Walks of My Life

Many times it happens that you drive down to one place and reach somewhere. There are some people who are bad with directions, guide them where to go and they land in somewhere else and eventually get lost. Sometimes I and my friend drive down together from home to office and back home and I drop him at his place most of the times when we travel together. During this course of drive, due to lot many curves on the way to his house I am confused with the directions leading to his house and I always ask him which way should I take the turn? He always comments me that I am “Directionally Challenged” and it is true and it happens not only driving to his home but sometimes I am confused with other roads as well J J . One day I wanted to go to my other office located in Electronic City and I was so confused with the roads and being in Bangalore for many years, I hardly visited electronic city. I called my friend, who too works in the same office there and asked him the route that leads to ...

Read the book "The Alchemist" - A magical fable about following your dream by Paulo Coelho which inspires anybody to achieve their dream and teaches to dare dream. Santiago, a boy earns his common living in Andalusia by trading the shepherds. One day he has a dream of hidden treasure in Egyptian Pyramids and seeks advice to go to Pyramids to find the treasure. Melchizedek, the King of Salem, also motivates him to go and find his dream treasure. He also presents him with Urim and Thummim stones, which aids him whenever he is in any trouble. In-order to find his soul’s desire, he sells his shepherds to fund his journey towards the Pyramids. During his journey, a thief steals all his money and he is left with nothing. He decides to go back to his place but again he decides to proceed to achieve his dream. He spends a year working in a crystal merchant’s shop to earn his living and money to reach his destination. He learns arabic and life lessons there and later decides to mov...