It will all make sense when we grow up...

an update on life...and about being married.

I realized today that I am not giving time to the things that I love. And I give it an excuse that there are a lot of things happening in my life. Yes, there are.

But today on my way back home I decided that I would try....try my best to bring back the things that I loved to do...things which I still love to do...write...read...music...

And hence this random blog after a long time.

Its true what people say. You can be pulled down by others only till the level you allow people to pull you down.  The problem is that all our life we are asked to be tolerant, and that acts as our enemy when we grow up. We are told by others of we are do is right or wrong and our every action needs an approval. And that carries to our work lives later.
Sit down and think for a while. Is that really needed? Does someone's Yes or No in what you do really change anything. It may satisfy some egos but will not get YOU anywhere in the long run. All you will do after a while is running around....chasing egos.

Somewhere this has to stop. Somewhere you have to realize that you are better than all this. And there is value to what you are outside of the approval closet that you have made.

"The World as we have created is a process of our thinking.
It cannot be changed without changing our thinking"

~ Albert Einstein

   

On other things... 

People ask me how is it to be married. 

Tricky question. But I will be honest...

Its great.

All the apprehensions that you carry before entering this "life-changing" journey suddenly flush away once you actually go ahead and do it.

Yes. I do think that it largely has to do with the partner you get, but I will still maintain...

You know what kind of a relationship you will have with that person in the long run within the first few moments that you meet the person the first time.

You know it just then, and that never ever changes.

So in short, for this update, its great to have someone to can get used to, someone you desperately wait to meet in the evenings, and someone you want to talk to through the night.

One of my mentors told me this --> "Marriage is a turning point. It changes the way you think. After that point, you start caring more about others, your close ones, than yourself."

Go ahead, make a decision. It surely changes your life.

Quote

Everyone has an opinion, only few have a reason
~ Prasad Narulkar

News = Twitter

So much information...

 

I am sometime amazed by the immense amount of information and data that passes our eyes everyday these days. Its so enriching...reading...analyzing...consuming and then evaluating.

I think of how life has drastically changed.  Take one day of your life in the year 2000. Think about it clearly. Live the moment and see it in your thoughts. Recall the conversations on that day...the news around you...your family...your friends...your dressing....all of it on that one day.
You will realize where we all were, and where we are now.

The change has been good. Yes it has.

But I cant stop myself from wondering if the good has reached its evil point.
And you would have thought so much information would only make you wiser, calmer, and at peace.

Adventures of the Social Media Man :D

This is not mine...but I couldnt resist blogging it !

I want to write...

I miss writing. Dont be confused. I meant actually writing down, with a pen and paper, instead of hearing the clicking sound of the keyboard and the letters appearing on screen in fixed fonts.

I dont know about you but I realised in a business meeting the other day, when I was taking notes, that I really really love carving letters on paper and making words into sentences. Its like creating something in your mind onto to paper. We dont give it the thought and the importance it deserves.

I think it just reminds me of childhood. When pen and paper and words where all we had. Beautiful typography and endless thoughts getting engraved on that paper. The virtual and technological typing has made me loose that essence of writing.

I still remember the diaries we used to maintain. I still have some of them. A glance at those pages, everyday posts and writings....the hand writing depicts the mood you were in...what you felt ; pen and paper has that power to take you back to that moment. Something that this blog can try but never achieve...atleast not to that level of reality.

Reality. Now thats an interesting topic.

aah... Windows

aahh... twitter...

Who decided?

I was whiling away time today...and was thinking about the old days...a look back at the days when I was younger...and how different the things were. Priorities were scarce...all that was on the mind was the homework and the exams coming up...or far most the ways of hiding your cheats and pranks from parents and teachers...
Yes...some of us romantics had the hearts melted by school or tuition love stories...and those floury  dream sequences of how perfect life is...
The point of this post however (...and I assure you this), is NOT the memory lane.

Ever thought how MONEY as a point of concern did not cross our minds until we finally graduated and were asked to search jobs to gain "experience" and build our careers. That is the point when most of realised the said importance of those notes and currencies.

I took out a Rs 1000 note from my wallet today...and stared at it aimlessly. As I looked at the crisp piece of paper...I started conversing with it as if it were an entity capable of replying my questions...
"Who decided you should be of value?"
I looked at it for seconds....and went on...
" Who decided that you, a piece of paper, be given so much of importance? When mankind said that whoever owns more pieces of paper would be richer, why did everyone agree?
I remember reading about the "Tulip Mania" which occurred in the 16th century where the flowers were used as tools of speculation and almost replaced currency and gold.
Doesnt it sound crazy? All of us humans running after something that in reality has no value...but is forced 'value' upon.
Its like me deciding "I am God" and the rest of the world starts following that as a rule, almost blindly!

Everything seems meaningless when you look at it from this point of view doesnt it?
If mankind has equal right of life on this planet then why is the so called "wealth"  not equally divided among all?
I wont say it would be an easier choice...but it would level the ground for starters..."

I know the thought has an endless and aimless end....but I cant help wondering the consequences (wont say benefits...because I am sure there are flaws here too) of a level field for entire mankind...and where there is no concept of money...everyone is obliged and worried only about utilising the resources this planet offers in a economical manner.

Why should you be asked to dream of becoming "rich" ? 
Shouldn't the dream be living , enjoying the gift of life instead?