Monday, May 04, 2009

Just be true to yourself and the world will seem a much better place to live in. :)

Some may think they have above average intelligence and say they have an improved thought process.
They loudly proclaim they are considerate but smart.
Yet they act like totally inconsiderate imbeciles on a day-to-day basis?

They ask what the society/nation has done for them?
Have they asked themselves what they have done for their society/nation?

They say they are accepting, forgiving and able to let go of wrongs done to them.
Yet they are cynical and rude to most- almost out of choice at times?

They say money is not important but leave no opportunity to fleece someone gullible/ignorant.
If not for their love of money, given an opportunity, how do they fleece the very people they may term as "friends"?

They will act/walk/talk/dress/behave differently and maybe "loud" coz they say that's their style.
They want to do everything that's perceived as "cool" and want to not do something just cause it's fashionable and cool to be different.
Just another cold and indifferent attention craver- a lost soul??

They grab at every convenience some random acquaintance- again maybe termed a "friend"- may have to offer.
Or maybe not even offered by this "friend" of theirs but just taken for granted and no qualms about milking any and every opportunity.

They talk of not having a love for money/power/fame.
Yet they exhibit characteristics/behaviour suggesting the exact opposite?

The say they know their friends well while they goof up on even the basic info of their lives.
And a couple of meets/chats or more let them see that person in perspective??

They critcise others for certains actions/inactions while they themselves fail to live up to their own rants when the occasion arises.
Yet they accuse others of the very things they are incapable of?

They ask why people won't let them be and accept them for the way they are and what they want to do.
Yet they despise everyone else who doesn't seem to be tom-tomming their thoughts/beliefs/ways?

They prefer hiding their weaknesses and avoid certain people who risk exposing them- rather than accept criticism, introspect and make amends if need be for a better self.
And they say some people will never understand them and that is the reason to avoid them?

They say some people understand them well, especially those who don't oppose them or don't have a differing viewpoint.
And they say they are mature when they still need to learn that someone with an opposing idea/view or critical of you in a debate maybe a greater friend than others have been all their lives?
(Coz that semmingly hostile person gave that differing insight into your ownself that may help you be a much better person.)

They will accompany friends to peace marches and light candles but fail to vote.
Reason- "they chose not to vote and could have if they wanted to".
Mr.Literate pseudo-socialist/leftist/secularist/... whatever, please enlighten yourselves about Section 49-0 and exercise it if so.
And they ask what society/nation has done for them when they couldn't execute the basic civic duty of every citizen, if not a a moral responsibility for them?

They say they don't have a problem with anything and are at peace with their lives.
Yet they rant on personal issues they pass off as random thoughts they had at some point in their lives?

Is it that they are lying to themselves and ignoring issues because they are too weak-willed to execute the very actions they loudly proclaim to be capable of, "if they want to"?
Ain't that "if they want to" the whole fuck up in their lives?

Why do these pseudo-righteous people end up being self-contradictory and hypocritical over and over again?

Are they trying to beat the frustration that's getting the better of them, by self-deception?

Don't they realise they are stuck in a loop of deceit- deceit to self?

Only if one accepts a mistake/shortcoming, will they be able to analyse and rectify it.
So should there be any shame in admittance if the final outcome is self-improvement?

What goes around, comes around my friends- and in these times, with a huge interest.
So do unto others as you deem fit for self.
Learn to forgive and forget.
That in my humble opinion is the true mantra for peace of mind and soul.

I genuinely pray for everyone's happiness, well-being and peace to their minds and souls.
I hope they find the true meaning of life and in this lifetime itself. :)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Being human(e)!!!

109% Original. yes- i am amazed too.

Statutory Warning:
Poets of the world just died reading this- but you please don't.
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"I like the way i am- ugly but lively,
leading an unplanned existence.
People today are satisfied rarely,
Constantly searching their hyperactive lives for meaning and substance.

Always playing the joker,
I try to make everyone happy.
Life is one big game of poker,
And sometimes it gets just too sappy.

When i wake up from my slumber,
I don't know if it will be dark or bright.
I wish i was a lot more dumber,
Coz the inhumanity i see these days has left me cold with fright.

I might end up seeming obnoxious
But i am just trying to be funny.
I am genuinely unpretentious
And dream of days when i make love like a bunny."
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Quote for now-"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."- Albert Einstein.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Not a slumdog but want to be a millionaire!!

'Slumdog Millionaire' seems to be raising many eyebrows, either in favour or against those against it.
Some of my friends at techenclave.com were discussing the same and i somehow couldn't deny the urge to post my views on the same and also ended up reviving this blog.
Coz as i always say- Life is so simple but we simply make it so complicated. lol...
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We , as in most positive people with their hearts in the right place and minds at the right pace, react to this as maybe "ho-hum, just another movie" or "wow-a good movie" or "wow- what a story for hope and success in the face of adversity", etc etc.
And in most likeliness, we (which also includes me and other sensible friends who have watched the movie), neither are in denial nor running away from the "truth" prevalent all around us.
Hoping for a better tomorrow and wanting to look at/admire/appreciate and maybe achieve or atleast expressing the desire to achieve the nicer and better things in life is not being in denial or trying to run away from the truth.

Yes- extreme poverty in the shadow of immense wealth is a truth here.
Yes- we have dirty, murky slums in every city- with some Metros actually on the verge of turning into one huge slum overall.
Yes- women still get raped every few minutes in India.
Yes- the girl-child gets killed more often than we drink tea/coffee.
Yes- abortions happen on the sly.
Yes- corruption has penetrated every section of society.
Underworld, extortion, bomb-blasts, slum mafia, begging mafia, land mafia, drugs mafia, ...
Yes, yes, yes.
It's the TRUTH- the stark, harsh, cold, bitter, piercing TRUTH.

But there is a difference between something being true and being "the only truth".

And that is where, maybe, some minds may falter to distinguish between "just another truth" of a developing nation (or even a developed nation for that matter) and "the only truth".
Coz we all know common sense as always and compassion is quite a rarity in these troubled times where every person/child is being bred to "fight" for survival or personal gains.
Bred by circumstances.

I say maybe, as it's just a fear and i cannot confirm and that is one fear i do not want to become a reality.(Though one of those early rebuttals to Amitabh Bachchan's blog was indicative of that. )

If one's mind is hammered with only negative views for sometime, that person is bound to develop a negativity on that topic, atleast subconciously- which does affect general opinion on that matter.

Some may have wrongly assumed India is only one big slum.
Like till sometime back we were only beggars, street magicians, fakirs, snake-charmers, ...
Now we are tele-marketers too- hahaha...

But when a westerner (yeah-yeah, couldn't help mention it), an acclaimed artist and one whose crew has also claimed to have shot some scenes with hidden cams to provide authenticity to the subject, primarily shows a lot of negative elements on a certain topic,
there lies a risk of it becoming "the only truth",
about Mumbai and India in general, in certain ignorant/biased/prejudiced minds.

And that is what shouldn't happen in this case.

I hope more people, here and everywhere watch the movie in the right light and do not read too much into what's shown.

Coz as it is, those very people who may pass caustic comments, for or against it, are mostly not going to do anything at their end for a better tomorrow, for the society/nation/world in general .
But their loosely-spoken words can cause unnecessary dissent and disharmony over something that needn't be a controversy in the first place.

It's a work of art by an artist and like any other- love it or dislike it but just leave it at that.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The GREATEST pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do



My friend took delivery of his new TATA Safari on 24-09-2006!!
(The guy in white shirt is one of my Bestest Buddies- with his younger bro and his shiny, new TRUCK)

All the boys came to pick me up and we went out late night drive around town!! Yeehaw!!

I somehow fit into that Truck with 2 hard pillows on the seat for support!!

I am not allowed to sit in any and most vehicles since my last surgery in Dec2005, that involved a reconsruction of the left hip socket followed by a total hip replacement of the left hip joint and this was my first experiment.
Though we always knew this was the best option and hence a bit safe!!

Still thinking over a permanent solution to my travel woes and am grounded till then!!

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Fireball XL5 Title Track- Read my Mind !!

"I wish I was a space man,
The fastest guy alive.
I'd fly you round the universe,
In Fireball XL-5.
Way out in space together,
Compass of the sky.
My heart would be a Fireball... A Fireball...
Everytime I gazed into your starry eyes.

We'd take the path to Jupiter,
And maybe very soon.
We'd cruise along the Milky Way,
And land upon the moon.
To a wonderland of stardust,
We'd zoom our way to Mars.
My heart would be a Fireball... A Fireball...
Coz you would be my Venus of the stars."

"But though i'm not a spaceman,famous and renowned.
I'm just a guy thats down-to-earth,
with both feet on the ground.
It's all imagination.
I'll never reach the stars.
My heart is still a Fireball...A Fireball...
Everytime i gaze into your starry eyes.

Fireball... Fireball...
Everytime i gaze into your starry eyes.

Fireball... Fireball...
Everytime i gaze...(fades away)"