What Changed Me Optimistic?

In my neighborhood, a building construction work was going on. The smile and happiness of a construction labour family and their positive approach to life had changed my attitude and made me optimistic.

I lived very sad with lot of stress and negative feelings as my life was not up to my expectation level. Recently, I came up with many desires and wants, but in spite of my efforts I can't increase my earnings to fulfill my desires. Keep on contemplating about ways to earn money and continuous failure in it, grabbed my smile, happiness and hopes in life.

I forgot happiness and smile in my life and even if I laugh involuntarily, I think I don't deserve to smile as I have no reasons to laugh, feel happy and enjoy life. I was punishing myself for many years like this.

I left my daughter in drawing class and came outside and sat. There I saw a construction labour family, a man, his wife and their baby. They got their daily wage from the contractor and near by the construction building they set up a tent to stay. Then, that man went and bought some vegetables and in hours they started cooking in the roadside. Adjacent side, one hawker was selling clothes, they pointed a dress and asked for the price, the man checked the money and asked his wife to look for some other dress. Finally, they selected and bought a new dress for their baby with pride and full of happiness in their eyes.

I wondered what makes them smile. Hardly that lady has one set of vessel to cook, no stove or cooker and nothing, no basic facilities for living also. First, I felt puzzled seeing their smile and pride.

But later, I understood, trying for better things to improve life is not bad, but in case of failure, we mustn't get disappointed and indulge in punishing us for failure. We must count on things which we have and bring smile and happiness our self. I thought smiles are assets of people who live in own house with four wheeler and owning diamond necklace.

I got amazed seeing their positive attitude, pride and got stumbled upon on seeing their smile, happiness and self-satisfied feeling. It was really an eye opening incident which filled my mind with optimistic thoughts and changed my attitude towards life.

All I have is only wants, but they are living life without basic needs but with a smile in face. Their approach to life changed me, from complaining I changed to complimenting myself for what I did and What I have. When they can't afford to buy the dress they selected without disappointment, happily they went to another choice.

When my attempts end in failure, I use to get frustrated and If I can't get things which I want in spite of my effort, I burst out in anger and use to feel bad for my life.

They led a difficult life in road side without basic needs, holding only a smile in face. In spite of that, their positive approach to life with smile in face, changed my attitude and filled my mind with optimism and hopes for future.

Chronicle of My Life

 I am a sexagenarian and here I like to share my big unexpected bold decision in life. In those days, joining engineering course is a big thing. I got engineering seat in a top university and joined the engineering college. I was from a village where education is only for rich. I was the first person headed to city to study engineering in my village. In young age, all those things makes me feel pride and I used to thank God for blessing me so much.

I felt like flying and my days went great as a first year student. Once, I went to home for holidays. Those days only letter communication, which I use to send them very rarely. So, I don't know what was happening in my home for the complete year. On my visit, I understood that the financial status of my family was not good.

Immediately, I decided to quit my studies. My dad told that he will manage, and asked not to discontinue my studies since I joined the course with more love, passion and desire. I have five sisters,  including me and my parents, we are eight members. I felt very bad in that age for discontinuing the studies. But my family problem weighed up when compared to my desire and another thing doing marriage for five sisters is a hard task so I want to share the burden of my father.

I took a bold step, without bothering about my future I dropped out my studies and returned to my village and revamped my father's rice mill in a small level, additionally extended the business like selling rice, dals, tamarind seeds and dried coconuts. Grinding business was dull and it fetched us only very less income. So I bought dried coconuts, tamarind seeds in small quantities from villagers and stored them. Then, I sold that in bulk in peak seasons and made profit.

Initially I struggled a lot and felt bad for my misfortune. No labour and I use to pull the tri-cycle for delivering goods and for grinding when I stand in dust carrying sack, tears sometime roll down my eyes. But the smile of my sisters are more important to me. I dreamed to work as Engineer in air conditioning room in a city. More than dreams and desire, responsibility was important so I consoled myself.

The bold step of discontinuing education and involving in business brought a big change in our financial status. I extended my father's business with dare and with every profit did marriage for sisters one by one and opened a oil mill. The neem oil production and sales brought a big change in our life. When seasonal business is dull, sale of rice, dals helped us to run the family.

After some years, again we got stabilized financially. The bold decision I took made me the PROPRIETOR and raised my level to give employment to many families in my village and gained me respect among villagers. In 22 years I #StartANewLife to share the burden of my father which gained me more respect among my family and relations as after the death of my father also, I did marriage for my last two sisters and improved the financial status of my family.

10 Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin Seeds are packed with proteins, fiber, healthy fats,vitamins and minerals. Daily eating a handful of pumpkin seeds promotes your overall health.

#Prostrate Health: Pumpkin Seeds are rich in Zinc and it is a vital mineral for Prostrate health. These seeds are specially good for man. It helps to prevent prostrate problems, aids to alleviate the problem of difficult urination caused by enlarged prostrate, prevent kidney stone formation and promotes overall prostrate health.

#Sleep Problems: Pumpkin Seeds contain tryptophan, an amino acid which our body converts into sleep hormone 'melatonin' and thus promotes healthy sleep.

#Diabetes: Pumpkin Seeds are super food for diabetes. Being good source of magnesium, it helps to promote healthy blood pressure, regulates blood glucose level and aids to keep diabetes in control.

#Reduce Inflammation: Pumpkin Seeds have natural anti-inflammatory properties. It greatly aids to reduce inflammation and also reduces the risk of arthritis.

#Heart Health: Pumpkin Seeds contain high amount of heart healthy mineral, magnesium, iron and unsaturated fats which are good for you heart. Daily you can eat a handful of pumpkin seeds as snack to suppress your appetite. It also helps to reduce your bad LDL cholesterol and reduces the risk of cardiovascular problems.

#Osteoporosis: For strong and healthy bones, our body needs magnesium, calcium and Vitamin D. Pumpkin seeds are abundant in magnesium which plays a pivotal role in preventing bone disease like Osteoporosis. For post-menopausal woman, pumpkin seeds are highly beneficial as magnesium mineral helps to prevent thinning of bones and development of Osteoporosis.

#Depression: Pumpkin seeds contains mood enhancing mineral magnesium which helps to enhance mood and protects against stress, anxiety, depression and premenstrual syndrome. It also contains B Complex Vitamins, healthy fats and tryptophan, an amino acid which our body uses to produce mood enhancing hormones like serotonin and melatonin. 

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#Boost your Immunity System: Pumpkin Seeds contains a high level of Zinc, phytosterols which contains substances like plant sterols and stanols, they play a pivotal role in boosting the immunity system and protect against cold, flu, reduces the risk of cancer and lowers LDL cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart attack.

#Healthy Skin and Hair: Pumpkin seeds contains good amount of Vitamin E and A to keep skin and hair healthy.

#Bone Health: Pumpkin seeds are the only alkaline forming seed which are nutrient dense, rich in antioxidants, promotes bone health, reduce inflammation and protect against free radical damage.