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Saturday, July 22, 2006
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Intellectual Bloodshed
I set out yesterday to ask my male-buddies for a suitable parting gift for my friend Saed who is going to be doing his higher studies in Sweden. He happens to be the only Asian friend that I can associate with, and that's because we share the similar culture with a boundary-line separating us. He's a Pakistani and I am a Hindustani and we have become chums because we can talk and laugh in a common language Hindi/Urdu that has a totally different written format..but same phonetic syllables. A typical Mumbaiker confronted my keen interest in making friends across border as something that cannot be done by him, because of what "they have done to our countrymen in Mumbai Blasts". He has solemnly pledged to never consider any of my friends as 'friends' because "its sad he is a paki" and that is something that goes against him at the time being. I take this as a chance to tell you what my views are along with the contradicting views. Then I will let you be the one to decide or at the least will hope that by the end of this read, you will be broadminded enough to think twice before letting your adrenalin rush into an Intellectual Bloodshed for sake of the dear ones who have lost their lives in the recent happennings in Mumbai.
My friend felt that "They" shouldnt have done this to the simple working people, some who are sole bread earning members. But, he feels proud of the spirit of the city, which has accepted the fact that they are going to get back to work not because they are not afraid, but because they cant sleep hungry in the end of the day.
Mumbai has always been this way since ages. Its a city that lives no matter who or what dies or perishes. Muslims or Hindus hardly matter in these times because if you're a Mumbaiker then you are on the streets helping people out in floods, in earthquakes, and in bomb blasts. Yet, the same religion acts as a barrier for those who have been born across the border. Indian Muslims and Pakistani Muslims wont carry the same weight for a neutral person who wants to make a friendship as compared to a Muslim jawaan who has a certain responsibility in a small forsaken land of Kashmir. Yes, at this moment religion falls low and Nationality takes priority.
What's my verdict? "Insaan ki galti Insaan hi bhuktega..Bhagwaan nahi"( A man's mistake should be paid by a man only..not by God). If Pakistan is playing Devil out here, then where did this Pakistan come from? Somewhere from the pits of the under-world??? It came from History! Pakistan was created by HISTORY. Hatred towards each other was created by HISTORICAL massacres and incidents. If facing a Pakistani makes your mind only drift back to dead bodies that you saw broadcasted in those stations, then it is the result of the hostility border in your mind! A person "does not" want to be friends with them because HE has a problem with the mental hostility, not with the person actually. And if you consider them part of a nation who killed your people, then we should remember that we are also part of the nation that is the Living dead of Aids patients, gave birth to Veerappan, decoits, rapists and also terrorists!
Gandhiji is often blamed for the breakdown of an otherwise co-existing community. Gandhiji had a vision and He stuck to it. While during the partition, some influential leaders had ulterior malicious motives which led to the painful split. Problems never ended since then..and If Indians hate Gandhiji for what he has done..then Pakistanis hate him too. Gandhiji has changed their fate forever as well. This is a pure false creation of an anemity between two religious communities. We raise questions.. had it not been for Gandhiji? for Jinnah? for Sardar Patel? My answer is If so? could it have been less painful if everyone had got what they wanted.
We will never know! Some Humans have made mistakes and some others have to bear with the consequences. This is the FACT OF LIFE. It is Injustice..yes, but it's still a fact! And if we are going to sit here and complain about it.. we are the biggest fools on earth. You and I are not scholars of Politics. So what makes us think we can solve the problems of this world that easily? If we create hostility between two nationalities beyond the actual borders of India and Pakistan..more specifically anywhere outside Kashmir...then what are we resolving?
I believe in Today's youth. I see them as a strong potential to see past the historical boundaries and come forward to create a future together. Yes, it sounds pretty cliched at present..but do you have an alternative? Any one can be a critic, but a constructive critic is one should not have the right to put down another person unless he/she has a solution to back it up. I want to tell you that my friendship is "beautiful" because it is not everyday that someone from the other side would wanna join hand in hand with me in a foriegn land. I want to see ppl redefinining friendship beyond borders, culture, and race..Just like we redefine Love beyond language barriers. I have started to become a person who has created in my own way a little world by making friends with people whom You, as a patriot, cannot fathom to be friends with. Every nationality has their flaws just like Indians have.
Is there an end to this battle of thoughts?
There wont be..because two people are looking down the same cliff from different altitudes. The cliff wont change for us. The view won't change but definitely we will change our positions from time to time. I don't have Paki friends. I have friends who are Pakistanis. That's two different things. It is a saddening truth that this can't be explained to a victim of the blasts who has lost his limb. But, folks..Death is a natural phenomenon and it may be true that its occurence and cause is unnatural. If everyone who has experienced death should have such a saddistic view then that person becomes incapable of reasoning at any point in his life. And this is not true. We are made of stronger stuff.
Our past is a fact that cannot be changed at any cost. History cannot be re-written not matter how much we are finding it un-acceptable. Somethings are beyond our understanding and I always hope one can give little bit of gap in their reasoning for these things. We will have boulders in our path in the future, but we have to start learning to dodge it instead of jumping off the road alltogether. These rocks on my path are there to encourage and discourage me. I am insecure if I am going to look at every barrier as a potential death sentence.
A fighter always fights. But, a successful fighter is one who knows when to defend and when to attack. If he goes blindfolded attacking without thinking then he might find himself in the enemy grounds gun pointing to his forehead. DEFENSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ATTACK. A rule of thumb while playing Chess. The city is still living and people are still partying their hearts out. While some of us are sitting here feeling bad and crying with our fellow mates. But, it is not constructive..what we feel. Our body learns to heal itself and come back to normal..so does our society.We need to quit looking at other innocent people as prey for our hatred...bcause this may cause them pain, but it will cause us more. I also want everyone to be happy..and those who are in my reach will surely be receiving this message from me. I don't mind going out and reaching more souls, which is what I have done.
I agree I have my disagreements with my across-border friends at times but the realization I have is that they are worthy of my opponent. I will learn from my enemies more than I would learn from my supporters anyday. True analyzation comes out in contradiction. I wish to think that it will always be a win-win situation because both parties would broaden their point of view. If you feel sad for the souls who were sacrificed then don't sit and cry for them. Their hopes and dreams have been shattered not to shatter you. But, to give u a better incentive to reach someplace where they had once hoped to be. God has given us the power to analyze our world and given us Indians a traditional background to guide us through Life. Paki-terrorists may want our hatred,but India wants everyone's Love. Now, you choose which country's loyalty you want to satisfy...
My friend felt that "They" shouldnt have done this to the simple working people, some who are sole bread earning members. But, he feels proud of the spirit of the city, which has accepted the fact that they are going to get back to work not because they are not afraid, but because they cant sleep hungry in the end of the day.
Mumbai has always been this way since ages. Its a city that lives no matter who or what dies or perishes. Muslims or Hindus hardly matter in these times because if you're a Mumbaiker then you are on the streets helping people out in floods, in earthquakes, and in bomb blasts. Yet, the same religion acts as a barrier for those who have been born across the border. Indian Muslims and Pakistani Muslims wont carry the same weight for a neutral person who wants to make a friendship as compared to a Muslim jawaan who has a certain responsibility in a small forsaken land of Kashmir. Yes, at this moment religion falls low and Nationality takes priority.
What's my verdict? "Insaan ki galti Insaan hi bhuktega..Bhagwaan nahi"( A man's mistake should be paid by a man only..not by God). If Pakistan is playing Devil out here, then where did this Pakistan come from? Somewhere from the pits of the under-world??? It came from History! Pakistan was created by HISTORY. Hatred towards each other was created by HISTORICAL massacres and incidents. If facing a Pakistani makes your mind only drift back to dead bodies that you saw broadcasted in those stations, then it is the result of the hostility border in your mind! A person "does not" want to be friends with them because HE has a problem with the mental hostility, not with the person actually. And if you consider them part of a nation who killed your people, then we should remember that we are also part of the nation that is the Living dead of Aids patients, gave birth to Veerappan, decoits, rapists and also terrorists!
Gandhiji is often blamed for the breakdown of an otherwise co-existing community. Gandhiji had a vision and He stuck to it. While during the partition, some influential leaders had ulterior malicious motives which led to the painful split. Problems never ended since then..and If Indians hate Gandhiji for what he has done..then Pakistanis hate him too. Gandhiji has changed their fate forever as well. This is a pure false creation of an anemity between two religious communities. We raise questions.. had it not been for Gandhiji? for Jinnah? for Sardar Patel? My answer is If so? could it have been less painful if everyone had got what they wanted.
We will never know! Some Humans have made mistakes and some others have to bear with the consequences. This is the FACT OF LIFE. It is Injustice..yes, but it's still a fact! And if we are going to sit here and complain about it.. we are the biggest fools on earth. You and I are not scholars of Politics. So what makes us think we can solve the problems of this world that easily? If we create hostility between two nationalities beyond the actual borders of India and Pakistan..more specifically anywhere outside Kashmir...then what are we resolving?
I believe in Today's youth. I see them as a strong potential to see past the historical boundaries and come forward to create a future together. Yes, it sounds pretty cliched at present..but do you have an alternative? Any one can be a critic, but a constructive critic is one should not have the right to put down another person unless he/she has a solution to back it up. I want to tell you that my friendship is "beautiful" because it is not everyday that someone from the other side would wanna join hand in hand with me in a foriegn land. I want to see ppl redefinining friendship beyond borders, culture, and race..Just like we redefine Love beyond language barriers. I have started to become a person who has created in my own way a little world by making friends with people whom You, as a patriot, cannot fathom to be friends with. Every nationality has their flaws just like Indians have.
Is there an end to this battle of thoughts?
There wont be..because two people are looking down the same cliff from different altitudes. The cliff wont change for us. The view won't change but definitely we will change our positions from time to time. I don't have Paki friends. I have friends who are Pakistanis. That's two different things. It is a saddening truth that this can't be explained to a victim of the blasts who has lost his limb. But, folks..Death is a natural phenomenon and it may be true that its occurence and cause is unnatural. If everyone who has experienced death should have such a saddistic view then that person becomes incapable of reasoning at any point in his life. And this is not true. We are made of stronger stuff.
Our past is a fact that cannot be changed at any cost. History cannot be re-written not matter how much we are finding it un-acceptable. Somethings are beyond our understanding and I always hope one can give little bit of gap in their reasoning for these things. We will have boulders in our path in the future, but we have to start learning to dodge it instead of jumping off the road alltogether. These rocks on my path are there to encourage and discourage me. I am insecure if I am going to look at every barrier as a potential death sentence.
A fighter always fights. But, a successful fighter is one who knows when to defend and when to attack. If he goes blindfolded attacking without thinking then he might find himself in the enemy grounds gun pointing to his forehead. DEFENSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ATTACK. A rule of thumb while playing Chess. The city is still living and people are still partying their hearts out. While some of us are sitting here feeling bad and crying with our fellow mates. But, it is not constructive..what we feel. Our body learns to heal itself and come back to normal..so does our society.We need to quit looking at other innocent people as prey for our hatred...bcause this may cause them pain, but it will cause us more. I also want everyone to be happy..and those who are in my reach will surely be receiving this message from me. I don't mind going out and reaching more souls, which is what I have done.
I agree I have my disagreements with my across-border friends at times but the realization I have is that they are worthy of my opponent. I will learn from my enemies more than I would learn from my supporters anyday. True analyzation comes out in contradiction. I wish to think that it will always be a win-win situation because both parties would broaden their point of view. If you feel sad for the souls who were sacrificed then don't sit and cry for them. Their hopes and dreams have been shattered not to shatter you. But, to give u a better incentive to reach someplace where they had once hoped to be. God has given us the power to analyze our world and given us Indians a traditional background to guide us through Life. Paki-terrorists may want our hatred,but India wants everyone's Love. Now, you choose which country's loyalty you want to satisfy...
Friday, July 07, 2006
MOVIE BLUFF
The past week has got some valuble Bollywood 'showtime' as I got to see three Hindi movies. Invariably, my luck is rotten enough to say that all the three movies are flop! I wouldn't blame the producers or the directors, but I would surely blame the camera man.. because He focused on all the wrong "areas" of the heroes and heroines during the whole movie. :P Presenting to you my review of three flop watched in the past 3 days. They are : OOPS, NEAL n NIKKI, and PAAP.
Interested? then read further...
All three movies have one aspect clearly drawn out : Lots of Skin Showing!
Oh well, being the summer.. this wasnt a tad bit as bad as I thought..But, I got to say I would prefer the winter anyday after seeing the array of clothes (or lack of them)
OOPS..is a movie about a dancer boy who wants to be rich, and therefore turns into a striptease boy..who actually ends up sleeping with a middle-aged woman for money and finds out soon...that the middle aged woman is his best friends's mom!
Kahaani ki twist is good! But, the yuckiest part of the twist is they actually DARED to bring "emotions" and "maa sentiments" in the end. Would you get a load of that?? :P
My final Verdict: Stripteasing for men is Hazardous!!! not just for the best friends but also for the viewers who get a load of "long dialogues" after a lot of 'action'!
NEAL n NIKKI: Now, this u know is a story about a guy(Neal) who is born and brought up in Canada...but who wants to get laid soooo bad...that he ends up tagging along with a psychopath shrieking Banshee girl called Nikki! And He actually ends up thinking Nikki is the best one night stand he can end up with!(courtesy: her bitchy clothes..or the lack of it).
And even though you might hope their brains would start working after all the cooked up chemistry.. you end up figuring out how they ended up losing more brains in the [inter]course of the night! So, Neal goes on to marry the "girl" he is betrothed from(punjab da khet) whose cousin unluckily happens to be our shrieking banshee girl!
But, I must say its a real cool ending though. Nikki tries to stop the marriage.. but hellooo a chooha-like Sardarji stands up bravely and tells everyone that he wants to marry the Bride..bcause they have exchanged vows online!!! Now,with the film providing us with so many brain-less ppl, you actually appreciate the sardarji!
My final Verdict: Neal and Nangi..whoops i mean Nikki dont know how to kiss but you're lucky enough that they kiss a lot because atleast thats one good way to make the screaming banshee Nikki SHUT UP! (oh n not to mention gud way to close the flutter fake eyelashes of the fake-contact-lens-wearing Neal)
PAAP: well, dont get me started on this one...honestly...
Its a story about DALAI LAMA's re-incarnation..(although the movie cover has a half nude JOhn Abraham with an equally half nude girl (who would pass off as a bitch anyday)
Yes, my dear Ppl. presenting to you an A movie with DLama In it..which gave me half grey hair! But, getting back to the movie..they start it off with a sexy girl swimming et all..and end up in a monastry..where she is supposed to be a 'soon-to-be-monk' seeking "TRUTH".
Some facts of LIfe (from the movie)
1) one of those slum area-nepalese boys could be a Dalai Lama's re-incarnation who maybe soughted out by a sexy girl
2)Always check if the bathroom of a top 5 star hotel is deserted..because You never know when a hot-shot famous man with a pistol might appear and kill one of your fellow bathroom mates.
3) Never say the truth to a hot sexy police man because that will prolong the torture of the audience(movie could have ended in half n hour!)
Oh and one of the most important ones
4) a sexy girl's prayers can save a man who has a bullet hole through his stomach!(yup...no docs needed..watsoever!!)
oh and did i forget...
5) after an action packed english movie like fight, a prolonged emotional dialogue by a police guy is what changes the heart of monks!!! So much so that they decide that the sexy girl wanting to have intercourse with an equally hot policeguy is no longer PAAAP..
OH.... THE REVELATION IS TOOO GOOOD!! :P
My final verdict: Too bad John Abraham survives the bloody wound..because it's what trigged a change in the whole Dalai Lama dynasty's thinking!!! Oh.. and the heroine has Asthma problems.. because she keeps breathing too heavily..( although they make us believe it is due to lust..but its actually due to suffocation..somethin that the viewers can relate with very well!!)
Do me a favor, and please send me a list of good ol traditional ENGLISH MOVIES that I can watch and re-deem some of my lost braincells...
Interested? then read further...
All three movies have one aspect clearly drawn out : Lots of Skin Showing!
Oh well, being the summer.. this wasnt a tad bit as bad as I thought..But, I got to say I would prefer the winter anyday after seeing the array of clothes (or lack of them)
OOPS..is a movie about a dancer boy who wants to be rich, and therefore turns into a striptease boy..who actually ends up sleeping with a middle-aged woman for money and finds out soon...that the middle aged woman is his best friends's mom!
Kahaani ki twist is good! But, the yuckiest part of the twist is they actually DARED to bring "emotions" and "maa sentiments" in the end. Would you get a load of that?? :P
My final Verdict: Stripteasing for men is Hazardous!!! not just for the best friends but also for the viewers who get a load of "long dialogues" after a lot of 'action'!
NEAL n NIKKI: Now, this u know is a story about a guy(Neal) who is born and brought up in Canada...but who wants to get laid soooo bad...that he ends up tagging along with a psychopath shrieking Banshee girl called Nikki! And He actually ends up thinking Nikki is the best one night stand he can end up with!(courtesy: her bitchy clothes..or the lack of it).
And even though you might hope their brains would start working after all the cooked up chemistry.. you end up figuring out how they ended up losing more brains in the [inter]course of the night! So, Neal goes on to marry the "girl" he is betrothed from(punjab da khet) whose cousin unluckily happens to be our shrieking banshee girl!
But, I must say its a real cool ending though. Nikki tries to stop the marriage.. but hellooo a chooha-like Sardarji stands up bravely and tells everyone that he wants to marry the Bride..bcause they have exchanged vows online!!! Now,with the film providing us with so many brain-less ppl, you actually appreciate the sardarji!
My final Verdict: Neal and Nangi..whoops i mean Nikki dont know how to kiss but you're lucky enough that they kiss a lot because atleast thats one good way to make the screaming banshee Nikki SHUT UP! (oh n not to mention gud way to close the flutter fake eyelashes of the fake-contact-lens-wearing Neal)
PAAP: well, dont get me started on this one...honestly...
Its a story about DALAI LAMA's re-incarnation..(although the movie cover has a half nude JOhn Abraham with an equally half nude girl (who would pass off as a bitch anyday)
Yes, my dear Ppl. presenting to you an A movie with DLama In it..which gave me half grey hair! But, getting back to the movie..they start it off with a sexy girl swimming et all..and end up in a monastry..where she is supposed to be a 'soon-to-be-monk' seeking "TRUTH".
Some facts of LIfe (from the movie)
1) one of those slum area-nepalese boys could be a Dalai Lama's re-incarnation who maybe soughted out by a sexy girl
2)Always check if the bathroom of a top 5 star hotel is deserted..because You never know when a hot-shot famous man with a pistol might appear and kill one of your fellow bathroom mates.
3) Never say the truth to a hot sexy police man because that will prolong the torture of the audience(movie could have ended in half n hour!)
Oh and one of the most important ones
4) a sexy girl's prayers can save a man who has a bullet hole through his stomach!(yup...no docs needed..watsoever!!)
oh and did i forget...
5) after an action packed english movie like fight, a prolonged emotional dialogue by a police guy is what changes the heart of monks!!! So much so that they decide that the sexy girl wanting to have intercourse with an equally hot policeguy is no longer PAAAP..
OH.... THE REVELATION IS TOOO GOOOD!! :P
My final verdict: Too bad John Abraham survives the bloody wound..because it's what trigged a change in the whole Dalai Lama dynasty's thinking!!! Oh.. and the heroine has Asthma problems.. because she keeps breathing too heavily..( although they make us believe it is due to lust..but its actually due to suffocation..somethin that the viewers can relate with very well!!)
Do me a favor, and please send me a list of good ol traditional ENGLISH MOVIES that I can watch and re-deem some of my lost braincells...
Monday, July 03, 2006
How do you Communicate?
I am currently on this testing-spree..and have put my brain to use in small quantities to come up with more such p.e.r.s.o.n.a.l.i.t.y tests. Soon enough there will be an interesting post coming up! so watch out.. :P
COURTESY: some other Enigma's Blog
| You Communicate With Your Ears |
 You love conversations, both as a listener and a talker. What people say is important to you, and you're often most affected by words, not actions. You love to hear complements from others. And when you're upset, you often talk to yourself. Music is very important to you. It's difficult to find you without your iPod. |
COURTESY: some other Enigma's Blog
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Special for MOI
| Your Seduction Style: Au Natural |
 You rank up there with your seduction skills, though you might not know it. That's because you're a natural at seduction. You don't realize your power! The root of your natural seduction power: your innocence and optimism. You're the type of person who happily plays around and creates a unique little world. Little do you know that your personal paradise is so appealing that it sucks people in. You find joy in everything - so is it any surprise that people find joy in you? You bring back the inner child in everyone you meet with your sincere and spontaneous ways. Your childlike (but not childish) behavior also inspires others to care for you. As a result, those who you befriend and date tend to be incredibly loyal to you. |
COURTESY: ENIGMA's BLOG!
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Ankhen
"...Aankhen oonchi hui to dua ban gayi,
Aankhen nichi hui to haya ban gayi.
Jo jhuk kar uthi to khata ban gayi,
Aur uth kar jhuki to ADA ban gayi..."
{...Eyes when lifted, become prayers
Eyes when are down, become shyness
When they are lifted after looking down, become guilt
And when they look down after lifting, become femine charm...}
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Cat-Dog Theory
After a really long break, I am coming back to my BlogginWorld. I feel very strange around here..because everything has changed.(talking about the new template thatI have put up) I didnt get a chance to write many posts with the new one...So, my own blog looked alien to me the last time I opened it.
But, then again..Something new always intrigues me..and now I don't mind getting more acquainted with my newly furnished "e-home".
Moreover, I am making a come-back with an animal version of real life theories...now, that is something You are not going to believe. I have a MENTOR... just like those singers in Sa re Ga Ma Pa challenge have. But, my mentor is not in the singing oriented proffession..although he could try his hand in it...(ok, lets just ignore this bit of false-praise here :P) My Mentor is one of the Blogging geniuses that I have come across..and nowadays all I need to do is get a syringe of new thought flows from the conversations with him and formulate them into my blog.. Ofcourse he only gives the key that makes my mind working..and thats how I have seen success in my blogs.
Cat-Dog theory started off with a conversation about which pets he like. He sheepishly admitted liking dogs a lot..and also disliking cats to an extent because they are "mathlabi" types..beats me what he meant by that. But, he had the insight to quickly add "Dogs are very lovable" with a big grin. Come to think of it.. It is true! I mean.. U know the age-old saying..Dog is a MAN"s Best Friend..(not a woman') Women are known for their 'feline' nature..which is like referring them to cats. Women love cats and are to a certain extent crazy about them. My mentor said it is possible because "cats are clean". I chuckled and added "and men aren't". Ok, so that got me a scorn! (well, if ur sensitive too..then I might as well put this in brackets that men are dirty from head to toe..including their mind). Lol
But, u know the legendary scientific phenomenon.."opposites attract". Yes, perhaps that's the reason man's best friend is a DOG. Dogs are LOVABLE and LOYAL..characteristics which are quite alien to Men. Eh? (Ya ya, I might be getting tomatoes for this from my Mentor. :P) But, my Mentor says that Likes Repel and that's why Men and women fight. I wish to correct this assumption. Lets take things to the scientific level shall we? When two bodies repel each other than then more often than not they have nothing to do with each other. While when two bodies attract each other to an extent, then only friction is feasible. The main nomenclature upon which dogs and cats fight...and men and women fight could be this. (cant say much for the animals..but for humans, definitely!).
If you need to create friction between two bodies then they need to rub on each other (in the wrong way -is how we refer to in plain english). Friction is fight and the more a man and a woman fight the more attraction there is lying underneath the surface. Yes, suprised? Well, don't be. I say you cannot fight with a man or a woman unless there is some level of attraction. That is why in most movies, you can see the hero and heroine fight/rub each the wrong way through the first few meets...and it somehow creates this itch that one can't get rid of.. and finally could even end up in love! (who knows?). That's why husbands and wives fight, and as you fight the attraction increases tend fold. You tend to feel ruffled, troubled and bothered and this makes you more aware of your opponent. That is when you(as a man) would realize how cute your wife looks if she is mad...or how ruffled your guy's hair looks when he is tensed... :P
It goes without saying..that makin-up after a fight is the most delicious part of a relationship. (rootna aur manaana). So, here is what I want to conclude. If you happen to fight with a certain person of the opposite gender...then you should beware because you might just be fighting a crush in a parallel plane! It is also the reason why You cannot hate someone so easily. To hate a person you need to love them at some level (or really like). People...... let go of that hatred..because it is a proof that you are still attracted to him/her. On the other hand, when in the first stages of love : People.....I vote for war than for peace! :P Because, war will get you ready for the un-thinkable and finally along with a piece of ur mind..you will end up giving a piece of ur heart..and if it comes both ways..then PEACE IS RESTORED!
But, then again..Something new always intrigues me..and now I don't mind getting more acquainted with my newly furnished "e-home".
Moreover, I am making a come-back with an animal version of real life theories...now, that is something You are not going to believe. I have a MENTOR... just like those singers in Sa re Ga Ma Pa challenge have. But, my mentor is not in the singing oriented proffession..although he could try his hand in it...(ok, lets just ignore this bit of false-praise here :P) My Mentor is one of the Blogging geniuses that I have come across..and nowadays all I need to do is get a syringe of new thought flows from the conversations with him and formulate them into my blog.. Ofcourse he only gives the key that makes my mind working..and thats how I have seen success in my blogs.
Cat-Dog theory started off with a conversation about which pets he like. He sheepishly admitted liking dogs a lot..and also disliking cats to an extent because they are "mathlabi" types..beats me what he meant by that. But, he had the insight to quickly add "Dogs are very lovable" with a big grin. Come to think of it.. It is true! I mean.. U know the age-old saying..Dog is a MAN"s Best Friend..(not a woman') Women are known for their 'feline' nature..which is like referring them to cats. Women love cats and are to a certain extent crazy about them. My mentor said it is possible because "cats are clean". I chuckled and added "and men aren't". Ok, so that got me a scorn! (well, if ur sensitive too..then I might as well put this in brackets that men are dirty from head to toe..including their mind). Lol
But, u know the legendary scientific phenomenon.."opposites attract". Yes, perhaps that's the reason man's best friend is a DOG. Dogs are LOVABLE and LOYAL..characteristics which are quite alien to Men. Eh? (Ya ya, I might be getting tomatoes for this from my Mentor. :P) But, my Mentor says that Likes Repel and that's why Men and women fight. I wish to correct this assumption. Lets take things to the scientific level shall we? When two bodies repel each other than then more often than not they have nothing to do with each other. While when two bodies attract each other to an extent, then only friction is feasible. The main nomenclature upon which dogs and cats fight...and men and women fight could be this. (cant say much for the animals..but for humans, definitely!).
If you need to create friction between two bodies then they need to rub on each other (in the wrong way -is how we refer to in plain english). Friction is fight and the more a man and a woman fight the more attraction there is lying underneath the surface. Yes, suprised? Well, don't be. I say you cannot fight with a man or a woman unless there is some level of attraction. That is why in most movies, you can see the hero and heroine fight/rub each the wrong way through the first few meets...and it somehow creates this itch that one can't get rid of.. and finally could even end up in love! (who knows?). That's why husbands and wives fight, and as you fight the attraction increases tend fold. You tend to feel ruffled, troubled and bothered and this makes you more aware of your opponent. That is when you(as a man) would realize how cute your wife looks if she is mad...or how ruffled your guy's hair looks when he is tensed... :P
It goes without saying..that makin-up after a fight is the most delicious part of a relationship. (rootna aur manaana). So, here is what I want to conclude. If you happen to fight with a certain person of the opposite gender...then you should beware because you might just be fighting a crush in a parallel plane! It is also the reason why You cannot hate someone so easily. To hate a person you need to love them at some level (or really like). People...... let go of that hatred..because it is a proof that you are still attracted to him/her. On the other hand, when in the first stages of love : People.....I vote for war than for peace! :P Because, war will get you ready for the un-thinkable and finally along with a piece of ur mind..you will end up giving a piece of ur heart..and if it comes both ways..then PEACE IS RESTORED!
Monday, May 22, 2006
i have been tryin to blog for past 45 minutes...
After lot of ctrl V and ctrl C and Delete
My screen is still blank....
Goodmorning People.
Ps: u know how kiddish this sounds..like how kids used to go for potty training during which parents are like.."chalo, go and try" and after sometime.. they give up!
i mean kids wud sit there quietly playing and making doodles with their hands like.. its some sort of "duty" they have to do.. by sitting there quietly staring at u with wide eyes...
i mean kids are so innocent they wud sit there for hours till the parents come around and go "what dont u wanna go?'"
and the kid nods negative and then the parents swear..
"rascal, u dare not come again and ask that u wanna go. Now off u go.. "
and the kid looks panic stricken for few moments.. and then whisks off in their own world laughing and enjoying themselves.
After lot of ctrl V and ctrl C and Delete
My screen is still blank....
Goodmorning People.
Ps: u know how kiddish this sounds..like how kids used to go for potty training during which parents are like.."chalo, go and try" and after sometime.. they give up!
i mean kids wud sit there quietly playing and making doodles with their hands like.. its some sort of "duty" they have to do.. by sitting there quietly staring at u with wide eyes...
i mean kids are so innocent they wud sit there for hours till the parents come around and go "what dont u wanna go?'"
and the kid nods negative and then the parents swear..
"rascal, u dare not come again and ask that u wanna go. Now off u go.. "
and the kid looks panic stricken for few moments.. and then whisks off in their own world laughing and enjoying themselves.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Filmi Ishtyle
Hindi cinema has some priceless villains with some priceless filmi dialogues.. One of them being "AJIT" who is supposedly a smart Hi-Fi Gangster Typo with lots of girl(friends) around him and lots of men to do his job! Also the legendary Amrish Puri, Pran etc. For the following, You just have to imagine Ajit saying them in his characteristic drawl, with a smirk on his face and a few henchmen in the background !
Ajit (pointing to the hero) : Raaabert, Ise liquid oxygen mein phenk do..liquid ise jeene nahin dega aur oxygen ise marne nahin dega..
(**throw him in liquid oxygen..the liquid wont let him live and the oxygen wont let him die)
Side-kick: Lekin Baas, agar macbeth ka zahar pilaayen to kaisa rahega.
(**but boss, what if we give him macbeth poison?)
Ajit: Smaaaaart baaaaaye! Ise Hamlet poison de do.. ye To be se Not to Be ho jaayega!
(**Smartt boy, Give him Hamlet poison, he will become 'not to be' from 'to be' !!)
Ajit to a lady : 'Rosy let's be cozy ' !
Ajit to a lady : ' Lilly don't be silly ' !
-- imagine the sound of water running in the bath in the background --
Ajit to henchman and a lady ( yeah, yeah she's the same one!) :
'Michael you take the cycle,
Mike, follow him on your bike,
Tony, tum pony par jao
Uh, oh - Mona tum nahati raho' !!
(**Tony, go on ur pony
Mona, u keep bathing' !!)
--Lady ( with half torn sari ) to Ajit ( with lust written all over his face) --
lady : ' bhagwan ke liye mujhe chhor do'
Ajit : ' itni achi cheez to main bhagwan ke liye bhi nahin chhor sakta'
(** For God's sake leave me'
** I can't leave such a nice thing, not even for God')
Henchman (panting and sweating) to Ajit : ' Boss, Boss sona kahan hai ' ?
Ajit : ' Itna Bada maidan para hai, kahin bhi so jao '
(** where is the sona (gold)
** This is such a big park, sleep (so) anywhere )
Ajit: (pointing at the ever-bald father of the hero)
"Ise Varnish me daal dho, Finish acchi hogi"
(**Throw him in Varnish; the 'finish' will be good')
--situation: Ajit in his den, with henchmen hanging around; some of themgambling. Ajit fidgeting about somewhat.--
AJIT: Raabut, jaao Bhole ki beti ko uttha ke lao.
(**Robert, go get (abduct) Bhole's daughter)
ROBERT: Par Boss, woh to goongi aur behri hai...?!
(**But boss, she deaf and dumb is...?!)
AJIT: Ohohohohohohohooo! Bewakoof hum use geeta paatth karwane thodi laa rahe hain!
(**HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Moron, we are hardly getting to teach religious_text_Gita)
The scene: Pran is looking through a telescope at a safe from afar. He turns to his henchman and says (in the famous Pran style): "Woh safe Johnson and Johnson ka hai. Iss duniya mai siraf teen log uskokhol sakte hai."
"Kaun hai, boss. Kaun?"
And Pran replies (after an appropriate pause): "Johnson, Johnson aur mai."
Ajit : Taany, is kutte ko potaasium khila do
(**Tony feed this dog potaasium)
Tony: Lekin, sarkar, potaasium se kya hoga ?
(**but, sir, wat will potaasium do?)
Ajit: Pot isse uuper le jayega, haash isse aur uuper le jayaega aur opium isse khuda ke paas pahuncha dega.
(**pot will take him up, haash will take him above that, and opium will take him straight to God)
--Ajit is sitting in his garage thinking about a big maal comming fromBirmingham.--
Henchman Mac : Baas headache ho raha hai.
(**boss i have a head-ache)
Ajit : Head Aaek ho ya Do tumhe jaana he padega.
(** one(ache) or two head, u will have to go)
Hehe, To end it in a good note, remember when ur in trouble dial Ajit's hot-line.. and if not him atleast Raaaabut or Mona Darling will pick up the phone! Just wondering.. how Ajit will be useful for the 'match-fixing' scenario in Cricket World Cup.
--Ajit and his gang are watching the cricket match between India and Australia--
Ajit : Peter score kya hai [**wats the score?]
Peter : Baas aapne halath kharab hai. [**Boss, our situation is bad]
Ajit : Kyoon Kya Hooaa. [**why what happend?]
Peter : bass Pontingg chhake mar raha hai. [**boss, ponting is smashing the balls]
Ajit : Rabbert usse phone lagaon. [**robert, put him on phone]
Robert to Ponting : Ponting, hamara bass tumse baath karna chahta hain. [**our boss wants to speak to u]
Ponting : Ponting here. who is this ?
Ajit: Pyaar se humko log taaayliphoneee bolte hai. Soono Tum aabhi Irfan Pathan ke tesre gend per Midaan per catch dekar aauut ho jayoge.
Ponting : I cannot do this....We will loose the match!
Ajit : Tumhe aisaa karna hi padega ' Tumahari Maa hamaare kabze me hain.
[**people call me lovingly Teliphone. Listen, u right now give a catch and leave the ground in the third ball of Irfan
**you will have to do this.. ur mother is in our custody]
Hehe, Somehow the dialogues lose their charm in the translation. Nevertheless, this post was definitely a worthy one! psst...I did pick up the dialogues from random Websites! But, if u dare to ask anything more then...
High pitched filmi style growl ' mei tujhe chodooonga nahiiiiiiiii' :P
Ajit (pointing to the hero) : Raaabert, Ise liquid oxygen mein phenk do..liquid ise jeene nahin dega aur oxygen ise marne nahin dega..
(**throw him in liquid oxygen..the liquid wont let him live and the oxygen wont let him die)
Side-kick: Lekin Baas, agar macbeth ka zahar pilaayen to kaisa rahega.
(**but boss, what if we give him macbeth poison?)
Ajit: Smaaaaart baaaaaye! Ise Hamlet poison de do.. ye To be se Not to Be ho jaayega!
(**Smartt boy, Give him Hamlet poison, he will become 'not to be' from 'to be' !!)
Ajit to a lady : 'Rosy let's be cozy ' !
Ajit to a lady : ' Lilly don't be silly ' !
-- imagine the sound of water running in the bath in the background --
Ajit to henchman and a lady ( yeah, yeah she's the same one!) :
'Michael you take the cycle,
Mike, follow him on your bike,
Tony, tum pony par jao
Uh, oh - Mona tum nahati raho' !!
(**Tony, go on ur pony
Mona, u keep bathing' !!)
--Lady ( with half torn sari ) to Ajit ( with lust written all over his face) --
lady : ' bhagwan ke liye mujhe chhor do'
Ajit : ' itni achi cheez to main bhagwan ke liye bhi nahin chhor sakta'
(** For God's sake leave me'
** I can't leave such a nice thing, not even for God')
Henchman (panting and sweating) to Ajit : ' Boss, Boss sona kahan hai ' ?
Ajit : ' Itna Bada maidan para hai, kahin bhi so jao '
(** where is the sona (gold)
** This is such a big park, sleep (so) anywhere )
Ajit: (pointing at the ever-bald father of the hero)
"Ise Varnish me daal dho, Finish acchi hogi"
(**Throw him in Varnish; the 'finish' will be good')
--situation: Ajit in his den, with henchmen hanging around; some of themgambling. Ajit fidgeting about somewhat.--
AJIT: Raabut, jaao Bhole ki beti ko uttha ke lao.
(**Robert, go get (abduct) Bhole's daughter)
ROBERT: Par Boss, woh to goongi aur behri hai...?!
(**But boss, she deaf and dumb is...?!)
AJIT: Ohohohohohohohooo! Bewakoof hum use geeta paatth karwane thodi laa rahe hain!
(**HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Moron, we are hardly getting to teach religious_text_Gita)
The scene: Pran is looking through a telescope at a safe from afar. He turns to his henchman and says (in the famous Pran style): "Woh safe Johnson and Johnson ka hai. Iss duniya mai siraf teen log uskokhol sakte hai."
"Kaun hai, boss. Kaun?"
And Pran replies (after an appropriate pause): "Johnson, Johnson aur mai."
Ajit : Taany, is kutte ko potaasium khila do
(**Tony feed this dog potaasium)
Tony: Lekin, sarkar, potaasium se kya hoga ?
(**but, sir, wat will potaasium do?)
Ajit: Pot isse uuper le jayega, haash isse aur uuper le jayaega aur opium isse khuda ke paas pahuncha dega.
(**pot will take him up, haash will take him above that, and opium will take him straight to God)
--Ajit is sitting in his garage thinking about a big maal comming fromBirmingham.--
Henchman Mac : Baas headache ho raha hai.
(**boss i have a head-ache)
Ajit : Head Aaek ho ya Do tumhe jaana he padega.
(** one(ache) or two head, u will have to go)
Hehe, To end it in a good note, remember when ur in trouble dial Ajit's hot-line.. and if not him atleast Raaaabut or Mona Darling will pick up the phone! Just wondering.. how Ajit will be useful for the 'match-fixing' scenario in Cricket World Cup.
--Ajit and his gang are watching the cricket match between India and Australia--
Ajit : Peter score kya hai [**wats the score?]
Peter : Baas aapne halath kharab hai. [**Boss, our situation is bad]
Ajit : Kyoon Kya Hooaa. [**why what happend?]
Peter : bass Pontingg chhake mar raha hai. [**boss, ponting is smashing the balls]
Ajit : Rabbert usse phone lagaon. [**robert, put him on phone]
Robert to Ponting : Ponting, hamara bass tumse baath karna chahta hain. [**our boss wants to speak to u]
Ponting : Ponting here. who is this ?
Ajit: Pyaar se humko log taaayliphoneee bolte hai. Soono Tum aabhi Irfan Pathan ke tesre gend per Midaan per catch dekar aauut ho jayoge.
Ponting : I cannot do this....We will loose the match!
Ajit : Tumhe aisaa karna hi padega ' Tumahari Maa hamaare kabze me hain.
[**people call me lovingly Teliphone. Listen, u right now give a catch and leave the ground in the third ball of Irfan
**you will have to do this.. ur mother is in our custody]
Hehe, Somehow the dialogues lose their charm in the translation. Nevertheless, this post was definitely a worthy one! psst...I did pick up the dialogues from random Websites! But, if u dare to ask anything more then...
High pitched filmi style growl ' mei tujhe chodooonga nahiiiiiiiii' :P
Friday, May 19, 2006
Spectrum 1
Im not quite sure what to blog about.. Sooo...Ur goinna have to bear with the different frequencies of the spectrum as you read this one!
Spectrum 1:
Ever wondered if in truth or dare which one wins first ? Obviously, the truth. Because telling the truth itself is daring enough! That's something that puzzled me a lot. I had it all planned in my mind that the truth is never leaving the honey-dipped lips.. not even for a second. But, lo and behold..truth not just left but also bounced off the surface and crushed through a couple of tall dark handsome men's chests and came back in time for me to put it under my heel and nail it there for a while! I did something unexpected ( for the world, but quite expected from me ). I went with my heart up my sleeve and dashed into the reality channel and blurted out my dard bhari ekta kapoor typish filmi story about the sequel of love. The person in the receiving end was obviously slamming his head on the wall, not sure if it is because of the way i portrayed myself..absolutely naughty as usual.. or if it is because he cant make heads or tails over what i am saying! (neither Can u.. i guessed that :P)
Ever dreamt of an Oasis in the desert? Hallucinating about baywatch also i bet!!! (whack) Focus now... (male brains especially) Ever dreamt of an Oasis in a desert..feeling thirsty and yearning for one sip of that priceless water..and then suddenly gettin caught up in a cyclone with rain pouring over you chilling you to the bone and leaving you soggy and messed up??? That's precisely the truth of life! You end up getting flooded in when just few minutes ago you were praying for a drop of water!
In my case, I literally banished the shakespearan plays..feeding them to scorpions in the desert, only to end up doing the rain dance in the middle of the barren land..and getting blessed by a bucket full of water. Of course, some barren lands..remain barren..no matter which side up! But, exceptions are going down the drain in this post...as for now, I just want to tell u ppl.. that Dream.. Dream big! But, then when reality hits you.. you Scream big too! :P Rain dance here would have to symbolize my whacky daring personality to do what 'thou shalt not doeth'. This resulted in a predicament of split-personality. (yes, i know this post is gettin weirder and weirder). Split-personality as in..where one side of the land looks like grassland and the other looks like Tibet..brrr. I am not quite sure if I Should walk on...to see if there lies a beautiful garden in the end..(destiny of the journey of course) Or perhaps I should just quit this spectrum and go for the next one :P
Yupp.. Ur prayers have been answered!
Spectrum 1:
Ever wondered if in truth or dare which one wins first ? Obviously, the truth. Because telling the truth itself is daring enough! That's something that puzzled me a lot. I had it all planned in my mind that the truth is never leaving the honey-dipped lips.. not even for a second. But, lo and behold..truth not just left but also bounced off the surface and crushed through a couple of tall dark handsome men's chests and came back in time for me to put it under my heel and nail it there for a while! I did something unexpected ( for the world, but quite expected from me ). I went with my heart up my sleeve and dashed into the reality channel and blurted out my dard bhari ekta kapoor typish filmi story about the sequel of love. The person in the receiving end was obviously slamming his head on the wall, not sure if it is because of the way i portrayed myself..absolutely naughty as usual.. or if it is because he cant make heads or tails over what i am saying! (neither Can u.. i guessed that :P)
Ever dreamt of an Oasis in the desert? Hallucinating about baywatch also i bet!!! (whack) Focus now... (male brains especially) Ever dreamt of an Oasis in a desert..feeling thirsty and yearning for one sip of that priceless water..and then suddenly gettin caught up in a cyclone with rain pouring over you chilling you to the bone and leaving you soggy and messed up??? That's precisely the truth of life! You end up getting flooded in when just few minutes ago you were praying for a drop of water!
In my case, I literally banished the shakespearan plays..feeding them to scorpions in the desert, only to end up doing the rain dance in the middle of the barren land..and getting blessed by a bucket full of water. Of course, some barren lands..remain barren..no matter which side up! But, exceptions are going down the drain in this post...as for now, I just want to tell u ppl.. that Dream.. Dream big! But, then when reality hits you.. you Scream big too! :P Rain dance here would have to symbolize my whacky daring personality to do what 'thou shalt not doeth'. This resulted in a predicament of split-personality. (yes, i know this post is gettin weirder and weirder). Split-personality as in..where one side of the land looks like grassland and the other looks like Tibet..brrr. I am not quite sure if I Should walk on...to see if there lies a beautiful garden in the end..(destiny of the journey of course) Or perhaps I should just quit this spectrum and go for the next one :P
Yupp.. Ur prayers have been answered!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Public Private Business
A possible suprise for many, but innovative nevertheless.
It is a public toilet in Switzerland which is mirror from outside
but transparent from inside, that is the people can see "only" from inside.
If this was the case in India, I am sure as soon as a girl enters this cubicle
Boys would come running hither thither and break down the whole booth if possible
Not to mention, the "bachaoo" screams wont be any less of the shrieking Police siren.
Just a thought.... How can someone be comfortable in the loo seeing so many people around?
Valid point ain't it?
It is a public toilet in Switzerland which is mirror from outside
but transparent from inside, that is the people can see "only" from inside.
If this was the case in India, I am sure as soon as a girl enters this cubicle
Boys would come running hither thither and break down the whole booth if possible
Not to mention, the "bachaoo" screams wont be any less of the shrieking Police siren.
Just a thought.... How can someone be comfortable in the loo seeing so many people around?
Valid point ain't it?
Sunday, May 14, 2006
True Devotion
When I sat next to my mom, I had the sudden urge to hear a bed-time story. So out of the blue, My mom decides to recite something that she had heard from somewhere else. I ask her if it is long and interesting, to which she replies by merely chuckling and admitting that it is the most interesting piece of information that she had got. Praarthana is a sort of prayer that we offer to God. Prarthana means basically to seek the Almighty with devotion. One knows that Indian Mythology is full of "Karma" where it illustrates that each action has an opposite equal reaction. Sounds like Newton's Law doesnt it? The song of Alicia Keys called "karma" sings
"...what goes around..comes around...
what goes up must come down....
now who's crying..desiring...to come back..."
Karma teaches that you reap what you sow. So, there is a give and take policy. Same goes for a devoted Praarthana. We are needed to fulfill our duties.. and that is the price that we pay for seeking God. The one who fulfills his duties without even realizing them is a true "bhakt"(devotee).
Thus, comes a story here. One day, a man walks up to a passerby and asks for direction to a temple. The passerby gives the direction immediately using his indexfinger. Upon which, the
indexfinger admits that "it is the most useful finger of all because it is able to point out & give directions to people".
The middle finger says " that maybe so.. but God has created me taller than u for some reason.. so that I am the best"
the third finger said " you may all be true, but when seeking wealth and matrimony he needs to ornament me"
Then, all three looked at the little finger (pinky) and said " you are not useful for anything because you can't surpass us in any way. Its a total waste to have you with us". The finger kept quiet...
The next day, that person decides to go to the temple. There, he did his usual namaskar with his arms posed in the Indian style.. --> _______/!\_______
At that time the Little finger(pinky) touched each other like all fingers.. and finally The little finger said " because of your pride, greed, and over-confidence, you have lost the chance to do darshan(view) of God first. I am the first peron who will get the blessings of the Lord always!".
Moral of the story: Think twice before blaming others, because some day you will have to pay for your deed.
Having first established the very qualities that one should stay away from, we see another story here to further illustrate the mindless devotion of a person to fulfill his duty.
One day, Lord Krishna decided to steal butter from his mom's house. Krishna's mother had tied a bell to the Big pot of butter that is hanging from the ceiling to alert her of any thief's presence. Lil Kid Krishna entered with his 6 friends with a plan of ravishing the butter.
So, they create a chain of people over whom Krishna was able to reach the pot, and that is when he sees the bell. He tells the bell to keep quiet and not ring. Krishna steals the butter from the pot, and the bell kept quiet.
He gives the butter to all his friends, and the bell kept quiet. He took some butter for himself and the bell kept quiet. But, the minute he put the butter in his mouth, the bell started ringing.
Krishna said "oh bell, I told you not to ring and now look you have me caught"
to which the Bell replied "oh lord, I kept quiet when you stole the butter, I kept quiet when you gave it to your friends. I kept quiet even when you took some for yourself. But, the second you ate it, I had to ring because I ring whenever you eat Prashaad in the temple. Out of habit, I rang".
Moral: One who does his duty without even realizing it.. has truly found the meaning of Devotion.
"...what goes around..comes around...
what goes up must come down....
now who's crying..desiring...to come back..."
Karma teaches that you reap what you sow. So, there is a give and take policy. Same goes for a devoted Praarthana. We are needed to fulfill our duties.. and that is the price that we pay for seeking God. The one who fulfills his duties without even realizing them is a true "bhakt"(devotee).
Thus, comes a story here. One day, a man walks up to a passerby and asks for direction to a temple. The passerby gives the direction immediately using his indexfinger. Upon which, the
indexfinger admits that "it is the most useful finger of all because it is able to point out & give directions to people".
The middle finger says " that maybe so.. but God has created me taller than u for some reason.. so that I am the best"
the third finger said " you may all be true, but when seeking wealth and matrimony he needs to ornament me"
Then, all three looked at the little finger (pinky) and said " you are not useful for anything because you can't surpass us in any way. Its a total waste to have you with us". The finger kept quiet...
The next day, that person decides to go to the temple. There, he did his usual namaskar with his arms posed in the Indian style.. --> _______/!\_______
At that time the Little finger(pinky) touched each other like all fingers.. and finally The little finger said " because of your pride, greed, and over-confidence, you have lost the chance to do darshan(view) of God first. I am the first peron who will get the blessings of the Lord always!".
Moral of the story: Think twice before blaming others, because some day you will have to pay for your deed.
Having first established the very qualities that one should stay away from, we see another story here to further illustrate the mindless devotion of a person to fulfill his duty.
One day, Lord Krishna decided to steal butter from his mom's house. Krishna's mother had tied a bell to the Big pot of butter that is hanging from the ceiling to alert her of any thief's presence. Lil Kid Krishna entered with his 6 friends with a plan of ravishing the butter.
So, they create a chain of people over whom Krishna was able to reach the pot, and that is when he sees the bell. He tells the bell to keep quiet and not ring. Krishna steals the butter from the pot, and the bell kept quiet.
He gives the butter to all his friends, and the bell kept quiet. He took some butter for himself and the bell kept quiet. But, the minute he put the butter in his mouth, the bell started ringing.
Krishna said "oh bell, I told you not to ring and now look you have me caught"
to which the Bell replied "oh lord, I kept quiet when you stole the butter, I kept quiet when you gave it to your friends. I kept quiet even when you took some for yourself. But, the second you ate it, I had to ring because I ring whenever you eat Prashaad in the temple. Out of habit, I rang".
Moral: One who does his duty without even realizing it.. has truly found the meaning of Devotion.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Monday, May 01, 2006
Last Glimpse of the Winter
O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know.
Our Courtyard
The river...turned into a skating rink in winter
Our Courtyard
The river...turned into a skating rink in winter
Monday, April 24, 2006
Smart Car Research
www.smart.com
Visit this website.. this is a car that i am going to be doing an ad-campaign on. Under what circumstances would you prefer to choose this car over the others in the market? As in.. whats important for you as an individual when you go out there and buy a car.
Actually, I would be grateful if you also can tell me, would you prefer a 'smart-car-for-two' or a 'smart-car-for-four'. (just ur opinion as a potential buyer).
Backdrop of this mission: I have a group of ppl, with whom I have set up an ad agency. We will be making an ad campaign for Smart car and try our best to renew its image in the minds of the locals. Now, since I am not a car-person.. I was hoping some of you can give me something to build upon. I just don't share that passion for cars as most men do..(i mean all)
PS: I accept any level of criticism about this car. You can even disregard it as not even being a 'car'.
Visit this website.. this is a car that i am going to be doing an ad-campaign on. Under what circumstances would you prefer to choose this car over the others in the market? As in.. whats important for you as an individual when you go out there and buy a car.
Actually, I would be grateful if you also can tell me, would you prefer a 'smart-car-for-two' or a 'smart-car-for-four'. (just ur opinion as a potential buyer).
Backdrop of this mission: I have a group of ppl, with whom I have set up an ad agency. We will be making an ad campaign for Smart car and try our best to renew its image in the minds of the locals. Now, since I am not a car-person.. I was hoping some of you can give me something to build upon. I just don't share that passion for cars as most men do..(i mean all)
PS: I accept any level of criticism about this car. You can even disregard it as not even being a 'car'.
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