11 years Ago, I was 24 years of Age… but behaved like a 35 year old…
Today when I am 35 year of age… I feel like 24 years Young……
Am Glad with this Role Reversal!!
For everything I need to Thank my Intelligent, Caring and Beautiful Wife Gurleen Kaur.
Thanks to Tarun Chawla Photography for this AWESOME CAPTURE and make us Look Good!
Har Cheez kuch Sikhati hai…… Kabhi Chup rehkar, to Kabhi cheekh cheekh kar hume apni baat samjhati hai!!
(Every Thing around us teaches us something or other… Some times by keeping mum and sometimes by shouting from the roof)
And this was experienced by me a few days ago…. When my Geyser TALKED to me…. Yes it did and it didn’t only Talk it gave me a lesson too.
And then Every Next Day, I could hear voices from all the Accessories/Fittings in my bathroom and I wondered why I didn’t listen to them earlier.
But I am Glad that I did now…. And that I am sharing it with every one….
April 17, Friday
Day 1:: Geyser
While I went for a bath….. I heard my Geyser Say…”Gurpreet, It takes me 30 minutes to heat the water in Winters, but in Summers (now)…. I take only 6 minutes to do so. Just goes on to prove that…. Times keep changing…… But if you are consistent with your efforts, the “Target does get met”…… Sometimes Earlier… Sometime Later…..”
Thinking it to be a one off incident, I Moved on, Only to be surprised the next day too.
Just absorb this fully before going to the next day.
April 18 Saturday
Day 2:: Towel
Next day, when I heard my Bath towel talking to me , I thought … Either I have gone Crazy or everything in my Bathroom has.
Nevertheless, I was Enjoying…and Learning too, so I listened carefully.
My Towel Said “Gurpreet, You use me rarely. May be for Just for 2 mins a day….. But still I am very very important to you. Just imagine… you have taken a Bath and you are without a Towel??”
And that set my mind thinking….
But the Towel Continued.
“So never Take things For Granted…..However small they are or however less they come in Contact with you….. You would realise its importance only when they are not with you”
April 19 Sunday
Day 3:: Bathroom Slippers
And the trend continued…….. As It was My Slippers Talking to me next.
It said…..”Gurpreet…. Each Person/ Object here in this world has come for a specific Motive. And if you try to change its use….Then it may not perform even 1% of what it is designed for.
Jaise ki….. I’m a chappal…. I can only be utilized when I’m on your feet Protecting you from Dust and Nails on the floor. If I think, That I can become and perform the function of a Glove or Cap which are More delicately handled…. Then I may Loose my character completely.
So….“Be Yourself and Excel rather Aping Others and Failing”.
April 2o Monday
Day 4:: Blank
Now, I was sure that today too there would be something and my expectations were very high.
I kept looking around for some inspiration, Kept my ears glued to any voice I may hear.
But nothing, Juts Nothing.
Probably it was also a lesson that “Stop taking things for Granted. If it is happening, then it is not a surety that this may keep happening!!
April 21 Tuesday
Day 5:: Tap
And then the next day I stepped into my Bathroom, Wondering if the saga continues…. And it did. And today I was surprised by my Tap (Mixer/Faucet).
I was Busy adjusting my tap to get the right Mix of Luke warm water for my bath….. But I was failing… The flowing water was either too warm or too cold. And after repeated attempts … I got the right mix in 3 Minutes”
On this my Mixer Tap tells me “Gurpreet, Sometimes it is stroke of Luck or sometimes…… It is sheer Hard Work…… which gives u the right Mix in Life.
So, Just “Work Hard” initially and find Best Mix for you and then keep working hard to maintain it… Till your Priorities Change”
Another Lesson Learnt!!
April 22 Wednesday
Day 6:: Mirror
And then the next day when I entered the Bathroom with least expectations to brush my teeth……. I heard another Voice.
And today it was my MIRROR.
As I looked into it and saw myself … I could hear my mirror saying…..
“Come on Gurpreet, let’s talk FACE TO FACE” and then continued….
“Each Person has many facets, which is Good…. But Masks over those Facets is not good.
One can fool everyone in this world… but not yourself. Whenever you see the Mirror, You will only see and hear the truth…. Your Real Self……
Remember to “Be Sincere” to yourself, it will show through the Glow on your Face when you see the Mirror Next!!
And remember to “Smile when you see the Mirror….. If you can Smile for Others, You can Smile for yourself too”
And Since then, I can’t Stop Smiling 
April 23 Thursday
Day 7:: Soap
Unlike other Mornings when I heard a Loud Confident Voice, Today…. It was a very feeble Voice that called me…..
And when I looked around to see where it came from… I noticed it was from the Soap in my hand!!
It had already been used for 5 days and within next 5 days…. It would be used and finished completely.
In its feeble Whisper/sobbing tone… it said to me
“Gurpreet, in order to use me… People rub me every day against them and in the process each day I lose a part of me. I cry at times because I will be finished in a few days.
However since I don’t have an option, I try to find a false solace that I am being of use to someone. But the truth is…… It’s good to help someone, but not at the cost of hurting yourself
If you don’t set your own priorities, then someone else will set it for you. It will be obviously that suits THEM, not YOU!
So take your own Decisions, Don’t Exhaust yourself for others!”
Another Lesson Learnt… Was Desperately Required.
Thanks Saabun Didi!
And since then…. I have not heard any more voice……. coming from the Bathroom.
But in hindsight I realise.. that many a times in Malls, Cinemas and even my Car I heard some sounds,but ignored it.
Seems… Now I need to convince them to speak to me again so that I could Listen,Talk, Learn and pen down “Mall Tales” and “Cinema Tales” too 
A few days back… I received a call from “Thot Media Group”…. Probably the agency handling events for various Clients.
And they asked if I would want to be part of an Upcoming Event in Delhi titled “Google for Entrepreneurs?”
I found it interesting… Especially so because Google has been known for some ass kicking Events and their Content, Speakers and Hospitality is always talked about.
And as soon as I registered, being a obedient husband I am, told my Wife Gurleen about it on Phone….. She too said the same and confirmed that she has registered too, a day earlier.
“Women are Smarter” and whoever said this, was a Real Smart Women!!
So… on the appointed hour and time, we did reach the awesome venue and took our seats Bean Bags…. And the learning flowed.
Ohk let me confess……… I know Google has many products which if we use properly can make our life simpler as an Entrepreneur and I thought that this Event is more so an opportunity to learn more about Google Docs/Google Forms/Google Hangout and other products which we do not know how to utilise in best possible way.
But….. as the event started… I realized that it was more about Finance, Accelerators, VC’s and Nasscom’s Initiative of 10K Start-ups
And Since me and Gurleen have no Intention to seek funding and frankly at this stage we don’t even deserve to……. We started feeling uneasy on our Square Bright Google Coloured Bean bags and started exchanging notes on the Google Diary…. Something school kids do in School during a boring period and just before recess
But…. Just then the learning’s started flowing…… and here I try to present a Mash up of all that was Said, Observed & Analysed.
That’s what I could take away from the Event…. And as usual it’s Different Strokes for Different Folks.
If there’s any thing you do not agree or want to add, then please share I am a learner always and you never know who may silently read your view and gain immensely from it.
Oh yes….. The food was yum and why not…… it was being served at the “Oberoi Hotel”….. A Hotel owned by the BEST HOTEL ENTREPRENEUR India may never have again. Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi, worked as a BELL BOY in Hotel Cecil, Simla and then within 10 years brought the hotel from the owner.
This is True Entrepreneurship and did I forget to mention, there were no VC’s then !!
Perfect Example of “Kahbhi Khushi Kabhi Gham”
Prices of Amul Milk raised by Rs 2 and Petrol Prices have been decreased by Rs 3 Per Litre.
Hindustan Times 1 May 2013
There is something magical in a Sunday…
Seems, it’s not just ours but even God’s Special day…
Every Weekday Morning it’s a pain to wake up from the slumber…
But on a Sunday it takes a minute to get up, irrespective if it’s April or December….
Today Morning when I got up and went to the terrace,
Just loved the cool breeze on my face….
On the terrace, I picked up the Earthen Bowls,
Which are meant for the Fowls.
And as usual, Put Bajra in one and Poured water in another,
And wait for the Birds to Come, Eat, Drink and create a Flutter..
In the meanwhile, when I casually peeped down….
From my terrace could see half of the Town
There is a whole new world that I Witness…..
A world of Love, Work, and not an iota of duress
Milk Man delivering Milk, Door to Door,
And the Newspaper wala aiming his rockets at each floor….
Some of my neighbours, Going for their walk….
And Chowkidar Bhaiya.. Washing the cars while indulging with them in a short talk..
And then as I look up, I see a flock of Birds…
Parrots, Crows, Pigeons All are there……. But I miss seeing Sparrows.
I see them flying from one roof to another……
And What they must be thinking while doing this, I wonder.
With their wings wide open…. They take a flight
And land on a terrace which they think is right…..
And then again in a few minutes, they move to another place,
And I silently request them to come closer, so that I can see their face.
They do Oblige…… And pass close to me as if they are playing a game…..
And I am disappointed as all look the same.
How would they know…. Who’s who?
Or is it just we Humans that can’t see through….
They have their own lives and we have our own……
But they live in a Flock….. And we some times alone.
I just wonder do they sometimes want to be a human,
If they do….. Then I am sure they have a bad acumen.
Now, I notice… The birds coming to my terrace and doing some chatter
Guess they have come to Eat Bajra & Drink some Water,
I Quietly Drift away and let them have their food,
These are the small moments that really make you feel good
It was a wonderful and thoughtful start to the day….
O My Lord, I Pray make every day as cheerful as a Sunday.
There is something magical in a Sunday…
Seems it’s not just ours, but even God’s Special day…
GST
Har Cheez kuch Sikhati hai…… Kabhi Chup rehkar, to Kabhi cheekh cheekh kar hume apni baat samjhati hai!!
(Every Thing around us teaches us something or other… Some times by keeping mum and sometimes by shouting from the roof)
And this was experienced by me last Tuesday…. When my Geyser TALKED to me…. Yes it did and it didn’t only Talk it gave me a lesson too.
And then Every Next Day, I could hear voices from all the Accessories/Fittings in my bathroom and I wondered why I didn’t listen to them earlier.
But I am Glad that I did now…. And that I am sharing it with every one….
Day 1:: Geyser
While I went for a bath….. I heard my geyser Say…”Gurpreet, It takes me 30 minutes to heat the water in Winters, but in Summers (now)…. I take only 6 minutes to do so. Just goes on to prove that…. Times keep changing…… But if you are consistent with your efforts, the “Target does get met”…… Sometimes Earlier… Sometime Later…..”
Thinking it to be a one off incident, I Moved on, Only to be surprised the next day too.
And now it was the Slippers
Day 2:: Towel
When I heard my Bath towel talking to me the next morning, I thought … Either I have gone Crazy or everything in my Bathroom has.
Nevertheless, I was Enjoying…and Learning too, so I listened carefully.
My Towel Said “Gurpreet, You use me rarely. May be for Just for 2 mins a day….. But still I am very very important to you. Just imagine… you have taken a Bath and you are without a Towel??”
And that set my mind thinking….
But the Towel Continued.
“So never Take things For Granted…..However small they are or however less they come in Contact with you….. You would realise its importance only when they are not with you”
Day 3:: Bathroom Slippers
And the trend continues…….. As It was My Slippers Talking to me today.
It said…..”Gurpreet…. Each Person/ Object here in this world has come for a specific Motive. And if you try to change its use….Then it may not perform even 1% of what it is designed for.
Jaise ki….. I’m a chappal…. I can only be utilized when I’m on your feet Protecting you from dust and Nails on the floor. If I think, That I can become and perform the function of a Glove or Cap which are More delicately handled…. Then I may Loose my character completely.
So….Be Yourself and Excel rather Aping Others and Failing”.
Day 4:: Tap
And then the next day I stepped into my Bathroom, Wondering if the saga continues…. And it did. And today I was surprised by my Tap (Mixer/Faucet).
I was Busy adjusting my tap to get the right Mix of Luke warm water for my bath….. But I was failing… The flowing water was either too warm or too cold. And after repeated attempts … I got the right mix in 3 Minutes”
On this my Mixer Tap tells me “Gurpreet, Sometimes it is stroke of Luck or sometimes…… It is sheer Hardwork…… which gives u the right Mix in Life.
So, Just “Work Hard” initially and find Best Mix for you and then keep working hard to maintain it… Till your Priorities Change”
Another Lesson Learnt!!
Day 5:: Mirror
Today When I stepped into by bathroom to brush my teeth……. I heard another Voice.
And today it was my MIRROR.
As I looked into it and saw myself … I could hear my mirror saying…..
“Come on Gurpreet, let’s talk FACE TO FACE” and then continued….
“Each Person has many facets, which is Good…. But Masks over those Facets is not good.
One can fool everyone in this world… but not yourself. Whenever you see the Mirror, You will only see and hear the truth…. Your Real Self……
Remember to “Be Sincere” to yourself, it will show through the Glow on your Face when you see the Mirror Next!!
And remember to “Smile when you see the Mirror….. If you can Smile for Others, You can Smile for yourself too”
And Since then, I can’t Stop Smiling :-)))))))))))
Day 6:: Soap
Unlike other Mornings when I heard a Loud Confident Voice, Today…. It was a very feeble Voice that called me…..
And when I looked around to see where it came from… I noticed it was from the Soap in my hand!!
It had already been used for 5 days and within next 5 days…. It would be used and finished completely.
In its feeble Whisper/sobbing tone… it said to me
“Gurpreet, in order to use me… People rub me every day against them and in the process each day I loose a part me. I cry at times because I will be finished in a few days.
However since I don’t have an option, I try to find a false solace that I am being of use to someone. But the truth is…… It’s good to help someone, but not at the cost of hurting yourself
If you don’t set your own priorities, then someone else will set it for you. It will be obviously that suits THEM, not YOU!
So take your own Decisions, Don’t Exhaust yourself for others!
Another Lesson Learnt… Was Desperately Required.
Thanks Saabun Didi!
I want to make small disclaimer here….. That it’s not me who has noticed these learning in my Bathroom… But it’s all thanks to the Fittings/Accessories of my Bathroom who chose me to talk to, So that I could convey the same to every reader.
Unlike other Mornings when I heard a Loud Confident Voice, Today…. It was a very feeble Voice that called me…..
And when I looked around to see where it came from… I noticed it was from the Soap in my hand!!
It had already been used for 5 days and within next 5 days…. It would be used and finished completely.
In its feeble Whisper/sobbing tone… it said to me
“Gurpreet, in order to use me… People rub me every day against them and in the process each day I loose a part me. I cry at times because I will be finished in a few days.
However since I don’t have an option, I try to find a false solace that I am being of use to some one. But the truth is…… It’s good to help someone, but not at the cost of hurting yourself
If you don’t set your own priorities, then someone else will set it for you, and it will be obviously that suits them, not you
So take your own Decisions, Don’t Exhaust yourself for others and live in a Lather less World!”
Another Lesson Learnt… Was Desperately Required. Thanks Saabun Didi!
Today When I stepped into by bathroom to brush my teeth……. I heard another Voice.
And today it was my MIRROR.
As I looked into it and saw myself … I could hear my mirror saying…..
“Come on Gurpreet, let’s talk FACE TO FACE and then continued …
“Each Person has many facets, which is Good…. But Masks over those Facets is not good.
One can fool everyone in this world… but not yourself. Whenever you see the Mirror, You will only see and hear the truth…. Your Real Self……
Remember to “Be Sincere” to yourself, it will show through the Glow on your Face when you see the Mirror Next!!
And remember to “Smile when you see the Mirror….. If you can Smile for Others, You can Smile for yourself too”
(I can’t Stop Smiling :-)))))))))))
The Bathroom Craziness Accelerates………..
And today I was surprised by my Tap (Mixer/Faucet)….. I was Busy adjusting my tap to get the right Mix of Luke warm water for my bath….. But I was failing… The flowing water was either too warm….. or too cold. And after repeated attempts … I got the right mix in 3 Minutes”
On this my Mixer/Tap tells me “Gurpreet, Sometimes it is stroke of Luck.. Or sometimes…… It is sheer Hardwork…… which gives you the right Mix in Life.
So… Just the “work hard” initially and find Best Mix for you and then keep working hard to maintain it… till your Priorities Change”
Another Lesson Learnt!!
And It was My Slippers Talking to me today.
It said…..”Gurpreet…. Each Person/ Object here in this world has come for a specific Motive. And if you try to change its use….Then it may not perform even 1% of what it is designed for.
Jaise ki….. I’m a chappal…. I can only be utilized when I’m on your feet Protecting you from dust and Nails on the floor. If I think.. That I can become and perform the function of a Glove or Cap which are More delicately handled…. Then I may Loose my character completely.
So….Be Yourself and Excel rather Aping Others and Failing”.
#BathroomTales3