The 'RIGHT TIME' that never comes.

‘I am waiting for the right time to start’. This excuse was rather coined even before man knew what time is. Most of us keep on lingering around, waiting for ‘the’ time to do a task but unfortunately the clock never strikes the hour we look for. The question here is, are we actually waiting for the right sequence of circumstances to fall in place? Or is it yet another way of saying - I don’t want to do it; even better – I cannot do it? As Coelho quotes ‘life was always a matter of the right moment to act’. We leave countless big and small life changing opportunity pass by just because we feel that it’s not the right moment. So many decisions are taken against our will just because we think the time isn’t right. Eventually we get so defensive in our approach that if at all the ‘right time’ ever comes, we are not ready for it.

We keep waiting for the right moment to start a venture but the wait goes on till someone else crops up with the same idea and goes on to materialise it. This starts very early in our lives. Remember when you got the exam schedule and awaited the right time to start studying but alas! the time never came unless you entered the examination hall to realise it was too late. Or when you wanted to approach that special person but were waiting for things to fall in place for you and then one day it was all over when you saw the person embracing someone else’s arms. So many around us who always wanted to tell their parents how much they loved them but waited till they were no more to hear the magical words. Since we start our professional careers, shoulder responsibilities, most of us keep thinking – yes I’ll live that one day for myself. Come that day and I shall start pursuing what I wanted to do and not what others wanted me to do.  But the day never comes, less you are resting in the black box six feet under the surface. We keep waiting for that right instance while the time smoothly passes by. It never stopped for anybody and you are no special to make it change its nature.

So what is it that you want to think or recollect when you are rocking on the easy-chair having seen 60 springs in your life? Is it – what a life that I lived, did all I wanted to; tried everything I could. Or, Ah! If only I had made that small move, if only I had the courage to do it, life would have been so different. Things never would come the way you want and if everything is coming your way, you are driving on the wrong side of the street. So if we want time to be right, we have to make the move and go against the tide. 

When life dies an Hour per Second

 Working really hard for days, time running out at rocket speed, every second we hope if only I had an extra hour in this day - things could have been better done, work could have been so easy. This is what a normal life is like, but then there are those days when you are sitting dull, nothing to do, time refuses to pass. Every second you live is like an hour. You have done everything you could to kill time. Slept for 14 hours in a day, cleaned your stuff, arranged everything in place, - now what?

This might seem to be the worst time in life but if considered properly, the day can be just what you had been craving for. Use the day to do what you always wanted to. Go to a nearby park and blast your tonsils off, go jogging, explore the city you are in – I am sure there might be a new house at the corner or at least newly painted or may be a new plant growing up; there always is something you haven’t seen before. Go for some sport – No one to play with? Doesn’t matter, go alone. Life could never be more fun than giving time to oneself. Go cycling, hit the gym, play water sport – water is the best friend of man, you can spend hours in the water all by yourself. Go sit beside the river or a lake and watch the ducks swim, see the fish breathe, embrace the nature around, try and make ripples in the water and if feeling too adventurous dive in.

Lazy enough to move out? Not a problem. There is a lot around you to cheer you up. Play loud music, no dull ones please, but make sure you are not disturbing the surroundings, even if you are, to hell with them and just go for it. Now do what you could never do, but always wanted to. Play air drums, air guitar, jumping up on your bed - get the kid in you out loose. Imagine yourself to be your favourite superhero. Try making some funny videos of yourself and upload it on youtube. Lost out on energy, calm down, sit and grab a paper from somewhere get a pencil and draw the weirdest sketch ever. Remember those school days when the teacher scolded you for drawing some science diagram which was not even close to original? Now this is the time, draw it how you want it to be like and grade yourself with a smiley. Want to do something creative? Land up in the kitchen. Try cooking a dish that no one has ever tasted before. Mix and match vegetables or try making some strange combination of salad. I am sure most of us would not even dare to taste the final product but who cares? You did what you wanted to now bin it. Time to visit the past. Think about your first crush in primary school, the cutest thing that could ever happen to you. How you did silly stuff to make your presence felt in front of him/her.  I know many of you would like to read a book, get into imagination, live some characters. Not a bad idea, but as because I personally am not a reader, I don’t advocate reading. Your take, you can go for it. Books are good to be with, just see to it that you don’t go off to sleep again.

                

                        

Now that you are done with your day, share your experience with others. Write a blog, get on to some public forum and tell how you spent a wonderful day which could otherwise be the most boring day in your life.

the 6Ft 2" miracle is here to prove a point

Former world number one, Maria Sharapova, is not just a style icon on the tennis court and she is here to prove it all over again in the French Open 2011.The Russian ace, seeded 7 in the tournament, meant business and it was evdent all over her face and body language when she took on Croatia's Mirjana Lucic today at court Philippe Chatrier.

Having achieved a recent mandatory title on clay, Sharapova was being considered a dangerous customer, as she started her campaign in the French Open. Fresh off from the victory at the Rome Masters, she was high on confidence and it showed clearly in the game. It would have been a surprise if she had to carry on till the third set and as expected, the heart-throb of millions, wrapped it up quite early in style with 6-3, 6-0.
Nevertheless, Lucic, with all her experience would not let it go without putting up a fight. Though undermined, the battle could have been fierce and was seen in the first set where the Russian had to fight her way through. Finally, at the end of the seventh game, the 24 year old got a lead. Winning the next match point at 40-0 she eventually seized the set 6-3. 
Then there was no looking back. The former world No. 1 whistled through the second set without loosing a single game. As expected things were wrapped up within less than an hour at the end of the second set itself. 

Though a bit jittery at the start, one could see the glimpses of her coming quite close to her best. Not to take away from the Croatian who showed a lot of character, but had to bow down to the favorite. Stakes are high and so are the expectations. This time she is not there just to show the world what she can, but also to prove a point or two to herself after a long dearth of titles. Will she be able to break the clay jinx and add yet another jewel to her crown  - The French Open Title?