I have been writing this blog through inspirations. People around me, my friends, my colleagues, my family and events have all inspired me for each entry. But from past few days I have not found any inspiration. So I thought why not write about inspiration itself.

I have always been surrounded by beautiful people with amazing creative abilities. Some of my friends in school have been very intelligent and studious. They are doing well for themselves. Some of my friends have been highly expressive through alternate media and they are doing very well for society.

My parents thought I was a born leader, but I have always been following others' lead. I love to watch my friends do things differently and then I try to imitate. Though I do not confess it and never admit also but I do it because I think they are definitely worth following.

But in the meantime, I also try to maintain my own identity in midst of all. I do not know how much I succeed, but I get to see life through a different point of view. However, I admit that sometimes these people become very successful and it becomes very difficult for me to draw inspirations from them as I feel jealous, but that jealously again is my inspiration to believe in myself and my creative abilities, for  I am no less than others, it is just matter of time.

Everything I come across leaves an impression on me, my style of speaking is often influenced quickly by people I meet at everyday basis, irrespective of the liking factor between us. I have even felt influence in my writing style from the authors I am reading at particular point of time. Khushwant Singh makes me simple and witty, Jeffery Archer makes me mysterical and twisted, Khalid Hussein makes me facty.

I change with my surroundings and love to adapt! But then that is what brings variety in life. And I, for sure, enjoy variety the most. In the long journey of life, I wish to find many more inspirations and many more sagas to share. So while I go on a hunt for my next tale, keep getting inspired.


And please keep being my inspirations for I am you :)

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'Extempore' - the word was introduced to me after I accidentally made one. I was in Ninth standard when I had volunteered to make weekly environment speech in morning prayer. But, I forgot. I was wandering fearless until one of my friends casually wished me the best of luck. I was stuck and did not know what to do, I could not step back - it was too late, so I decided to do it and I did it and to my surprise was awarded with a warm applause.

My listed topic was polllution, I chose a sub issue - noise pullution and gave few silly examples and made my way through. After the unexpected applause died down (I was still shaking with nervousness), my English teacher approached me and asked, if I would like to represent school for upcoming extempore competition? I asked her what is an extempore, though surprised with my question, she explained. I quitely refused and never made one again.

Extempore, I opine, is sheer injustice to the audiences for they deserve better. Any patient listener has full right to a well researched and through off speech with full presence of mind and concern on speaker's behalf.

The fashion of making on the spot speeches for showing off spontaneity and deep knowledge of subject matter has never been practice among read people. Any famous speaker, who might have in past gave a so called extempore, had always strategically planned for it for days and rehearsed it several times.

So please dear friends, collegues, teachers, class mates, bosses, I beg you guyz do not ever try to make one.. for we deserve better!

And I pray for all of you that you do not have to bear the one too!

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