I read this story somewhere, and I couldnt keep myself from sharing this one...

This story was taken from: http://www.indianchild.com

The Making Of A Mother

By the time the Lord made mothers, He was into the sixth day working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one?"
And the Lord answered and said, "Have you read the spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not elastic; have 200 movable parts, all replaceable; run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart; and have six pairs of hands."
The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one. "Six pairs of hands! No way!" said the Angel.
The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have!"
"And that's on the standard model?" the Angel asked.
The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yep, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she already knows. Another pair in the back of her head are to see what she needs to know even though no one thinks she can. And the third pair are here in the front of her head. They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she understands and loves him or her without even saying a single word."
The Angel tried to stop the Lord "This is too much work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."
"But I can't!" The Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is sick AND can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand in the shower."
The Angel moved closer and touched the woman, "But you have made her so soft, Lord."
"She is soft," the Lord agreed, "but I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?" asked the Angel.
The Lord replied, "Not only will she be able to think, she will be able to reason, and negotiate."
The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like You have a leak with this model. I told You that You were trying to put too much into this one."
"That's not a leak." the Lord objected. "That's a tear!"
"What's the tear for?" the Angel asked.
The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."
The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything for this one. You even created the tear!"
The Lord looked at the Angel and smiled and said, "I'm afraid you are wrong again. I created the woman, but she created the tear!"

This is not the first time it has happened.

I was bothered witth this problem for last 3 weeks. It is not a major problem, A small part of the code that i am working on doesnt seem to work at all. Everything was fine, but it simply doesnt work. Not only for me. But for anyone else.

Yesterday evening, i again spent a lot of time thinking over the problem. But of no use. Dissapointed, I went to sleep. Then comes the dream. It might not have been a dream at all. It can be a state of sub-consciousness. I was once again thinking of the problem. And bang !! here comes the solution. It couldnt have been so simple. It was too simple to believe. I woke up from my sleep and thought about it. Could it be real ?? I thought anyway lets check it out. After having breakfast I sat with my laptop trying to recreate what I had dreamt abt. It did not work. But then I got another idea. And it worked !! Amazing.....I am really amazed by the power of Human will.

My mind went back to my third year engineering, where I had faced a similar problem. That time it was a Injection mould design, that bothered me. And then i went through a similar experience. And I dont think it is a coincidence that this happens with me. Human sub-consciousness is very strong, and has amazing power. Only if it could be controlled. Some sanyasi's are able to do that with meditation, concentration. But some situations in life bring normal people like me closer to that state. I am happy and,

This is not the first time it has happened.

In Pursuit of Happniess

You might wonder, why the name "In Pusuit of Happiness". There is a very famous English movie by this name. A very good one too, that is what my friends say. I have not seen it though. But I like the title of the movie. As a human, the minute you are born, you are in pursuit of some kind of happiness, it may be food, money.... anything. But everyone happens to be in pursuit of happniess.

It amazes me though, that even after being 24 years old, I have not defined my happiness. What is the happiness that I seek. Of course there are things that make me happy for some time. But what is that which can make me happy for rest of my life. Through the rest of the blogs I will try to discover this happiness.

And as most of my initiatives, this also starts at Ponnonam !