My Friend Rhea; A Tribute to Rhea Mungal

                                                            

 A   TRIBUTE    TO    RHEA    MUNGAL

                                                        

                                  MY FRIEND RHEA 

Charismatic,full of colour,beautiful and intelligent.
Always searching for a higher cause,for new challenges and a defender  of the downtrodden.
This was Rhea Mungal,my friend Rhea.

For some,we only hear their music briefly, but oh! how sweet it was.

She became famous around the world as a champion of the environment and a voice for the poor and needy.

I first knew her as a child,where both of us went to the Mc Bean Hindu School.
Very long dark hair and always pleasant,she called me Rajen.

She then studied at Holy Faith Convent Couva and did university studies in Nova Scotia,Canada.

Often genius is misunderstood in this world,often you need to leave this world to go to a better place.
A place where you will be understood and appreciated,I believe Rhea is in such a place now.

The peace that she often couldn't find in this world,I believe she has found in another.


To my friend,Rhea Ranu Mungal,I say well done,I know you have reached home.


© Copyright Rajendra Dubay, 2012 - All rights reserved

Live Life One Day At A Time.

 
  In life, only death is certain. Should you worry about death, should you fear death? Do people think about death or dying?
    Should you live each day as though it were your last? Are you prepared to die today? If you had one day to live, how would you spend that day?
    I believe you should practice living each day as though it were your last.
    When you wake in the morning, give thanks and be grateful for seeing another sunrise.
    Guess what, thousands of people who were alive only last night, didn't see the sunrise this morning.
    The gift of life is something very special, please use this gift wisely.
     If you practice each day as though it were your last, when this last day comes, you will be prepared.
     Make peace with your loved ones, settle debts wherever possible and write a will.
     When you live each day as though it were your last, you learn to appreciate life's natural beauty. The sunrise, the sunset, rain drops falling gently on the window pane and the coolness of a  night breeze. You learn to treasure a baby's smile, the hug of a parent and your dog wagging it's tail, whenever she sees you. Please don't take these moments for granted.
     Please, spend time with the people who matter to most, spend quiet time with yourself and spend time in prayer, these will serve you well at the time of death.
   Understand that we are here only for brief period, please make it count.
   Practise humility, kindness and gentleness and know that you will have these in return.
   Know too, when you leave this world, your children remain, your spouse remains, your friends remain, think carefully about the legacy you will be leaving for them.
   I believe there is only one thing which transcends death; that is love. Show love to all when you are alive and even death's embrace will meet you with that same love.

© Copyright Rajendra Dubay, 2011 - All rights reserved

Good News!

I dedicate this article to Aurora Sienna Parasram, born to Parents Heather and Amit Pararsram and Grandparents Sero and Jai Parasram on the 1st  August, 2011

   It's approximately 11:10pm  on Wednesday 13th October, 2010. I tell you, it is one of the best days I have had in over 20 years, especially the evening part.
    This is day that most of miners were rescued in Chile, a story that most of the world covered and watches with Joy, good news for a change.
    When we promote the positive, we feel positive, we feel energised and feelings and memories of better times return.
    This is how I felt today. It could also be because the Indian cricket team beat Australia again to strengthen their position as the world's #1 cricket team.
    Tonight I felt as if I were a teenager again as I danced to music on the radio all night long.
    This is the power of good new. Why don't we hear more good news promoted in the media. Maybe after Chile they will learn.
    Maybe also people who are always negative will learn something from the Chile experience, the power of good news.
    Good news is infectious, it energies, it motivates, it empowers, it brings new hope just like newborn baby esperanza (hope) born to one of the miners while they were underground.
   I urge you, when you wake tomorrow, think positive, speak positive, act positive, pay someone a compliment. Help someone cross the street and tell someone dear to you how much you care for them. Good news is infectious, try it, you might just like it!

© Copyright Rajendra Dubay, 2011 - All rights reserved

The Battle Of Life

Dying is not the problem, for the coming of death is as sure as the rising of the sun, the real problem is living.
  What we do with our lives is what really matters. How we choose to live, the decisions we make, the relationships that we create and the bonds that we form.
 An eternal battle wages on, whether from within or from outside, it is constantly there. So whether we win this battle or not , is not so important as how we choose to fight this battle. Sometimes in life, it is only when we lose, that we understand what victory really is.
 Because it is in losing that we are humbled, in losing we are brought down to our feet and in losing that we become human again. It has been said, "What if a man were to gain the world,but lose his immortal soul".
  Everyday, thousands sacrifice their human nature for power, for lust, for position, for greed. They do this, thinking they have won, thinking that they have moved up in society and thinking that they have achieved. You know what, they have lost, lost miserably.
  Anytime in the passage of life, when you lose your humanity, the very thing which makes you human, you have lost.
When you choose, choose wisely; am I doing something for the power and status I will get or am I doing something to help others. Am I getting into a relationship out of  lust or is it because I truly care for that person. When you give, do you give unconditionally with no strings attached.
  The battle continues, war wages on.
  To win the war, you always need to put others first, always find ways to serve, to help, to find greater meaning and purpose in what you do and to dance to the beat of a higher calling.

© Copyright Rajendra Dubay, 2011 - All rights reserved

Believe in Your Dreams.

AUDACITY PAYS

                                                     
Audacity can get you into trouble,but even more audacity will get you out of trouble.

Be bold,be courageous,dare to be different,care not about the status quo. Do things your way,with your style,with your unique personality stamped over it,for it is only then that it will be an original work.

The course of history has been changed by women and men who dared to be different,were not afraid of ridicule and were not afraid to oppose prevailing thought.

Followers maintain the status quo,they are important,but they do not change anything.True revolution can only emerge from a fearless heart,a courageous spirit and an attitude of never say die.

Change agents,also called leaders,are not afraid to make unpopular decisions,they are not afraid to stand up for the truth and they are not afraid to die.

How does one develop these qualities; 1) practice everyday to stand up for what you believe in and to speak out wherever you see injustice. Do this over a period of time, and eventually your private victories will be translated into public victories. 2) always believe in something bigger than yourself; a) a cause, b) a reason c) a certain truth that you sincerely believe in. 3) renew your spirit daily through prayer and meditation. 4)heal your spirit daily by spending a lot of time in nature and developing close relationships with the ones you love.5)pay attention to the little things you do, do them well and they will serve as stepping stones towards greater achievements.

Someone once said; a coward dies many times, the brave only die once.
Be brave,act courageously, victory will be yours.

© Copyright Rajendra Dubay, 2011 - All rights reserved

SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LOSE, YOU WIN.

                                       
      
                You failed an exam,didn't get your degree or lost your job. All seemingly negative events, but sometimes when you lose, you win.

Realise that there is a greater operating force in our lives, which always looks after our best interest. It is said that someone born blind, will never know darkness, since they have never seen light. Know too that when something happens in our lives, good or bad, there is usually a good reason, eventhough we may not see it right away.

If someone never failed, they would never know what it is to experience true success. Many times, when we brought down to our knees, it is because we needed to learn humility. There are many lessons to learn in life, but in my view, when you learn what it is to be humble, you have probably learned life's greatest lesson.

The teacher of  this lesson is often misfortune or disaster. Once you have learned the lesson of humility, you will be well equipped to deal with any of life's challenges.

Humility teaches us equality, it teaches us simplicity, it teaches us kindness and gentleness, it teaches us the essence of who we really are.

So the next time you stumble or even fall, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and rise again. Rise again with humility as your guide and maybe you may never stumble again.

The path of humility will lead to your greatest discoveries, begin walking this path today.

© Copyright Rajendra Dubay, 2011 - All rights reserved