Love...is it for real?

Another existential question, this time I m questioning the existence of something as fundamental as love.An emotion that identifies life, or rather is embodied by all life forms.

And I say, there's nothing called as love. Love is nothing but compromise. The amount of love u have for a person is actually the level of compromise you are ready to make for that person.

Funny, and also outrageous, you may say. But try to think of it, and you wont find any argument that negates this opinion. Simply becoz all forms of love translate into some or the other kind of compromise...that one/both people involved have to make.

Not satisfied? Ok, let me discuss some situations. Your parents love you unconditionally. This translates into the fact that they can compromise to any level for you. And your love for them is also measured by the amount of compromise(or you can call it sacrifice) that you can make for them. So in simple terms, its the amount of compromise you make.

Still not convinced? Another situation: If you say you love someone, it translates into how much you are ready to let go for him/her. Which again translates into a compromise, doesn't it? And it all usually ends up in marriage, which is another compromise, where the girl compromises by leaving her parents' home, and the guy compromises by accomodating her and looking after her. Any let up in this compromise, and u see marriages in trouble.

So you see, what exists is not love, but compromise. Which is why people find it so tough to define love....

This may be a hard hitting post, but I feel whatever I have written here is the truth. I do not know if some philosopher has already said this, and I dont give a damn if they already have. But this is my own realisation, and I am most willing to hear any arguments otherwise...

adios

Lazy Bum!!!

Yeah that s me....

and in order to live up to my reputation *ahem*...I am lazying off and not putting up a big post....

So this is a lazy bum saying that he'll put up a more readable post very soon *yawn*

till then...*yaaaaaaaaawn*....

adios

P.S. I'll be back!!!
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BREVIEW - 2 : Akruti

If speech is silver, then silence is golden. And when we have silence expressing its thoughts, there can be nothing more valuable....

and that, more or less sums up what Akruti has to offer to her readers. Thougts, freely flowing, beyond the barriers of language, feelings unhindered..that go all the way & touch your heart. Beware, you'll get addicted to this blog once you read it. And this is proved by the number of hits on her blog in the 1 year she's been around.

Writing largely in English, with few bits here & there in Hindi, most of the posts are contemplative, and mostly about her life, and the various experiences she has. One thing I must say here is that though the posts are long, they never get dull for a moment. Espacially when different moods, expressions are highlighted by different colours.

Something about the blog template:

All in all, a very soothing template. The light-brown background has a sobering effect on the reader, who feels nice & relaxed while reading the blog. Each post has a mix of various colours, that keeps the reader engrossed even if the post is long(which it invariably is). Lots & lots of pictures, that blend very nicely with the post. And there s lots on the right-panel, specially the footprints part.

All in all, if you have n't read Akruti, you are missing something.

BRATING: **** and *

Akruti, you have been lighting up many a lives, and encouraging many people(including yours truly) to move forward in life, keep doing so forever.

May the force be with you!

Up Next: Breview 3 - Toeragz

Watch this space...

adios.

( DISCLAIMER: Opinions in this post are entirely the Author's. The author does not intend to cause any hurt to the blogger whose blog is reviewed. In case a blogger is uncomfortable with his/her blog being breviewed, please comment on the breview & the post shall be immediately withdrawn. )

P.S: I am going on a week long sabbatical, starting tomorrow, where all my net access will be cut off! I will come back sometime around 22 Aug.

And tell me how I fare as a reviewer

Life...this week.

This summarizes how this week has been for me...

Hope the next one is better.

adios

BREVIEW - 1 : Wise Donkey

Its not every day that you see a wise donkey, and to this day,I haven't seen a wiser one.

I am talking ofThe Wise Donkey, whose wisdom has made an ardent admirer out of me. Even though the title of the blog advises you to "carefully administer the doses"...I'd say its better to generously administer the same.

WD's posts have always made me think, see a perspective which I would have missed otherwise...and the Aargh diaries really speak of situations that are very much possible, and keep happening in our daily lives.

Now something about the blog template itself ( the usability guy in me speaking out now..)

A very simple, uncomplicated, white background, that does its work well to put the focus more on the text posted on the blog, much as WD would have liked it. The blogroll is a bit cluttered, and I don't know if this is how its meant to be.
Though pink & green seem to be the donkey's fav colours, as they appear as background colours on most of the left-pane, and also on the comments pane.

All in all, a must read blog!

BRATING : **** & 1/2

P.S: Currently, WD is on a vacation, but I hope for an early return. We all miss your wisdom, donkey.

Up Next: BREVIEW - 2: Alochana

Watch this space...

And do tell me how I fare as a reviewer :-)

ciao.

( DISCLAIMER: Opinions in this post are entirely the Author's. The author does not intend to cause any hurt to the blogger whose blog is reviewed. In case a blogger is uncomfortable with his/her blog being breviewed, please comment on the breview & the post shall be immediately withdrawn. )