NORMAL!!!!

I watched this movie called ALL ABOUT STEVE today .It’s not the usual or the “normal” kind of movie which everyone would enjoy and relish, but I liked it. It changed completely my perspective about children who are not whom we define as “Not Normal”. I will explain the quoted text a little later. Actually the story starts about a lonely, eccentric person who is an expert in crossword puzzles and designs them for a local newspaper and her parents set up on a blind date.
She likes the guy and thinks he is key to being normal, as she is constantly accused of not being normal and the guy hates her and after a series of events she comes in touch with a small deaf child who actually mimes to her and asks “why do you want to be normal?” and “What is normal?” and requests her to stay the way she is and not to change. I loved the message as we constantly isolate people,children, claiming that they are not normal.
This left me wondering as what is normal, just because certain people follows certain norms, guidelines we expect every child to be same and thrust upon the procedures and often isolate them as being “not normal”. I am also reading called “7 habits of highly effective people” (obviously it was forced on me by my hubby, hated it until I started reading now unable to close the book), where the author admits that he use to force his second kid who always was behind the other ones. They thought something was wrong with him or thought he was not normal and started protecting him, encouraging him where the child never needed it in the first place. The child just needed time, and when they realized it and gave him the space he required, the child progressed like any other child.
Maybe this book completely changed my outlook they way I saw the movie, if I hadn’t read the book, I would have been bored by the movie. But coz of the book was able to see the different and powerful message of the movie.
I just wish I don’t continue the trend and see things as they are, not being judgemental about people and force the same on the future generations. Must read book”7 Habits of highly effective people” and if you like it its indeed a good movie to see!!!

DREAMS!!!Passion of Life!!

It has been long since I visited my blog. But there are quite a few reasons for that. One there is nothing interesting that happened which kind of grabbed my attention.Second reason will be updated later once it comes to reality.

I was also seeing a particular speech given by Professor Randy Pausch from Carnegie Mellon University. Surprisingly  he passed away in 2008 after losing his battle against tumor in his liver.He had 10 tumors in his liver. I was initially not interested but when my hubby forwarded the link,and when I started to see it, I was impressed by his speech.

The professor says to everyone to go ahead and achieve their dreams and also enable others to achieve theirs.He had a dream of floating in zero gravity.It might sound childish now,but of course it was his childhood dream which he made it a reality when he was an adult.I suppose everybody has these kind of dreams which has been neglected for a long period of time.

The main thing the professor implied to us is to pursue what we dream, make that our passion,work towards it sincerely by placing your mind and soul and we are sure to achieve it.I believe and support it more than 100% as I have experienced it personally.I am a PMP( for who those who dont know what PMP is, it is Project Management Professional certification given to Project Managers).

It is a rumor which went around stating that people who have tremendous experience were unable to clear it in the first attempt.Well, because of my husbands(his name is Pradeep) support and encouragement( he is my best critic) I decided to go for it.People kind of prepare for 7 months to a year for that certification.I had the audacity to go ahead and finish it in 1 month.So I fixed the date as 30th April 2010 and I was leaving to India on May 2nd.

I am very aggressive at times, in-spite of all the work at home,shopping, socializing I put my soul into it and I felt all the forces of nature was with me(might sound dramatic but that's the truth)and supported me and I cleared it in my first attempt. When I look back and think about it, I really don't remember how everything happened .That was my dream.Thanks to my wonderful husband for supporting me on that.I wouldn't have done it without him!!Now I am trying to give 100% support to a very special person in my life for their dream to come true( I will update it in the future when it comes true!!)

WISH ME LUCK!!!