!!!!!CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE!!!!!

Take Time:
Take time to think-
It is the source of all power.
Take time to read-
It is the fountain of wisdom.


Take time to play-
It is the source of perpetual youth.
Take time to be quiet-
It is the opportunity to seek God.


Take time to be aware-
It is the opportunity to help others.
Take time to love and be loved-
It is God’s greatest gift.


Take time to laugh-
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to be friendly-
It is the road to happiness.


Take time to dream-
It is what the future is made of.
Take time to pray-
It is the greatest power on earth.


Take time to give-
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take time to work-
It is the price of success.
There is a time for everything. . . .[Ecclesiastes 3:1-8]Bible


Well,I was switching through some web pages when I came across the above masterpiece.Now,if its a piece straight out of the HOLY BIBLE itself,then there are no 'pointing fingers' at it from a certain perspective.But,I personally find it 'vague'.The distribution part is there but the allocation part is missing.I dont rerally hold the wisdom to critically analyse the above compilation but still,I was forced to take a plunge into the more practical pool of approach.It is really soothing to soak ourselves into such ideal thought and calmly feel the tranquility.But,it is more a temporary deal than a permanent state of mind.

Time management,attitude & willpower are some of the indespensable ingredients of a perfect SUCCESS RECIPE.
But what if the cook is bad?
or
The ingredients are not in proper quantity?
Well,even if the above two shortcomings are fulfilled,there is another technicality that needs to be perfected.I personally feel that the success recipe is cooked in a vessel of LUCK and flamed by fire of TEMPTATION.So,the heat to cook and nurture the sucess meal should just be right.

I have always been driven by temptation.I tried my hand at everything,from meditation to religious sermons but nothing had an impact deep enough to help me tame this animal.My thirst for fun and only fun seems to be unquenchable.I realise that whatever i am today is only because i was controlled by this monster,which ideally should have been the other way round.The illusion it creates is so seductive that it totally blocks your logic and reasoning abilities & leaves you vulnerable to its exploitation.The irony is that the prisoner enjoys his captivity so much that he doesnt really want to be free.But then,when the sentence is served & the prisoner is released to face the real world,he is doomed.Such is the deception.Such is the kaleidoscopical mirage of temptation.

For some part of my life,I was its victim and truely enjoyed being there.Temptation,which indeed is the devil within, was in total control of my being.I squandered time like anything.I did everything that the BIBLE said about thinking, playing, laughing, friendship, helping & giving.I gained the happiness that the above lyric talks about but it was all under the illusion of the vicious deeds that were mastered by this malicious feeling.I was ignorant of the aftermath.Now this is where i am vindicated of the fact that the above lyric is 'vague'.

Now,I gave time to every element that BIBLE told.I felt every feeling sans success.I exulted in a virtual world which seemed more real than the real world itself.It is still very dear to me & somewhere I am too reluctant to feel any guilt.Even if I was tempted & even if it is a devil,it has its own eternal bliss.It has left me with some invaluable assets that generally are scarce & can be considered priceless for the lifetime.