Sunday, November 11, 2012

CROSSWORD AND LIFE'S LESSONS

We are all born equal besides the major differences of gender,socio- economic conditions ,culture,etc,while some of us do have the best opportunities to enjoy and have all the adventures and treasures in life,some are not fortunate enough to even have a morsel of hot gruel,but would have had many experiences what the former can never even get..
Well how many of us can  spend some time observing the world around us,watch the few birds crippling,see the new flower bloomed in our pot,which is awaiting for our side look,and of course the daily news paper,which is never failed to be delivered.Leaving aside those colorful advertisements,which can spoil your day,not interested in the first few pages,where the life line of our county is debated,we conveniently skip to the last pages to scan on the sports session,even thou we know what it would carry,we do not want to miss staring at a photo which was already telecast n number of times on the TV well that's were our interest lies,what about the other entertainment stuff such as Sudoku,jumbles and crosswords,well many times, we avoid, attempting them for the following
we at times(many times) underestimate our intelligence,so guess it is for nerds
we do not have enough time to spend for such silly activities,where we have to crush our brains
 we may have attempted once or twice and then resigned to the proverb.once bitten twice shy.
I also fall into one of the category or all of them,so many times skipped these items without any attempts.
It was a Sunday,after,making sure that there's nothing more to read or stare at i had flung the news paper,on the cot.My daughter who is normal ally a late riser on Sunday grabbed the paper and unfortunately started putting her hands on the crossword puzzle,suddenly solving crossword, which was till than rated as a useless stuff became very important to me (I had to establish that I was better or at least as smart as my daughter) WE ALWAYS WANT TO FIGHT BATTLES WITH WEAK OPPONENTS AND CLAIM THEM AS GREAT VICTORIES!!  So now both of us were using our synergy to complete the blocks.
SO far so good, we could see that we were filling up boxes and the once plane boxes were now filled with some alphabets,having exhausted our ability,we resigned that nothing further could be done and gave up,and started doing other activities of the day,however the unfinished crossword was lingering on the backdrop And every time I happened to see that paper again,I started scanning the clues, whether I can crack some and to my surprise I found that different words were opening up at various point of time.And at some point I was almost amazed to see that 90% of the puzzle was filled.

 which made me happy and also made me to draw some conclusions analogous to life

Many times we never venture into new activities,be it sports/business/hobby ,or studies,
fearing that we may not have the required knowledge or skill,by giving a try nothing is lost,we may not get 100% results in the first trial,but we may see that with persistent efforts may hit the Targets

Life too poses us with different problems and might be we would really knot know where to start or which to do first,lets us start the process from what ever we know and by solving three known problems,you will find the fourth one is already solved.

When we give a little time  and relook at the problem,new perspective and new ideas flip from some where,which means the solutions are hidden ,some where within us,with the right type of probing we can unearth them.
Well after spending considerable time solving them,I just scrolled down a bit further,where I found the printing,"ANSWERS TO THIS CROSSWORD AT PAGE ...,WHICH WAS JUST THE REVERSE OF THE PRESENT PAGE"

It gave a momentary relief,because I could rate myself, whether,I had done the job correctly,But at the same time the thrill of solving the crossword was lost,Because your other side of the brain was always chattering and saying why make guesses?why should you be thinking so much?its a easy way out,turn the page and confirm.Why waste your time and energy? AND also reminded what a drab life can be if we had ready made solutions to every thing.Because,  we  lose interest in any object or person or A relationship,the moment we posses it or if we are sure to find it.
Very beautifully penned by kavingar Kannadasan,  "KANNUKU AZAGHU ETHUVARAI KAYIL KEDAIKUM NAAL VARAI"(worth/ value/charm or importance of any object or person is felt,only till such time that its not possed by you).
So life is made interesting not by having everything that we want,But by earnestly making efforts to get what we want,ant still having a big wishlist to chase and Achieve,which should be a continious process....Making life much memorable and challenging



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