Metaphors # Bank terminology

Metaphors # Bank terminology 

God created humans in all shapes and sizes with unique metabolisms. There are some who gain weight at a bullet train speed even if they inhale deeply while some don't gain even a single pound after eating like an ogre ! Seems like pure injustice.

This question must have occurred in everyone's mind. We all know many such contrasting souls in our circle. This write up sparked off when I told my learned friends my wisdom pearls using a metaphor.

Scenario 1

My friend's spouse is super fit with a lean built, has sensitive gut. Seasonal illness leads to gut revolt. And my friend's worries start. During one such episode, my friend wailed, " He is not eating properly and is looking weak." 

"Oh dear! remember your spouse has a current account. You need to make appetizing dishes to sustain his current balance/ stamina. Else, he will feel famished. There is no saving's account or FD in his body," I replied.

" What do you mean ? account, FD ? kya bol rahi hai ?" , she replied in an impatient, annoying tone.

"Look ! there is no stored fat. Stored fat is like a savings account or maybe an FD (fixed deposit). We have sufficient such balance and our bodies can survive even if there is no deposit for a couple of days. Your spouse needs to make a daily deposit to maintain the current balance, meaning stamina," I patiently replied. This metaphor instantly clicked with my business-mind friend. We both started laughing out loud. 

Scenario 2

Another of my learned friend said, " Whenever, I gain extra pounds and am happy about it, my gut starts revolting and I come back to my original weight." This person is also super fit with a figure to die for. She wants to put on a few kgs whereas I want to shed few. This war is going once since few years. 

" Hey!, you seems to have an in-built auto-cut. As and when you gain, your brain triggers the auto-cut and the extra goes away. You are God's favourite obviously as you have been born with an auto-cut. Now who gets such mechanisms ?", I replied in a calm way trying to hide my disappointment of not being blessed. 

My friend smiled, " I was upset with my gut revolt. You have given me a new perspective. I like this as it helps me in accepting my gut issue." 

It's important to use the right metaphors to live a happy life.

Stay tuned for a workshop on Metaphors in February, 2025 

Love, Juju

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Netflix Movie Review: Mother of the Bride

Netflix Movie Review: Mother of the Bride

North Indian winters, cold January month, birds have flown from the nest and mummy (that's me!) has lot of time on her hand besides her profession.  I create time from my Literary and social work, to watch movies with good content. One such is "Mother of the Bride" on Netflix, I watched last evening. A romantic movie year of release 2024, duration: 1 hour 30 minutes. Brooke Shields, sensational beauty of her time is one of the producers. 

This movie as the name suggests is about relationship between a mother and her daughter Emma. Their emotions, after Emma gets engaged to be married to her boyfriend RJ. Its a light-heart romantic watch.

The best moments are from 57:20- 1:02:05 timings, a 4 minute 45 second shot which showcases both mother -daughter emotions with feelings of love, hatred, mistakes and forgiveness. One needs to watch this movie from 57:20 duration.

Bride's mother crisp speech to the newly- wed is straight from the heart ( which every mother conveys) -

- Never give up on love. 

- Never give up on each other

- Never give up on happily ever after.

- Never you Versus your spouse, always both of you Versus the situation.

I resonate immensely with never giving up on happily ever after, which I refer to as 'The family portrait frame ' which under all circumstances should be intact. All said and done , it's a good watch.

Love, Juju

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Whose your purple ?

Whose your purple ? 

Of late, I have heard this term a lot especially from teenagers and young adults. One of my friend's daughter said " Aunty, I purple you !" I replied , " Sunshine, I red you." And we broke into a hearty laughter. Red color symbolise pure love. What does purple symbolise ?

For the unversed, " I Purple You" phrase was made by BTS V in the year 2016. Back then, V explained that this meant , " I will trust and love you for a long time." Therefore, purple is not just a color, rather a representation of love between BTS and ARMY members. It is an extremely popular South Korean boy band. BTS was formed by Bang Si-Hyuk, a successful songwriter and music producer who established his own studio Big Hit Entertainment, in 2005. Later he assembled a group of talented boys , calling them Bangtan Sonyeodan ( Bulletproof Boys Scouts) which later became better known as BTS

Purple is somebody who came into your life and made it better by simply being there.They make you feel good and your life wouldn't be the same without them. They may be your colleague who understands you, celebrates your victories and offers support during your setback time. A person with a kind heart and compassion who simply enhances one's life by being there. A person one is most comfortable with, who love you for just because you are YOU.

To all my readers, " I purple you!"

Identify your purple person.I would love to hear your views in comments section.

Love, Juju

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"You are cute!"

"You are cute! is the comment I often get for my pictures shared on social media. You are beautiful is seldom used," my learned, accomplished soul spoke during a routine well being call. My thinking cap flew from the closet and found its place on top of my freshly washed hair.  Cute! beautiful! exactly what is the difference between the two.This led me to thinking.  

Dear readers,

Close your eyes and think for a moment, persons whom you find cute and persons whom you find beautiful. Were you able to clearly demarcate between two ? Well, if its a yes! then this write up is for you.

Going by Oxford dictionary 

Cute adjective - 1. appealing in a pretty or endearing way.

                         2. informal -North American sexually attractive : good looking

Beautiful adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

Let's talk about these terms in context with mortal forms, There are some individuals whom we find cute, whereas some as beautiful. Seldom one uses the word cute and beautiful together (as both are adjectives.)

My thoughts on this are - when I find people (whom I know well) beautiful and they seem to retain their innocence/people with pure intentions,irrespective of age, I prefer to call them cute. I use this word selectively. On the other hand, any picture/post which pleases my senses/ mind is beautiful. So, I use beautiful as a comment generously whereas, cute is reserved for special pcitures /posts. Whatever may be the Oxford dictionary definition, cute is definitely for those whom we know well.

I would love to hear your views in comments section.

Love, Juju

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Reach the Middle !

Dear readers,

New Year! New Beginnings ! Cheers to Fresh Start and Exciting Possibilities.

Lets make 2025 Extra ordinary together.

North Indian winters is not one of my favourite season. Though, this year it feels different. My monks have chosen their path and are out in the world. Honouring their suggestion, I binge watched many Christmas movies. All movies were rom-com (romantic comedy) with expected twists. The theme centres around living life to the full,  staying connected with family, celebrating small moments, loving, heart breaks, forgiving, let going and giving one self a second chance in love. It seemed like a revision course of everything which we have been taught and seen all our life.

There was one movie which dealt with challenges in a marriage. The protagonist suffers from failed marriage and becomes withdrawn from the world. His mother tries to coax him in giving love a second chance. Not once does she speak about the reasons for her son's divorce. In fact she feels that the divorce came too soon and her son and daughter in-law could have given more time. 

His mother's advise left an impact. She said, "For any relationship to work, be it parent-child, husband-wife or between friends, both parties should give adequate time and try to reach the middle. Once they reach the middle, the relationship survives."

Gautam Buddha believes in following the middle path. In India, we talk about middle class mentality the most. My elder monk believes in living college life in middle space -neither in limelight nor outcast. On a lighter note, during exam vivas, first and the last ones face the toughest questions, the middle one gets seasoned expected questions. Middle gives space and helps define boundaries. In fact, one can explore any domain/dimension, middle is always safe and secure.

As per Dictionary, middle is the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges,or ends of some thing.

I am consciously trying to reach the middle in my life spheres which need attention. Pray you identify and reach the middle too!

(Readers discretion is respected and valued.) 

Love, Juju

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Diva Planet Magazine, August Cover Edition-3

 Dear readers,

Sharing the link of Diva planet magazine, 2023 featuring on cover page and inside first story coverage 

Embracing the Enchanting World of Words with Reemanshu Bansal, Juju’s Pearls, on our August Cover (Edition -3)

Embracing the Enchanting World of Words with Reemanshu Bansal, Juju's Pearls, on our August Cover (Edition -3) - divaplanetmagazine

Click on link to read online.

Love, Juju

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Second Umbilical Cord

Dear readers,

I am at an age where I am trying to rediscover myself in many ways, reflecting upon the life lived /time gone by and the life ahead. 

We all know for survival of the newborn the umbilical cord needs to be cut. This cord was the only source of connection between the mother and her child. All throughout nine months, the nutrition and well-being were dependent on these three vessels (two vessel at times). Once the baby is delivered, immediately the cord is clamped and cut. This procedure gives birth to an independent soul.

Parents nurture and raise their child with unconditional love. All this while there is an invisible cord/ connection which connects the parents with their child. The journey from childhood to teenage to young adult seems to happen at a snap of finger. 

Children now young adults start taking charge of their own lives, making their own decisions and so on. The need to seek constant approval from parents start a downhill trend. This period causes lot of inner turmoil in parents especially mothers. As parents they still tend to cling on to memory of their child and yearn to see them coming to them for all their life's challenges. This is the time for them to fly out of the nest into the big world. 

Parents need to be vigilant about this time period in their children's life as their unconditional love and support is needed for the extra push to propel them into their growth trajectory.

This is the time to cut the second umbilical cord. 

I know my timeline. Pray you identify yours.

Love, Juju

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In conversation with GOD-Part 1

Dear readers, 

Early morning tea time with Popsie always makes me dwell upon my purpose in life. By the time I take my last sip, I feel enriched with a phenomenal experience. 

Sharing a conversation between two friends about their dreams. Senior Advocate (my Popsie) and his friend ( retired Army officer of highest rank). 

In Part-1, I will share the conversation of Popsie's friend (AO- Army officer) with God. Enjoy the conversation, dwell upon the hidden message. 

AO : God, my time has come. I want to come to your kingdom directly. 

GOD : No, you can't!

AO: But why? I need a direct ticket. 

GOD : My train is already running over load, I need to shift many people to hospitals.

AO: God! I want a direct ticket. Please guide me through. 

GOD smiles : Look, you can't come directly. The first class compartment is almost always overloaded. I need to unload many humans beings to hospitals (coporate and private).

In second class also, the capacity always exceeds leading to off loading in hospitals ( government and small private.) 

Your only chance is in third class compartment. And I know you are a passenger of first class. 

AO persuades, God, there must be some way. Please guide me. 

GOD smiles and continues, Since, you seem to be very keen. I will share my secret route. Sit in the third class compartment without any ticket and any  money. When TC comes for checking, he will pronounce you as a defaulter. He will call the police, case will be registered, referred to Enforcement. Then you will be directly presented before me. That will be your direct ticket.

AO woke up from his sleep, smiled, felt relieved. For now he knew the way. 

The real challenge was how to downgrade oneself from first class to third class. 

This conversation in dream led me to deciphering the anology of first classs, second class, third class and metaphors used. Please share your thoughts in comments section.

To be continued..........

Love Juju 

PIG in your Life!

Hello readers, 

As winters set in, work gets affected and hits an all time low. This gives me an opportunity to delve into my passion and My Mind's Cafe starts brewing fresh ideas. 

One such interesting term I coined is PIG ! 

Everyone must have Pig in their life to able to live a wholesome happy life with a great work life integration. Getting to know your pig helps in discovering oneself. 

I know my PIG . Do you know yours ? 

Hey, wait, I didn't decipher it. It goes like

P- Passion

I - Interest 

G - Goal. 

Waiting to hear about your PIG in comments section.

Love 

Juju 

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It's ok to let it go !

Dear readers, 

We are marching towards the new year. Living by my Momsie's philosophy of "live in the moment", I am trying my best to make the most of each day. Everyday I try to be a better version of myself.

Last evening , I was watching a Christmas movie and was overwhelmed when the protagonist remembers her mother.  Suddenly, my vision blurred due to tears in my eyes. I wept more than the protagonist.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. I was taken aback as i was alone in my space in my home, watching the movie. I looked up and saw my Momsie smile and said, " Raju ! It's ok to let it go! Clinging on to memories is fine, but its important to make new memories too. Enjoy your life and create new memories. Don't hold back. It's ok to let it go." 

Let it go ! what ? my grief ! my memories of my mother! Am I still stuck in the loop of grief -guilt after losing her ! 

Many thoughts started coming, suddenly the mental traffic became chaotic and I felt exhausted. I closed my eyes, remembered her words, " It's ok to let it go!" 

Today morning when I woke up, something has definitely gone as I my heart feels lighter and happier. Hope, you also experience this magical feel. Let go of things which are holding you back from living a fulfilled fun-filled life. Cheers to Christmas spirit.

Love, 

Juju 

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Koi no Yokan!

Dear readers, 

How many of you like December - cold weather, Christmas and New Year eve ?

Although I am not a winter person, yet I love this month. Since childhood, I have loved reading stories and watching movies about white Christmas, cakes, cookies, Santa, reindeers and decorations. Pray Santa makes this wish come true next year.

To soothe my craving soul, I watch Christmas theme centric movies. Last evening, I watched a beautiful crisp movie set in New York and Vermont. There is this phrase used by the main protagonist -

" Koi no Yokan!" 

This is a famous saying in Tokyo which means - that you will fall in love with the person you just met (love premonition).

I found it very profound and powerful. The whole movie is about opening up, giving oneself another chance in life and being courageous in taking this step. 

While penning my thoughts, I am whispering this (so that my reader falls in love with my thoughts.) 

I pray my reader looks into the mirror and says, " Koi no Yokan!" 

Love, 

Juju 

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