DO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.....

The entire nation mourned the tragic death of a very able politician and AP Chief Minister YSR Reddy and four others accompanying him in an unfortunate Chopper crash in deep forests near Hyderabad on 2nd September, 2009. May his soul and of the four others, rest in peace. Lately, whenever I hear or read about air crashes, my entire body shudders at the mere thought of it. I have become a little paranoid about flying. This is so because last year when me and my family were travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi in Malaysia, we were part of one such monstrous flight made all the more haunting and unceremonius by a f***ed up fellow passenger, that we could have easily crashed into yore. But for God's blessings, we are very lucky to be still alive and kicking.

That one hour flight was so jittery and full of turbulence that our heart's were sinking every now and then. And to make matters worse was a guy from Bangladesh who (sitting alongwith his two male friends right behind us) was uttering all crap and nonsense about the flight, as if in jest. Whenever the plane went up and down due to turbulence, he kept on blabbering that he had a nightmare only last night about this particular flight definitely crashing and he was so sure because his nightmares always turned out to be true. He literally scared the s**t out of me and other fellow passengers who were listening to his scary outbursts. Obviously, my two little girls were also scared to death. It all reminded me of the movie, "Final Destination". I was constantly praying deep inside my heart that nothing as averse as mouthed by him happens. I don't know why anybody didn't muster up the guts to shut him up there and then. Fortunately, by the grace of God we somehow landed safely in Langkawi in one piece. Thereafter, his two friends immediately apologised to me and my wife for the harm their idiotic friend's brainless comments about the flight might have caused us. It was visible that they were quite embarrased because of their friend and also probably due to the timid look on our faces during the whole duration of the flight.

After this particular experience, I always make it a point to thank God and Count my blessings. It has taught me that we should get rid of all kinds of negativity around us, believe in the Almighty, remain grateful and contended with all the good things in life he has provided us with; rather than crib for what we don't have and finally take a cue from only the positive things happening around us. I hope the Ambani brothers who are among the richest Indians soon stop their now infamous fight over money and rather count their blessings. The fact that you are leading a happy and healthy life in itself is a boon. 'So Let us just impart & imbibe only positive energy'. And please !! please !! do count your blessings before you go to bed every night as we often forget to do that in our mundane existence and remember that each day is a gift from God :)