment in the meeting that I would become a part of the committee, since I noticed that a lot of things needed to be changed. Overall it went quite well; most people had fun. We decided that a Camp would be held this year too; so hopefully that should work out. Like Jasbir veerji, Singapore, writes in his blog; "If its to be - its up to me." This veer, almost single-handedly organized a Sikh kids camp in Singapore; which was great! I've made a post about the Bahadur Bachey camp earlier on, which you can take a look at=)

I think in order for things to work out, you need to prioritize stuff. So even your studies and work need to be put behind at times, if you've chosen the role of beign part of the committee. That's something I've noticed some people don't do; even though they themselves choose to become a part of it. I think you need to have visions, goals; and the commitment.

Anyway; hope things work out well this year, and I'll keep the blog updated on what happens with the society.
Oh and photos of some of the things we've previously done can be seen here.

P.s I'm currently working on a post on 'My inspirations'.
It's going to be about a leader who inspires me =)

Now I need to study for Monday's exam!

Valentines!

Happy Valentines Day to all couples!

Hope everyone had an amazing day full of surprises and wishes.

Love between to parners is an absolutly wonderful thing.

Today I, however, gave a bouquet to my wonderful mum. This is what she did with it:

I don't like analysing too much, but one of encartas dicitionary's definitions of romance, is:

"Love affair: a love affair, especially a brief and intense one."

A Shabad I found which, I think, renders romance towards the relation between the human being and God: Shabad from Raag Majh.

What touches me is the contant use of words like: thirst, cries, sacrifise.

Holy underwear!

Kacheras!

Come in all shapes and sizes. To the left you can see a Singaporean Singh showing his kachera in a stand-up comedy, in the Malaysian Samelan. This Singh's Kachera-collection is unbelievable! Zebra stripped, rainbow colours - you name it: got them all!

Another handy piece of advice is: getting pockets installed on your kachera, just in case there’s something you need to store there! Could be anything, like toilet paper if you’re in a country like India, where you’d hardly find toilet paper at someone’s place.

More advice on the Kakkars to follow.

I still remember I'm goign to write a post on Maya, was just on a little light mood today.

Also check this out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fWjzb37tkCQ

Who is great by the greatness of Maya?

ਗਉੜੀ ਮਹਲਾ 5 ॥
ਵਡੇ ਵਡੇ ਜੋ ਦੀਸਹਿ ਲੋਗ ॥
ਤਿਨ ਕਉ ਬਿਆਪੈ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਰੋਗ ॥1॥
ਕਉਨ ਵਡਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥
ਸੋ ਵਡਾ ਜਿਨਿ ਰਾਮ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ॥1॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ਭੂਮੀਆ ਭੂਮਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਨਿਤ ਲੁਝੈ ॥
ਛੋਡਿ ਚਲੈ ਤ੍ਰਿਸਨਾ ਨਹੀ ਬੁਝੈ ॥2॥
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਇਹੁ ਤਤੁ ਬੀਚਾਰਾ ॥
ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਭਜਨ ਨਾਹੀ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ॥3॥44॥113॥

Gauree, Fifth Mehla:
Those who seem to be great and powerful,
are afflicted by the disease of anxiety. ||1||
Who is great by the greatness of Maya?
They alone are great, who are lovingly attached to the Lord. ||1||Pause||
The landlord fights over his land each day.
He shall have to leave it in the end, and yet his desire is still not satisfied. ||2||
Says Nanak, this is the essence of Truth:
without the Lord's meditation, there is no salvation. ||3||44||113||


Shabad: 188.

Hope to write a few thoughts about Maya: What it is. What it does etc. Need a bit more time and more brain activity which is mostly spent on chemistry.......

The hardships you suffer are from your own actions. |

ਕਰਮੀ ਆਪੋ ਆਪਣੀ ਕੇ ਨੇੜੈ ਕੇ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
ਜਿਨੀ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇਆ ਗਏ ਮਸਕਤਿ ਘਾਲਿ ॥
ਨਾਨਕ ਤੇ ਮੁਖ ਉਜਲੇ ਕੇਤੀ ਛੁਟੀ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥

According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.
Those who have meditated on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brows.
-O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||

Shabad: 8


ਸੁਖੁ ਦੁਖੁ ਪੁਰਬ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕੀਏ ॥
ਸੋ ਜਾਣੈ ਜਿਨਿ ਦਾਤੈ ਦੀਏ ॥
ਕਿਸ ਕਉ ਦੋਸੁ ਦੇਹਿ ਤੂ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਸਹੁ ਅਪਣਾ ਕੀਆ ਕਰਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੪॥

Pleasure and pain are the consequences of the actions of past lives.
The Giver, who blesses us with these - He alone knows.
So who can you blame, O mortal being? The hardships you suffer are from your own actions. ||14||

Shabad: 1030-1031


I'm not really suffering from any hardship or anything - Everything is going as it should be. I'm happy with life. It's just that today I was in the Gurdwara and there was an Akhand Paath, and the Sikhitothemax thing was running. Gurbani is just full of jewels. All of it's so true. We've got 'good phases' in our life, and 'bad phases'. Often these are due to our own actions, and our own mentality. We are the ones who put ourselves into the sticky ****.

We can't blame God when we ourselves are responsible for it. We are responsible for our actions and their rewards, yet we blame God. Poor God. God has to endure the torture of listening to us whining and complaining about being stuck in some hard circumstance the we ourselves put ourselves into!

God has a lot of patience. Thank God for that, otherwise we'd be quite screwed =D