Boxing

Is it just Boxing????

The title seems rather intriguing isn’t it but what is in it for me would be your question, well I always say, you find something always great where you think there is nothing for you in there. Well I start it now so happy reading ahead.

I never knew what was boxing and what was it all about until I came across a movie in Hollywood named “Rocky Balboa” whose casting was Sylvester Stallone. I always wanted to write a blog on one particular dialogue which he says in this film which inspired me to write this blog but I am writing it now after like over 3 years.

Of course I had final inspiration from my friend when I saw him dancing in one of the events at client’s fest. He was just three months hardly into learning dance but he did quite amazingly well and got up when he slipped at one particular move that was quite catching for my eye at least in the audience when I sat to record his play. I could only see his quick wits acting so fast to continue with the dance by covering it up in fraction of second by moving on to next step of dance instead of just stopping when he missed the dance move.

I then decided why not write what I was thinking since long ago and dedicate this blog to him.

When I first saw boxing as a kid I only thought it is all about how many times you bring your opponent down with your forceful kicks but when I got a chance to see the boxing itself for first time, I learnt quite wonderful things.

I saw two boxers one is martial arts trained and other dedicated his life for boxing since last 7 years. It was a wonderful combat to view; the martial arts guy in three of each two minute rounds brought this kick boxer five times straight down. I thought he is going to win when the results were out but it was other way around the kick boxer won the championship.

How? I thought and asked one person out of curiosity he had explained me how it all works. In boxing it does not matter how many times you bring your opponent but all that matters is how many perfect moves you blow into your opponents body and each time a blow is given you get your points added based on where you hit your opponents body and also based on your free kick style.

That was great I thought and when he showed me how this kick boxer had given blows to the martial arts guy it was around 35 blows on head and 25 blows in stomach and 10 blows with his leg on leg knock out.

On the other hand the martial arts guy only could manage 20 blows all summed up with three knock downs.

  

Now here is my favorite dialogue from that movie “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you.”

Isn’t that wonderful? I always say my friends if you are let down by that one blow from life and you never stand back on your feet again you are going to be there forever let down by that single blow but if you are not and thinking to stand back on your feet and ready to get hit but just keep moving forward then you are one among those who already made a history my friend.

Well now you can correlate boxing with your life ain’t it wonderful J. Bye for now and see you in my next blog

One day in bus

Hi friends, thanks for the response and feedback on the blog I wrote last time. Here you go with another one! J happy reading

One day in the bus

Just another day, among the concrete jungle surrounding our apartment and same old noise and honking of the vehicles which woke me up to put me into the busy stream of run, jump and hop.

It was already 6.00AM and I had no sufficient time to manage cycling and yoga, so skipped cycling today and went on for yogasana’s after which I toned muscles with power exercises using barbell in my bedroom and couple of hops with skipping and mean while switched on geaser for hot water and put on two eggs to get boiled for my breakfast.

I was ready with my laptop bag and rushed on with pair of socks and shoes and came out in rush, putting on those to my foot, and I knew I was forgetting something when I walked out of my apartment and it was company id card so I had to run back to room but could not find and upon searching the whole room finally could see that Arun my roomie sleeping on it, so I kicked my friend sleeping on my id card to grab it but he was so deep in sleep that he rolled over onto my card completely now. I literally had to grab his legs and push him down to get my card! Well he worked in night shift and it’s not his mistake he needs that good sleep.

Even I did not have proper sleep so I too was drowsy all my way yawning which was disgusting so I had put on a chewing gum in mouth to avoid series of yawns from my mouth.

And finally reached the stop where I saw my fellow mates and shook hands said hi and same old disgusting question! How is your weekend? What did you do? Hmm I wish if I had ask questions other than this but I am IT guy and naturally these questions spurt out without any prethought.

And I got into bus and suddenly this girl from nowhere comes and sits beside me, this was the girl I was looking for like over a month now but never dared to even ask her name ! Well cannot help but I decide I would break the ice today.

I spoke to her finally, we chatted all our way till we reached office and I have given my phone number but forgot to take hers. But I know her email id so I had added in my chatting friends list and at first I was little uneasy of how to start over with on for a conversation but as I was a good writer it was not hard for to start over with a topic and to get along. Our friend ship grew strong in time but I was not sure how she would react if I ask her out for a coffee so I dropped that basic thought.

It was fresher’s day in our organization and she was dancing for a classical bit, I came to know about this and somehow managed to get to her practice whenever I could but one day I saw her uncomfortable in my presence so I thought not to put her at discomfort. And amidst all this drama, finally it was her birthday coming up soon just a month away from Indian republic day!

I planned a surprise for her not sure how she would react! All I know is she likes visiting orphans, kids with challenges and spend time with them. bBt on her birthday I wanted to show her how beautiful the world around us is in my way, at the same time wanted to realize her how special she is and do not want to see sorrow in her face, so I have planned to take her to kids who were suffering with HIV aids but they are so small that they even do not know what deadly disease they are suffering with but they always keep smiling.

And the moment has arrived her birthday and I took her to this place she was so happy that I brought her here. She enjoyed with kids but when she came to know that most kids had to undergo medication for rest of their lives without which it’s hard to survive, she felt bad listening the reality but she understood what the kids were conveying her, that every minute is worth living and its not just living its fighting, the struggle against time, but still spreading smiles despite all the suffering they undergo.

She was so happy and while leaving the NGO she came to me and…….

Hari! Hari! Uth bay saale! Someone shouted I thought who is it and was annoyed about my friends always peeping in wrong times….and suddenly I open my eyes I have come to office and was alone left in last seat of bus with my friend waking me up! I rubbed my eyes and realized it was all dream! Hmmm that was such a wonderful dream I thought and smiled with in my self and got down from bus towards the entrance gate of our office. This girl was going in front of me and I just had this wonderful smile on my face recollecting my dream and suddenly she turned back as if someone called her! For a moment I felt she heard me and at the same time thought within, hey dude this is not Munnabhai MBBS movie so you better stop being falling for chemical locha.

Some moments are so loud despite of being silent but it is unto us how we bring it up these feeling to other person in a harmless way. For only humans have this gift of expressing.

Happy go my amigos J and happy weekend!