ummmeed relatives and me.

well this india trip was a lot of fun...mostly because i got to meet so many relatives of mine.. i had to do it... since i was "back" and would be rude not to meet...and well..i like meeting my relatives...couple of them whom i have not met since ever...anyways...something i learnt in this trip was that people are really getting smart..and they are starting to live their dreams.. if somebody wants to send their kid to the US for studies..you can see that they are working towards it..both the kid and the parents..and i love that... i always like it when hope is the driving factor behind the effort..because that is something that always keeps you going..one of my first post..when i starting blogging on my yahoo 360 page.. was about ummeed..hope..it was awesome to see millions and millions of people during the ganapati visarjan in mumbai..big size ganeshi idols..small size idols..but everybody doing what ever they can..because there is hope...hope that ganesh ji will give us happiness and prosperity this year too..and if not this year..then maybe the next...ah..words can do no justification to what i felt when i was there..ganapatti bapppaaa mauryaaa !!! .. anyways..this trip.. like i said was about hope....some of my relatives who were not that well off..have worked hard and made the house a home..made their life something to be looked up to...and i loved it..infact... its nice to hear that people are encouraging their kids to do what i have done here..keeping in mind the fact that i wasnt a bright student..and was a average student...rather an average kid with what ever i was doing... i remember one of my relative saying that i am the torch bearer when it comes to going abroad and studying.. obviously..i was very modest to say that the elders have done it too..but i guess it comes down to me because i am more of the now generation..and it would be a lie to say that im not proud of myself.. i am..but then again..like ive said ... its not a cake walk...anyways... back to the ummeed part of this post..its great.. that is all i have to say...it was back in my 5th class..when i was in air force school,gorakhpur..that i got a comment on my report card from my english teacher...it said "aim higher".. i remember mom used to tell that to me all the time.. i really did not understand it that time..but i guess i do now..but then again..its about striking the right balance...its not like all you have to do is aim higher...work towards it..that would probably get you close to it..if not to "it".. ah..but seriously at the end of the day..it was all about how happy i was to be there..meet them..and see that spark.... i dont really like when people say "il help him in any way possible".. i wont say that.. i would rather say... i will be there when and if they fall...i dont want to discourage them by saying that you cannot survive without my help.. i just want to re assure them..that i am here..when they want to get up and start the fight again..i know they are fighters... proud of you guys !!.. jai shri ram