We can't be a Ricky Ponting without a struggle!

I heard it multiple times that God give us the same amount of happiness and sadness in our lives. I understood it practically when on 3rd December 2012, I witnessed the last international inning of my hero Ricky Ponting! On the same date a year ago, I was so filled with joy when I fulfilled one of my biggest dream to meet Rajasthan Royals players. But this year, one of my biggest nightmare came true, Ricky's retirement from Test cricket!

A lot has been said and written about him since his farewell match till today but I was waiting for 19th December to share my feelings. Every Ricky fan know the importance of this day, the day when our legend and our idol was born!

Everyone has a childhood hero; whom they imitate, follow and want to become like them. For me, it was always Ricky Ponting! My interest in cricket started during the 1999 World Cup. At that time, I was more of a South African team fan. But gradually, I got attached with Australian cricket team when Ricky Ponting became the captain of ODI team and then, later of the test team. His leadership qualities always attracted me; his never say die attitude and love for cricket made me respect him a lot.

I have learned a lot from this man. He is an institution for me; a man who taught me to love my job completely. He is the one who taught me that I should never give up in life even if I am on the verge of loosing. He taught me that I should give my best even when I am on the top. We become lazy after achieving something big but he taught me that we should keep on working hard to stay there at top for a longer period. He taught me to excel in every department of my job like he did with his batting, fielding and captaincy. I learned leadership qualities from him. He always treated the whole team as his baby and took care of them every moment. I never saw him running away from his responsibilities and that's why every moment he taught me a new lesson.

I won't say that he is an extra ordinary human and not even that he is the best person but I would definitely agree that he plays an important part in my life. He is that person who inspires me always whenever I am tensed and sad; he motivates me and he is the reason why i keep on going in my life. I feel so proud to be his fan forever.

Ricky, I miss you a lot when i see cricket matches and its not at all special without you. I don't see you eating chewing gum in the ground any more; i don't see you making fielding changes in the ground; i don't see you biting finger nails during a tense moment at the game!

I don't know if I will ever get a chance to meet you but trust me, my good wishes are with you forever!

I am a Scorpion lady!

Oh yeah i am a scorpion lady

I will take your breath away with the gaze of my eyes

Hard work is the key to open all doors to make my career rise!

I think of hitting you hard but still i look so calm

My family is my life and they should never get any harm!

Oh yeah i am a scorpion lady

I don't have hobbies, i live my life for my passions

I am the one who choose my own fashion!

At one moment, i will laugh and cheer a lot with friends

at another, i will cry alone as if world has come to an end!

Oh yeah i am a scorpion lady

I will care for my loved ones giving my all

I will be available to them whenever they will call!

But i can't connect to others so well and easily

i can't feel for you and saying it truthfully!

Oh yeah i am a scorpion lady

I will take much time and your patience to say "i love you"

But i will never say it if i have a bit of doubt or it's not true!

My hatred for some people last till my whole life

Do you know, i am known to be an ideal wife!

Oh yeah i am a scorpion lady

Moody , patient , mysterious i am

reserved , jealous, possessive i am

more complex than the other women

trying to understand me is just not your cup of tea

Oh yeah i am a scorpion lady!

The path to meet God!

Do you know the path that reach towards God? Do you want to get rid of your every sin? Do you want to be true to yourself? Do you wish to go to heaven? If your answer is yes then first stop hurting other's feeling which you do it every time. You always make others feel inferior and believe that you are always right and your thoughts are superior than others! Stop trying to change others just because you don't like the way they are. You can't expect everyone to be the same person as you want them to be. Everyone is different, their choices are different and they think differently. Why is it so difficult for you to understand that every one can't like the same thing as you do. Accept them the way they are and respect their feelings.There are certain things which you don't like but others do. But don't make fun of them or criticize them for that. It's their choices and if they feel good about it then at least try to understand them without judging. The feelings and emotions come from within so respect them for that.

Do what your heart believe and stop being so manipulative; always listen to your inner voice. So whenever you take any decision or step in your life, you will always get a response from your inner voice. It's just you who ignores that voice by being too busy listening to many people's voices and opinions. Just do what you feel is right and true from your heart. If you are following the majority, it doesn't imply that you are right. Even if you are supporting minority, you can be right. I know many people who will try to push you down if you choose a different path but remember not to fool your own heart and be true to yourself!

A motivating Poem

There are times when we are low

When no one is able to console

Recovering from hard times becomes slow

What left is negative thoughts and no hope

Then make extra effort to push yourself

Don't be alone, sad and depressed

What you need is just your own help

Forget what is making you stressed

Bring positive attitude from within

Remember all your forgotten dreams

Tell your mind and body to begin

Control your emotion that screams

Stay away from people that criticize you

Maintain distance from the negativity around

All you need is a right breakthrough

Focus on nature's pleasant and peaceful sound

Night and morning are always together

If there is sadness, happiness is also there

There is always a change in weather

Search for God, he is looking for you here

Me and Anti - Indian?

It always hurts when one or the other person tells me that I am an anti-Indian who doesn't love my country. How can people make their own opinion and conclude by saying such a thing so easily? This social networking is making me disturbed and sad from a long time. I am here only for few of my friends whom I don't wanna loose for those people who enjoy hurting my sentiments.

Whenever Indian cricket team has a game, it becomes a bad day for me! I got a message last night which say that I am an anti-Indian. I tried every possible way to explain that person what i think and who i am. But it's unfortunate that we can't make those people understand who have already formed an opinion about us.

The definition of being a true Indian for such people is to support Indian cricket team. What a small definition, right? For these people, who supports Indian cricket team and wants to settle abroad for their bright future or who wants to study outside are patriotic but me, who supports Australian cricket team, wants to work only in India and who have a dream to do something for the people of India is an anti-Indian!

Such people can never understand that it's me who is portraying a good image of Indians by being nice to people who are from all over the world like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia etc. Cricket fans from the world often complain that most of the Indian cricket fans abuse them, disrespect them and believe that there are the only one who understands cricket better and no one else should have a right to think differently. I don't say that all the Indian cricket team fans are same as i know many who respect the choices of others.

I am a person who don't like criticizing or disrespecting anyone. I like Dravid, Sachin, Sehwag ,Yuvraj and all the other Indian cricketers but the way, most of the people argue, criticize and disrespect my favorite players in front of me make me develop a small hatred towards them and most importantly, a desire to make them inferior as they always try to show their superiority over me.

A girl who loves India, who believes in all values of Indian culture, who never used abusive language ever in her life, who tries to remain good,who never waste a single unused paper, who never throw waste papers on roads, who always stop at red light even when it's 7 am in the morning when all the other vehicle crosses it, who help every other person when they need her IS AN ANTI-INDIAN because she loves Australian cricket team from her heart and a big fan of their players. Unfortunately she can't change because she don't do anything from her manipulative mind; she uses her heart and do things that make her happy and not others. She herself doesn't know why she loves Australian cricket team more than the Indian team. It's a known fact that when we like something, we have a reason for it but when we love something, we don't!

Neither can i change nor you. You have your own favorites and I have mine. I never said that your choices are bad then why are you telling me that my choices are bad? Respect everyone's feelings before making an opinion about them! If you have a heart that hurts then I also have it which has a feeling more than yours!

Letter to Ricky Ponting

                                                        Letter to Ricky Ponting

Dear Ricky Ponting,

I wanted to write about you from a long time but I stopped myself thinking that sending a letter to you is an impossible task for me. I, being an ordinary fan of yours find it hard to share my thoughts with you but today on 21st February 2012, I am unable to stop myself from sharing my views and my feelings for you as a fan.

Today, I saw in the news that indirectly you declared your retirement from ODI's. Since 2007, my biggest concern was to think that one day my hero, my inspiration and Idol, Ricky Ponting will take retirement then what would happen? I don’t want to discuss the reason or why it happened but I only want to talk about the fact that what you mean to me.

I am a fan of yours since I started understanding cricket a bit; it was during 1999 World Cup. I don’t remember much about that time but in 2003 World Cup, I supported Australian Team since beginning and my most important reason to support Australia was you as you were the skipper of the team. As a leader, you proved that Australia was a team formed to dominate cricket. I don’t want to write about those records that you made as a captain or the runs that you scored; all I want to say is that in spite of being an Indian, I supported Australian team since I started watching cricket and I support the Australian Team even when they play against India. For me, it's you leading the Australian team was a bigger reason to support Australia than the team itself. I had so much of hope, faith and expectations from your leadership that I knew that Ricky Ponting could motivate any player and any team at any point of time. I knew that if Ricky leads the team then even 170 becomes a defendable target and even 350 becomes an achievable score.

Some of the people in India hate me and call me traitor because I support you and the Australian Team and not Sachin but for me, liking you and cheering for you is much more important than they hating me! I don’t care if they hate or dislike me, what matter for me is you!

My friends laughed at me when I shared this small incident with them that during my school and college days, before going for an examination, I used to see your picture. I had a faith that if I will start my examination or test after watching your picture, every thing will go well for me. Whenever I didn’t feel like studying or when i was demotivated, sad or depressed, I gained my confidence back by thinking that I had to be strong like Ponting who is never afraid of struggles and loves winning.

There is a strange thing which strongly connect me with you - the expressions which you had on your face in the ground while leading the team, the exact expressions I used to have on my face while watching that game. Whenever I wished for a change in the bowler, just at the same moment, you changed the bowler in a match. I always feel that there is a connection between you and me. May be that’s the reason that in spite of being so far from you, I consider you as my family. My mother calls me as “Ponting’s sister” as she believe that I have a small nose like you and even my teeth are similar as yours. My office colleagues call me “Ponting” because whenever they have to say or discuss anything about you, they share it with me.

I didn’t have food for two days when you stepped down from captaincy after the World Cup 2011 which shows my emotional attachment with you and I know how hard that decision was for you. And it was hard for me and for all your other fans to accept the same. Every time it is forced upon you to take a decision for your career. I really don’t know why people can’t let you decide about your career.

Again it will be hard for me and for your other fans to accept that in future, when we will watch any Australian ODI match, you won't be there. It’s tough, very very tough but as I said I am your fan, the fan of the fighter Ricky and I have to accept it and I will. May be, these matches are materialistic things because in real, you are there in our hearts; you have created a life lasting impression in our lives.

It’s my dreams that one day when I will achieve something big in my life, I will tell people that it’s all because of one man, the person who motivated me indirectly, who inspires me always, who taught me how to be passionate for victories - SIR RICKY PONTING!

Bhul gaye woh din!

Bhul gaye woh din,

Jab chain ki gehri neend tum lete the

Sapno me pariyon ko dekha karte the

Ab to neend ana hi mushkil hai

Dimag sochna jo band nahi karta

Raat ko baar baar neend jo khulti hai

Akele rehne mein darr jo hai lagta

Bhul gaye woh din ,

Dard hone se jo jor jor se rote the

Gham doston ko batla ke dil halka jo karte the

Ab to aasuyon ko chupa ke hai rote

Akele tanha hokar chup hi rehte

Aakhein agar bheeg bhi jaaye

To nazrein hata ke dheeme se muska dete

Bhul gaye woh din,

Haarne ke baad bhi jeetne wale ke saath jab haste the

Jeetne wale ka hath pakad kar hi chala karte the

Ab to haarne ke baad maayus ho bathte hai

Lagta hai sab kuch hi haar liya humne

Jeetne wala apne me hi khush rehta hai

Woh mana raha hota hai jashn aur tum hote ho gham me

Bhul gaye woh din,

Pyaar jab kisi ek se hi kiya karte the

Usse paane ke liye puri duniya se lad jaate the

Ab to pyaar ka matlab hi kho chuke hai

Bas saath rehne ko hi pyaar samajh hai baithe

Duriyon se pyaar kam nahi hota hai

Ishq ibadaat hai tum yeh kyon nahi samajthe

Bhul gaye woh din,

Aasmaan me taaro ko dekha karte the

Raat me bahar tehla jo karte the

Ab to yaad nahi sar utha ke aasman kab dekha tha

Duniyan ki is bheed me gum ho gaye hai hum

Kab tumne is raat ki khamoshi ko suna tha

Itne pareshan,uljhe huye kyon ho gaye hai hum

Bhul gaye woh din,

Jab pyaar logo se kiya karte the

Aur cheezon ko istmaal kiya karte the

Ab to pyaar hai hume apni cheezon se

Aur kar rahe hai istmaal logo ko

Why didn't you come?

At some point of time, we find our faith and trust broken! We all trust only our loved ones and not every one! This is a poem of three different situations and of three different relationships.

A) FATHER TO SON!

Why didn't you come

When i called you?

You were busy with your friends

Forgot your loved ones who were alone

Your talks had no end

Replied to your mom's call in a rude tone

Why didn't you come

When i called you?

Your family was worried for you

Was waiting to go out for dinner

We all were ready and dressed new

You now have became a sinner

B) LOVER TO LOVER!

Why didn't you come

When i called you?

I was sad and depressed

Needed your comfort at that time

You just said that you need rest

Forgot that you were all mine

Why didn't you come

When i called you?

My tears were unstoppable

I was in need of a caring hand

When you said you were unable

The reason for not coming,

i was not able to understand

C) GOD TO CHILD!

Why didn't you come

when i called you?

That person was in need of money

He was broken and helpless

Asked for help from you when it was sunny

I sent that person thinking you were selfless

Why didn't you come

When i called you?

You spend so much money for luxury and fun

I gave you enough to help people in need

By ignoring that person, you made me stun

It was so easy for you to do a good deed