Budget 2009

So it was formally announced today ‘Budget 2009’ presented by our finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, it was something that everyone was really waiting for, ok honestly not everyone, because that really reflected with all biggie news channels getting the who’s who of the corporate world to talk and discuss the allocations, deficits, subsidies, tax cuts or implementation etc, there were other opinions but they were for filler’s sake, but on second thought most of the above mentioned terminologies often sound as jargon to the aam aadmi and what he really and simply wants to know is, what during the financial year is going to cost him more and what’s going to cost him less and what is it that he will pay as tax from all that he earns. And no I ain’t a financial expert who’s going to spell out all our esteemed minister has presented, I am here to simply put forth my opinion in blogophere about what I felt about Budget 09.

For starters each year the budget gets bigger and bigger and this bigger is apart from the actual amount, which this year surpasses 10Lakh crores, it get bigger in terms of expectations and hype that surrounds it, and that is all market triggered, as the so called trades at our indices are looking for news at almost every micro sec I’ll bet. In continuation the markets reacted in the negative as they didn’t seem to get ‘news bit’ that they were really looking for, so the mood seem damp everywhere as the market seem to simply have a ripple effect on the country when its suppose to be the other way round.

While the experts figure out the fine print, and come out with their various interpretations, about how this budget is going to pan out and be implemented, I for one believe that the budget 09 was an inclusive one, and for starters, it’s a roadmap for what we should look for in the next 5 years, something that leaders with a vision foresee for you and me, given that we have given them the mandate in the electoral and you can’t really please all the people all the time, and when you’re talking a 100 Crore plus people, its simply not going to happen.

So in the lay man terms, the LCD TV, bigger cars, some imp basic medication drugs are going to be cheaper, while gold, silver and set top boxes are going to hurt your pocket. Women and senior citizens have something to cheer about as the exemption limits for income tax on them have been raised by 10k and 15k respectively.

I truly hope that this budget is actually implemented as presented and not simply be spoken as of, there is wide gap today in India, and this gap is so evident, that progress can only be achieved if it is inclusive. So as an aam aadmi and a citizen of this country I hope that the gap between Bharat and India narrows to the thinnest, thus catapulting our nation on the top of the world.

Why Me... Why...?

You are most likely to use the above mentioned title, in situations that are not the very nice ones, but have you in a happy moment realized that we never question the same when our joys know, no bounds.

A story is told of a very famous tennis player, Arthur Ashe, a winner at major tennis tournaments, he also won the Wimbledon title in the year 1975, being a sportsperson he was regular with his workouts and was a fit personality, however in the year 1979, he took the world by surprise when suffered a major heart attack thus, he had to undergo a quadruple bypass surgery. Having recovered from the sickness, the tennis star was all set to return to the green grass courts, but fate had something else in store for him, he tested positive for HIV, which he contracted during the blood transfusion of his heart surgeries. Arthur, however never seem too complained, he spent most of his last days, towards the betterment of AIDS affected people worldwide, and he even founded the Arthur Ashe Institute for urban healthcare.

He was once asked what he felt about, how fate had played unfair with him, to which he gracefully replied, each year a million learn to play tennis, only a fifty thousand take it to the next level, from which only a five thousand play the game professionally, from which about a 100 odd reach Wimbledon, 2 make it to the final, and only the winner takes the prize, when I won the coveted prize I never asked God why me, So why do ask now?

In moments of despair we all turn to God in condemnation asking why me… why? He knows best what he does after all it is he who made you, so you’ve got to learn to trust, and understand that there is a bright side to every dark moment in life. A right attitude is what it takes to make it, and know that ‘from what we get, we make a living; but what we give, however, makes a life…”

The Art of Managing Relationships..

Well sometimes you chance upon something really so nice that you wanna share it with all the people you know and even that you don't.

I too chanced upon a very interesting forward, which I would like to share with you all, so here goes

When I was a little boy, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don’t remember what she told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly
on that toast and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I’ll never forget what he said: Honey, I love burnt toast. Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burnt. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Johnny, your Momma put in a lot of hard day at work today and she’s real tired. And besides a little burnt toast never hurts anyone! You know, life is full of imperfect things ... and imperfect people. I’m not the best housekeeper or cook.

What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to accept each others faults - and choosing to celebrate each others differences - is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that’s my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of GOD. Because in the end, He’s the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where burnt toast isn’t a deal-breaker!"

We could extend this to any relationship in fact - as understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!!

Don’t put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket but into your own.