First (and definitely the most), i would like to appreciate the time and effort everyone has put in and posted the comments.. and yes, i have to agree with what Sankalpa said (although i too didnt get in one reading what he meant to say in his post!) I do rather love to hear what thoughts my thoughts provoke into people's brains. People who have no clue of what i'm saying are requested to read the comments.
But i'm posting something that serves to justify Sankalpa's point and illustrate how your thoughts can provoke new thoughts in my brain too! Its a poem i finished today morning. I was thinking along these lines since coupla days, but Sankalpa's descriptions of the "sexy girl" sure took my thoughts in a new direction! I was thinking of making this into a song and had taken up my guitar too, but it seemed the "poem-ish" types! So here it is!
Since it was just a few hours back that i've finished this, i dont have a title for it yet. Suggestions for titles are encouraged in your replies, folks! Even if they are longer than
"Walking on the fine line between love and crushes!"
I cant deny i love her smile
But would that change after a while?
And i long for her every touch
Tomorrow would i feel just as much?
And every time i see her face
It takes me to that special place
But would i stay there all my life?
Would i want her to be my wife?
There is no doubt, i find her cute
But i'm not sure that wont transmute
And she's hot, that i'll concede
But is she all that i'll ever need?
Just thinking of this femme petite
Makes my heart always skip a beat
Would this feeling last all my life?
Would i want her to be my wife?
At the crossroads of love and life
I'm face to face with this odd choice
Yet after all this joy and strife
I just can't seem to find my voice..
How can i say that this emotion
Is nothing else but love for sure
For i am not certain if my notion
Can live up to the word's grandeur..
When i'm not sure of what i feel
A name for it then how do i find?
With matters of heart how do i deal
With arguments born inside my mind?
I guess the poem says it all and so I have nothing more to say about it except that this is one of my EXTREMELY rare, open ended poems, in the sense that I have not drawn it to any conclusions. Tell me what you think of this.
On another note, my fortunate friends who attended the IRON MAIDEN concert have told me that it was fabulous, and BRUCE DICKINSON said that they'l be back soon, and if it gets really awesome, the'd be having an annual EDDFEST in India every year!!!
\m/ hell yeah!!!
Av
March 23, 2007
March 22, 2007
Life's measurands..
Coming back to the earlier thread of thought, whats really important in life is perfectly illustrated by this poem, which is one of my favourite short poems..
WHEN first my way to fair I took
Few pence in purse had I;
And long I used to stand and look
At things I could not buy.
Now times are altered: if I care
To buy a thing, I can;
The pence are here and there's the fair,
But where's the lost young man?
To think that two and two are four
And neither five nor three;
The heart of man has long been sore
And long 'tis like to be.
A.E. Housman
reminds me of a hindi couplet..
"chaahe jitne ikatthe kar lo
sona, chandi, heere, moti
yaad rakhna aye yaar mere bas
kafan ko koi jeb nahi hoti.."
The little verse aptly ilustrates the point that materialistic achievements are only short-lived.
Measure your life, with not the number of breaths you take, but with the number of moments that take your breath away!
Measure your life, with not the dreams that you see when you are asleep, but with the number of dreams that don't let you sleep until they are achieved!
Measure your life, with not the number of times you stumbled and fell, but the number of times you got up and fought your way to victory!
Drawing from yesterday's post, when one thinks on these lines:
Is it WRONG to choose any of the three lives?
Or is it wrong to CHOOSE any of the three lives?
Av
WHEN first my way to fair I took
Few pence in purse had I;
And long I used to stand and look
At things I could not buy.
Now times are altered: if I care
To buy a thing, I can;
The pence are here and there's the fair,
But where's the lost young man?
To think that two and two are four
And neither five nor three;
The heart of man has long been sore
And long 'tis like to be.
A.E. Housman
reminds me of a hindi couplet..
"chaahe jitne ikatthe kar lo
sona, chandi, heere, moti
yaad rakhna aye yaar mere bas
kafan ko koi jeb nahi hoti.."
The little verse aptly ilustrates the point that materialistic achievements are only short-lived.
Measure your life, with not the number of breaths you take, but with the number of moments that take your breath away!
Measure your life, with not the dreams that you see when you are asleep, but with the number of dreams that don't let you sleep until they are achieved!
Measure your life, with not the number of times you stumbled and fell, but the number of times you got up and fought your way to victory!
Drawing from yesterday's post, when one thinks on these lines:
Is it WRONG to choose any of the three lives?
Or is it wrong to CHOOSE any of the three lives?
Av
March 21, 2007
WEEKEND getaway!
I forgot to mention that on Sunday, me and 11 other colleagues of mine had gone for a ride to and trek up sinhagadh. As you can see in the pics, we had a helluva fun!!
dont even ask me what i'm doing in the last one!!
dont even ask me what i'm doing in the last one!!
Life: deconstructed..
Continuing with my reflections on life..
Like i mentioned in my last blog, Einstein said you can live your life in two ways.. I say you can live it in three..
When all is said and done, you can look back on your life and you realize you have lived either of these three..
1) A life of SURVIVAL
You are born, you live because you are alive, you wander about aimlessly, direction-less.. Like the scent of a flower wafting on the breeze.. Only in this case there is not beauty involved.. You are passive existence personified. There's hardly more to this life than not dying.. And then someday you die..
The general person comes under this one.
2) A life of SUCCESS
You are born, you live because you have a mission. And that mission is to climb as high, walk as far and fast and to be the best that you can possibly be. Every waking moment of your life, you are thinking about your agenda, only your agenda generally contains only one word, "ME". People generally would remember you with anecdotes of success.. (and sometimes bottled feelings of hate and resentment). Personal success is all that there is to this life.. And then someday you die..
Most celebrities and successful industrialists come in this category.
3) A life of SIGNIFICANCE
You are born, and you live because you only feel truly alive when you are helping others lead a better life. You sacrifice personal progress for the cause of a greater common good. Inside your heart and mind, you believe that the progress of people around you is a direct indication of your progress. Your agenda is to make a difference, however small, to the world, so that people remember you with gratitude. You live for the betterment of others and it is through their happiness that you experience contentment and happiness filling your life. And then someday you die..
Men generally accepted to be "great human-beings" fall in this category.
We have all undoubtedly known people from all three categories. Some we feel proud of, some we feel jealous of, and yet others we feel a pity towards. We ourselves seems to live all three ways though out daily lives. And we all know that just trying for one of the three is sometimes not the only way to ensure we can actually live that life.
Which one do you choose?? Do you choose passivity because you have to die someday anyway? Do you choose to make the best of your life just because of the fact that you have so little time here? Or do you rather sacrifice immediate pleasures for a stake at immortality?
or is it that an unknown entity called "fate" decides and its not your choice at all what your life is??
Av
Like i mentioned in my last blog, Einstein said you can live your life in two ways.. I say you can live it in three..
When all is said and done, you can look back on your life and you realize you have lived either of these three..
1) A life of SURVIVAL
You are born, you live because you are alive, you wander about aimlessly, direction-less.. Like the scent of a flower wafting on the breeze.. Only in this case there is not beauty involved.. You are passive existence personified. There's hardly more to this life than not dying.. And then someday you die..
The general person comes under this one.
2) A life of SUCCESS
You are born, you live because you have a mission. And that mission is to climb as high, walk as far and fast and to be the best that you can possibly be. Every waking moment of your life, you are thinking about your agenda, only your agenda generally contains only one word, "ME". People generally would remember you with anecdotes of success.. (and sometimes bottled feelings of hate and resentment). Personal success is all that there is to this life.. And then someday you die..
Most celebrities and successful industrialists come in this category.
3) A life of SIGNIFICANCE
You are born, and you live because you only feel truly alive when you are helping others lead a better life. You sacrifice personal progress for the cause of a greater common good. Inside your heart and mind, you believe that the progress of people around you is a direct indication of your progress. Your agenda is to make a difference, however small, to the world, so that people remember you with gratitude. You live for the betterment of others and it is through their happiness that you experience contentment and happiness filling your life. And then someday you die..
Men generally accepted to be "great human-beings" fall in this category.
We have all undoubtedly known people from all three categories. Some we feel proud of, some we feel jealous of, and yet others we feel a pity towards. We ourselves seems to live all three ways though out daily lives. And we all know that just trying for one of the three is sometimes not the only way to ensure we can actually live that life.
Which one do you choose?? Do you choose passivity because you have to die someday anyway? Do you choose to make the best of your life just because of the fact that you have so little time here? Or do you rather sacrifice immediate pleasures for a stake at immortality?
or is it that an unknown entity called "fate" decides and its not your choice at all what your life is??
Av
March 17, 2007
Beyond the materialistic..
"THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT THINGS.."
that is what a t-shirt of one of my most enthusiastic colleagues at the department says. The simple piece of clothing speaks more than a quite a few books on philosophy and life put together.. :D
It reminds us of what is really important in life, and how we give importance to whats really trifle.. Reminds me of one of my favourite quotes by Albert Einstein:
"There are two ways to live your life, one is to live as if nothing is a miracle and the other is to live as if everything is.."
Another little anecdote comes to mind :
A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders of the World." Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many." The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help".
The girl hesitated, then read: "I think the 'Seven Wonders of the World' are:
1. To See
2. To Hear
3. To Touch
4. To Taste
5. To Feel
6. To Laugh
7. To Love
The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
The little story aptly illustrates what we forget to remember through our lives.. :D
There is much more to life then not dying, and its emotions and feelings are what keep us separate from the lower life forms. I believe its most vital for us to keep this gap!!
" The most precious things in life don't have price-tags"
Av
that is what a t-shirt of one of my most enthusiastic colleagues at the department says. The simple piece of clothing speaks more than a quite a few books on philosophy and life put together.. :D
It reminds us of what is really important in life, and how we give importance to whats really trifle.. Reminds me of one of my favourite quotes by Albert Einstein:
"There are two ways to live your life, one is to live as if nothing is a miracle and the other is to live as if everything is.."
Another little anecdote comes to mind :
A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders of the World." Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many." The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help".
The girl hesitated, then read: "I think the 'Seven Wonders of the World' are:
1. To See
2. To Hear
3. To Touch
4. To Taste
5. To Feel
6. To Laugh
7. To Love
The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
The little story aptly illustrates what we forget to remember through our lives.. :D
There is much more to life then not dying, and its emotions and feelings are what keep us separate from the lower life forms. I believe its most vital for us to keep this gap!!
" The most precious things in life don't have price-tags"
Av
March 16, 2007
The Gods are here!!
D-day Dawns!!
\m/
Iron Maiden, the gods of metal are finally in India and slated to perform at Palace Grounds, B'lore tomorrow.. and from what i hear, they've brought more than just a plane-ful of their gear along! people said that the costs involved were so high, we'd have cactuses in our homes for Christmas trees before Maiden would ever perform in India.. the paramedics are gonna have to come in to get those people's foot out of their mouths now.. cause guess what, IRON MAIDEN ARE HERE and they are gonna BURN THE FRIGGIN' STAGE DOWN tomo night!!
on a slightly more sedate note, there's two things i'm not happy about..
1) Being the good student i am supposed to be, i have to stay back in Pune and give a project presentation that is so vital, I'll fail my post-grad if i don't give it.. other than that there was nothing that could possibly stop from going to B'lore to watch the Gods in flesh!!
2) one of the band from INDIA thats gonna open for Iron Maiden is called FtN. the band is from Delhi and they won the Campus Rock Idols '07. i'd been to the finals, cause they were held at Elysium, Pune and i've listened to them play live. i have to admit they are decently tight (and i've been listening to an mp3 copy of Provoke Me for the last three days continuosly.. hehe). i mean if they won the CRI07 they gotta be good, right? and they are!
but then again.. they are a nu-metal band. oooooohhh! that changes the equation terribly doesnt it? they played KORN and Rage Against The Machine Covers at the CRI..
then again, look at the other opening acts..
a) laureen harris, the daughter of steve harris, the bassist of Maiden ( and i have NO idea what kinda music she's into, but then hey, look at the lineage!)
b) parikrama - no comments, except " is this some kinda joke??"
is an amateur nu-metal college band with just two original compositions, and a rock and roll band, all that India has to offer to the absolute GODS of HEAVY METAL?
ps:
poster of the concert
http://bp1.blogger.com/_eP3Fy6YdM2o/RdjZUwW43oI/AAAAAAAAADI/9VyPaNSN7_g/s1600-h/india_poster.jpg
\m/
Iron Maiden, the gods of metal are finally in India and slated to perform at Palace Grounds, B'lore tomorrow.. and from what i hear, they've brought more than just a plane-ful of their gear along! people said that the costs involved were so high, we'd have cactuses in our homes for Christmas trees before Maiden would ever perform in India.. the paramedics are gonna have to come in to get those people's foot out of their mouths now.. cause guess what, IRON MAIDEN ARE HERE and they are gonna BURN THE FRIGGIN' STAGE DOWN tomo night!!
on a slightly more sedate note, there's two things i'm not happy about..
1) Being the good student i am supposed to be, i have to stay back in Pune and give a project presentation that is so vital, I'll fail my post-grad if i don't give it.. other than that there was nothing that could possibly stop from going to B'lore to watch the Gods in flesh!!
2) one of the band from INDIA thats gonna open for Iron Maiden is called FtN. the band is from Delhi and they won the Campus Rock Idols '07. i'd been to the finals, cause they were held at Elysium, Pune and i've listened to them play live. i have to admit they are decently tight (and i've been listening to an mp3 copy of Provoke Me for the last three days continuosly.. hehe). i mean if they won the CRI07 they gotta be good, right? and they are!
but then again.. they are a nu-metal band. oooooohhh! that changes the equation terribly doesnt it? they played KORN and Rage Against The Machine Covers at the CRI..
then again, look at the other opening acts..
a) laureen harris, the daughter of steve harris, the bassist of Maiden ( and i have NO idea what kinda music she's into, but then hey, look at the lineage!)
b) parikrama - no comments, except " is this some kinda joke??"
is an amateur nu-metal college band with just two original compositions, and a rock and roll band, all that India has to offer to the absolute GODS of HEAVY METAL?
ps:
poster of the concert
http://bp1.blogger.com/_eP3Fy6YdM2o/RdjZUwW43oI/AAAAAAAAADI/9VyPaNSN7_g/s1600-h/india_poster.jpg
March 14, 2007
A journey of a thousand miles.... begins with a deep breath!!
This is the inaugural post of my blog, and what better way to start off other than with a poem i wrote last night at 3 A.M... here goes..
Kaleidoscope of Pain
I look through my inward eye again
To explore deep within me;
Peer through the kaleidoscope of pain
And decipher what i see..
With every nudge that life does give
The colours rearrange;
The emotions and thoughts i feel and live
Take forms new and strange..
Sometimes i feel that pain and pleasure
Are illusions, and no more;
That guard the elusive priceless treasure
Locked behind perception's door..
Pain proves itself a beautiful thing
That reveals a new paradigm;
The notes of sadness frequently ring
Across the melody of time..
Pleasure, although feels good to feel
Is poison to the mind;
Shrouding our eyes from what is real
Till perception goes blind..
Its sadness that lends us its wings
To rise above the mundane;
To us what glimpses of truth brings
Is the kaleidoscope of pain..
Yet withing this constant change somewhere
Myself i try to find;
I essay to seek the truth, and dare
To break the bonds that bind..
My inwards quest for truth shall sustain
Till i can open my eyes;
And not need any kaleidoscope to gain
My first glimpses of Paradise..
Av
Kaleidoscope of Pain
I look through my inward eye again
To explore deep within me;
Peer through the kaleidoscope of pain
And decipher what i see..
With every nudge that life does give
The colours rearrange;
The emotions and thoughts i feel and live
Take forms new and strange..
Sometimes i feel that pain and pleasure
Are illusions, and no more;
That guard the elusive priceless treasure
Locked behind perception's door..
Pain proves itself a beautiful thing
That reveals a new paradigm;
The notes of sadness frequently ring
Across the melody of time..
Pleasure, although feels good to feel
Is poison to the mind;
Shrouding our eyes from what is real
Till perception goes blind..
Its sadness that lends us its wings
To rise above the mundane;
To us what glimpses of truth brings
Is the kaleidoscope of pain..
Yet withing this constant change somewhere
Myself i try to find;
I essay to seek the truth, and dare
To break the bonds that bind..
My inwards quest for truth shall sustain
Till i can open my eyes;
And not need any kaleidoscope to gain
My first glimpses of Paradise..
Av
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