The HETU way 🤷

8:15 I get out of rickshaw right on time as usual to catch 8:32 train . Walking briskly thinking about my exam which will begin in about 2 hour , I notice a familiar face walking towards me. Those "faavda" teeth (that's what I like to call them :P ) and oval face with big bald spot in middle are his trademark features . I am seeing this guy after 4-5 years and I call out ," Rajesh uncle .. hie remember me ?", with a super excited face to see him. By the way for many who don't know him, he was a bus conductor in my school.  "Hie, Hetansh .. kem che (how are you) ?!" , being Marathi he can talk in quite a few local languages. I was actually surprised that he did remember me because I was changed beyond recognition after my school days . Wore lens , changed hairstyle ( I was like champu :P ) , voice and body and everything . He still recognised me where quite a lot of my school friends didn't when I met them after school , something was di...

One of my favorite quote is ," On their deathbed nobody has ever wished they had spent more time at office. " I have often asked myself ,"What do they wish they had spent more time doing? " Mostly the answers I get from friends is ," Spend more time with the people they love," You see, it's all about relationships, the stuff that life is made of. I have a slight different wish . At my deathbed I will wish to rate myself . How many people have I made happy and how many people have made me smile and been there when I needed their emotional support. Not many people have a life of celebrity cult where people die to attend their funeral . But we can hope that we at least get a funeral where every person present (however few they may be) wishes you a proper farewell and has only good memories in their heart. This is a short story of one of my friend (who doesn't want to disclose his identity) . One day he read some quote somewhere stating ...

Lets say you go into a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. The sales clerk says,"What kind of shoes are you looking for? " "Well I am looking for something that..." "I think I know what you'd like", he interrupts ."Everyone is wearing these. Trust me." He rushes off and comes back with the ugliest pair of shoes you have ever seen ."Just take a look at these babies", he says. "But I really don't like them". "Everyone likes them. They are the hottest thing going right now". "I am looking for something different." "I promise you. You will love them". "but I..." "Listen. I've been selling shoes for ten years and I know a good shoe when I see it". After this experience, would you ever want to go to that store again? Definitely not. You can't trust people who give you solutions before they understand what your needs are. But did you know that...

Who doesn't want to be a film-star .. the glamour and the royal lifestyle. I would be lying if I would say I never thought of that even once. People all around you craving for just one look of yours, the feeling of "I am very important and people need me". But all this is not a part of acting . Acting doesn't need glamour as support . I love Acting as skill and hobby, not because of its materialistic benefits. I love it because it gives me the chance to be someone else for a while . I can impersonate any of my "I wish I would be like him" character.Its not easy. Toughest part is having patience to perfect your expressions and timing with camera , your tone and accent .I prefer live acting than on camera . But before all these terms , you need to have the confidence of facing the crowd. In my school days I had terrible stage-fear. I stood tongue tied when asked to speak in front of everyone. My heart would thump right out of my mouth and I would finish ...

Each day you and I have about 100 chances to choose whether to be proactive or reactive. In any given day, the weather is bad, you can't find a job, your sibling irritates you with petty things, you loose an election at school, your friend talks behind your back, someone calls you names, your parents don't let you go out with friends on Saturday night (for no reason), your scooty gets towed, and you flunk a test. So what are you going to do about it? Are you in the habit of reacting to these kinds of everyday things, or are you proactive? The choice is yours. It really is. You don't have to respond the way everyone else does or the way people think you should. How many times have you been driving down the road when suddenly somebody cuts in front of you, making you slam on your brakes? What do you do? Do you fly off at the mouth? Give them the bird? Let it ruin your day? Or do you just let it go? Laugh about it. Move on. The choice is yours. Reactive people ma...

A month ago , I had this accident which caused a little damage to my memory . It wasn't like I forgot my parents , friends , names of people or place , how to write .. Not the things that you need to remember anyways. I forgot myself i.e. to say what I like and what I do . This is worse than anything , not knowing what you like . My girlfriend came up with this wonderful idea . Rather than showing me my possessions and making me remember stuff that I like , she cleared away all my belongings and made my shelf and room like this 👇 It was simply great idea . Let me have a new start at life . She says ,"You are lucky , not many get a chance in life to recreate their hobbies and likes ". It was easily said than done.  I wrote made a chart of "DISCOVER ME" . Wrote different types of possible hobbies .First came photography . Gave it my best shot . Turned out I was .. Umm .. Not so good . Could have been worse :P Next I bought an acoustic guitar . I love...

Set A: "Everything that can be invented has been invented"-Charles Duell, 1899 "Nothing of importance has happened today"-King George 3 , 1776 "The earth is the centre of the universe"-Ptolemy, 2nd century "For majority of people, use of tobacco has a beneficial"- Dr. Ian G. Macdonald ,1969 "We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." -Decca ,1962 Set B: "No one in my family has ever gone to college. I'd be crazy to think I could make it." "It's no use. My step-dad and I will never get along. We're just too different." "My teacher is out to get me" "She's so pretty.. I'll bet she's a jerk." "It's impossible to get a good job around here 'cause nobody wants to hire a teen." What do these two sets of statements have in common? First ,they are all perceptions about the way things are. Second ,they are all inaccurate o...

I screwed up . I got the worst marks ever in my life in my JEE . I hid from everyone , didn't talk to anyone , ignored text messages . It was toughest day of my life . The shame couldn't be any lower. "Hetansh Shah .. Very intelligent boy .. He is Parag's son, he will crack it . He is very studious ..." This words of my friends & relatives moved in my head . I just didn't knew how to react . The shock was so much that even tears betrayed me . How will I ever face my mom , dad , family , friends ? For 45 minutes I just stared at the marksheet . I must have got like 100 messages from friends asking how much I scored . I didn't reply any , just saw everyone's status and marks . I couldn't sleep.. It was 2 am , I still couldn't sleep so I opened my cellphone and checked statuses .  Quite a lot scored bad & some good. Then I came across a name "Vinit" , an old friend of mine . He used to be one of my closest friends in 6th, 7...

Few days ago I had a rough day and unintentionally I lost my cool on one of my friends. I was very disturbed at that moment and so I went to dad and talked to him. Dad asked me to bring an old notebook which is of no use to me and also some pins. He told me " Every time you argue with someone , put the pin through this book." . That was weird but never the less , I did what he asked. After 10 days there were about 6-7 pins in the book. He told me to remove the pins and fill the holes. I said it was impossible. He smiled and said to me " That's what happens when you argue with someone for silly reason. You may forget and bury the hatchet but scars remain . These scars turn into grudges and can lead to serious damage in relation. So think every word you speak . Let go some things in life , they are not worth arguing and losing a friend. Anger is your worst enemy , control it. " The other day , I was chatting with a female friend of mine . We both were pissed...

Teenage Love .. the new trend these days. Being a teenager I have almost 25% of my friends who have girlfriends or boyfriends. I have heard a lot about "how She/He has changed my life", " how it is the best feeling in the world" dialogues. I was curious about it and inquired quite a few couples about their love lives and this is conclusion to which I came upon. Love is based on 3 words : a) Because : "Because he is handsome/beautiful .. I love him", "Because he/she is smart I like him/her", "Because he/she is rich", etc etc..  there are so many "Because" here. This says the relation depends on the quality of the boy/girl. b) If : "If he does this for me I will love him", " If he keeps his promises", and so on. This is the conditional type of love. A lot of people deny this but there are many people having relation on the basis of word "IF". c) In spite : "In spite of his behavio...