Our Bond with Nature and Birds

 My family and I are nature lovers. For the last 17 years, we have been regularly keeping pots of water for sparrows and crows, especially in summer.

From our observations, birds are very intelligent and careful. First, one bird comes early and observes. Then another bird arrives. While one bird drinks water, the other keeps watch. Some birds sit quietly on nearby tree branches and observe from a distance. At first, many birds are not visible.

Slowly, when they feel safe and comfortable, all fear disappears. Then they come together in groups, such as a group of sparrows or a group of crows, to drink cool water.

Early in the morning, it gives us great happiness to watch them. They drink water, use the pot like a bathtub, and enjoy bathing. After bathing, they shake their bodies to dry naturally.

If one day the water pot is empty, they call us with their sweet sounds, just like family members. It feels as if they are asking for water or food. Their way of communication is very special.

Crows are especially intelligent birds. They do not just take what we give them. Many times, they return something as a gift. They bring small stones, shiny objects, broken mirror pieces, or bits of cups. These are precious to them, so they offer them to us in return.

You need a certain vision and emotion to understand these gifts and accept them. When we accept their gifts, we feel they are happy, because giving and taking completes the bond. My daughter collects these gifts and shows them to me.

Whenever there is danger in our garden, like a snake or cats, the birds sense it immediately. Sparrows and crows make special warning sounds and work together. Their noise scares the snake or cats away. In this way, they protect our home without us realizing it.

We feel we are surrounded by natural security. We just need to observe their actions, sounds, and behavior carefully.

Maybe we understand only a little, but I truly believe they also give us blessings.

For the past ten years, two cows come to our house every day between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. They ask my wife for fresh rotis usin their neck's shake and sound. I feel all these blessings come from our good deeds and kindness toward nature.

Everything happens through our hands, and for that,
Thank you, God.

We Blessed....

नाचन लाग्यो रे बैरागी मन
अरे, भागन लाग्यो रे बैरागी बन

आज उनसे मिलना है हमें
आज उनसे मिलना है हमें

चलो, उनके लिए कुछ लेते चलें
और उनको दुआएँ देते चलें
थोड़ी गुजिया‑वुजिया लेते चलें
थोड़ी बर्फ़ी‑वर्फ़ी लेते चलें

आज उनसे मिलना है हमें
आज उनसे मिलना है हमें

आ… आ… आ…

महलों की रानी है, सुंदर‑सयानी है
वो खानदानी है, जाने दिल
क्या‑क्या ख़रीदें हम, क्या न ख़रीदें हम
क्या दें निशानी, ये है मुश्किल

महलों की रानी है, सुंदर‑सयानी है
वो खानदानी है, जाने दिल
क्या‑क्या ख़रीदें हम, क्या न ख़रीदें हम
क्या दें निशानी, ये है मुश्किल

थोड़ी मठरी‑वठरी लेते चलें
थोड़ी चकली‑च्यूड़ा लेते चलें
कुछ तीखा‑वीखा लेते चलें
हो, कुछ खट्टा‑मीठा लेते चलें

आज उनसे मिलना है हमें
आज उनसे मिलना है हमें

आ… आ… आ…

उनसे मिलेंगे तो हम क्या कहेंगे
ये सोचा, न समझा, न जाना है
शायद कहें ऐसे, उनका हमेशा से
सर‑आँखों पर ही ठिकाना है

उनसे मिलेंगे तो हम क्या कहेंगे
ये सोचा, न समझा, न जाना है
शायद कहें ऐसे, उनका हमेशा से
सर‑आँखों पर ही ठिकाना है

थोड़े काजू‑किशमिश लेते चलें
सब थोड़ा‑थोड़ा लेते चलें
चलो, उनके लिए कुछ लेते चलें
और उनको दुआएँ देते चलें

आज उनसे मिलना है हमें
आज उनसे मिलना है हमें

नाचन लाग्यो रे बैरागी मन
अरे, भागन लाग्यो रे बैरागी बन

How I met Her....

 When I was upto 15 years old, I spent most of my time in our lane enjoying cricket. We also played games like kachhi gotya, chor‑police, and hide‑and‑seek. If any friend teased me or behaved like an enemy, I used to fight with him. At night, we also troubled those families who complained about our lane cricket. One day, one of my friends told our class teacher everything about my actions in the lane. I warned him firmly in front of all my friends.

And one day, I saw a girl who came into our lane. I noticed her and smiled at her without even knowing why. But she completely ignored me and didn’t even look at me. Still, I somehow felt that she understood everything, as if she sensed it with her sixth sense.

After many years passed and 2006 arrived, I had just completed my master’s degree. Before proceeding my career, I stayed in my hometown for about 1 to 1.5 months. At that time, I helped my uncle with his distribution business. I visited all the kirana shops and general stores in my hometown to market his products and improve his sales.

Finally, I reached Ram Nagar, where her home and their kirana shop were located. I saw a girl at the shop and started explaining the product details to her. She listened carefully to everything I said. Suddenly, she called her father and told him to look into the matter. For a moment, I froze and wondered what had happened. I felt confused, thinking if I had done something wrong.

Then April 2009 came, and her father visited my home saying that our horoscopes had matched 36 out of 36 gunn, and it was actually true. A date was fixed for the ‘kaande‑pohe’ function at her home, which was the first formal program for both of us. When I saw her there, I smiled. I had read somewhere that 80% of couples met or see each other at least once before marriage, and now I felt the same was happened with us. 

Now I asked her whether she had seen me before , and she said no.:) ;)

jag ghumiya thare jaisa na koi...

My Stock Market Investment Journey

 From Curiosity to Conviction

My stock market journey started in 2014 at Nagpur. reading books Since 2009, I have read almost 600 books. These books helped me understand money, business, and investing.

I am lucky to have full support from my wife and my parents. Because I am not buying any physical assets using bank loans, they always stood with me. I believe that when my daughter came into my home, it felt like Goddess Laxmi herself entered our house. My friends are also supportive, and we talk about the stock market for 1–2 hours every day.

Earlier, when my salary credited in account, I used to spend the whole amount in one month. So my first goal in investing was simple: just save some money while still enjoying life. Slowly, I learned that some stocks show their real nature only after time. The market also charges a “fee” in the form of losses, but other stocks give multiple returns. Only knowledge, courage, and patience help you hold them for long.

I follow the philosophies of Pat Dorsey, Basant Maheshwari, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and Peter Lynch. The best movies I have watched about business and finance are The Founder and The Big Short.

This is how my investment journey has grown—with reading i am able to do connecting the dots, support, discipline, and learning from the market every day, and finding meaning between the lines.

I always tell who asks me about investing that investors should stay away from Ponzi schemes, telephonic/tv stock tips, F&O trading, and daily trading stay away from fly by nights companies. It is better for to choose mutual funds and invest in a way that they can beat the inflation rate at least.

Here, money does not matter. What truly matters is learning, gaining knowledge, turning that knowledge into wisdom, and using it in life through the right channels. It is also important to build the confidence of family members, especially because no one talks about equity investment, and whatever little people know usually comes from Hindi movies where investing is shown as a loss-making or risky thing.

As a salaried employee, after deductions and monthly expenses, I still invest a small amount in equity every month for 10 years. It is difficult and it takes time to build capital for good returns, and I hope to continue this in the future. I believe that ‘Bhaav Bhagwaan chhe’ and Market is Supreme
— faith and good intentions always help.

First Love and Pain....

 When I was 11 years old, I used to watch my friends playing cricket in our colony. They often asked me to join them, but I always refused because I believed I wouldn’t be able to play good cricket.

One of my friends finally convinced me to play cricket the next Sunday on the ground. Around six to seven friends gathered near my home, and we all went together. It was my first day ever playing cricket. That day, we played almost five matches. In the first four matches, I couldn’t bat well and got out for a duck each time. I only did fielding and didn’t even try bowling. But in the fifth match, when all the other players were out, I batted alone and scored 14 runs. Everyone cheered for me and told me that I could actually bat well. Then I jokingly asked them, ‘Okay, but what about bowling?’.

Then one of my friends advised me and said, ‘I will teach you.’ I was very happy that day, and I never knew that this new love for cricket would later give me so much pain and even sleepless nights.

 
After seven days of bowling practice, I was finally ready to deliver the ball in a match. I was very serious about winning. In my first over, I took four wickets, and my excitement shot up as if I was living a dream. Suddenly, all the batsmen started treating me like a top bowler and faced me only in defensive mode.

From 6th standard to 12th standard, I used to play cricket for 5–6 hours every day, no matter how many players were with me. One of my friends was the best bowler I have ever seen in my life, and I played cricket with him continuously for almost seven years. During one practice session, he challenged me and said, ‘You will get clean bowled on this ball.’ I looked at him as if saying, ‘Go away,’ but he actually bowled me out for the first time. My heart broke, and it hurt so much that I couldn’t sleep that night, wondering how this could happen. After that, he kept challenging me every few days, and the same result happened again and again. Each time, I felt the same pain and had the same sleepless nights, thinking about how to protect my wicket but failing every time. Finally, because of all this pressure and practice, I became a very good batsman who could hit the ball on the off-side as elegantly as ‘Dada’—Sourav Ganguly.

I have played cricket from day one, and even when my team loses or when I get out, I never throw my bat or lose my self‑control. I always respect the game of cricket.

In those days, I used to behave just like Dada, and all my friends gave me that kind of importance. I owned my own ground, my farm, the ball, the stumps, and even the bat. Now, whenever those friends meet me, they praise me a lot about cricket. Most of them play for distribution–MSEB, IT companies, education field, and they always tell me that their cricket journey started because of me. They say this every time I visit my hometown.

I am not mentioning how I gathered the bat, ball, and stumps, but my dad used to give me money for tuition, and I skipped tuition and quietly bought all these things. What happened at home after that is better not mentioned here.;). but my parents always give me freedom and space about do whatever you want in life and career.

At that time, these things felt small to me, and even now they seem simple. But they had a big impact on others. When I think about it today, I realize that those days have passed, and it is very difficult to live those moments again.

Shaam se ankh men namin si hai

Aj fir ap ki kami si hai

  

Dafn kar do hamen ke saans mile 

Nabj kuchh der se thami si hai

Aj fir … 

Wakt rahata nahin kahin tikakar 

Isaki adat bhi adami si hai

Aj fir … 

 

Koi rishta nahin raha fir bhi

Ek tasalim laajami si hai

Aj fir …

My observation about -Personal, Vibes & Energy.

 These were the signs & moments that made me feel something special-story teller using AI

• She regular smiles at me .
• Her whole body turns toward me when i walk, and her face lights up with a genuine, warm smile—her eyes showing their best expression.
• While doing lunch at work at cafeteria, she intentionally lets her odhani slide over my head.
• She shows me how to wash a teacup in an interesting, playful way.
• During lunch, she gently looks at my lunchbox with a sweet smile.
• You often offered me your home‑cooked tiffin, and I noticed it every time. I didn’t accept because I felt you needed it just as much. Looking back, I realize my silence may have seemed arrogant, and I’m sorry—it was never my intention.
• "Visal tum kuch nahi karte","bhendi sasti ho gayi hai", "andhar me kaun rehata","ja jagewar jaun bus" "i am not interested in you". "i will take action against you on email" "bhavna pohchlya"is best sentence i listened.
• In the cafeteria, she casually says, “Maza koni mitra-bitra nahi,” (I don’t have any friends).
• If someone else shows interest in me and she notices it, she expresses her feelings through subtle eye expressions with sarcastic smile.
• excuse me.....kya re..... 
• If I had been born on the 3rd under the Libra sign, I would have written a movie script, because I believe they are the best writers.
• One day, I noticed a small kitten quietly following me. Later, I realized the reason—it was frightened of a bigger cat and was looking for a safe place. That’s why the little kitten chose to sleep near me. I didn’t plan it; I simply gave it shelter without even thinking.
  When I shared this incident with my friend, you listened so attentively. What truly astonished me was what followed—after hearing my story, you started bringing home two or three cats at a time. That moment made me smile, because it felt like my love for cats had quietly inspired you too.
• One day, we both reached the office at the same time. We looked at each other, and suddenly a gust of wind blew a ticket from my hand towards her—as if the air itself was being naughty. you watched this and do follow me signal  to me.
• no one notices my new id shoes,
• You move your purse to make space for me,
  -After my smoke break, I enter—and you block my way and behave like ;),
  -At the cafe, you present‑mindedly play with your sandal using your foot fingers, 
  -You quietly build walls of safety around me & all my silly mistakes, misbehavior r soluble that time , 
  -While I talk to someone, I witness a silent Burnol moment. 😉,
  - i visited temple and entered in office with tilak on my head, the same mirroring with you.
  -After a long day at work, I finally stopped an auto with some effort just for myself. Then you came from behind and took the same auto—without even asking me for a lift.
• She copies my sitting style during lunch.
• When I wished you “Happy Gudi Padwa,” you didn’t just reply—you shared the importance and significance of the festival so thoughtfully while in cafe to your colleagues, in front of me. It felt meaningful, because otherwise festival wishes are usually limited to impersonal emails, without any real exchange at that time.
• I knew exactly which Marathi song you were humming while looking at me.
• Whether it’s something small or important at work, you praise my efforts in such a thoughtful way. It makes me smile and wonder—did you learn this somewhere, or do you simply understand me that well?
• “I remember that day when we happened to sit facing each other during the tea break. Vasant rutu had just begun, and we were enjoying our tea. I was quietly watching you, and at the same moment a koyal started singing ‘kuhu‑kuhu’. You smiled, and your eyes began searching for the source of that soothing sound.”
• During office load-shedding time, she watches how I clean my sweat head and smiles like an angel.
• She is a workaholic, and at that time I was traveling 3–4 hours daily. When she had time, I didn’t—and when I had time, she didn’t.
• The way you called my Name. 
• I met her on a platform called Her, using her actual name. After both of us smiled at each other in silence, she softly said, “Shall I go?” and I simply nodded.
• In life, likes and dislikes don’t matter much—if someone doesn’t have time for you, it simply means you’re not their priority. That’s the truth.(Nope, tu samor ja like this reply)

• I think in our minds we both on same page.
  But one day at lunch time, we were sitting face to face.
  One of my friends was sitting on my right side.He joked and said to me,
  “You already have your bestie, but what about me?”

  I paused for a moment and then said, “You will also get ”
  I mean it and you realise it... :)

• “And one day, I expressed my feelings to you—hoping it was the best way, the most sincere way I could. All my positive senses were directed towards you. Our chat began with full energy, everything flowing beautifully… and then suddenly something like ‘I don’t like this’ came from you. In that moment, I completely shattered. My mind froze, every neuron felt displaced, and it was as if a movie suddenly began dropped like a flop show…” itni si bhi na chali..
• After Gods plan executed, may Lord Shiva shower his power/blessings on us to prosper excel in life.