Simply Fundamental

Stop !!!
Go no further if you are looking out for intellectual stuff which will help you gain nirvana…. Or some tips to make you a millionaire.


Funda # 1- Pehle peth puja, phir kaam duja

Watch out for the next petrol pump. This is the To Do agenda once your bike goes into reserve or the needle goes below the red mark.

We always fill up the tank before starting any journey so that the car does not stop in the middle of the way or you might have to stop on the way at a petrol pump, what if there s no petrol pump on the way.

We care so much about our vehicle…. Why not our health ?? Why don’t we prepare ourselves each morning for the long journey we are going to traverse each day.

Breakfast is the most sacrificed meal….

Late for a meeting… skip breakfast
Woke up late….skip breakfast

Will grab something on the way ….skip breakfast

Breakfast literally means breaking a fast. A fast of more than 6 hours.

Just like your car needs refueling after a long drive the body needs it too. People generally have heavy dinner but that is exactly where things go wrong. Just like petrol remains in the tank during the night the food also remains in the tummy tank. Night time is for rest….rest even for the tummy.

A healthy wholesome breakfast prepares you for the day ahead. Your body has got the fuel. You will get a good kick start. The chances of stopping in between for fuel are less.

I do not encourage untimely meals just because you had a good breakfast but considering the work schedules, commutes and many other hassles of the day sometimes the ideal scenario of having timely meals does not happen. But in the morning you can definitely have a good breakfast. Even a bowl of cornflakes is better than empty stomach.

Another reason why people skip breakfast is dieting. Well the internet and most of the dieticians will confirm the fact that breakfast can never cause increase in the waist line.

Next time while taking your car to the fuel station spare a thought for your wheels ( legs ) your tank ( stomach ) your chassis ( body ) your engine ( heart ) and your controls ( Brains ) and using your steering wheel ( hands ) direct yourself to a healthy diet… the least which you can do is a healthy breakfast.


Funda # 2 - Paani paani re

From food I come to water

Water water everywhere.. not a drop to drink…..or rather we never reach out for a glass of water to drink

I hope we never face a scenario where there’s no water to drink. The thought itself scares me. Thirst can only be quenched by water. No amount of cola or any other beverage can quench your thirst.

It is the most abundant consumer good and also the most misused one.

There a leaking pipes on the road side…running water from taps…lakes and ponds have become dumping grounds ..( grounds !! don’t know what to say..dumping water surface :) )

I was waiting for the signal to go green. Beside the roadside there was a chaat stall. The hawker was using the same bucket of water to wash all the plates.. it looked disgusting.. from disgusting the sight transformed to pitiful, sad..shocking.. when I saw a small kid was trying to drink water from the same bucket…the signal went green but I was stuck at that signal.

Everytime I drink a glass of water I thank God for it.

But should saving water be restricted only to drinking water. Water has so many other uses. How would you feel if you had to take a bath in black murky water….. or you had to wash your favorite white shirt blue jeans with muddy brown water.. or how would it feel if instead of a sea shell in the beach the waves bring to shore empty bottles and banana skin.

Even without realizing we use water most of the time for almost all our activities and we also manage to waste water in all our activities.

We keep a strict tag on money.. and time too because time is money.. but why not water.. water is life.. without life money wont matter.

I was watching 127 Hours ( the movie ) the other day. It clearly shows the desperation you reach without water.






Funda # 3 - Red Light Red Light what do you say? I say Stop, right away

From the thought provoking site at the traffic signal I came across my next funda.

Never break traffic signals.

Its dangerous.. the road might seem empty .. still you never know when a speeding bus can come and hit you. Sometimes you end up becoming a nuisance causing delay and chaos not only for yourself but also for others
Traffic signals are there to maintain discipline in the roads for the convenience of all the riders.
Late for a meeting.. don’t think jumping a red signal will help, late for a movie….if it’s a flop bollywood movie you can always catch it on any of the numerous channel, miss the train…don’t worry.. they are always late :)

Traffic signals can be bended for emergency services like ambulance, fire brigade etc… else I don’t think anything is a matter of life or death and if it is….why did nt you start early in the first place..

We are careful in maintaining speed limits, signals and other rules while driving abroad.. why should our behavior be different in India. Why is an empty road, with no policeman so tempting that you simply cannot resist jumping the signal….and if you get caught why do the green notes come out to pay bribe rather than the fine??

Even in life there s a stop signal sometimes.. it is the time for you to look around.. see whats happening around you.. understand the worth of life and time. It is the time to retrospect and make amendments to have a fruitful present and a happy future.


Signing off for now..
Sony
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