Someone recently told me that 98% of the things we do, are triggered by our sex drive, however remote the association is. since this was said by a guy who is pretty serious about this kinda research, i dont think its a hokey pokey statement.i also asked him if it was done by some freud fanatic, but he said that research also showed that it is applicable to about 90% of the people.
now, since i have come across this bit of info, i have been doing a bit of self analysis- of course the details are classified..hehe, but on the whole (no pun), i dont fall into the majority..now, is that good or bad ?? :)...and it also makes me wonder what actually are the drivers behind what we do and therefore, to an extent, what we are and why we are....
love, hatred, kindness, jealousy, fear, joy sadness... i realise that i have to apply tremendous pressure on my brains (wisecrack-ers will be executed) to get more emotions..which is kind of funny, because i feel something or the other all the time (shit, this is the problem with writing about sex, there's always a hidden pun...as a general disclaimer, puns are not intentional and any resemblance is purely coincidental)... back from digressing, which of these emotions trigger us the most...what is the principal driver...
i had a feeling that money could be the principal driver, until i realised that there are two aspects in this - one, a lot of people are learning to detach themselves from money, and i dont think these guys have any such detachment thoughts about sex, and two, i also realise that (as the cliche goes)
money is not an end in itself, it is only the means to a different end, and if that end is pleasure, then pleasure in what form? a typical example, if one gets rich, buys villas and sleek cars, how much of the pleasure is out of owning it, isn't it a pleasure of knowing that it
is bound to attract a whole lot of people..............
sex is everywhere-movie themes, corporate life, hell, even the olympics... is it that it has always been there, but we are talking about it now....but more importantly, is it the principal driver for 90% of the people on this planet... i honestly dont know..
as for me, i am still locating driver, please wait.....
and in
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a good fwd-
In a ship the Generals of three nations were traveling with their soldiers. They started the topic that whose soldier had more of guts. The American general called for one of his men and told him to jump down the ship and take a round swimming around the moving ship.The soldier did as he was commanded and the general boasted of by saying "See the guts!".
Now the German general called out for one of his men and asked him to take two similar rounds.The soldier did as he was told. When he came back from the water the German said "See the guts ".
Now the Indian General called out for his most courageous man and asked him to take five similar rounds.The soldier promptly replied, "Tere baap ka naukar hooon kya?????." At this the general proudly said "See the guts"
PS i wanted to title it "sex, anybody?" but i thought my discerning audience would find it distasteful, realise my ambitious plans of self discovery through sex ;) and i dont want to get into trouble like a certain mr.bhandarkar!!..hehe......xxxxxxxxxsexxxxxxxxxx
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Any Me
Aunt May (not mine, Peter Parker's) says that there is a hero in all of us, that keeps us honest,gives us strength, makes us noble, and finally allows us to die with pride... my take is that there is also an enemy within all of us....and both of them are me... and at any point in time i could be any me. the one that i call the 'enemy' is the one
that gets jealous when something good happens to someone else
sighes in relief when something bad happens to someone else
is willing to stab (front, back, anywhere) to get ahead
will hog for a grand but think twice about giving Rs.5 to the old woman at the corner.
tries to get away with anything, so long as that is possible
copied in school, college etc (hehe)
passes comments with the sole intention of hurting people
amongst a host of other things which have been conveniently forgotten......
we build a sense of right and wrong based on our inherent nature and our experiences, but these are extremely subjective..whch brings me to queries on the enemy -
is it my enemy? have i played a part in creating it? does it make not having it? if i dont have it, will i still be me? without it, will i be able to survive in this world ? or is it the enemy that makes me what i am - human!!
Aunt May has also said that being a hero means that sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams..... my take on it, is that worth it .....for any me??
and hey, this is interesting news, was chatting with a couple of rediff guys about their proposal for marketing our brand on their site
and we chatted about blogs too..and they said that though not immediately, at some point of time there would be a payment factor in blogging, which although i knew was bound to happen, i do hope is a long way off
and in
manuscrypts trivia
while on aunt may and parker, you might like to check this out
and a good fwd
India and Pakistan recently realized that, if they continued political tension, they would someday end up destroying each other. So they sat down and decided to settle the whole dispute with a dog fight.
The negotiators agreed that each country would take five years to develop the best fighting dog they could. The dog that won the fight would earn its country the right to rule Kashmir. The losing side would have to lay down its arms.
The Pakistanis found the biggest, meanest Dobermans and Rottweilers in the world. They bred them together and then crossed their offspring with the meanest Siberian wolves. They selected only the biggest, strongest puppy from each litter, killed all the other puppies and fed the lone ! dog all of the milk. They used steroids and trainers in their quest for the perfect killing machine, until, after the five years were up, they had a dog that needed iron prison bars on his cage. Only the trainers could handle this beast.
When the day of the big fight arrived, the Indians showed up with a strange animal: It was a nine-foot-long Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Indians. No one else thought this weird animal stood a chance against the growling beast in the Pakistani camp. The bookies predicted that Pakistan would win in less than a minute. The cages were opened. The dachshund waddled toward the centre of the ring. The Pakistani dog leapt from his cage and charged the giant wiener-dog. As he got to within an inch of the Indian dog, the dachshund opened its jaws and swallowed the Pakistani beast in one bite. There was nothing left but a small bit of fur from the killer dog's tail.
The Pakistanis approached the Indians, shaking their heads in disbelief.We do not understand. Our top scientists and breeders worked for five years with the meanest, biggest Dobermans and Rottweilers. They developed a killing machine.
Really? the Indians replied. We had our top plastic surgeons working for five years to make an alligator look like a dachshund...
that gets jealous when something good happens to someone else
sighes in relief when something bad happens to someone else
is willing to stab (front, back, anywhere) to get ahead
will hog for a grand but think twice about giving Rs.5 to the old woman at the corner.
tries to get away with anything, so long as that is possible
copied in school, college etc (hehe)
passes comments with the sole intention of hurting people
amongst a host of other things which have been conveniently forgotten......
we build a sense of right and wrong based on our inherent nature and our experiences, but these are extremely subjective..whch brings me to queries on the enemy -
is it my enemy? have i played a part in creating it? does it make not having it? if i dont have it, will i still be me? without it, will i be able to survive in this world ? or is it the enemy that makes me what i am - human!!
Aunt May has also said that being a hero means that sometimes we have to be steady, and give up the thing we want the most. Even our dreams..... my take on it, is that worth it .....for any me??
and hey, this is interesting news, was chatting with a couple of rediff guys about their proposal for marketing our brand on their site
and we chatted about blogs too..and they said that though not immediately, at some point of time there would be a payment factor in blogging, which although i knew was bound to happen, i do hope is a long way off
and in
manuscrypts trivia
while on aunt may and parker, you might like to check this out
and a good fwd
India and Pakistan recently realized that, if they continued political tension, they would someday end up destroying each other. So they sat down and decided to settle the whole dispute with a dog fight.
The negotiators agreed that each country would take five years to develop the best fighting dog they could. The dog that won the fight would earn its country the right to rule Kashmir. The losing side would have to lay down its arms.
The Pakistanis found the biggest, meanest Dobermans and Rottweilers in the world. They bred them together and then crossed their offspring with the meanest Siberian wolves. They selected only the biggest, strongest puppy from each litter, killed all the other puppies and fed the lone ! dog all of the milk. They used steroids and trainers in their quest for the perfect killing machine, until, after the five years were up, they had a dog that needed iron prison bars on his cage. Only the trainers could handle this beast.
When the day of the big fight arrived, the Indians showed up with a strange animal: It was a nine-foot-long Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Indians. No one else thought this weird animal stood a chance against the growling beast in the Pakistani camp. The bookies predicted that Pakistan would win in less than a minute. The cages were opened. The dachshund waddled toward the centre of the ring. The Pakistani dog leapt from his cage and charged the giant wiener-dog. As he got to within an inch of the Indian dog, the dachshund opened its jaws and swallowed the Pakistani beast in one bite. There was nothing left but a small bit of fur from the killer dog's tail.
The Pakistanis approached the Indians, shaking their heads in disbelief.We do not understand. Our top scientists and breeders worked for five years with the meanest, biggest Dobermans and Rottweilers. They developed a killing machine.
Really? the Indians replied. We had our top plastic surgeons working for five years to make an alligator look like a dachshund...
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
The Journey of a Lifetime...so far
This post has been brewing in my mind for some time now, except i wasnt sure how to go about it..rather, didnt have the right words.. but saw a movie last weekend which helped in channelising my thoughts... tamil movie by the name 'autograph', i guess i caught it late, but thats okay...
wokay, the story goes this way- a guy is fairly successful in life, about to get married, and he makes a journey to meet all the people who have played a part in his life so far, chief being the women in his life, school and college crush to serious relationships.. well, i couldnt make it sound good, but the movie's definitely worth a watch...
but the insight it gave me is about dealing with the past...that i make mistakes, that i might realise it later, that i make choices which might have seemed right then and does not seem right in retrospect, that i might have had to give up things that i thought i could never give up....but in spite of all that, i have to come to terms with my past, i have to be sad because i cant undo/redo it and happy that i have the memories and i am travelling a decent path.....that it has made me what i am today, that hopefully, i am a better person now... that parts of life are happy, and parts are disappointing, but that they are only parts....that i cant express myself better, but i can hope that you can, maybe in some vague way, understand what i am trying to say.....and i can shrug and say, "thats the way it is"...
i hope to make that journey too once, so i can make my peace with my past.....
and in
manuscrypts trivia
facts of life:
Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while driving.
I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired
wokay, the story goes this way- a guy is fairly successful in life, about to get married, and he makes a journey to meet all the people who have played a part in his life so far, chief being the women in his life, school and college crush to serious relationships.. well, i couldnt make it sound good, but the movie's definitely worth a watch...
but the insight it gave me is about dealing with the past...that i make mistakes, that i might realise it later, that i make choices which might have seemed right then and does not seem right in retrospect, that i might have had to give up things that i thought i could never give up....but in spite of all that, i have to come to terms with my past, i have to be sad because i cant undo/redo it and happy that i have the memories and i am travelling a decent path.....that it has made me what i am today, that hopefully, i am a better person now... that parts of life are happy, and parts are disappointing, but that they are only parts....that i cant express myself better, but i can hope that you can, maybe in some vague way, understand what i am trying to say.....and i can shrug and say, "thats the way it is"...
i hope to make that journey too once, so i can make my peace with my past.....
and in
manuscrypts trivia
facts of life:
Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while driving.
I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Whack - not white, not black and definitely not grey
This post stems from a lot of questions that i find asking myself... these questions, among many other things have made me realise that right and wrong are most usually a matter of perspective....not just ours, but a whole lot of others'...and sometimes it just cant be as simple as me deciding whats right and whats wrong....about my decisions as well as others'... too often i catch myself getting judgemental... which , in retrospect, doesnt seem fair..this is perhaps a way of reminding myself... so, here are some whacks!!
- the guy crossing the road in a hurry to get to office/home and the guy speeding down the road in a hurry to get to office/home (this is india, so zebra crossings..well, u decide)
- the organisation cutting the internet to unclog bandwidth and the individual who checks his personal mail in office
- the young parents who are conscious of their careers and the child who doesnt get enough attention because the parents focus on their careers
- the bribes we pay so that our work gets done faster and the voices against corruption
- the parents who want to have a say in who their child marries and the child who wants a say about his / her life
- downloading music from 'pirate' sites and voices against music piracy
- shouting at a waiter coz he spilt something on you and the waiter who's only human and can make mistakes
- children who cant make enough time for their parents and parents who crave attention from their kids in their last days
- hanging the guy who rapes and kills women and the guy, who genuinely repents
- you, who come here to read a good post, and me, who cant think of anything good to write...;)
we all have our takes in all this, but are we right or are we wrong??
meanwhile in
manuscrypts trivia
Seen during a conference: FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR
Message on a leaflet: IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS
aur ek rashtr bhasha main,
Ek kavi shaadi ke baad biwi se bola: Aaj se tum hi meri kavita ho, prerna ho, bhawana ho, Kalpna ho!
Patni: Mere liye bhi aaj se aap hi dinesh ho, rohit ho, rakesh ho!
- the guy crossing the road in a hurry to get to office/home and the guy speeding down the road in a hurry to get to office/home (this is india, so zebra crossings..well, u decide)
- the organisation cutting the internet to unclog bandwidth and the individual who checks his personal mail in office
- the young parents who are conscious of their careers and the child who doesnt get enough attention because the parents focus on their careers
- the bribes we pay so that our work gets done faster and the voices against corruption
- the parents who want to have a say in who their child marries and the child who wants a say about his / her life
- downloading music from 'pirate' sites and voices against music piracy
- shouting at a waiter coz he spilt something on you and the waiter who's only human and can make mistakes
- children who cant make enough time for their parents and parents who crave attention from their kids in their last days
- hanging the guy who rapes and kills women and the guy, who genuinely repents
- you, who come here to read a good post, and me, who cant think of anything good to write...;)
we all have our takes in all this, but are we right or are we wrong??
meanwhile in
manuscrypts trivia
Seen during a conference: FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR
Message on a leaflet: IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS
aur ek rashtr bhasha main,
Ek kavi shaadi ke baad biwi se bola: Aaj se tum hi meri kavita ho, prerna ho, bhawana ho, Kalpna ho!
Patni: Mere liye bhi aaj se aap hi dinesh ho, rohit ho, rakesh ho!
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Word's Worth
i will not be getting poetic....yes, thank god...:).... this is more to do with a movie i saw last weekend.. "The word is Lakshya", so is the movie... Farhan Akhtar, i think, is using emotions he felt during different phases of his life, in his movies, and that increases the 'reality effect'... i am not good at reviews, so i'll just say its definitely worth a watch...
Hrihik Roshan's internal conflicts made me think of the concept of an individual's 'lakshya'.... that which manifests in different forms, from answers to uncles'/aunts' questions of "what do you want to be when you grow up", to the "career objective" in the resume...and that which propels us to do a whole lot of things , some for good/ some for worse?..and is it, finally, worth all that we do for it... so whats the word's worth?
the needs that mom and dad gave up so that the child got the best education, the agony of learning the multiplication tables, playing time spent in studying (or made to spend studying..hehe) to retain the first rank in class, the heartache when one realises that music/dumb charades/quizzing/scrabbles/monopoly/cricket are not viewed upon as conventional viable careers or rather , the heartache when one decides to be conventional, having to change 'lakshya' at some point of time, disappointing loved ones when one decides to do an unconventional thing for once, playing mindgames and having mindgames played on you in the corporate world, pressure tactics from above and to below so that dadlines are met, losing friends and family because of time constraints and the ilk, losing friends and family and not being able to be there even to say goodbye.....
and then, after all the gains and losses, judging yourself and wondering what is true joy- having a happy family, being able to see smiling people, sharing the smile with them, dying when their thoughts about you die; or appearing on the cover of "Time', being the role model for millions, and perhaps a legend, and therefore almost immortal......or something in between, and whether an in-between state is possible ... wondering whether you had it in you and you let it go...wondering whether you had a 'lakshya' or not, ever.....and wondering whether it mattered...ever..
and thinking that floyd had rightly sung, albeit in a different context "And did you exchange , A walk on part in the war, For a lead role in a cage? "...also thinking that you thought the same kinda lines, but floyd is famous and you are not...hehe... and wondering how much the word is worth and how much is worth the word........
and wondering if this should do for
manuscrypts trivia
a quote
"Galaxies...numerous, like the grains of sand on a seashore...yet our vanity reigns supreme ! " ~ Unknown
and seen
In a Laundromat:AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT.
Notice in a farmer's field:THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.
Hrihik Roshan's internal conflicts made me think of the concept of an individual's 'lakshya'.... that which manifests in different forms, from answers to uncles'/aunts' questions of "what do you want to be when you grow up", to the "career objective" in the resume...and that which propels us to do a whole lot of things , some for good/ some for worse?..and is it, finally, worth all that we do for it... so whats the word's worth?
the needs that mom and dad gave up so that the child got the best education, the agony of learning the multiplication tables, playing time spent in studying (or made to spend studying..hehe) to retain the first rank in class, the heartache when one realises that music/dumb charades/quizzing/scrabbles/monopoly/cricket are not viewed upon as conventional viable careers or rather , the heartache when one decides to be conventional, having to change 'lakshya' at some point of time, disappointing loved ones when one decides to do an unconventional thing for once, playing mindgames and having mindgames played on you in the corporate world, pressure tactics from above and to below so that dadlines are met, losing friends and family because of time constraints and the ilk, losing friends and family and not being able to be there even to say goodbye.....
and then, after all the gains and losses, judging yourself and wondering what is true joy- having a happy family, being able to see smiling people, sharing the smile with them, dying when their thoughts about you die; or appearing on the cover of "Time', being the role model for millions, and perhaps a legend, and therefore almost immortal......or something in between, and whether an in-between state is possible ... wondering whether you had it in you and you let it go...wondering whether you had a 'lakshya' or not, ever.....and wondering whether it mattered...ever..
and thinking that floyd had rightly sung, albeit in a different context "And did you exchange , A walk on part in the war, For a lead role in a cage? "...also thinking that you thought the same kinda lines, but floyd is famous and you are not...hehe... and wondering how much the word is worth and how much is worth the word........
and wondering if this should do for
manuscrypts trivia
a quote
"Galaxies...numerous, like the grains of sand on a seashore...yet our vanity reigns supreme ! " ~ Unknown
and seen
In a Laundromat:AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT.
Notice in a farmer's field:THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
UnWind Biking
Most of these posts are born when i am riding back home, its a good time to unwind... theres such a lot of 'watchable' things happening around - traffic snarls, people's expressions, battles for the space ahead which finally become ego battles and possibly accidents, people trying to reach home as fast as they can..theres something about getting back home after work that makes the entire day worthwhile..:)....
more often than not the 'wind in the face' feeling takes me back around a couple of years.... to Goa.... 2 years of business management and pleasure...hehe... we had a causeway near the insti (short for Goa Institute of Management :) ), and almost every other day, we used to go for drives, to crib about classes and assignments and tests, to trade gossip, to check out the movies in Panjim, to visit Dona Paula, 'the cross' and 'governor's point', to ogle the firangs, to plan weekend trips to colva, palolem, anjuna, calangute, baga, vagator (and the chapora fort, made famous in DCH?), arambol...to chaat near miramar, to chat about life after the insti and after Goa, but mostly to enjoy the 'wind on the face ' feeling...
but before the jpeg with the hunk on a chopper design bike, reality check says i fail on both counts..hehe, neither a hunk nor have a bike bike, its a kiney, which evaded police in goa for two years (i didnt have a license and it had a kerala registration, so the cops loved it..hehe)..oh no, the skeletons are tumbling out...so i'd better stop...but yeah, i have to write at least a couple of posts about those two years...there are tales and there are tales....for me, my life in goa is best captured by Floyd's "high hopes"..
unfortunately, have had to bunk all my alumni meets except one... something like lucky ali's lyrics -"pehle fursat thi, ab hasrat hain samaakar, ek aisi uljhan hai meri......" :(
meanwhile, these days, with the rains in bangalore, theres another kind of UnWind biking ... if you have seen the bajaj ad - a fully dressed guy getting in the shower, getting out all wet, then riding on the bike, dripping all the while, and coz of the bike speed , the clothes are dry, except for the butt, coz its resting on the seat..they call it wind biking... now, because of the rains , while i ride back, all of me gets wet except for the butt, so i call it UnWind Biking !! .....
and in
manuscrypts trivia
Just to prove that some things never work 100%.
Go to language tools on google, type in "my mom is nice and cool." and convert it from English to Spanish.
Then copy & paste the answer into the translate box and convert from Spanish back to English.
and seen outside a secondhand shop : WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
more often than not the 'wind in the face' feeling takes me back around a couple of years.... to Goa.... 2 years of business management and pleasure...hehe... we had a causeway near the insti (short for Goa Institute of Management :) ), and almost every other day, we used to go for drives, to crib about classes and assignments and tests, to trade gossip, to check out the movies in Panjim, to visit Dona Paula, 'the cross' and 'governor's point', to ogle the firangs, to plan weekend trips to colva, palolem, anjuna, calangute, baga, vagator (and the chapora fort, made famous in DCH?), arambol...to chaat near miramar, to chat about life after the insti and after Goa, but mostly to enjoy the 'wind on the face ' feeling...
but before the jpeg with the hunk on a chopper design bike, reality check says i fail on both counts..hehe, neither a hunk nor have a bike bike, its a kiney, which evaded police in goa for two years (i didnt have a license and it had a kerala registration, so the cops loved it..hehe)..oh no, the skeletons are tumbling out...so i'd better stop...but yeah, i have to write at least a couple of posts about those two years...there are tales and there are tales....for me, my life in goa is best captured by Floyd's "high hopes"..
unfortunately, have had to bunk all my alumni meets except one... something like lucky ali's lyrics -"pehle fursat thi, ab hasrat hain samaakar, ek aisi uljhan hai meri......" :(
meanwhile, these days, with the rains in bangalore, theres another kind of UnWind biking ... if you have seen the bajaj ad - a fully dressed guy getting in the shower, getting out all wet, then riding on the bike, dripping all the while, and coz of the bike speed , the clothes are dry, except for the butt, coz its resting on the seat..they call it wind biking... now, because of the rains , while i ride back, all of me gets wet except for the butt, so i call it UnWind Biking !! .....
and in
manuscrypts trivia
Just to prove that some things never work 100%.
Go to language tools on google, type in "my mom is nice and cool." and convert it from English to Spanish.
Then copy & paste the answer into the translate box and convert from Spanish back to English.
and seen outside a secondhand shop : WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
One on One with the One - Part Deux
the sequel to the hugely popular (huh?) post "One on One with the One - Part One" ;)
M: lots of people have been questioning on similar lines, but havent found answers yet
G: some of the smarter guys in your species, aristotle , einstein etc have said that if the right question is asked, the answer can be found
M: why didnt they ask the right ones then?
G: oh well, maybe that wasnt the purpose of their existence...
M: is that the Truth then? finding a purpose for your existence and then doing it ? actually Wilde has said "Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
G: ah Oscar, he was a smart one..hehe... reminds me, he has also said that "When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers."
M: is that a truth too?
G: hmmm, let me put it this way, there was a time when prayers were made only when you guys reached the limits of endurance,
these days you actually think its my job to live your life...
M: you put us here, so....
G: when you drive a car, do you use the handbrake for emegency or always?
M: okay, i think i get your point, and yeah, i still dont have a car, thank YOU
G: here we go again, once in a while look around you
M: i do, and believe me, lots of people have cars.
G: grr, what about the people who cant even buy a bicycle?
M: yeah, but they were born that way
G: oh, and i suppose you had a hand in being born the way you are? lemme share some facts with you
- If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep .. you are richer than 75% of this world.
- If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace .. you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
- If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... you are more luckier than the million who will not survive this week.
- If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation .. you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
- If you can practise your religion without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death ..you are luckier than three billion people in the world.
- If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful ..you are lucky because the majority can, but most do not.
- and you can read this, you are luckier than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
G: i should say "count your blessings and thank the lord" , but then you'll start saying that i have an ego.
M: but whats behind selective answering of prayers?
G: well, sometimes the answer is 'no'.
M: but what do you get by making people suffer?
G: you create the problems, i dont .......
M: like i said, rather, like you said, i dont chose where/how i am born..
G: what about the opportunities you are given?
M: you are saying that i have a choice..
G: yes, and all that happens is by your choice, there might be strings attached to all the choices, but you choose..Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live....smell the flowers, love, be loved, be kind, be fair.. be human, in the way i wanted you to be...
and now in
manuscrypts trivia
try this site, its a color- personality test, think its good...
got this as a fwd
NIIT : Not Interested in IT
WIPRO : Weak Input, Poor & Rubbish Output
HCL : Hidden Costs & Losses
TCS : Totally Confusing Solutions
INFOSYS :Inferior Offline Systems
HUGHES : Highly Useless Graduates Hired for Eating and Sleeping
IBM : Implicitly Boring Machines
SATYAM : Sad And Tired Yelling Away Madly
C-DOT : Coffee During Office Timings
CMC : Coffee, Meals and Comfort
TISL : Totally Inconsistent Systems Ltd.
TNT : Till Next Time........ keep the faith :)
P.S..readers are requested to use 'post scrypts' and not 'comments'.. thank ye!!
M: lots of people have been questioning on similar lines, but havent found answers yet
G: some of the smarter guys in your species, aristotle , einstein etc have said that if the right question is asked, the answer can be found
M: why didnt they ask the right ones then?
G: oh well, maybe that wasnt the purpose of their existence...
M: is that the Truth then? finding a purpose for your existence and then doing it ? actually Wilde has said "Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
G: ah Oscar, he was a smart one..hehe... reminds me, he has also said that "When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers."
M: is that a truth too?
G: hmmm, let me put it this way, there was a time when prayers were made only when you guys reached the limits of endurance,
these days you actually think its my job to live your life...
M: you put us here, so....
G: when you drive a car, do you use the handbrake for emegency or always?
M: okay, i think i get your point, and yeah, i still dont have a car, thank YOU
G: here we go again, once in a while look around you
M: i do, and believe me, lots of people have cars.
G: grr, what about the people who cant even buy a bicycle?
M: yeah, but they were born that way
G: oh, and i suppose you had a hand in being born the way you are? lemme share some facts with you
- If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep .. you are richer than 75% of this world.
- If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace .. you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
- If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... you are more luckier than the million who will not survive this week.
- If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation .. you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
- If you can practise your religion without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death ..you are luckier than three billion people in the world.
- If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful ..you are lucky because the majority can, but most do not.
- and you can read this, you are luckier than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
G: i should say "count your blessings and thank the lord" , but then you'll start saying that i have an ego.
M: but whats behind selective answering of prayers?
G: well, sometimes the answer is 'no'.
M: but what do you get by making people suffer?
G: you create the problems, i dont .......
M: like i said, rather, like you said, i dont chose where/how i am born..
G: what about the opportunities you are given?
M: you are saying that i have a choice..
G: yes, and all that happens is by your choice, there might be strings attached to all the choices, but you choose..Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live....smell the flowers, love, be loved, be kind, be fair.. be human, in the way i wanted you to be...
and now in
manuscrypts trivia
try this site, its a color- personality test, think its good...
got this as a fwd
NIIT : Not Interested in IT
WIPRO : Weak Input, Poor & Rubbish Output
HCL : Hidden Costs & Losses
TCS : Totally Confusing Solutions
INFOSYS :Inferior Offline Systems
HUGHES : Highly Useless Graduates Hired for Eating and Sleeping
IBM : Implicitly Boring Machines
SATYAM : Sad And Tired Yelling Away Madly
C-DOT : Coffee During Office Timings
CMC : Coffee, Meals and Comfort
TISL : Totally Inconsistent Systems Ltd.
TNT : Till Next Time........ keep the faith :)
P.S..readers are requested to use 'post scrypts' and not 'comments'.. thank ye!!
Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Blogalisation
wonderful to see that a lot of my league members are getting hot and sizzled up - started with blues, then it was w-bug and now its simon..and ahem,(just for the old trumpet's sake) readers please note that mera number aaaya tha, but no, i am not getting in to the 'been there, done that' spiel, my ego will not permit it...hehe
but damn, am i a lucky charm or what!!...no i am not, :), coz they are extraordinary bloggers anyway and linked by a lot of others. which is why i believe that rediff's modus operandi of classification, if they do follow any, is totally devoid of bias, and certainly not like what happens in ToI...hehe..plus, i can truly rely on it as a source for my league additions, more often than not...'hot and sizzling'..i like this kinda blogal warming...:)
but (yeah, unfortunately, theres always a but), on a more general level, i do hope that the 'blog' kind of social interaction does not go the way that everything else seems to be going..getiing a price tag attached.... some time ago, i would have laughed if someone told me that i would be buying packaged drinking water, now i fully believe that oxygen and feelings that i consider beyond the range of money like love, hate and many others , will become fully commercialised by the time i see 2010....
and therefore why should blogging be any different?.. it is only a matter of time before some ass clowns realise the commercial value of a weblog..and if we say that ultimately we can stop it because we are the users, i wouldnt agree coz the same holds true for water...
but yes, we can try, and so guys, on june 9th, international bloggers day, let us try to keep the grass green, the sky blue and the air free in our virtual community, burn the commercialisation bridge when we come to it and preserve blogalisation in the free form it enjoys now....
in manuscrypts trivia
another good fwd,
We all know those cute little computer symbols called "emoticons",
where:
:) means a smile and
:( is a frown.
Sometimes these are represented by :-) and :-( respectively.
Well, how about some "assicons"? Here goes:
(_!_) a regular ass
(__!__) a fat ass
(!) a tight ass
(_*_) a sore ass
{_!_} a swishy ass
(_o_) an ass that's been around
(_x_) kiss my ass
(_X_) leave my ass alone
(_zzz_) a tired ass
(_E=mc2_) a smart ass
(_$_) Money coming out of his ass
(_?_) Dumb Ass
till next time, keep the faith and the blogal harmony....
P.S. hope archies doesnt release a card for international webloggers day!!
and please use Post Scrypts and not the rediff comments box
but damn, am i a lucky charm or what!!...no i am not, :), coz they are extraordinary bloggers anyway and linked by a lot of others. which is why i believe that rediff's modus operandi of classification, if they do follow any, is totally devoid of bias, and certainly not like what happens in ToI...hehe..plus, i can truly rely on it as a source for my league additions, more often than not...'hot and sizzling'..i like this kinda blogal warming...:)
but (yeah, unfortunately, theres always a but), on a more general level, i do hope that the 'blog' kind of social interaction does not go the way that everything else seems to be going..getiing a price tag attached.... some time ago, i would have laughed if someone told me that i would be buying packaged drinking water, now i fully believe that oxygen and feelings that i consider beyond the range of money like love, hate and many others , will become fully commercialised by the time i see 2010....
and therefore why should blogging be any different?.. it is only a matter of time before some ass clowns realise the commercial value of a weblog..and if we say that ultimately we can stop it because we are the users, i wouldnt agree coz the same holds true for water...
but yes, we can try, and so guys, on june 9th, international bloggers day, let us try to keep the grass green, the sky blue and the air free in our virtual community, burn the commercialisation bridge when we come to it and preserve blogalisation in the free form it enjoys now....
in manuscrypts trivia
another good fwd,
We all know those cute little computer symbols called "emoticons",
where:
:) means a smile and
:( is a frown.
Sometimes these are represented by :-) and :-( respectively.
Well, how about some "assicons"? Here goes:
(_!_) a regular ass
(__!__) a fat ass
(!) a tight ass
(_*_) a sore ass
{_!_} a swishy ass
(_o_) an ass that's been around
(_x_) kiss my ass
(_X_) leave my ass alone
(_zzz_) a tired ass
(_E=mc2_) a smart ass
(_$_) Money coming out of his ass
(_?_) Dumb Ass
till next time, keep the faith and the blogal harmony....
P.S. hope archies doesnt release a card for international webloggers day!!
and please use Post Scrypts and not the rediff comments box
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
One on One with The One - Part One
One day on chat, a window popped up .......
G: Hi there, did u call me?
M: who r u? dont remember calling anyone..
G: heard you praying to me, thought i'd come over and chat...
M: nice line, but how do i know who u r ?
G: ha! just about sums up the state of humanity... they see me all around and still question my existence!! but just to prove a point, you saw that image of keira knightley and wished...(lost connection)
connection resumes
G: and wished that
M: ok ok i am a believer!!
G: men are so easy ;), hey, nowadays, you rarely think about me
M: are you a woman?
G: does it matter? but why do you ask?
M: oh, just the general tone of the conversation. but yeah, you are right, the personal rapport with you has kinda lessened..
G: dont worry, its only human..
M: i see a faint trace of ego there.....
G: not at all, ego is your own creation, your perception, i am what i am....
M: and i am what you made me
G: of course not, i gave you options, you chose
M: but werent they already made for me?
G: thats your justification. amazing how you guys always blame me for the bad things and never are happy for the good things...
M: so how do you manage all of us, our lives, our deaths
G: ah, trade secret, boy, if i told you, u might actually convince me to outsource it
M: are you american?
G: i am heavenly, why do you ask?
M: just a thought
G: i think things might be a lot clearer if i told you that you are not an extension of me, rules that u made dont apply to me, think beyond your perceptions
M: is that possible?
G: of course, how do you think great marketing ideas come about?
M: hey , do you have any?
G: yup, but wont tell you, that would be unfair to others
M: they wouldnt know
G: those are your rules and justifications, not mine
M: what about rights and wrongs that hold true forever
G: there is only one eternal truth
M: and that would be you?
G: think about it
............to be continued..........
and in
manuscrypts trivia
a guy joke and a girl joke
DON'T TEMPT A WOMAN
A woman goes to England to attend a 2-week, company training session. Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.
The wife answers : "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"
The husband laughs and says: "An English girl !!!"
The woman kept quiet and left.
Two weeks later he picks her up in the airport and asks: "So, honey, how was the trip?"
"Very good, thank you."
"And, what happened to my present?"
'Which present?" She asked?
"The one I asked for -- the English girl!!"
"Oh, that" she said, "Well, I did what I could, now we have to wait a few months to see if it's a girl"
BAD NEWS ABOUT BEER
Yesterday, University scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.
Men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption. The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain phytoestrogens) and that by drinking enough beer, men turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men were fed 8 pints of beer each within a 1-hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects:
1) Gained weight.
2) Talked excessively without making sense.
3) Became overly emotional.
4) Couldn't drive.
5) Failed to think rationally.
6) Argued over nothing.
7) Had to sit down while urinating.
8) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong.
No further testing was considered necessary..........
till next time, keep the faith
G: Hi there, did u call me?
M: who r u? dont remember calling anyone..
G: heard you praying to me, thought i'd come over and chat...
M: nice line, but how do i know who u r ?
G: ha! just about sums up the state of humanity... they see me all around and still question my existence!! but just to prove a point, you saw that image of keira knightley and wished...(lost connection)
connection resumes
G: and wished that
M: ok ok i am a believer!!
G: men are so easy ;), hey, nowadays, you rarely think about me
M: are you a woman?
G: does it matter? but why do you ask?
M: oh, just the general tone of the conversation. but yeah, you are right, the personal rapport with you has kinda lessened..
G: dont worry, its only human..
M: i see a faint trace of ego there.....
G: not at all, ego is your own creation, your perception, i am what i am....
M: and i am what you made me
G: of course not, i gave you options, you chose
M: but werent they already made for me?
G: thats your justification. amazing how you guys always blame me for the bad things and never are happy for the good things...
M: so how do you manage all of us, our lives, our deaths
G: ah, trade secret, boy, if i told you, u might actually convince me to outsource it
M: are you american?
G: i am heavenly, why do you ask?
M: just a thought
G: i think things might be a lot clearer if i told you that you are not an extension of me, rules that u made dont apply to me, think beyond your perceptions
M: is that possible?
G: of course, how do you think great marketing ideas come about?
M: hey , do you have any?
G: yup, but wont tell you, that would be unfair to others
M: they wouldnt know
G: those are your rules and justifications, not mine
M: what about rights and wrongs that hold true forever
G: there is only one eternal truth
M: and that would be you?
G: think about it
............to be continued..........
and in
manuscrypts trivia
a guy joke and a girl joke
DON'T TEMPT A WOMAN
A woman goes to England to attend a 2-week, company training session. Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.
The wife answers : "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"
The husband laughs and says: "An English girl !!!"
The woman kept quiet and left.
Two weeks later he picks her up in the airport and asks: "So, honey, how was the trip?"
"Very good, thank you."
"And, what happened to my present?"
'Which present?" She asked?
"The one I asked for -- the English girl!!"
"Oh, that" she said, "Well, I did what I could, now we have to wait a few months to see if it's a girl"
BAD NEWS ABOUT BEER
Yesterday, University scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.
Men should take a concerned look at their beer consumption. The theory is that beer contains female hormones (hops contain phytoestrogens) and that by drinking enough beer, men turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men were fed 8 pints of beer each within a 1-hour period. It was then observed that 100% of the test subjects:
1) Gained weight.
2) Talked excessively without making sense.
3) Became overly emotional.
4) Couldn't drive.
5) Failed to think rationally.
6) Argued over nothing.
7) Had to sit down while urinating.
8) Refused to apologize when obviously wrong.
No further testing was considered necessary..........
till next time, keep the faith
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Democrassy
When an Italian born Roman Catholic asks a Muslim president to make a (now) Pakistan born Sikh, the Prime Minister, in a country thats predominantly hindu, and still a vast section of the world that considers it a xenophobic, 'prone to fanaticism' country, i started wishing Induism were a little more aggressive. Induism, because it can never go back to what the original way of life stood for, it has evolved due to internal and external reasons.....
When a buffoon like Bush unleashes savagery on whatever country he deems fit for having WMDs, supporting terrorism and a whole range of blah blah that only he understands, the world turns a blind eye, and then regains sight when a Best Bakery happens. "Hindu fanaticism at its worst!!".
The only political party that at least makes a semblance (in its own ways) of being Hindu friendly gets chucked out of power for (supposedly) India not having shined for the poor. and pray, what shine did the country get during the first 50 years of independence, when the congress was a virtual monopoly?
are we talking about an existence, that has created a north-south divide that is perhaps impossible to erase,
an era which boasted of the 'emergency'?, sure that must be something of a trophy for democracy in india,
a rule which created poster boys like laloo yadav, ram vilas paswan etc whose sole claim to fame is the caste vote
and a rule in which the Left stood watching while china screwed us, hell, they even applauded!!
in today's context , the same rule which is cosying to the Left,( who still think USSR exists.)
the secular coalition, which has a party called Muslim League in it, with ministerial berths!!
If this country is so secular, what is its problem with a hindu party. only because hindus are a majority. and are not aggressive enough!! because muslims are a minority and they need a party to get their rights, of which they already have more than enough!!
nobody talks of hindusim getting diluted, coz its a mature enogh religion to absorb. tomorrow if i launched a party called the hindu nationalist party, i would get a stay order from the supreme court, and the US would talk about fanaticism and immaturity and barbarism. but hey, would they let a mohammed or ram rule capitol hill? hell, they havent been able to get an african american in, that should happen in the next millenium.......
manuscrypts trivia
speaking of capitol hill, heard of the latest 'washingtonienne' sex scandal, read about it here, and then read some rare excerpts here or here.
and a good fwd i got
Special High Intensity Training
In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from our employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees well trained through our one program of Special High Intensity Training. (S.H.I.T.) We are striving to give our employees more S.H.I.T. than any other company. If you feel that you do not receive your fair share of S.H.I.T., please see your manager. you will immediately be placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list. Our managers are especially skilled in seeing that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle. Employees who don't take S.H.I.T. will be placed in the Department of Employee Evaluation Program. (D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T.) Those who
fail to take S.H.I.T. will have to go to Employees Attitude Training. (E.A.T.S.H.I.T.)
Since our managers took. S.H.I.T. They dont have to do S.H.I.T. any more because they are full of S.H.I.T. already. If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be qualified to train others. We can add your name to our Basic Understanding Lecture List(B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T.). Those who are full of B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T. will get S.H.I.T. jobs and can apply for a Promotion to Director of Intensity Programming(D.I.P.S.H.I.T) If you have any questions,please direct them to our Head Of Training(H.O.T S.H.I.T.)
Thank you,
Boss in General
(B.I.G.S.H.I.T)
When a buffoon like Bush unleashes savagery on whatever country he deems fit for having WMDs, supporting terrorism and a whole range of blah blah that only he understands, the world turns a blind eye, and then regains sight when a Best Bakery happens. "Hindu fanaticism at its worst!!".
The only political party that at least makes a semblance (in its own ways) of being Hindu friendly gets chucked out of power for (supposedly) India not having shined for the poor. and pray, what shine did the country get during the first 50 years of independence, when the congress was a virtual monopoly?
are we talking about an existence, that has created a north-south divide that is perhaps impossible to erase,
an era which boasted of the 'emergency'?, sure that must be something of a trophy for democracy in india,
a rule which created poster boys like laloo yadav, ram vilas paswan etc whose sole claim to fame is the caste vote
and a rule in which the Left stood watching while china screwed us, hell, they even applauded!!
in today's context , the same rule which is cosying to the Left,( who still think USSR exists.)
the secular coalition, which has a party called Muslim League in it, with ministerial berths!!
If this country is so secular, what is its problem with a hindu party. only because hindus are a majority. and are not aggressive enough!! because muslims are a minority and they need a party to get their rights, of which they already have more than enough!!
nobody talks of hindusim getting diluted, coz its a mature enogh religion to absorb. tomorrow if i launched a party called the hindu nationalist party, i would get a stay order from the supreme court, and the US would talk about fanaticism and immaturity and barbarism. but hey, would they let a mohammed or ram rule capitol hill? hell, they havent been able to get an african american in, that should happen in the next millenium.......
manuscrypts trivia
speaking of capitol hill, heard of the latest 'washingtonienne' sex scandal, read about it here, and then read some rare excerpts here or here.
and a good fwd i got
Special High Intensity Training
In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from our employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees well trained through our one program of Special High Intensity Training. (S.H.I.T.) We are striving to give our employees more S.H.I.T. than any other company. If you feel that you do not receive your fair share of S.H.I.T., please see your manager. you will immediately be placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list. Our managers are especially skilled in seeing that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle. Employees who don't take S.H.I.T. will be placed in the Department of Employee Evaluation Program. (D.E.E.P.S.H.I.T.) Those who
fail to take S.H.I.T. will have to go to Employees Attitude Training. (E.A.T.S.H.I.T.)
Since our managers took. S.H.I.T. They dont have to do S.H.I.T. any more because they are full of S.H.I.T. already. If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be qualified to train others. We can add your name to our Basic Understanding Lecture List(B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T.). Those who are full of B.U.L.L.S.H.I.T. will get S.H.I.T. jobs and can apply for a Promotion to Director of Intensity Programming(D.I.P.S.H.I.T) If you have any questions,please direct them to our Head Of Training(H.O.T S.H.I.T.)
Thank you,
Boss in General
(B.I.G.S.H.I.T)
Thursday, May 20, 2004
The Apple Tree
just a lil story i picked up from somewhere.....
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow...he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by...the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. "Come and play with me" the tree asked the boy. "I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more" the boy replied."I want toys. I need money to buy them."
"Sorry, but I do not have money... but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited "Come and play with me" the tree said. "I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?"
"Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house." So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" said the man.
"Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy." So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you ..." the tree said. "No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite" the man replied. "No more trunk for you to climb on""I am too old for that
now" the man said. "I really cannot give you anything... the only thing left is my dying roots" the tree said with tears. "I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years" the man replied. "Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, Come, come sit down with me and rest." The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...
This is a story of everyone.
Father, mother, brother, sister, friend, it could have been anyone........ all of us have wronged someone at some stage in our life, this is my way of saying sorry. i might not be able to correct what i have done, but at least i can pass the message.
manuscrypts trivia
an answer to one comment on a post sometime back....
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."~ Albert Einstein
"The answer to any problem "pre-exists." We need to ask the right question to reveal the answer."~ Jonas Salk
this is a must read, and did you know they actually had a petition online against sonia becoming PM.... as for our sardarji, FM 91 to PM 2004, not bad at all!!
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it everyday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow...he loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by...the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. "Come and play with me" the tree asked the boy. "I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more" the boy replied."I want toys. I need money to buy them."
"Sorry, but I do not have money... but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money." The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited "Come and play with me" the tree said. "I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?"
"Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house." So the man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the man never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted. "Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?" said the man.
"Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy." So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after many years. "Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you ..." the tree said. "No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite" the man replied. "No more trunk for you to climb on""I am too old for that
now" the man said. "I really cannot give you anything... the only thing left is my dying roots" the tree said with tears. "I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years" the man replied. "Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, Come, come sit down with me and rest." The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears...
This is a story of everyone.
Father, mother, brother, sister, friend, it could have been anyone........ all of us have wronged someone at some stage in our life, this is my way of saying sorry. i might not be able to correct what i have done, but at least i can pass the message.
manuscrypts trivia
an answer to one comment on a post sometime back....
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."~ Albert Einstein
"The answer to any problem "pre-exists." We need to ask the right question to reveal the answer."~ Jonas Salk
this is a must read, and did you know they actually had a petition online against sonia becoming PM.... as for our sardarji, FM 91 to PM 2004, not bad at all!!
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Polls Apart
is generally what i am from exercising my franchise, and this time is no exception. not exactly proud of it, but still haven't figured out the chicken and egg situation - me making a difference to the polls and the polls making a difference to me....
but am still socially conscious enough to be closely following the results, have sometimes even wondered whether there is a totally different form of rigging (from what we see) going on in the background. someone has said that "politics is the last refuge of the scoundrel" and in these times, it holds true in india.
it is very difficult for the common public to get anything done from any politician, especially when he is in power, which is why i was kinda happy about some things that a certain mr.naidu was doing in hyderabad. not that that he was getting milk and honey to flow(even water was dicey), but somewhere he was making a difference. given time, he might have got the entire state to be like hyderabad. .....but the junta felt otherwise, which in my mind raises the question whether the junta deserves the politicians they get. the junta who may/do not see the bigger picture and the junta who dont want to make a difference...hehe..we have been trying to get rid of poverty since 1947, and no one has succeeded...sanjay gandhi did get rid of some poor , and therefore poverty but dunno if that can be a legal count...what has been happening is roughly like this
"What is Politics?"
A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?"
Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense,"
So, the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."
and now, onto
manuscrypts trivia
"Write a wise saying and your name will live forever" ~ Anonymous
"I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done." ~ Steven Wright
but am still socially conscious enough to be closely following the results, have sometimes even wondered whether there is a totally different form of rigging (from what we see) going on in the background. someone has said that "politics is the last refuge of the scoundrel" and in these times, it holds true in india.
it is very difficult for the common public to get anything done from any politician, especially when he is in power, which is why i was kinda happy about some things that a certain mr.naidu was doing in hyderabad. not that that he was getting milk and honey to flow(even water was dicey), but somewhere he was making a difference. given time, he might have got the entire state to be like hyderabad. .....but the junta felt otherwise, which in my mind raises the question whether the junta deserves the politicians they get. the junta who may/do not see the bigger picture and the junta who dont want to make a difference...hehe..we have been trying to get rid of poverty since 1947, and no one has succeeded...sanjay gandhi did get rid of some poor , and therefore poverty but dunno if that can be a legal count...what has been happening is roughly like this
"What is Politics?"
A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?"
Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism. Your Mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the people. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense,"
So, the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."
and now, onto
manuscrypts trivia
"Write a wise saying and your name will live forever" ~ Anonymous
"I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done." ~ Steven Wright
Friday, May 07, 2004
The God shaped Whole
contrary to certain suggestions, i have not been stuck in anniversary celebrations :-)... just a whole lotta work!!!
this post is a collage of viewpoints on god… i read a fwd on the age old dispute over the existence of god... so i thought this might be a good forum to get more opinions. am quoting two theories which were very thought provoking
The epicurean argument
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then He is not omnipotent.
Is He able, but not willing?
Then He is malevolent.
Is He both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is He neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?
And the ‘freewill argument’, which is propounded by a whole lot of atheists - once human beings came to be, God invested them with free will, chose voluntarily to convert the world into an autonomous institution, to be run by humans, in which He would not interfere.
Though this does explain away a great number of minor and major calamities, which descend on us-from a road accident that takes away a beloved to a war that kills and maims thousands. But it does make for a hard-hearted, remote, indifferent God.
my take, what about a god who might have initially shown faith in humanity, but then given up??
………to be continued
meanwhile some
manuscripts trivia
"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability." ~ Oscar Wilde
"God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through." ~ Paul Valery
"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has alwaysbeen premature, and it remains premature today."~ Isaac Asimov
and have to share this fwd , lets title it "mallu power"
There is a popular saying that wherever you go, you will find a Mallu,but...
Kuttappan is a Mallu...Kuttappan was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them."Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK, Kuttappan how about Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."
So Kuttappan and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, "Kuttappan! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!" Although impressed, Kuttappan's boss is still skeptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Kuttappan that he thinks Kuttappan's knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else, "Kuttappan says.
"President Bush," his boss quickly retorts.
"Yes," Kuttappan says, "I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, Bush spots Kuttappan on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, "Kuttappan, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and
let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up."
Well, the boss is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his doubts to Kuttappan who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The Pope," his boss replies.
"Sure!" says Kuttappan. "I have relatives in Poland, and I've known the Pope a long time." So off they fly to Rome. Kuttappan and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Kuttappan says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye
among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope. And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican.
Sure enough, half an hour later Kuttappan emerges with the Pope on the balcony.But by the time Kuttappan returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to his boss' side, Kuttappan asks him, "What happened?" His boss looks up and says, "I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said, 'Who's that on the balcony with Kuttappan?"
this post is a collage of viewpoints on god… i read a fwd on the age old dispute over the existence of god... so i thought this might be a good forum to get more opinions. am quoting two theories which were very thought provoking
The epicurean argument
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then He is not omnipotent.
Is He able, but not willing?
Then He is malevolent.
Is He both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is He neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?
And the ‘freewill argument’, which is propounded by a whole lot of atheists - once human beings came to be, God invested them with free will, chose voluntarily to convert the world into an autonomous institution, to be run by humans, in which He would not interfere.
Though this does explain away a great number of minor and major calamities, which descend on us-from a road accident that takes away a beloved to a war that kills and maims thousands. But it does make for a hard-hearted, remote, indifferent God.
my take, what about a god who might have initially shown faith in humanity, but then given up??
………to be continued
meanwhile some
manuscripts trivia
"I think that God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability." ~ Oscar Wilde
"God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through." ~ Paul Valery
"To surrender to ignorance and call it God has alwaysbeen premature, and it remains premature today."~ Isaac Asimov
and have to share this fwd , lets title it "mallu power"
There is a popular saying that wherever you go, you will find a Mallu,but...
Kuttappan is a Mallu...Kuttappan was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them."Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK, Kuttappan how about Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it."
So Kuttappan and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, "Kuttappan! Great to see you! You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!" Although impressed, Kuttappan's boss is still skeptical. After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Kuttappan that he thinks Kuttappan's knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else, "Kuttappan says.
"President Bush," his boss quickly retorts.
"Yes," Kuttappan says, "I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, Bush spots Kuttappan on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, "Kuttappan, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and
let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up."
Well, the boss is very shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his doubts to Kuttappan who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The Pope," his boss replies.
"Sure!" says Kuttappan. "I have relatives in Poland, and I've known the Pope a long time." So off they fly to Rome. Kuttappan and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Kuttappan says, "This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye
among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope. And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican.
Sure enough, half an hour later Kuttappan emerges with the Pope on the balcony.But by the time Kuttappan returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics. Working his way to his boss' side, Kuttappan asks him, "What happened?" His boss looks up and says, "I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said, 'Who's that on the balcony with Kuttappan?"
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Of Vows, Woes and Wows
At the outset, lemme state that i am experiencing all the wows, touchwood. if you are wondering what i am talking about, its marriage!! something that is increasingly becoming out of fashion.
i saw a malayalam movie this weekend, an old one, where the protagonist climbs the ladder of success by using women , promising them marriage etc. at that time, there were rare occurences of this happening. the poor scriptwriter would have had a tough time, if he had to write it now, coz its more of a norm. there are at least 5 movies either made or in the process of being made exploring various facets of infidelity, both by husband and by wives.movies are reflections of society, so it is only fair to assume that this is the way it is.
after one year of being married, i simply cant think of a reason why anyone would want to chuck the comforts of a long married life for a few pleasures once in a while. but i guess, lots dont agree. but i guess if they are being inundated with semi clad images of mallika sherawats, meghna naidus, beyonces (names changed to protect privacy ; -) )etc, one cant really blame them.
but is society driving to a point where marriages would become rare occurences as opposed to being a norm?? we'll wait for events to unfold, but meanwhile, your dose of
manuscrypts trivia
So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.~ Brenda Ueland
Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God.~ Michele Shea
i saw a malayalam movie this weekend, an old one, where the protagonist climbs the ladder of success by using women , promising them marriage etc. at that time, there were rare occurences of this happening. the poor scriptwriter would have had a tough time, if he had to write it now, coz its more of a norm. there are at least 5 movies either made or in the process of being made exploring various facets of infidelity, both by husband and by wives.movies are reflections of society, so it is only fair to assume that this is the way it is.
after one year of being married, i simply cant think of a reason why anyone would want to chuck the comforts of a long married life for a few pleasures once in a while. but i guess, lots dont agree. but i guess if they are being inundated with semi clad images of mallika sherawats, meghna naidus, beyonces (names changed to protect privacy ; -) )etc, one cant really blame them.
but is society driving to a point where marriages would become rare occurences as opposed to being a norm?? we'll wait for events to unfold, but meanwhile, your dose of
manuscrypts trivia
So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.~ Brenda Ueland
Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God.~ Michele Shea
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Hot and Happening
Since the whole of India is like an oven, the title would have been apt even if it was out of context, but it is in context, nevertheless....
i saw a malayalam movie thats become a hit recently. Its called "4 the poeple" (the pun, i think, is intended because it centres around four college guys).
Four engineering graduates who are sick of the corruption, goondaism around, and take the law into their hands. their interface with the commonfolk is a website where people can register complaints against corrupt practices, gangs etc. the guys (typically, almost as a trademark) cuts off the right hand of the perpetrator and sends off the proof of his misdeeds to the police.
I am happy for the movie's success, coz it means the public is still at a stage where they are appreciative of (at least) someone standing for justice, fairness etc.... and more than that, willing to sacrifice a good life for the betterment of society. In a society devoid of morals, even thats a boon. right now, the process of accumulating wealth has become a passion. and it has to be, if only for survival. and therefore morals, ethics, virtues etc dont count.
i need more money coz my old classmate has bought a new car, my colleague has bought a new house, my neighbour has two home theatres for his single home and so on and so forth...all the while listening to new age gurus, who, like a colleague so aptly put it, are only telling me what my grandma used to say anyways!!
i am in the whirlpool, and even though i hate it, i have to swim vigorously to survive.... and if i can manage it, sink a couple of people swimming with me...
society judges me be what i have, and not what i am, and so i play along, and will lose eventually, but yes, i tried. and i am a traitor in society's camp coz i derive a sadisitic pleasure when i hear people talking about the heat (even though i get affected myself)..coz , its because of the tree cutting, plastic using, animal killing consumeristic greed of ours that nature is treating us with the same feeling that we treat it... no sympathies!! but hey, i am still with society, and pretty soon, hope to be hot and happening....
meanwhile, some good quotes from some lucky people who had the time to think...... and do ...in
manuscrypts trivia
"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment." ~ Josh Billings
"Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse." ~ Miguel de Cervantes
"God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk." ~ Eckhart
i saw a malayalam movie thats become a hit recently. Its called "4 the poeple" (the pun, i think, is intended because it centres around four college guys).
Four engineering graduates who are sick of the corruption, goondaism around, and take the law into their hands. their interface with the commonfolk is a website where people can register complaints against corrupt practices, gangs etc. the guys (typically, almost as a trademark) cuts off the right hand of the perpetrator and sends off the proof of his misdeeds to the police.
I am happy for the movie's success, coz it means the public is still at a stage where they are appreciative of (at least) someone standing for justice, fairness etc.... and more than that, willing to sacrifice a good life for the betterment of society. In a society devoid of morals, even thats a boon. right now, the process of accumulating wealth has become a passion. and it has to be, if only for survival. and therefore morals, ethics, virtues etc dont count.
i need more money coz my old classmate has bought a new car, my colleague has bought a new house, my neighbour has two home theatres for his single home and so on and so forth...all the while listening to new age gurus, who, like a colleague so aptly put it, are only telling me what my grandma used to say anyways!!
i am in the whirlpool, and even though i hate it, i have to swim vigorously to survive.... and if i can manage it, sink a couple of people swimming with me...
society judges me be what i have, and not what i am, and so i play along, and will lose eventually, but yes, i tried. and i am a traitor in society's camp coz i derive a sadisitic pleasure when i hear people talking about the heat (even though i get affected myself)..coz , its because of the tree cutting, plastic using, animal killing consumeristic greed of ours that nature is treating us with the same feeling that we treat it... no sympathies!! but hey, i am still with society, and pretty soon, hope to be hot and happening....
meanwhile, some good quotes from some lucky people who had the time to think...... and do ...in
manuscrypts trivia
"About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment." ~ Josh Billings
"Everyone is as God has made him, and oftentimes a great deal worse." ~ Miguel de Cervantes
"God is at home, it's we who have gone out for a walk." ~ Eckhart
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