10 years of un-narcissing!

Hi Janta!

I love starting with a disclaimer! ;) Here's for this post. Thought through a bit before attempting this post. I kind of worry, it could sound narcissistic somewhere. But, the real intent here is to talk the right opposite of narcissism! Do be merciful to give me the benefit of doubt :P


Looking at the current viral 10 Year Challenge trend, there sure have been some transformations that have blew our minds. But, all said and done, most of them have been all about physical aspects such as better body, looks, etc. No, not discounting their efforts and hardwork one bit here. Some of them are inspiring. But can this 10 year challenge, which has taken the world's youth captive, march ahead for something more constructive for our world? Well, i can only transform myself, and not expect others to follow what i like!

I will digress now. Let me flaunt about myself man.

I saw another famous meme, this time to do with one's heart! It showed how one's live pumping heart has simply transformed into a stone over the last 10 years. I thought it was a funny meme, at first. Simply because, 10 years before, i always knew my heart was ALREADY made of stone. But, as and when this meme started appearing across a number of friends' profiles, social media newsfeed, etc, i started to think a bit more about it. Yes, the world certainly looks to have got a colder heart. Or, a harder (definitely not stronger) heart!

A couple of days later. A tear dropped by my eye. It was a mere video. An animal was rescued from an excruciating pain. I wondered, "do i even have an heart? but why am i bidding a tear for this!"

During my schooling and college days, i was a stone-heart-ed man! I always prided myself being cold-hearted, i still remember!  And now..

What has made me sensitive? Why was i even emoting?

Where are the days i used to laugh or mock at my so-called petty sadness that my friends had?

Where was the "****-u dude, i dont care" attitude? (oh crumbs! i am not even able to type the word out now!) What happened to me over the last decade?

No man, i am not putting any hype! All i am saying is, i practically saw a stone (my heart) melt or cut down to a bit of life by mere drops of Love. Mind you, with consistency.

The transformation probably roots somewhere about 10 years back when i was pulled into a world of fantasy. Something magical. And actually, inexplicable. But i attempt to explain it here in 2 lines.

My Guru, and Who i know is God Incarnate, is the Sole Reason. Well this is getting boring? Truth be said, it was He Who with His patient drop by drop water (of love) treatment started healing my stone-heart! Getting me to get to do some social service, accepting my mistakes, bearing with my arrogance and pride filled attitude! And, not judging my past! This LOVE is what has transformed me! And i intend to do the same to all around me.

I used to wonder over the last few years as to why some of my friends and circle are probably moving towards a more formal or colder way of life. As in, it has become an acceptable norm now. On the other hand, after 20+ years of my life, i have finally started to breathe through my heart. 

I realised that only when we have a heart, can we understand the stone-heartedness elsewhere! Thus, 10 years back, when i was stone hearted, i never realised then but now i see it.

So for all those, who put the stone heart meme, it simply helps me understand you guys are filled with Love, congrats folks, be yourselves, always! 

But, for the other yet-to-be-transformed stone hearted guys (like i was one), and especially for those who accuse the transformed, the loving, the humble, the goodhearted and the non-egoistic ones as 'being submissive and without a spine', i have the following to say:

"it wont take me a minute to flaunt about myself and have air all over about myself! this being-simple attitude has come with a lot of difficulty and due to great Fortune! If you don't value my humility and take it to be mere submissiveness or an act of spinelessness, i don't need you guys in my life! If you don't value the Love that is permeating in all of us, let us meet only after you develop the eyes for valuing it!"

So, here is my challenge! Take a 10 year challenge and build a bigger, stronger, and livelier heart as well !

Naanum 'rowdy' aa irunthavan thaan da!
btw, please remember the disclaimer! ;)