All Talk and No Action

Have been wanting to get back to Yoga since ages now...

I used to practice Yoga while in college...but somehow got busier (with lesser important things) as days went by.

Swami Ramdev is someone I have come to like and appreciate. His idea of "getting the basics right" sounds very meaningful to me.

So this Diwali, (yeah Diwali again!) I went ahead and gifted myself couple of his DVDs !!

And guess what?! I have started practicing Yoga again ! :)

Now, this might sound absurd to a few. Ok, Started with Yoga. What's the big Deal??

For me, it is.

Overcoming my inborn love for laziness has never been easy !

Anyway, the reason for this post, apart from Self Praise is...when I exclaimed my happiness to a friend, he was surprised.

"Yoga? You? Why? Suddenly?? Err...Nothing...It's just that people our age don't practice Yoga...At least I don't know any !"

This set me thinking. As in, is there a "right" age for things "worth doing"?

From what I have known, anything worthwhile is worth doing now! Why do we have future dates set for the most important things??

A call to a friend...Kal..aaj thak gaye hain...
Play with your pet...baad mai....sir dard kar raha hai...
A hearty laugh with family...Oh No ! Project submission par kaam karne do !

I remember the words of a Chief Guest we had over in College. He had served in the Army and gave us some of the most insightful thoughts.

He said, people often set aside time for things that would evidently bring them happiness and peace.

Often, most Hindus would turn to reading religious scriptures like The Gita, Bhagvatam, Mahabharata only once they were well into their final years. Once they were ready to Bid Adieu to the world.

What most people failed to realise is that these scriptures taught us how to live ! So what good would they be if read when we are a few years away from death??

Could we go back and undo our actions?

Now, had I been the person I was a few years back, I would probably have bored this friend to death with talks on morality, religion, on what's good and bad for him.

Not anymore.

I can only hope that if he is reading this, it registers in his head this time round... :)