Sunday, January 25, 2009

Emblematical News…

Superman emerges from the horizon to save the troubled world…
Obama takes oath of office …

School kid who takes a scrapbook to school, bully kid at school tears it off…so our good boy comes home make another scrapbook and take to school each day and each day the evil boy rubbishes his efforts

India provide the proof that Kasab is a Pakistani and of coarse Pakistan is the bully

Village elders over hukka, sit and talk…gossiping and giving opinions around those who toil for a living…
Discussions on TV channels…

Ineffectual individuals throw stones on other’s fruit laden tress..
Some people protest to remove dog from the much acclaimed “Slumdog Millionaire” movie

Prasad distribution at temple
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan get Padma Shri award

The great unarmed robbery
Ramalinga Raju Admits 7000 Crore Fraud

Pest Control
US not to hesitate hitting Al Qaeda targets in Pak

Wikipedia: A confidence trick or confidence game is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence
Sanjay Dutt says Amar Singh is like an elder brother and convinced him to fight for MP seat from Samajwadi Party…

Sowing precious seed on barren land
Ashok Chakra for the 26/11 martyrs but no legislation or law against terrorism

Thursday, January 01, 2009

Good and Bad Compulsions

I have always opposed the time bound approach to life, as it brings artificial compartmentalization to something as natural as life


For example, you should have a defined career path by a certain age and if you explore an unconventional career and take more time to get “settled” unlike your peers, it is assumed you are not serious about earning your livelihood. Similarly, you should marry by a certain age and have kids even if you are contended being single or wants to plan your family as per your preference and not based on when your cousins/relatives/friends plan their babies. This approach makes life a time table and peer pressure lasts for a lifetime. The joyous, life defining moments are reduced as events for completion of the template of life, and after one event you worry about the agenda for the next to stick to the schedule.


But I still like the forced clichéd rituals of celebrations like New Year Celebrations, birthdays. There is nothing to it; really, it’s just another day of the year.


I believe that each day in life needs to be lived to its fullest. These forced celebrations at least ensure some days of life are set aside when enjoyment is actually planned and we do not sleep-walk through them like many more potential but lost opportunities to be alive.


New Year celebrations also provide a psychosomatic boundary to time. All the sorrows and joys magically turn into memories and we feel empowered to start all over again. The mostly ineffective practice of New Year resolutions, also provide a glimmer of hope of a life without some of our recognized vices.


So let’s celebrate, enjoy and live life on our very own terms; today and for rest of the days of our lives.