Man is 'Mitey'

Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' is the best book I've ever read in my life. I have just read half of it and I love it more than India loves cricket. It is such a good book despite being from a non-fiction genre and that too SCIENCE, of all things. Any bibliophile who hasnt read this book doesnt know what a book is. Its about well, A short history of nearly everything. Starting from how earth was born to our present state.

But a book review wasnt the sole intention of this post. As I read more and more about our universe, I was just awestruck on how biiiiig it is. The fact that it is millions and billions of light years in size made no impact on me when I learnt them in school. But if you see them through analogies which are related to our daily life objects, it is literally 'Beyond Imagination'. And then, when I look upon myself, or even the human race as a whole I feel we are nothing more than a mite(hence the title). The universe is enormous, gigantic and so huge that adjectives fail to describe its scale.

Humans are bent on destroying this wonderful planet incessantly for what they call is 'technological development', but they forget that even though they may be very' might'y amongst current life forms, on universal scale they are to small to be even a 'mite'. Just a small event some light years away (i.e some billion odd kilometers away) and we'd be wiped from the face of earth, somewhat like the dinosaurs.

Its time we realize and feel humble about the life that has been given to us and our relationship with such a special planet which is our home. The forces of nature, not to mention the universe are too great to be tamed by any damn creation of we humans. All these talks of 'human spirit' and 'grit' are non-sense if there are no humans to tell the tale. The past is a witness of what became of even the mightiest of creatures. I know people might question it saying, what has the universe has to do with the amount of deforestation and mining, yada yada yada. But those who have carefully read the history of universe and the planet will not raise such cynical queries.

The sooner we mend our ways, the better.

KISS ;)

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J

Till Death Do us Part

I am not a big fan of weddings. My cousins and uncles and aunts often tease me that they'll make sure my marriage will be Hard-core ritualistic event. I often rebuke vehemently giving them some Masala (Spicy talk) to talk about.

But lets leave all that in the closet. Just from a purely objective point of view, I like those British-Christian kind of weddings. All those guests in suits and pretty dresses and the bride in white dress, coming down the aisle. Ya, I know probably its all movie-inspired, but that's the way it is.I dont quite prefer the best man & women kind of things. (The kind of 'cross-connection' they show in movies...)

I am a classy person at heart. Even though currently I might not have resources for that life but one can always dream :)

Anyways, another thing I like is the lack of senseless pomp and show. Marriage is a solemn affair and I see no reason why all of the town should be invited to it. It is consistent with my philosophy of "Keep it simple Silly.." It doesnt mean you dont celebrate.. Why else should there be a grand lavish party at night? ;)

I know the comments shall be- "Are you planning to get married?", "Who's the lucky girl" blah blah.. My ans- Nothing guys!! just a random thought came to my mind. I have no intentions to get married for atleast the next 7-8 years. Am just 18 Yaaaarr!! :)

Just A random, silly teenag-ish post this one. :P

KISS ;)

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J

Another Strike! Yet Again

So, another terrorist attack on our nation. This time at High Court, New Delhi. They have struck the heart of India and whats even more disgusting that they had carried a similar blast at the same place on 25 May.. What does this suggest?

Indians have been used to such attacks now. Someday or the other a blast takes place, a few die..

An uproar for a day or two. Some idiot intellectuals blabber on News shows and we all forget.

News channels always carry taglines -"The spirit of Mumbaikars", "Dil walon ki dilli" and all nonsense..

What else are we supposed to do? We feel so helpless.

Over that, idiot politicians (I dare not use any more adjectives or I shall be served with a breach of privilege notice) come out making the most incredible solemn face and say- "These attacks cant be stopped". I feel like slapping them. Why the hell have we elected you if you cant stop them. Better step down and let someone better take charge.

Secondly, everyone shouts that "Terrorism has no religion". Another very big lie. and thanks to ultra-stupid & criminal members of something called-"Abhinav Bharat", the volume has increases even more nowadays. It's a obvious fact that 90% of the terrorist attacks aren't carried out by Hindus.

This bring me to another point, Minority appeasement. The Congress (& several others too) have explicitly supported minorities and trying to portray them as the innocent bystanders whenever a group of that community has been found involved in such acts. May it be Rahul Gandhi advocating for SIMI, or that Digvijay (Only I know how much restrain have I shown for not putting any adjectives) shouting on Batla House & the prolific factory of terrorists- "Azamgarh". And following the same policy, people have got the guts to ask for pardon to AFZAL GURU? You seriously believe he should be pardoned???

I am not suggesting that all people belonging to a minority are terrorists. But no other community votes on the basis of whether a terrorist should be pardoned or not. Whether they should be allowed to carry out attacks or not? The entire community shouts when a suspected terrorist is nabbed.. Doesn't this cast serious questions on the patriotism of that community..

I am not a RSS supporter, I have nothing to do with BJP or any "Right-wing" organization either.

But the questions mentioned above are not only just thought provoking but also need to be put forward to the media, to the politicos, to the entire nation.

May God bless the nation in these painful times.

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J

A Topsy Turvy World 2.0

Ya, I know the titles is sounding a bit used up & cliched. You might be thinking that have I run out of ideas?
No, I spent almost 2 days thinking about the title but I could fine none better than this.
Well right now my Life is in a delicate stage. Not that something crucial is coming up but the fact is I have lots & lots of time. Free time, Leisure time, Holidays and a lot more.
The reason I call it topsy-turvy because I am in an absolute state of fix on how to go about it. Every moment of the time I spend will have a hell lot of significant impact on the days to come. Someday I do things well, with considerable utilization, other days are just pure wastes.

Also, its not like that I dont have anything to do. Infact I have more than I could handle. There's CSI, IEEE, College studies, CAT preparation, working hard on my studies, working on my research... You know what's the stranger thing? I just dont seem to enjoy books.. Books were my best friend. I used to devour novel upon novel in a week, and now.. Now, the stage is such that I dont like reading even 4-5 pages..

I am in a real confusing stage right now. When I do something, my mind gets diverted  to other things that I am not doing! I feel like I am missing out on something.. My friend suggested me to prioritize things but its easier said then done.
I cannot hide behind the "teenage behavioural" excuse. Because earlier this year when I was more teenag-ish, I gave my best performance in past 4 years, battling through similar circumstances..

Thats the benefit of venting out, when you discuss the problem you get a solution to it. :) I guess I am expecting too much from myself. In the process I have forgotten that I am 'living'. It seems in all the furore surrounding my existence, I just forgot to live
I must take a step back and take one step at a time. Do what the immediate task is. As Paulo Coelho puts it so beautifully- "When in doubt, just take the next small step." :)

So, let me take a step back and let things sort themselves out :) Perhaps I have made them more complicated than they actually are(nt)
I hope my next post will bring some positive news :)

Ciao
Love
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J