The days go by even slower than I thought they could. Its amazing how slowly time can pass when you have absolutely nothing to do and how quickly it can pass if you want to do something within a limited period of time. Life has seldom been as frustrating and I am as lost as you can get when you can be lost and suddenly nothing is clear. I came across this mail which I had received some time back and that got me thinking as to what I believe in, see how much do you believe in and tell me about it:
1) I believe that life comes by only once and we never realize its value until its too late.
2) I believe most of us won’t live to a ripe old age like our forefathers.
3) I believe that my friends are the only reason for my questionable sanity in this world overflowing with insanity.
4) I believe music is a gift from the gods and can whet the appetite of the soul for peace.
5) I believe that money can only give you a temporary sense of satisfaction, it’s the people you know and love who actually complete your life.
6) I believe that all of us have a duty towards society being the educated youth of our nation.
7) I believe that many of the people you call your friends today may not know you a year from now.
8) I believe that violence is the solution offered to and accepted by the desperate because they find it easier to act as animals rather than humans.
9) I believe that there is no organized or any other type of religion that can give you true peace. Religion in the present day is merely another reason to kill your fellow human beings.
10) I believe there is a God but I have no idea as to who or what he is. And I believe that no religion knows this either.
11) I believe that someday we will know why we were actually placed on this planet.
12) I believe that there is no extra-terrestrial life out there and in the remote possibility of their existence we do not deserve to know them because they are downright dumb for not contacting us for so many millennia.
13) I believe that every individual needs his/her own space on which nobody has a right to intrude upon.
14) I believe that it is never to late to meet up with lost friends.
15) I believe that the borders of this world should be torn down so that we can form a world community that strives for the betterment of the human race.
16) I believe that most of us will live the lives our parents have lived and someday we will use the same words they use on us in the present day.
17) I believe we will all die someday and should appreciate everything and everyone we have with us. (Though I need some coaching in that regard)
18) I believe that most of us will die anonymous with a handful of people actually feeling the loss of our departure.
19) I believe that most of us will never become what we dreamed of becoming.
20) I believe that there are few things as beautiful as a sunrise, sunset, a storm, a baby smiling, a star studded sky, the clouds floating across the sky and the face of the one you love.
21) I believe most of us will not meet our ideal partner for life but will learn to appreciate and love whomever we may settle down with.
22) I believe that machines will never rule over man in our lifetimes but we are to become more and more dependent on them with the passage of time so much so that machines will perform the most menial tasks.
23) I believe that the population explosion I this country will be its undoing.
24) I believe that racism, regionalism and communalism are the three worst enemies of mankind and will be its undoing.
25) I believe we have rights but we are too lazy to use them

 

Tragedy in India

A modern day tragedy of sorts tidal waves struck the east coast of India this morning and has caused widespread havoc all over India and Sri Lanka and many other South east Asian countries. What are the casualties, what are the damages, how many will be reduced to begging, how much relief is provided, how many get the relief they deserve will all be seen in the coming days . A short prayer for those affected.
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Christmas went well, actually better than expected and that makes you appreciate family.No matter how close or distant you are to them, at times they prove to be lifesavers.Christmassy feelings fade in the light of the general hype accompanying Christmas and at times I begin to wonder whether a peaceful and quiet Christmas without the now requisite orgy of celebrations is possible. I am all for the celebrations of all festivals and i also believe that no festival should be restricted to a religion however these days the true spirit of festivals seems to be being forgotten with everything having become a sound, lights and pyrotechnics event. Whether to blame the media, commercialization of festivals by individuals, religious leaders who seem to encourage closed minds or an unknown entity that I dont know, I know not but what I know is that I preferred the old style of celebrations where peace accompanied a festival and no festival was a game of one upmanship. Maybe I am growing older faster than I should but then there seems to be no solution for it either. 

Back where I belong and trying to get back to all the routines I normally call 'life'. While most seem to be going on paths of self discovery and discovery of truths I remain ever the same, untouched by anything continuing in routines I would give an arm and leg to change.
The truth always hurts but realization stings. Its worse when you trick yourself into beleiving things a small voice in your heart tells you are not the way they seem. Eventualities exist but delaying them gives no pleasure or joy. No matter what I do to try and avoid it it creeps around corners to meet me. A friend of mine regrets using escapism to escape reality but then at times an escape is perhaps the best thing to have. As James Bond is rightly advised by Q in a movie; always have an escape plan. Sad part is there was no escape planned and am caught between whether to sit and figure out a plan to escape or whether I want to even escape at all.
 

Back..though I wish not yet

I have finally returned from my travels and am quite frankly rather exhausted from my trip. Kerala is a very beautiful place and it is difficult to tear yourself away from its embrace to return to the mayhem of a city like Bombay. Been walking the last few days and legs feel more like rubber than flesh but then it isn't such a bad feeling either. Dead tired but have managed to stay awake the whole day and now am beginning to regret having done that. Sleep beckons and refuses to leave me in peace. I give in.