Reliance Meet

The reliance retirement fund meet was held on the 6^th of June. It was such a nice event. It taught me so many things that I used to take for granted in the past. We bloggers bonded well and took home not just memories but great learnings.

We learnt at the meet that saving is very important and also of the many ways through which we can save and grow our money. All this while we thought that we were to work for money but at the event we were taught as to how money can work for us.

There are so many ways in which we can save money. Right from fixed deposits at the bank to mutual funds and various other investment plans. The idea of the meet was to invest in one such plan that can help you secure your future.

There was also one calculator which helped us to understand the amount that we will need to save and what we saw was that on an average, going as per the current inflation rate somebody who spends 25000 a month will have to save a minimum of 3000 every month if he or she plans to retire at the age of 55 in order to retain the same lifestyle. So this requires planning. Planning for a better tomorrow.

It was a very informative meet as we got to know of the need to save money or rather invest money and make it grow for us.

Reliance meet taught us how we can actually grow money. Thanks Reliance J

VICCO Turmeric Cream

LINK to VICCO Turmeric Cream- http://www.viccolabs.com/product-turmeric-cream-with-foam-base.php

A good healthy skin is a blessing. It is truly a miracle to have a clean and a clear skin despite all the eating habits that people living a sedentary life have. However lately there is a lot that people do for their skin. Right from going to the Dermatologist, to hours of yoga and tons of face washes and creams and other such cosmetics.

Well nothing against any of those options you choose to get a clear skin but there is something that you must know about healthy skin. Although you can do a lot with your skin and maybe those cosmetics actually help to cover those marks and many even stop pimples from coming but all these solutions are temporary and also to mention these solutions pinch our pockets.

Due to changed eating habits and changes in the style of living pimples, boils, marks and redness is everybody’s concern. So what is to be done?

Yoga surely is the best thing that one can do. It gives internal peace and plays an important role in helping you get the body you desire and the skin that you crave for.

Also drinking lots of water and other cooling beverages like buttermilk, etc. is an age old formula and it always works. This is because majority of the pimples and boils are due to heat in one’s stomach.

Other natural home remedies that actually work are neem and turmeric. My Grandmother always kept telling me when I was a teenager that stop pricking your pimple and just put this turmeric paste that she made but I used to laugh it off and say that my face is not a vegetable so why do I put turmeric on it? Well but now that I see so many brands adapting natural means like neem, turmeric, fruit extracts, etc. I actually understand how correct my Grandmother was.

We Indians are known for Ayurveda. It is natural and hands down it is better than any of those cosmetic regimes. This is one permanent solution and the good part is it is not even expensive unlike the cosmetic products. It is the best thing that you can actually do for your skin. There is an age old brand ‘VICCO’ who has taken care of this need through VICCO Turmeric Cream which has goodness of Ayurveda and other natural extracts which will help you get the skin you want, clear and beautiful.

Besides using natural products one thing you should definitely do is take good care of your skin and this can be done by cleansing, toning and moisturizing as our skin needs constant nourishment. Cleansing and toning help to remove all dust and impurities and help you stay away from pimples and on the other hand moisturizing nourishes your skin.

Love in another religion?

 Love, what is the true meaning of the word. In the purest form what I understand it is to care for someone and to give your 100% for the person, it is unconditional in every manner. That’s how pure love is!

They say we must love one and all, we are taught this right from the time we are born. Love each and every creation of God, right from humans to animals to plants to the mother earth. Sorry, guess I forgot to add a clause there, did I? When it comes to loving humans, did I not mention in bold, love within your people. Confused aren’t you? So am I!

Folks we were taught this by our very own parents and teachers and all relatives, love humans, and hold no grudge or feeling of hatred against any, but why is that I still feel my parents did not mention the hidden clause when they explained this to me, or why didn’t they tell me love can happen only within the same community or in the broader aspect within the same religion. We say we have moved away from the religion bias society and that we are adopting the western culture, but somewhere deep down there, shake yourself and ask, have we really done that? Don’t we still have our jaw drop when we hear a Hindu neighbor marrying a Muslim? Or a Parsi marrying a Catholic? Why was the question even then and even now!

I was taught in school that we are all Indians, yes we have different religions and cultures in our country just to add diversity and not division within people of the same country. I was told for there is just one god in the world, and all I must do is still respect other religions for we are children of the same mother and just our style and methods of worshiping the god are different. Was this all just a lie? Have I spent 25 years of my life in a lie and living with people of dual standards?

I am ashamed today, as we humans are so selfish and so pathetic in our deeds that we are slowly killing humanity with religion bias. I asked my mother today, Mom what if I love someone who is from another religion, and a flat answer I get is no. the justification was its important you marry people who are your own and within your community, I immediately question back, Mom but I was told to only love, I was never told that there is a hidden clause to loving. To which I get a mock and she walks off, because I pissed her off.

Why can we not accept the fact that we are hypocrites and that we are dual standard individuals who can never think above religion and community. Love holds no value in this urban society where people are divided in the name of god and religion.

My question still goes unanswered, is loving in another religion acceptable?