Sometimes i wonder what is the motto of each of ours lives... i used to wonder why do we live...what should i do that makes me happy from within.....what is the purpose of our life...
What is it that makes us happy from within???? i have come across a lot of people who gave me different answers to this.... Some said shopping is something that makes me happy..... some said i like drinking( drink whole day and get away from all thoughts of this world)... even i wondered a lot of times that what is that something that makes me happy each and every time i do it.....
Emmm...... I thought, thought and thought didn't get an answer..... then my mind gave me few answers on which i thought for sometime....is it the flowers ??? because as and when i get flowers a smile comes on my face and makes me happy..but then i thought for some more time on it...and my mind said again...Hello, we are talking about internal happiness and not happiness that comes and fades away..sometimes flowers just bring a smile but do not enlighten my mood from within..
And finally one day i found the answer........Emmm so what do you think it can be........okie let me narrate you a story.......
I have a sweet roomie her name is Ammu... Her birthday was approaching and i being her roommate didn't know what should i do to make her feel special.....
It was 23rd of Dec and both of us where in Bangalore Central (for those who don't know about Bangalore central it is a part of the Central brand, which has malls all over India owned by Pantaloon Retail).She liked a toy that was hanging on the roofs of Central all over and said Neha christmas is approaching y don't you gift me this..I looked at it..It was actually a cute one but then i said leave it...u are grown up lets check out some new clothes in the store..and at the back of my mind i had already planned to get that toy for her on her birthday.. the next thing i did was i went back to central and found out when can i buy it because the toy was on display and was not for sale... they told me that i can come back and buy it in the month of January after the new year's...Hmmm so the plan was in place i had decided to get that toy for her and i got it and kept it at my friend's place.
As her birthday was approaching,i was thinking of giving her a good surprise. Emm the 1st plan that came into my head was telling her that i wont be coming back to the PG tonight and saying that i would be going to a friend's place and then without her knowledge going to the terrace of the PG and decorating it..the other idea was going to the PG with her and then going to the terrace without her knowledge and decorating it with balloons and candles.......i decided to go ahead with the second plan
And then as usual as my plans change at the last minute this one also changed..At exactly 22:00 hrs on 7th January me,piu and nami planned not to celebrate her bday...Hang on...by not celebrating her bday i dont mean not celebrating it at all...But what i mean is not celebrating it in the PG.....the masterminds began to work.....phonecalls....giggles and whispers in room no 12 began....
At around 23:40 hrs at night we woke up our Ammu and asked her to get ready...Me, Piu and Nami were already ready..... Mohit had come to pick up all of us as per the plan and we told Ammu that all of us are going for a long drive...At 23:50 hrs at night Ammu was confused as to where we were taking her...
We took her to a restaurant and she was shocked to see there a table decorated with balloons and frills..... and there weere two other friends of ours Naga and JD... Now how did it all happen...There is a story behind this also....At 23:00hrs Naga and JD had come outside our PG and we gave them the frills, cake and the blown balloons which was blown by Nami and Piu under my supervision after all this was the only place and chance i got where i could use my managerial skills :P... Ok now we had given all the stuff to JD and Naga and they went to the restaurant and decorated it...
Ammu was shocked and to see all that and then we got her cake and the magic candles on the cake which took her lungs out.... And then i gave her the toy she had asked me for and she loved it..... Ammu had also told me that she had to pick up some dress for her birthday and as she wasn't keeping well she couldnt go out for shopping so i took got her a nice party wear also.....
And then Ammu opened a Champaign and then the party began.. We chit chatted , hogged , laughed and had fun...And then at 1.30 am in the morning we went to the coffee shop in Leela Palace and we were there till 4:30 am in the morning having fun.... We clicked a lot of photographs and chit chatted a lot.....I was very sleepy but all that mattered to me was the smile on Ammu's face...She was very happy.....
It was then i realised it again that something that gives me internal happiness is when i do something which bring a smile on other's face and makes them happy......
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About Me said...
Lovely neha... i am impressed. I knew the story... but i loved the morale of the story.
As i have always believed, the secret of happiness is very simple... spread happiness around you...
MJ said...
good one... ur improving..u must be reading good blogs :P
Neha Singh said...
@Vibhor- thanx a lot vibs..... :)
Neha Singh said...
@M.J- ya ya..u wan me to appreciate your posts in your blog then i will do it right away... you don't need to say all this.. :P
MJ said...
hehehehe..u see right thru me dont u...
jokes apart..i think this is probably the most serious post of yours till date. high levels of EQ..keep blogging :)
Neha Singh said...
@M.J- hehehe....thanx a lot buddy
Nidz said...
cute.. :) yes if u make others happy it brings u happiness too :D she must be glad to have fren as u
Unknown said...
Cool post Neha. Agreed with MJ.. its more serious and mature. would love to see more such posts with you letting go and telling what you feel. Keep posting :)
Fighter Jet said...
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Neha Singh said...
@Fighter Jet- thanks a lot buddy :)