The Great Hunt has begun. Any hope?

Oookey… its official then. The great hunt has begun.
I am not talking about the Robert Jordan book. Me talks about the hunt for the person who will have to suffer me for the rest of her life. (Take a joke, ok?) But guess what the trouble is!!!? There are hardly any girls who fall within [...]

O Domine, miserere nobis

Father abuses daughter for 24 years
What more horrors will this world face in the years to come?

Woman

We had this activity of writing a poem about women for last month’s Birthday Bash at work, which took on the theme of Women’s day.
Below is the poem I wrote.
Many a man’s success, many a nation’s demise
Bear the footprint of a woman, with virtue or vice.
Love of the mother, for life given,
Bond of the [...]

Sad state of affairs

Students commiting suicide
News like the one above makes me very, very sad. Committing suicide in fear of exams? What must have driven those young minds to take such terrible, desperate steps? What kind of stress those kids must have been going through before coming to such a disastrous decision? And here we are, complaining about [...]

Understanding

There are few things that are much harder to understand than the mind of a girl.

Worries of Beauty

“The beauty of a human face is marred not by age, but by the worries that pile upon the mind over time. That is why a child, no matter who it is, always has a beautiful smile when even the most handsome looking adult has to try hard to even smile!” - A barber in [...]

Proud to be backward?

Ever had someone tell you, with a beaming face, that they are proud to be branded as belonging to a “backward” class?
I had a person tell me exactly that a couple of days ago.
Sad.

Some insightful quotes

From the Sword of Truth series by Terry GoodKind:
“Sometimes that’s all life is: one desperate act after another.” - Zedd
“When you are out numbered, and the situation is hopeless, you have no option-you must attack!” - Richard
“Third Time tricked, marks the fool.” - Richard
“Everything is valuable under the right conditions. To a man dying of [...]

Whats for dinner?

Obi was walking down the corridor when his friend Tang called him from his room.
“Oi Obi, wassup man? Didn’t see you for two days!”
“Ya know what happened”, Obi replied with a sour face. “That mad man JD went crazy on me when I was cleaning up the dining floor.”
“Yeah, well… you shouldn’t have talked back [...]

Fine thoughts

Just thought I could share with you all some insightful quotes I heard/ read recently.
“Sometimes, anger can help you survive.” “So can faith!” – From the movie X-MEN
“You talk to God, you’re religious. If God talks to you, you’re psychotic.” – From the TV series “House”
“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up [...]

Reflections

I give counsel and hope to many people, yet I despair when times are dire.
Many people think I am too philosophical. I just consider them to be too mundane.
Speaking lies is extremely bad. But you don’t have to tell the full truth either!
You don’t need poverty or disease to make life miserable. Unbridled lust and [...]

Food or Smokes?

The man looked decent enough, with his pressed shirt, trimmed beard, neat trousers and polished shoes. Given the laptop case held in his left hand and the proximity to the software company nearby, he would have probably been an IT professional in that company. He had somethings in his right hand and was walking away [...]

Are you a “brahmana”?

This is a story from the Chandogya Upanishad, about a boy named as Satyakama Jabala.
“Once, Satyakama, the son of Jabala, asked his mother, ‘I want to live as a brahmacari. Which dynasty (gotra) do I belong to?’ Jabala answered, ‘My son, I do not know which dynasty you belong to; in my youth I served [...]

Funny survey…

But I am able to make some very deep infereneces. Yeah… thats just me! *shrug* 
Last month, a worldwide survey was conducted by the UN — The only question asked was: “Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?”
The survey was a HUGE failure.
In Africa they didn’t [...]

Me and the preachers

The following is a description of a true incident that happened to me during my university days.
*knock… knock*
*door open*
Me: Yeah?
Lady 1 (a bit old): Hi, how are you today? We were just wondering if you would be interested in taking lessons in spoken English.
Me: *using my best accent* Umm… do I sound like a person [...]

Trying to understand people

The more and more I meet new people, I am convinced that understanding a person is most essential to meaningfully relate with him/her. Easier said than done.

To trust or not to trust

Hope, being an emotional state, differs from optimism which is a result of a thought out conclusion. Often the by-product of faith, hope has been the driving force behind many things in this world. Interestingly, the Greeks considered hope as the greatest evil because, without hope, other evils will not be such a torment to [...]

Good luck? bad luck? who knows?

There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer’s neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?” A week later, the horse returned with [...]

Cell phone and a burial

Mike’s cell phone rang. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and cleaned his hands on the cloth held by his work belt.
It was his wife calling.
“How’s work today, Mike?”
“You know how it is everyday, dear. Is there any problem at home?”
“No, no… just wanted to inform you that our neighbor, old Steven, died just [...]

Days I will always remember

1) The day I was born – so that I may type this today
2) The day I first fell down the stairs and saw my own blood – so that I may remember shock, pain and fear
3) The day I [...]

Lessons learnt

Everything happens for good… but it need not be pleasurable.
One can never please everybody. Nor can one materially satisfy himself or anyone else completely.
For one whose mind is at peace, happiness and sadness lose meaning in the temporal sense.
Do not be hasty to judge a person.
Just be yourself. Do not project yourself as something you [...]

Solution to aging?

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” - Mark Twain

Just some thoughts I had shared with my friends…

Striking a balance between our sentiments on good things and bad things is very essential in making sure that one doesn’t get biased either way. However, it is not always possible to do that, especially when strong emotions and opinions come in to play. It is up to each of us to recognize this fact, [...]

"It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies…

but even more to stand up to your friends” - J.K. Rowling’s words, through Professor Dumbledore.Just passed my mind.

Six feet…

I was just over 5′5″ by the time I entered college. My cousins used to make fun of me for being the “shorty”. But nature changed its mind, I guess… and I stand at a ‘towering’ 6′1″ height today. I use the term ‘towering’ because in India, people are normally shorter than 6 feet. Especially [...]

Cell phone etiquette

There are very few things that are as irritating as the ringing of cell phones in places where they ought to be in silent mode.
I certainly do not appreciate some third rate ‘gaana’ song blaring from the cell phone and the dreaded “Haaaaalllllo!? Ahhhnn… Aaaama saaar, naaaan thaaaan pesaren!” that follows the ‘ring’.
So, here’s some [...]

Thought for the day

Srimad Bhagavad Gita 3.21
yad yad acarati sresthas
tat tad evetaro janah
sa yat pramanam kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
“Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”
This verse is one of my favorites… a very truthful statement.

Looking back… recycled.

This was posted way back in July 2004. I find it relevant even now.”Two years ago, this day, I set foot on USA soil. Looking back on the two years I have spent here, it may seem easy to say that I have made it this far, but the path was not a beaten one [...]