It has been a while since I wrote anything here. I have been
saving notes as text messages every now-and-then, when I felt like I had
something to write. A month of such notes and today I read them all. I do not
remember having written anything of that sort. Mindless!
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I wrote a note about why I, like everyone else around, still
seemed to crave competition. Hasn't it today, become a part of our everyday
life? Or, I wonder, if I am being too un-creative to ignore the fact that only
the fittest survived life on earth; ever. Think of people who claimed that
there was enough for everyone's need on earth (To later add - "But not for
everyone's greed"). Why then, does every being compete?
The thought, returned to me while I was driving back home. I got a
minor delight when I crossed past a slower vehicle. When I realized my delight,
out of my usual curiosity to analyze its genuineness, I asked if it all made
sense at all? The driver had begun at a different place. He was heading to a
different place. We had different vehicles and different priorities. Above all,
we had different paths. Why then, do I momentarily feel better, having
overtaken his vehicle?
Then I brood over, how it is the same about our lives too. We all
begin and end at different points. Our lives are mere encounters with other
lives. We exist today and would do so for another bunch of years. And then, we
disappear. Happiness, achievement and success would mean nothing. If only, the
point in time- now- did not exist.
But it does, so, I guess, our life is explained!
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I saw this movie long back. I do not remember the name or the
actors. Well, I am not even too sure if it was a movie at all. Maybe, I had
read it somewhere and made up an illusion of a video. Surprisingly, the words I
remember are pretty clear somehow...
She said," Are you trying to tell me that his love for me
would not last forever? Stop trying. I know it. And what is fabulous is that I
understand it better than you do. All I want you to know, further, is that it
doesn't matter, for today he is madly in love with me. In anticipation of an
unknown future, I cannot ruin what I have now. What follows, follows."
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An interview question- "What is the one word with
which you would describe yourself?" I answered, "Tolerant"
As a result of that answer, and several others, I had gotten that
job. I did not take it for some reasons. But today, I am glad. I wouldn't have
fulfilled what I had promised.
Now, I know that I am by far the most intolerant person I know!
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Environment is no longer just an optional subject in college
useful for scoring a better grade. It is probably a great industry to work in.
It is also probably a new field to learn and research. It is probably a great
new arena of opportunities. It is also a cool 'word' to associate with. It
makes you sound grown up that you are environment-conscious.
I wonder, where Environment was hiding all these millions of years
while we got busy making fire, inventing the wheel, beginning to hunt,
forgetting and re-learning to swim, inventing marriage, building colonies,
ruling worlds, making world peace (and love), creating countries, fighting for
freedom and finally looking for jobs...
Did we have an Environment, all this while? Where was the
environment, I wonder...
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I think the city's traffic manners suck, totally!
He overtakes from the left, on a dangerously narrow road at 60 kmph.
He honks at people waiting for the signal to turn green from red. In
fact, I sometimes think he isn’t tested for colour blindness. The amber colour
looks green to him.
He stops and parks on turnings.
He definitely takes all lady-bike-riders for granted. “She’ll wait.” “She’ll
stop.” “She’ll slow down”
In fact, these days, even she
thinks while crossing the road, “She ought to stop and let me walk first”
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Chance encounters
Thanks to the Telangana/ RTC bandh that seems endless, roads have,
for a long while now been ripped off public transport. No buses. Auto-walahs are expecting exorbitant
pays. I shouldn't blame them either, I guess, they say they're paying three
times the price for fuel nowadays.
Okay, point anyway is that I have decided to help people with
lifts on my Activa, whenever and where-ever possible. I think, we should all
keep helping and moving around.
And trust me, you ll get to meet really interesting people from
interesting and interesting destinations.
Also, I think it is time we show nothing is really going to stop
us. Not the RTC bandh, definitely!
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Speaking about the bandh reminds me of something my boss was
speaking about.
Creative Dharnas.
He was saying that the parties involved should now get creative to
prove their points. They should do something that would affect the government
but not the common-man's routine. Difficult it is to think of one such thing,
because you know, in the end, even if it is RTC that’s bearing the loss, we must
remember that it is all our money. It is public money.
Anyway, can someone actually think of an efficient Creative
Dharna?
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