Happy!

hey im very happy! dere is a certain joy in achievement..undeniably:)

IS IT TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE OF THE PRESENT IN WHICH WE LIVE?

do v really associate too much importance with the present?

i think we do- because all it really takes to undermine the importance of most important issues in our life is taking a long term perspective. think of how something will affect you say about five years or ten years from now- chances are your answer will be 'it wont affect anything in the least'...

infact this thought process is the best stress buster- anything that haggles me, i just think of its long term repercussions. it works great- and its actually the best measure of whether all that effort im putting in now is worth it or not...because the genuinely important decisions tend to affect us in the long term.

now it could actually look like an escapists theory of avoiding all effort, but frankly to me life is in the present. yes i associate infinite importance with my present- but it reflects in how i decide its important to live every moment of the present as it were the most important.

the present is important in how it is the only truth..the reality that really exists and can be experienced in real time. so why not live it on your own terms, without making every little silly issue look like fundamental to your existence.

that is the irony in terms of time- we associate just enough importance with the present, yet we tend to misunderstand its implications and replace the sense of being alive with the sense of urgency to accomplish.

all id like to say is-stop!look around- life is beautiful... live in the present and for the present and stop pursuing that endless list of ambitions. Dream- and live some of your dreams but don't become obsessed with that idea- because reality is in itself wonderful, with shades of fame, money and power.. but when they become the absolute crux of the self- the picture is gaudy and ugly !

So our first term at MDI has actually completed. I cant decide whether it went by too quickly or dragged too slowly- perhaps that means it went by at a fine pace, it was only our footsteps and heartbeats that kept fluctuating, in getting used to the new life here. d

on reflection, its been a wonderful experience holistically, the constant learning and loads of fun! im amazed at my ability to fragment almost anything- from project work to sleeping hours to exam preparation. and then there have been so many little experiences all Mandevians shared and cherished, its pointless to even try and explain...

and to think, this is only a BEGINNING!!

looking forward to a wonderful

steve jobs

"Nobody wants to die...even people who want to go to heaven dont want to die to get there...& yet death is the destination that we all share. Death is very likely the single best invention of life...its lifes change agency, it clears up the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but some day not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared way for the new..."

MY DOGGIE-the joy of my life!

that's my doggie-PEDRO..pedro means a rock- yes he is like a rock in my life in how spending time with him helps me bounce back to happiness, always..but in himself, its a lot tougher to say if he is a rock or no.

he looks happy and he is pampered more than anybody in the family, but i wish i could talk to him, to really know how he likes it , if he'd like things any different, help me with my assignments, do a little work for a change or something- but his silence ( barring the ferocious bark ) keeps him happily away from the botheration of thinking, let alone really doing anything!!

he is so adorable in his simplistic ways, his pure affection and stupid endless licking, that it forces me to wonder if speaking is anything but a negative- in how human life is more complicated than that of any other species on the earth..

nevertheless, forget this maze of words- simply put , dogs are the best companions, i love mine and he is closer to me than about 99% of my human relations perhaps. he is the best and thank you God for creating such lovely, selfless, loyal characters to balance out the eccenticities of humans.
Thank you Pedro and God Bless..

strength of the human soul-yes its true!

hey here's another one of my enlightenments- for a change it struck me in the early hours of morning instead of moonlight..)
life is marked by highs and lows- we all have moments when we are strong and ready to take on the world........and there are the weak ones- when the lonely heart tries to find solace, wandering in space and time for comfort.
i went through a real low lately-triggered by a circumstance only marginally different from everyday and yet with a lot of repurcussions. contrary to most times, this lasted for a few days- draining me of emotional strength and physical energy. but ironically, when i finally emerged after resolving the issues in my mind ( for physicaLly there were none ), i found myself stronger and more evolved as a human.
i have infact started believing more and more in the strength of the human soul-it emerges too vividly in almost all adversities , so much so that you have to accept it as you come to terms with life, as you begin on your inquisitive endless journey into life's complexities.
so if that struck you as even remotely truthful, maybe its time to refect, to move on and embark on this endless trek to the nowhere- that is the crux of the self..
HAPPY JOURNEY!!!

And gradually....

And gradually his memory slipped a little, as memories do, even those with so much love attached to them; as if there is an unconscious healing process within the mind which mends up inspite of our desperate determination never to forget.

Colleen McCollough
The Thornbirds

LETTING GO!

is it always possible to keep a balanced head? in fact, is it even advisable??
i have very often found myself more than willing to let go completely-let go of sense, logic and everything else that's right. and the feeling is almost out of the world- to forget the mindless maze of all the mindful people around and to be able to connect with something beyond..
and life at that moment takes a very different connotation for me- its unreal in how its so unrealistic and Utopian.
but sooner or later one must return back and face the real issues- which are so trivial and yet looked at as so big, it makes me laugh sometimes...
must we take life so seriously? its a cliche but all we really own in this world is our soul and our physical self- everything else that we try and protect and achieve is actually the burden we carry...
okay hold on, before u decide im telling you to give up materialism- im not.. and i have no right to because at most points in life i am a materialist myself..all i am suggesting is that we better be able to let go once in a while and not be so swayed b y worldly worries and pleasures that we forget to live!
its important and fundamental to be able to let go every once in a while, to just BE without feeling the joy or the pain of our everyday issues and relationships.......to just live within oneself -as if noone and nothing else exist...as if the beauty of nature,the chirping of birds, the moonlit night......and all the cost free pleasures of life have been created with the intent of YOU and you alone.....
and those are the defining moments of life- which let u live through everyday ordeals with a smile and an unstirred faith in oneself---coz as it happens-there is so much more to life beyond the obvious!

THE POWER OF THE WRITTEN WORD

hey today id like to share one of my favourite quotes which so completely explains the joy of writing

ONE OF THE PROUD JOYS OF A MAN OF WORDS, IF THAT MAN OF WORDS IS AN ARTIST, IS THE ABILITY TO IMMORTALISE AT WILL ANYTHING HE CHOOSES TO IMMORTALISE..

I think its splendid in the way it so subtly defines the power of written words-immortal and free..
a human physically may never be strong enough to be as free as his soul and writing can be a panacea at such junctures in life...it soothes the mind and calms the body by its cleansing effect- the ability of achieving in spirit what cant be achieved in reality..

so the next time you feel humbled because of your human limitations, pour out your desires, hopes and on paper and see your free self emerge- UNBEATABLE and UNCONQUERED forever..

save the planet...

since childhood, i have always marvelled on the beauty of nature but whats always stuck me as unparalleled is its immense power.

humans have over centuries converted the earth into a playfield where they assume they make all the rules. but it takes only a slight movement of one of the earth's tectonic plates or a hurricane to humble mankind in totality. the past, present and future- all the accomplishments and the hopes- are amalgamated into a subservient mass-strong and yet entirely helpless.

in our everyday struggles of materialism in the airconditioned boardrooms, we may forget to notice the harshness of the sun's heat but we cant escape its influence entirely- atleast not yet and perhaps never. technology may change our lifestyles completely but we will forever continue to use the earth as our abode- we cant create that!

and yet, these subtle facts we choose to sideline as the world looks towards a brighter future-more money and m0re power. the kyoto protocol allows carbon trading. so the countries who do not produce enough population sell their credits for money. i agree that this makes economic sense but arent we allowing the rich to continue polluting the world.

yes we humans more or less rule the planet today, but its too presumptuous to believe that we have the right to trade its health for monetary gains. pollution is a grave concern today which needs to be addressed urgently. mere climate related conventions and discussions can accomplish nothing substantial. the need of the hour is to act-act now and create harmony with our fundamental supporters again.

meanwhile as the big bosses up the human hierarchy try and address this issue, let us all as individuals pledge to treat our planet with the love and care it deserves.

in retrospective!

Its unnerving how our perspectives change in retrospective.
In hindsight we tend to associate an almost surreal aura and power with the then seemingly ordinary everyday circumstances .
Call it the magic of thought process or simply the gift that is human limitation, i am sure you have noticed how the good things seem completely out of the world and the bad ones as not so bad. Its possibly because the bad ones specifically are nothing more than lessons in life- from where we managed to gather strength and start afresh.