India Prides itself having a very rich cultural background.Certainly it is.The age old traditions needs to be studied in depth to understand how our heritage is soo rich.Well one of such cultures in India prevalent even to the day is "touching feet of the elderly"


This goes way back to the times of epics or even far behind.Back then there were four classes of people-brahmana,vysya,kshatriya and shudra and no subcastes.Of which as we all know BRAHMANA was most read and knowledgeable. the Guru-usually old and experienced and learned gave his lineage to his students hence with due respect the student bowed to the all known.Still in the process of teaching there were certain things which remained with the guru,which essentially needed to be learned by the student through his experiences.Hence he was blessed by the all known to benefit and get good experiences. The blessing was nothing but positive vibes that flowed through the body of the pious guru to the still in process of learning student and further neutralized on reaching the ground is what is believed.As generations progressed it came to believed the elders are more experienced and more known than the younger generations.Hence came the practice of bowing to elders.


Now the case is its being blindly followed no matter if or not you get positive vibes. Its told in the vedas and the Upanishads say  One touches the feet of holy men and women in recognition of their great humility and inner attainment. A dancer or a musician touches the feet of his or her teacher before and after each lesson. Children prostrate and touch the feet of their mother and father at festivals and at special times, such as birthdays and before departing on a journey.  


Coming to the newly weds how long would a daughter in law keep bowing to all tom dick and harry? many whom she doesn't even know? can she expect all are going to be pure should to bless her? Isn't this tradition for men as well? Does it happen at will or with force by someone less? 


Certainly there needs to be a logical reasoning..and people should avoid being hypocrites and showing the masked superiority complexes. Even if it comes to invoking blessings from the so called elders should they not prove worthy of it???love,respect,devotion,faith, all of the emotions cant be forced onto a human it is always from within. 




I was told by someone revered not to touch anyone else's feet other than god, parents and truly learned priests & HH..


I also believe touching feet IS a personal choice it cant be forced. The will would itself show us whose feet we need to touch in order to seek blessings. A negative person can only send out negative vibes,you cannot expect positive invocation from a negative person. The best practice would be to restrict touching feet to parents, God, godly men. 

When life Ditches -

We have all faced situations when life ditches us. When you think nothing is happening according to "The PLAN". When nothing is going your way, when nothing feels good, when everything looks screwed everywhere. This is when we say, life has ditched me. Its not happy with me, its not satisfied with me.

Life according to us is another side of a noisy girlfriend or boyfriend, who you think never thinks about what is happening to you, but is only concerned with what is happening to him/her. Yes it is the same way. Its never ever that you face a single f**k-up at one time. It always comes in bundles. You fight with your spouse, you miss the transport, you soil your clothes, you're late at office, you're late to a meeting, you are yelled-at by your boss. It all happens in a chain. It all becomes a vicious circle. Right? That is when you think, life has ditched you.

I think different. I think, the more you think about life, the more you complicate & entangle it. The more you are mad at your life, the more it troubles you. Because when one is mad, you only tend to see the negative side of things. You are none other than a pessimist, who finds the bad out of everything! Human nature; accept it.(Same happens with me too)

The best way out? Yeah we have one.

Stop thinking. Stop worrying. Stop complaining! Your life might be better than millions and billions living in the world. We ween about our low salaries, there are people who die without food. We ween for holidays, there are people who work 20 hours a day to gather enough money to feed themselves. There is a bigger and brighter world outside this world of needs, desired and never ending wish lists.

If you face something bad, face it! Don't cry about it. You cannot always live on a bed of roses. Even if you do, Some thorns may prick you in your ass some day. If it does, bear it! Life is not so easy. Stop thinking about your meagre problems and think about what you are losing thinking about them.

A good mood always gets you a good life. A hassle free mind will always be more patient and productive. It was never, neither it is, nor it will be so easy to forget everything. And I'm not asking to forget your memoriess, I'm just asking you to stop thinking about them! Memories are always there to keep. Not recall and weep.

Now a brilliant quotation by Bob Marley : Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality . Wake Up and Live!

A puppy for sale

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.

Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."

"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"

"Sure," said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dolly!" he called.

Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....

"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.

The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself To a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need Someone who understands."

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.