Saturday, January 14, 2006

Handsfree Liberate the Insane!!!

I think one set of people has benefitted from mobile phone handsfree than others... Its crazy people...Remember the times when u'd see anyone going on the road talking to him/herself and you'd call them crazy? (Well, I know because I got that kinda look quite a few times. My reply to those people today is-"See, I win afterall". I'll tell u how)
Well nowadays, you'll have people going on bikes, driving cars, moving hands, shouting ( I dont get it-why do most people calling long distance start yelling? Do they think yelling will propogate their sound waves thru the phone better or do they think that the voice received at the other end will be the cumulative of the Output from the phone and the thryst from shouting???) Anyways, it has in a way liberated people who were afraid to talk to themselves (for whatever reasons). And now I can put on a handsfree and go out and talk all the cr** in the world..And people think I am a really busy man(not to say that I am not).. Ha ha..The world is liberated!!!

Winners To Continue-Why?

Again, one of those things I dont get...Why do we have this prevalent concept of 'Winners To Continue' while playing games like Table Tennis, etc? Is it that:
  • You dont want the looser to know how bad he/she is?
  • You want to blow up the self image of the winner making him believe that longer he plays, better he is?
  • No reason...???

The only thing I can say is that it doesnt make sense becoz with each win, the winner will be lead to believe that he is getting better (if the number of wins is directly propotional to ability as a player). The problem with the above is that the players would have keep competing in ascending order of competence with each round.. So for that to happen the best player would be reserved for the last..implying the worst (or new comers) to play the first rounds.. But if true player potential was displayed in every match(no upset wwins) - there would be player who would win more than one match...

Anyways, as I said...stupid business...I think a random order is better, like Brownian Motion..If there is a winner, kick him out for winning. This'll ensure that people try to loose to continue playing.. That'll be fun..People playing to be the worst they can..What say !?!?! Lol

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Vass-whole

You know, I just dont get the hidden truth of the abuse asshole. I mean why 'asshole'?

Shape?
Are you trying to say ass-whole? Are you mean that u are shaped like an ass as a whole? If that, what kind of ass are we talking about here-is it like a well shaped ass or a fat one? Or is it like a regional slur,"Hey u look like a South American Ass!".
A donkey's ass?
As an abuse is one being called a donkey's hole and its thereabouts? If yes, what would a monkey's ass be? I think it'll be a compliment, especially, in the North Indian way of life where pink(or shades of red) is taken as a sign of good health. So if u see anyone in good health you'd say,"Hey u monkeyass!". But I doubt if it'll go too well with the masses as a compliment...You decide for yourself.
Output?
Is it a reference to the output that an asshole generates? So is it saying that what you give out is same in Quality as an asshole? If that be why not replace ass hole with "Bush's mouth"? I think THAT is a bigger insult...
Cheers!!

Disapppointing Building Structure/ Capability of Endurance

Do u know what the most disappointing building structure is? Its a public urinal. Why?
Let me tell you why.

I was going to Goa from Bangalore in my office caravan of about 40 folks. Somewhere after about 13 hours of travelling I got nature's call-the one asking for solid state devices and not a liquid state one-if you know what I mean...
Now thats a call you dont wanna miss,right? And coincidentally we couldnt find a stopover for the next 30mins-now thats a tribute to my willpower. See. And then we found one! A restaurant and a couple of clustered shops and we pulled over. I got down and asked a shop owner,"Is there a Toilet here?" "Yes", he replies and directed me to a place to the rear of the shops. And I went there ready to download all the shit in the world and find a urinal. WOW. Now thats a waste of land!!
How can humanity allow this? And the sad part is I couldnt even go back to the shop owner and complain about being misdirected. Because technically, it was a toilet.(Although, useless in its very existence to me:)) And that was the day I discovered latent capability of endurance I had never seen in me before!! He hee

Sunday, January 01, 2006

"The Path I Take" A Poem

Cometh the time,
I will sink in it,
And let it sink in me,
For the two can sink in each other

I think to take the road,
My heart asks me to,
One that I see no one tread,
Yet I seems to bear my signature in advance

For, it seems like none,
I have seen,
Or have people tell me they have,
And I really dont know what lay ahead

To let go and fall free,
Is a fear,a challenge,
That most would duck,
And me? Want to go for it

For, what lies in chores?
Some say, peace, some-duty, others- no choice,
What do I know,
Neither do I have peace, nor do I feel the duty or lack of choice to not do the chores

Maybe I will,
Maybe I wont,
I want to tread the path, walk the talk,
Feel what I want to say, not say before I feel

For in feeling and not choosing to comprehend,
Lies the biggest forsaking- and accepting to be not logical,
Not illogical, but lack of grappling for logic,
For something u dont see doesnot necessarily not exist

So I open my arms,
Take a deep breath,
Close my eyes,
And walk the untreaded path

For I know not what lies ahead,
Which is the biggest fear, the biggest challenge one can take,
And I take it,
So I can be my own man...

Growing Up Vs Growing Out

A recent altercation with a dear friend got me thinking and this is what I came up with…

After the altercation I felt really bad (forcing myself not to use colloquial language:)) and I discussed my reactions with a friend who is equally close to me. Part of his response was maybe it is because of my age and that I will come to terms with such things with time. The answer seemed least logical. Forget satisfying my intent to ask him if the reason of the fight seemed genuine or not, it made me think on what he said.

When I thought about what he said, he was partially correct. If you think I am talking about the part where he said I was young and that’s why took it differently, I beg to disagree. Because growing up isn’t half as important as growing out. It makes for an interesting comparison.
Look at yourself today and recall your childhood. All of us, at some point of time or the other in our childhood have cried crazy over not being bought a certain dress or a toy or something else. Now if you look back at the event you laugh it off. Why? Not because it was 15 years back but because now it seems so trivial, so petty in the overall scheme of things that-it just doesn’t matter till the time the overall picture was ok.

Similarly, I believe, when we talk about someone being really mature and respect their opinions and comments; we actually respect them not for their age but for their ability to have grown out of the daily chores and look at the bigger scheme of things.

Carrying this thought I have resolved to try and grow out of certain nuances I have and carried unintentionally. I think I am succeeding so far. For the rest, time will tell.
I, thus, conclude by saying that we should try and grow out of as many idiosyncrasies as we are aware of. For those that we aren’t aware of-Surf Excel Hai Na!J But I think I would call myself fortunate to have people around me who have opinions and like to share them. I want to work on them to be the best I can be- are you listening to your circle of trust? (Don’t mistake ‘The Circle of Trust’ as what Robert Deneiro calls Ben Stiller’s wedding ring- I mean your group of people who you trust and value- the real assets of your life)

“Till then keep smiling-You never know when you will loose your teeth!”

Destiny is predefined yet controllable!

It does sound contradictory, doesn't it? Something that is predefined, yet controllable and prone to change-all the time! I am talking of destiny here. The thought sprang from the teaching that we all have our destinies, decided by, who else, but God!
I am coming to believe that God, or whoever the superpower is, that created us, that is if we didn't create ourselves, played a multi-layered game with us. He, or she, gave us more than we are made to believe. And the example of destiny, its variability and rigidity, an apparent paradox, is a beautiful example in this case. It can be life altering if you understand the underlying grandeur.
We have all heard of us having the power to shape our destiny,etc.. But a scientific explanation eluded me. I think I have found it. Read on to find out what I thought.
What we have been taught-The Traditional Wisdom
When we have been taught that each one, living or non-living, has a destiny of its own and we have no option but to live it through. We are made to believe in the all-pervading power that has taken the decisions for us-and for our own good. To me it brought a feeling of futility of all that happens around me, and more so my contribution to it. Well, if God, lets call the superpower by that name for the discussion, has decided me to be a super rich man-so be it. I will be something someday, and if he has taken the decision to make me that rich, he might as well do the work to get me there. Let me retire and enjoy my life.
What I think-Thoughts of a mind
Only when I thought it over did I find out the greater truth, whether it is a better truth or not, time will tell:) And this is how things come across to me- destiny is predefined, yes. But God has decided it only indirectly. More importantly, it is we who decide it directly. I will tell you how God has played the game and reserved the right to change one's destiny.
My scientific explanation
We all know of the awesome power our subconscious mind holds. Actually, our destiny is nothing but a future our subconscious mind sees for us. Don't you, the inner YOU, know THE truth? How many times have you lied or how many times have you escaped the wrath of your conscious? Deep down we also know the universal truth-what goes around comes around.
Our thought patterns, our beliefs, and our decisions form our conscious and our subconscious feeds on this conscious. The subconscious mind then decides where we would be lead according to our current action pattern. Eg, it would 'decide' how our kids would treat us by understanding how we treat our folks. How often have you seen an ill-treating child grow old to be treated badly by his own children or someone really important to him? Our subconscious mind, thus, guides our conscious mind to our 'destiny' that we ourselves have created with our thoughts and actions.
The colours in the picture called our life are for you and me to chose-lets not give it away.
How do you chose the colours?
What gains critical importance then is what are we choosing for ourselves. It was truly an eye opening moment when I realized that my actions, my thoughts, and the decisions I take in my mind- some visible to the world and most them not-will shape my life. It felt like being in the proverbial position of sitting on a pot of gold and begging for alms.
Understand this-and trust me it is the truth- anything that crosses your mind is half the reality. Remember that everything happens in the world twice over. It happens in reality, the world, as we call it. Then it happens in our minds. For example, if a glass breaks at your home- you may have witnessed the event or be absent from the place when the event occurred. If you were there then, the glass broke in the world and it broke in your mind-both at the same time. Since your eyes give you approx 80% of your sensory inputs-it becomes very easy for you to accept it as being true. If, however, you were not present at the site when it happened- it wont be a reality till it is recreated in your mind. The recreation may be initiated when you find it missing and ask for it and you are told that it broke. Immediately your mind creates a picture of the event and how it might have happened. Now, depending on the value-material or emotional- you decide to accept the thought or deny it. People suffering depressions at the loss of closed ones are unable to accept that thought. And for them, the lost ones still exist. We may call them crazy, but if you were to ask any one of them they will tell you with all heart and truth that nothing wrong has happened. Such is the power of belief and thoughts.
It is, thus, imperative that we paint the picture of our lives ahead with nothing but the choicest. Really, do you want anything but the best for yourself? I don't. Accept the fact that you have the power to focus on the positive thoughts and take decisions for your life. When you will start taking conscientious decisions- you will start feeling disciplined and feel proud of your existence- and motivated to excel the purpose of your existence. Each one of us is built for greatness-true greatness-how and where it will end is our choice.
My Current State
For the moment I am not thinking where life will lead me, nor am I focusing on the result. I think it will suffice if I just get my thoughts straight (no puns intendedJ) and be as conscientious as I can-and I will get nothing but the best. Because that's what I will give to the world. If you feel it right you can do the same... Never harms to get nothing but the best, does it?

The Theory Of Life/ Goal in Life !

was thinking today about the purpose of our lives and what it would feel like when we are at our deathbeds and if someone was to ask us, "How did you do?" Can we say that we did 'good' with our lives? Actually, this thought came to me when I watched the Million Dollar Baby and when I sat down and thought about it, this is how the 'theory of life' unfolded...
As humans, our scriptures say, our ultimate goal is to achieve 'moksha' and be 'enlightened'. What we are also told is that we should not 'want' anything- purely because it is 'too materialistic' and shows lack of total surrender. But I don't agree with that. Because if you want the feeling of not wanting- you are actually 'wanting' the feeling of 'not wanting'! And hence, the predicament- should you want the 'not wanted' and hence violate the law or not want anything at all-which seems implausible because you are again wanting to 'not want'.

Here is my take on life and I will present it with the help of an example. Assume that you are running a race and have a finish line to run for. The problem is that being human we can't control whether we will cross the line or not. Hence, whilst chasing the finishing line if our life comes to an abrupt end we will leave this world thinking we could and should have crossed the line. If, on the other hand, we cross the line we might say, "Now that I have crossed the aim of my life- I will sit and lax". This is again not desirable because there are things you can achieve and make the world a better place and one should constantly rediscover and challenge one's boundaries and achieve more...

We can, instead, not run with the concept of a predefined finishing line. Instead of focusing on the finishing line and wanting to reach/cross it- why not focus on the running itself? Not to say that don't have goals in your life. Have them and instead of running for the "pot of gold" at the end enjoy the run, as Robin Sharma says in 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari'.

"Live in the Now", says Eckhart Tolle in The Power of Now. If you look at it Now is the ONLY truth in one's life. Come to think of it have you ever lived in any frame of time except Now? No, because history is the 'gone' Now and future is the coming 'Now'. Just as yesterday was Now for yesterday and tomorrow will be Now for tomorrow. And if you can learn to live 100% in the Now- you are guaranteed a 100% life fulfillment for the rest of your life. Doesn't it feel amazing to be able to live 100%!

We aren't talking about 6-sigma here- we can cross it many times over!
As for execution, sit down and write what you really want in your life and segment it according to the time you want it in-5 years or till you die. Simple, make 2 columns and write what you want in 5 years hence and till end of your life. This will give way to a clear understanding of what you should focus on and what not. Please make sure you give a thought to yourself as a human, a family man, a professional, and a citizen of this country and other roles you and I take through our lives. Write what you think you want-don't stop wanting because it is the only thing that drives our existence. For instance, we don't love anyone- we love the feeling of loving someone or we love some because we want the person was to love us back. The only exception to this I could think of (and I am guessing) would be the love of a mother for a new born. Also, we love because we seek completion as humans and feel that the person or object we love will have what we don't and lead to our completion. And most of all, don't feel shy to say that you want something. If you don't ask for it how will you get it? You need to knock the door before you should expect it to open...Don't feel bad about yourself. Be proud of who you are, give your 100% to whatever you do and let life take some decisions for you. The most gracious moments of our lives come when we stop thinking and 'bucketizing' things and just 'feel' them.
Remember, books can teach, people can suggest but it is you who needs to take charge of your life. And understand that you can do anything and everything. Believe that it is in you to dream, realize those dreams and help others achieve their dreams, too.God will bring you the dreams and the strength to fulfill them once you are ready to give yourself up to the task and the taskmaster. Allow only positive thoughts to come in your mind and replace negative ones as soon as possible with positive ones- I say OM whenever anything negative comes to my mind...So far it seems to be working :-) May it work for you too...
Things can be positive if you start taking them that way... God Bless!