Baba ki Jai ho.

We are a god fearing country with hundreds of us praying to hundreds of gods and goddesses. We have thousands of temples and things which remind us of god throughout our country across different states, regions, districts etc. And then there are millions of us who still can’t get enough of god worship or idol worship or whatever that we worship the so called “Babas” of India.

It’s pretty easy to become a Baba actually. Just make some claims about curing people or touch them with your hand and cure them, give them something to eat and make them happy or just recite some good words, preaching or what not. Once you are successful in convincing hundred odd people, the rest follow. What you need to be is a very good orator who has the power to convince people. And actually convincing a normal Indian especially about health, future and stuff like that is a pretty easy job. Then you have big ceremonies, you give speeches in front of thousands of people, you are invited to big discussions and you are the most famous guy in this country who has Z security.

But are they only into spiritualism or helping to cure you or talking about your future or helping you relax through yoga?

Today, these Baba ashrams across the country are fast becoming centers of sex, drugs, women and above all big money. We are a country of people who easily believe in these so called Babas and doing anything would help improve our health, future, money whatever. This is the reason why these babas thrive in our country despite charging people a bomb.

But today many of these so called ashrams across the country have become centers for sex and drugs with many foreigners touring them in the hope of finding these drugs. There have been babas who have demanded sex from their devotees from treatment and “consultantion”.

Thats why I say that these Babas as well as these ashrams have become centers of spiritualism, sex, yoga, drugs, woman and money!

That Red Dot

The bindi is arguably the most visually fascinating of all forms of body decoration. Hindus attach great importance to this ornamental mark on the forehead between the two eyebrows -- a spot considered a major nerve point in human body since ancient times. Also loosely known as 'tika', 'pottu', 'sindoor', 'tilak', 'tilakam', and 'kumkum', a bindi is usually a small or a big eye-catching round mark made on the forehead as adornment.

No one knows exactly when the tradition of putting a bindi started, but since centuries it is seen on the foreheads of Hindu women.

In southern India, girls choose to wear a bindi, while in other parts of India it is the prerogative of the married woman.

A red dot on the forehead is an auspicious sign of marriage and guarantees the social status and sanctity of the institution of marriage. The Indian bride steps over the threshold of her husband's home, bedecked in glittering apparels and ornaments, dazzling the red bindi on her forehead that is believed to usher in prosperity, and grants her a place as the guardian of the family's welfare.

However, today the religious significance of the bindi is largely forgotten and it is worn as a fashion accessory. In the market today we see bindis of different hues and shapes ranging from the simple to the most decorative.

Bindis have become a fascination with many for their attractive features.

Making the right Choice

Among the many wise sayings I have heard, this one is very interesting: “there is nothing worse than being in a career that you hate or being married to someone you can’t stand”.

Quiet true.

The career you choose decides what you do for the rest of your life. And you would definitely don’t want to make a wrong choice.

But choosing a career isn’t an easy job. There are so many factors which have a strong influence.

You got to listen to your parents, have to see what your friends are doing and also what you want to do.

And the options are unlimited. Earlier there used to a very limited set of options like engineering, medical, law. But now there’s no limit. You have options like Hair styling, modeling, photography, animation, hotel management and many more.

Don’t take the first career that comes along.

Wait.

Think.

Choose the field that you like doing.

And If you end up in a career that isn’t right for you, don’t get disheartened.

Just keep looking until you find one that is.

Remember that choosing a career isn’t a life sentence.

If you aren’t happy where you land in the beginning, you can always start over if you change your mind!