Footprints On The Sands Of Time

What is the meaning of life? An intriguing question!

One perceives life through ones beliefs and ideals. You have to find the meaning of life for yourself; no other person can do it for you. But if you do find your answer, life becomes more purposeful.

I believe that life is a gift of consciousness. It must be experienced with full intensity, with all your senses wide open, with your antennae tuned. Live your dreams, and live them with passion. You can be satisfied and fulfilled only if you are able to put the whole of yourself into your feelings, your beliefs and your vocation. This consciousness is given to you once and must be made to count, to make a difference that you lived at all!

Sharing a thought that I came across somewhere, and which made an impression:

 “You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time if you’re sitting on your butt – and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?”

Get clarity about who you are, what you want and where you’re heading. Catch your thoughts. Find your deepest feelings, desires and dreams. Take the first step towards making that footprint.

© Sujata Khanna. All rights reserved.

Another Model Kills Herself

Bollywood actress and Indian model Viveka Babajee, 37, was found dead today. She allegedly hanged herself from a ceiling fan in her suburban Mumbai apartment. According to The Calcutta Telegraph,  the former Miss Mauritius title holder and one-time face of Coca-Cola and Kama Sutra ads in India, suffered from severe depression. 

Source:zeenews.india.com, June 26, 2010

A 30-year-old former model on Sunday allegedly committed suicide at her residence in suburban Versova, police said. Natasha Padbidri, who did a few modelling assignments some years ago, hanged herself by dupatta in the bedroomof her flat in Petricorn building this afternoon.

Source: times of India.com, July 11, 2010

Indeed, in the past two years, a hauntingly high number of models have taken their own lives. It'simportant to recognize the "extremely high-pressure environment" that models exist in. In a looks-obsessed industry, when you’re successful, you’re surroundedby people who have a financial interest in your career. Agents may not necessarily look very kindly on the notion of taking time off, even to deal with an obvious mental health problem.

Viveka and Natasha are just two names in an ever-growing list of recent model suicides, loaning credence to what Jezebel contributor and ex-model JennaSauers posited: “Suicidal models are fashion’s worst trend.”

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