Nobody want a bad death day !

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 " Do an act of kindness " . He was bit confused what to do ( he was in 9th grade which explains he actually wanted to follow such quotes.. what a nutter)  . So he made some cards and wrote some beautiful lines praising few people in his school who were well not so close to him. Most of his work went unnoticed but one girl came to him and hugged him . She said " Thank you very much . This just made my day . I was having a pretty hard time not being able to concentrate on my work , problems with boyfriend who instead of understanding my situation is irritating me and not talking properly because I couldn't meet him all week long. Why is it like that? The person who should understand me more than anyone else doesn't cope up and all your expectations are crushed and someone whom I barely talk comes up with something sweet and listens to me . Thank You so much .. you know ..bla bla bla ..."

Yaa .. my friends had to hear to all of that . But hey, he got a hug :P and also a new friend. Sometimes few polite words and good listening skill can turn someone's day. And trust me there is no better accomplishment than making a person smile . I will not be sexist , you can even make you male friends smile by complimenting them :P

Good thoughts about someone should be expressed and bad thoughts crushed in your grinder . If you ever have something nice to say, don't let that thought just rot, say it . As ken Blanchard wrote in his book ," Unexpressed good thoughts aren't worth squat !" Don't wait until people are dead to give them flowers. Just say it today . If you really value someone , say "Thank you , you are very important " 

Dedicated to,
Everyone on my snap list :P
I promise to make you smile ,
Thank You for reading ,
From Hetansh Shah a.k.a Hetu

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