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4月29日 Phone Ain't working I slammed my phone on the floor and it doesn’t work any more. Don’t ask me why I did that but it is broken and I can’t make or receive calls. It does work once in a while if I kind of tweak it. But as I am writing this it isn’t working. I had a fight at home because I was constantly asked why I am moody and why I am not cheerful these days. It gets frustrating after sometime when people ask the same question repeatedly. So was the case with my friends. Everything is alright, it has nothing to do with work, it has not got to do with anything or anyone. Why can I not like silence and not talk for a while? I do understand the concern.
I am having some light moments. It’s nice to feel that someone wakes up in the morning and thinks of you and calls you immediately. I slept out side on a hammock and I found myself sun burnt. A little play in the water and I am back to my old boring life to wake up in the morning tomorrow and go to the office again. Dream Come True by Divhttp://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfkd968n_6cstc9k(Author: Divya) I have this as a link coz this is a long document and I cannot post everything on my blog as an entry. This story is supposed to be fictional, so please do not ask any questions about the characters. 4月28日 Alexander the greatAlexander, the great
He won each war, every battle the word defeat did not exist- the world at his feet to be crushed at will Drunk on victories unbeaten, unvanquished
He was the greatest till, one day
He came face to face with death
Death just smiled and said, "Checkmate" I want everyone to help me rememeber the exact words of the poem. But any how Alexander, the man who is known to have conquered almost 1/4th of the world has been refered to as the greatest by some and as a beast by others. He has been a mythological charecter in the greek world but his name is speculated to be mentioned in quran, bible and in lot of other religious books. I lost a very valueble book and the poem was written in it. I dont rememeber the exact words any more. So..... 4月24日 Anonymous package and a CheaterI received a package from India from a friend of Shreyas addressed to me. I don’t know the person who used my address with my out my knowledge and permission. I just took it instead of returning it coz of Shreyas. So, few days’ later Shreyas asks me to return the package back to India to a different address but not the address from where it actually came from. I asked him for an explanation for why my address was used. The story unfolds. The package was sent by a girl to his BF. The so called BF lied to her saying he lives in US and is doing his Master’s. For the past few months they chat online and he calls the girl over her mobile with a calling card bought from US so that the girl sees a US number on her mobile. He managed to convince her that he left to US after finishing his bachelors. (The girl knows the guy from college and they were going out since). It took a couple of weeks for the package to arrive to my address and the girl kept pestering the guy to read a note to her sent with the gift. No one had any Idea what was there inside the package. Shreyas opens the package and he finds a note, a T-Shirt and Sun glasses. He mails the content to the guy and supposedly the message was read to the girl. Now the girl started asking him to wear the T-shirt and Sunglasses and send a picture so that she feels good. The guy has to receive the package from me to actually wear the T-Shirt and Sunglasses so that he can take pictures and send it to the girl. Shreyas found a job and he had to move to Boston. So I was asked to mail the gift back to the guy. Since I heard the story I was completely against it. I refused to be involved in any of it and I told Shreyas that I am gonna send the package to him and he can do what ever he wants with it. I don’t know if the girl knows now that the guy cheated her and has been lying to her for months now. Well that’s not the point. The point is the girl knew this guy for 4 years in college during their bachelors. They were going out for 3 years. Yet the guy cheated her. This is not the first time that I have heard such a thing or seen such a thing. I have heard stories worse than this. But sometimes we trust someone so much (even with out ever meeting a person) despite what you see and what you hear in your daily life. Why? Hope!! 4月20日 Do Pal Ruka Khwabon ka karvanVeer-Zaara::
Do Pal Ruka Khwabon Ka Karvan
Aur Phir Chal Diyeh Tum Kahan Hum Kahaan Do Pal Ki Thi Yeh Dilon Ki Daastaan Aur Phir Chal Diyeh Tum Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum The Ke Thi Koi Ujli Kiran
Tum The Yaa Koi Kali Muskayi Thi Tum The Yaa Sapnon Kaa Thaa Saavan Tum The Ke Khushiyon Ki Ghataa Chaayehe Thi Tum The Ke Thaa Koi Phool Khilaa Tum The Yaa Milaa Thaa Mujhe Nayaa Jahaan Tum The Yaa Khushboo Hawaon Mein Thi
Tum The Yaa Rang Saari Dishaaon Mein The Tum The Yaa Roshni Raahon Mein Thi Tum The Yaa Geet Goonje Fizaaon Mein The Tum The Mile Yaa Mili Thi Manzilein Tum The Ke Thaa Jaadoo Bharaa Koi Samaa -------------------------------------------------------------------
Anari::
Kisiki muskuraahaton pe ho nisaar Kisika dard mil sake to le udhaar Kisike waaste ho tere dil mein pyaar Jeena issi ka naam hai 4月16日 When you are there, There is no there!!A very catchy statement but to be optimistic I would like to tweak it to “When you are there, There is another there” so that we look forward to be “There” (our new dream or desire). Humans are greedy and there is no way that after achieving what we want we would want to stop looking ahead and wanting new things and dreaming of new achievements. The only important thing that we forget when we are “there” is that we forget to enjoy the moment, the pleasure and to feel proud. 4月14日 Marriage and Friendship.As I was talking to my aunt today, she said “couples must be more of friends and less of husband and wife and most of the couples are a mismatch because they can’t find good friend in each other.” I have often asked this question to myself, why are most couples a mismatch? As I see couples in my daily life. An answer always comes to me saying every person is unique and every person has a different personality and every person has different needs and different expectations from each other. When people meet, they choose one another not based on the differences but based on similarities. I am not talking about people who are attracted to each other but people who get to know each other then they start liking each other they start to live together (marriage). Every thing looks happy and fine from outside. If we peek in and see what’s happening inside? Every relationship has one person who is not ready to compromise and one person who compromises at every point (my mom and dad). If this is the case we see a problem free happy relationship from outside but one always has things to complain about and be unhappy all the time. I have another personal example in my family where the couples liked each other, loved each other and got married later. They had similarities when they got married and one was ready to compromise on anything before marriage. Later, after marriage things changed and interests changed and neither of them want to compromise so everyone can see a turbulent and unhappy marriage. The cycle goes on. I have a friend of mine who is in the initial stages of this cycle. I see a change in her personality coz she is trying to change herself to suit the qualities of the other person so that she is liked by him. As one says it is not who you like the most that matters but who likes you the most that matters. If it is both ways then do they follow the most essential etiquette in a relationship of being honest to each other, trusting and caring? If one defines friendship in terms of honesty, trust and care then what was said by my aunt was right. It is important that couples must find friends in each other. But is it not true that husband and wife in any religion or any tribe or any community are defined as a relationship with trust, care and honesty?” But I think couples who graduate from being good freinds can attempt a marraige. The challenge is to fullfill a friendship first. Being friends can be as simple but can get complicated when basic things are not taken care of (Trust, Honesty, care, fun). Marriage can be nothing but friendship with few extra obligations. So why do people have to look for friendship in a marriage when you know friendship is the strongest pillar of a marriage? (exclusiveness is something that is debatable in marraige) So what’s my point? I don’t know, I am lost in the conversation. Assume what ever you want. Moon and the Capitalists.Some random responses from students when asked
How would the Earth be a different place without the Moon?
4月11日 Citizens of the World.Author: Alejandrina Cameron, Goleta, CA.
This paper is to interview a person who you never met or someone who you have avoided in most part of your life.
The history of humanity has been violent for almost all of its existance.We have fought for land, power, money, or simply driven by the very primitive desire to feel superior to everyone else, to be the rulers of the “civilized” jungle. But we don’t just fight bloody wars with sophisticated weapons that show off our scientific advances and that prove the fragility of human lives. In our very modern societies, ignorance, animosity, intolerance and hatred brew everyday, and they become the fuel that keep alive the ongoing war that we wage against each other; where our words, our actions, and our indiference become some of our weapons. This is our reality, and in it we all play a role. Our individual circumstance is one of the most determing factors in the role we play. However it is not, by any means -nor should it be- the only one.
As a character who has taken on a role in this reality it is not difficult to identify an individual or group who I have consciously or unconsciously avoided. I would just have to look across the scpectrum of ideologies to find that group or individual. That is not to say that the avoidance comes from feelings of hatred, but from both, the fact that such interaction would naturally not happen frequently, and from the believe that it is ideologies from their very roots that need to be reshaped and/or uprooted for the good of society, and not the individual carriers of those ideologies who need to be confronted.
However, in thinking about the different roles that we play, I realized that the character that is most opposite to mine might not be the one whose ideology is at the other end of the spectrum; after all, if we are diametrically opposite, that only means that we are equally away from the center; equally passionate about our ideas and beliefs, though as different as they could be; but with “passion” or deep belief in something as being our point of convergence. It is then that I spotted the “non-player”.
The “non-player” sits outside of the spectrum. He or she is the one who I truly have avoided the most, both consciously and unconsciously. The non-players walk along life seemingly with just one preoccupation and one objective, and that is to live their lives in the most pleasant and troubleless way possible. I do not know if this reflects selfishness, lack of awareness, or if it’s a more complex ideology all on its own. Therefore, I chose to interview one of these characters.
She did few modifications to the paper that is posted below as an update(version2) the interesting thing to notice between these 2 papers is to see how things change after reviews and edits. In my opinion both the papers say a lot more than what it actually says. Infact if people can read between lines you can see its just not a paper to interview someone you never met or avoided but its something else and more. Thank god that this paper is not about interviewing tom cruise or george coolney whome you have never met. LOL
The whole process of interviewing someone who seemed to have little or no concern for social issues brought out of me some of the traits and behaviors that in the past I have claimed to not possess or practice. From the time I started formulating the questions for the interview, a judgmental voice kept issuing a guilty verdict, and I had to ignore it and silence it by reminding myself of ideas such as tolerance, neutrality and open mindedness.
The simple task of listening attentively and uninterruptedly was not simple anymore. I wanted to object, and explain and give my opinion. However, I listened. At the end I thanked my interviewee and I smiled. That smile was my awkward attempt to show kindness.
After the interview I still do not agree with the ideology of someone who is indifferent towards social issues, and I am still unsure of how I could have shown kindness to that person. However, I did walk away pondering about whether the negative feelings and the judgmental voice that accompanied me were more part of me than I thought. At the end of this process I have more questions than answers, but that is a good start.
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