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As suggested by Saheli...I' m hopping onto the wagon..

Been thinking about some topics and i came up with these (specially after reading the posts here)-

Pick the one you want...

I am curious about what you want to achieve in this world and life?

Who is your role model in life?

What is your favorite quotation?

What have you done something this year that you are proud of? and would like to share?

What makes a woman who is financially independent with no children, stick with a spouse who abuses her mentally and physically?

What is your concept of a \" bhartiya nari\" ?

Ladies - Any thoughts??!!
dia replied. Ritika, I' m missing ur new posts. Not getting time to login these days and can' t get time for some more days!

Curious to articipate but got only few mins and logged in here to c whats going here! Happy that saheli, Ritika and other friends r trying to keep it active all the time!

Bye for now,Dia!c u soon :)

Ritika replied. Let' s go with - \" Who' s your Role model\" ...

The reason I picked this up is because a role model is a reflection of who we aspire to be..who we choose to emulate in our day to day life.

If we reach an impasse' situation, I think of how \" my role model\" would react and then try to go ahead and do it that way...

Some of the people I personally admire are -

(1) Swami Vivekanand - for his clarity of thought and expression, for his humanity, for his pride in everything Indian, for his confidence, intellect and inspirational words.

When living abroad in a culture that is as different as chalk and cheese with Indian culture, it gets even more imperative that you do not forget your roots. I meet some desis here in the US who are happy to teach their kids spanish but hesitate to talk to them in their mother tongue.

I love wearing indian clothes like salwar kameez but was hesitant to wear it in the beginning in my office that had 90% goras. I was so eager to blend in with the crowd that the thought of standing out and answering people' s questions about my dress etc, made me feel very shy about doing it. My fear of appearing different from everybody else in the office was the main show stopper. Then I thought about Swami Vivekananda..if he was not embarrassed to wear Indian clothes in Chicago a hundred years back and was proud of it, what was stopping me?

It is in things Indian that he inspires me.

PS: I started wearing salwar kameez regularly after that to office and got so many compliments..*amazing response* Got a chance to share my culture with the Americans and answer their hazaar questions on dress, bindi *what' s that mark on yr forehead*...now I make it a point to wear indian dress once a week at least.

(2)Rani Laxmibai - She inspires me to think that having a brave life is more important than having a long life. She teaches me to stand up against injustice and not suffer silently.

In a time when it was unheard of women to take leadership roles, she led an army..she could have led an easy life by giving in to the British, but she chose to be free and chose to rise up against injustice and subjugation. Her indomitable spirit and never say die attitude is an inspiration for all women.

I like her attitude of standing up for what she believed in. Her bravery in going to battle with a sword in each hand (leaving her son and family behind) knowing that she was going to die...Amazing woman!

If I could do time travel, I would definitely want to go to her time and see her in action.

:)

I could go on, but I' ll wait for your replies now...

:)


Saheli replied. Great pointers. Just pick up one and post it with your thoughts and we will follow! Would prefer something more closer and to day to day life. Kajal replied. \" Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.\"

I think it is Confucius.