Saturday, 7 March 2015

The best decision

Many times we think whether a decision we have taken is right or wrong.  We start questioning ourselves about the decision we have already  taken - whether it was good and bad.  However I strongly believe that any decision which is taken by the decision maker is always right in his/her perspective. A decision  is made at any time by considering the pros and cons of the given situations,  facts and opinions present.  In fact,  a dilemma is the situation created by versatile opinions, facts, past experiences of self (decision maker) and the environment surrounding him/her. Incidentally the decision which we usually take is the one which suits our heart and/or mind, where we feel most comfortable in the futuristic situation (mental simulation).

Fact of the matter is,  if  decision goes in our favor the decision-maker is termed as a leader.  If decision gives adverse or negative results then it becomes an experience or learning. A burglar deciding to lift something might be doing out of his need or fun,  is right from his perspective but it is surely unsocial and anti-system. Various wars in the past or present,  crime in the society, differences in the family,  all are driven by some decision  taken by someone somewhere.

Importantly,  our education,  upbringing,  background,  experiences contribute hugely to our decisive power. All this put together gives us the ability to decide between right or wrong. That's where humans are different than animal but the irony is we are regressively becoming an animal today.

Let's decide to remain human so that mankind can be saved.

Friday, 6 March 2015

Travel

When this word comes to mind, it relates to many thoughts such as, a journey to a lot of unknowns: an unknown area, society, people and route. First of all we should understand why we need to travel, what we are going to achieve from a travel. The very basic thought of travel is the result of mind which generates the thoughts of adventure: travel and exploring new things or areas are an adventure in itself.
Travel gives lot of direct and indirect learning to an individual. Traveler is introduced to life skills like planning, budgeting, coordination, adaptability, self-control and many more aspects of life.

A traveler on his voyage learns beyond the texts. Travel takes the traveler to the history, geography, economics, culture, traditions and beliefs, new regulations, etc. Traveler comes across various shades of life on his journey from a beggar to a petty-business owner, from never seen businesses to new society, new food, geographic areas, which could be familiar to unfamiliar depending on the places visited.
America might have been known to the world with a different name, if Columbus would not have travelled. India’s spices, culture would not have been introduced to the rest of the world if travelers like Fa-Hien, Vasco-da-Gama would not have visited India. Many countries, trades, seas, mountains might have not known to the world if Marco Polo, Tenzing Norgay and other countless travelers would not have moved out of their comfort. Religions like Buddhism, has been spread by the ancient philosophers, educators, who travelled. The famous Silk Route was known to traders and merchants who chose to travel to expand their businesses.

The inquisitiveness of the mankind has been so much grave so that Edvin Aldrin reached the moon and now trip to moon is one of the luxurious journeys. Now the next destination is Mars and there is no stopping.  
Travel has gifted today’s world lot of Oceans, Countries, Regions, Mountains, technological innovations, different perspectives, etc..

Life is a journey… and live life to the fullest!