One of the bigger truths of life...that I heard for the first time in an Art-of-Living course, and have kept with me. It is the truth that the more you resist something/someone, the more it persists. The only way is to stop resisting it...it stops persisting. So simple...
Doesn't quite work though. As mortals, it is in human nature to keep thinking of the past, more so of events that were not good rather than the good ones, more of the sad events than the happy ones. We say that we have left our past behind, but we never truly do. There are those moments that keep coming back. Those people whom we can never forget. The betrayals that we can never get over. Life moves on, but do we allow it to?
Many would say that time is the biggest healer of all. I don;t think so. Time may heal the wounds, but what about the scars? Everytime you look at the scars, the pain comes back..and hits you the hardest when you least expect it to.
Which brings me back to the title of this post....stop looking at the scars, they say. There is no point in thinking of the hurt that is now past.
But isn't it our past that shapes our future? Don;t the mistakes of our past become lessons for the future?
Stop resisting...my mind says...
but alas, the heart is deaf...
and dumb, and blind....
it only feels....sorrow n pain....anger n hurt....
and on those lucky days...some happiness...some smiles....
it wants to see light..but alas ... it doesn;t wish to realize...
it is forever blind!!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
Bombs...rockets...missiles....
The recent crisis in middle east has set me thinking, why does the world bombs? Have they ever done anything but take lives.
For a minute, imagine that a "bomb" was a person..and whenever this person went, he/she (i want no gender bias here) caused destruction and nothing else. What would we have done to it?
If it were the US government, it would have made special arrangements to make sure that Mr(s). Bomb produced as many offsprings as possible, and then stored them all away in silos. After this it would scare the world with its power, and would send one to any country who even hinted at having one.
If it were the Russian government, it would force Mr(s). Bomb to reproduce uncontrollably, and then without the resource to handle so many Bombs, things would go out of its hand. So now almost the entire world, except for the US, would have a bomb.
And if it were the chinese government, it would force Mr(s). Bomb to have only one child, and then neuter it. You know, thats how it is in China.
Ha ha
And on a totally different note, it has been reported that parents are now encouraging their
children to play near dangerous wells. Apparently the riches bestowed by the government on a
child who was recently recovered from a 60 ft borewell has prompted many parents to do so, some
even shoving their own childern down a well.
And on an even lighter note..italian footballer materazzi was served with a three match ban after being hit by Zidane on his chest. This has prompted several appeals in US courts by convicts who were punished for mugging and brutal assault. These convicts are asking the courts to also sentence the people whose heads, arms, legs etc. were broken, following the example of FIFA.
Now to end with a question. If conventional fuels (petrol, diesel etc.) are a dying breed, and are slowly growing more and more expensive, what on earth is keeping Honda from mass producing its fuel cell vehicle, which according to the claim on its website has been approved for commercial use since 2002???
Any answers????
For a minute, imagine that a "bomb" was a person..and whenever this person went, he/she (i want no gender bias here) caused destruction and nothing else. What would we have done to it?
If it were the US government, it would have made special arrangements to make sure that Mr(s). Bomb produced as many offsprings as possible, and then stored them all away in silos. After this it would scare the world with its power, and would send one to any country who even hinted at having one.
If it were the Russian government, it would force Mr(s). Bomb to reproduce uncontrollably, and then without the resource to handle so many Bombs, things would go out of its hand. So now almost the entire world, except for the US, would have a bomb.
And if it were the chinese government, it would force Mr(s). Bomb to have only one child, and then neuter it. You know, thats how it is in China.
Ha ha
And on a totally different note, it has been reported that parents are now encouraging their
children to play near dangerous wells. Apparently the riches bestowed by the government on a
child who was recently recovered from a 60 ft borewell has prompted many parents to do so, some
even shoving their own childern down a well.
And on an even lighter note..italian footballer materazzi was served with a three match ban after being hit by Zidane on his chest. This has prompted several appeals in US courts by convicts who were punished for mugging and brutal assault. These convicts are asking the courts to also sentence the people whose heads, arms, legs etc. were broken, following the example of FIFA.
Now to end with a question. If conventional fuels (petrol, diesel etc.) are a dying breed, and are slowly growing more and more expensive, what on earth is keeping Honda from mass producing its fuel cell vehicle, which according to the claim on its website has been approved for commercial use since 2002???
Any answers????
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
6 wierd things about me
Ok Ok, I know all those of you out there who know me would say that I am myself a wierd thing, but lets leave that one aside.
Following are six wierd things about me:
6. I can stay up till very late, and get up early in the morning
Of course, this is not including those times when night turns into morning, yet...
5. I can think of many things at a time
Quite wierd, right? Considering the fact that I can think about work while eating, think of what I am going to cook for dinner while in a client call(of course, paying equal attention to the client )
4. I can cook well
Many people won't believe me when I say this, but I am a decent cook. The only thing that keeps me from cooking daily is wierd thing 3, that is:
3. I am lazy
When it comes to being lazy, you just can't beat me at it. I was lazying this post off too, but....
2. I can remember a lot of things
Thats quite wierd you know, considering the fact that I still have clear memories of times when I was 3-4 years old...
1. I have seen God
Believe it, or not! I have seen God, had a chat with him, and then came back to this planet.
That;s why I am not afraid of dying, I know what;s on the other side of life.
The only important thing is, this is the only life you get. Thou shalt reap what thou sow!
Ok, now anyone whose feeling all pumped up reading the wierd things about me, why not take up the challenge n put up some wierd things about yourself up on your blog.
More posts to follow after another week, as I am travelling to Gujrat, MP & if time permits, the wet city(Mumbai)....
ciao
Following are six wierd things about me:
6. I can stay up till very late, and get up early in the morning
Of course, this is not including those times when night turns into morning, yet...
5. I can think of many things at a time
Quite wierd, right? Considering the fact that I can think about work while eating, think of what I am going to cook for dinner while in a client call(of course, paying equal attention to the client )
4. I can cook well
Many people won't believe me when I say this, but I am a decent cook. The only thing that keeps me from cooking daily is wierd thing 3, that is:
3. I am lazy
When it comes to being lazy, you just can't beat me at it. I was lazying this post off too, but....
2. I can remember a lot of things
Thats quite wierd you know, considering the fact that I still have clear memories of times when I was 3-4 years old...
1. I have seen God
Believe it, or not! I have seen God, had a chat with him, and then came back to this planet.
That;s why I am not afraid of dying, I know what;s on the other side of life.
The only important thing is, this is the only life you get. Thou shalt reap what thou sow!
Ok, now anyone whose feeling all pumped up reading the wierd things about me, why not take up the challenge n put up some wierd things about yourself up on your blog.
More posts to follow after another week, as I am travelling to Gujrat, MP & if time permits, the wet city(Mumbai)....
ciao
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