I Like…
May 18, 2008 at 6:00 pm | In General | 2 CommentsTags: Choice, Feeling, Life, People, Question, Thought
My exams are coming up pretty soon and I am getting plenty of time to sit and write. 
I mean it. There are so many thoughts rushing into my head that I can’t hold it back, but write it out. I was just randomly browsing through some old posts in the blogging world, I came across these, and I couldn’t resist but post them here.
Living In The Moment >> Wet Footprints
Making Choices >> Wet Footprints
Opposites Attract >> Jason Ast’s World
Mars vs Venus >> Casual Observation
Troubles…
May 18, 2008 at 3:57 pm | In Personal | 2 CommentsTags: Experience, Feeling, Life, Movie, People, Thought
Life is never like an F1 race where the track is smooth and each and every turn and curve is well defined. It’s more like a mountain terrain rally. You never know where there may be a valley, a dip, or just some random rough road. It’s rare to find a smooth surface to drive on. And that’s the reason you have to keep “Your Vehicle” well tuned and wired tight.
We are almost always cribbing about the problems in our lives. About how much we suffer and have to go through. About how cruel this life is; how unconcerned and selfish the people around us are; how inconsiderate our friends are towards us. We always consider our problems to be more than anyone else’s; we feel that we are going through a lot more than anyone has ever had to go through. I don’t blame anyone for that. I fall in the same category (Unfortunately). It is the inherent human nature.
We will never really understand the actual weight of our problems till we see it from another’s point of view. It is very easy to speak and write about looking at things from someone else’s eyes…. But it’s not very easy.
Movies like “In Her Shoes” and “Freaky Friday” show in a very simple way how difficult living somebody else’s life can be. The point is not understanding somebody else’s problems (trust me, till you are in their place, you never will), the point is getting a better understanding of the magnitude of your own problems.
Things are not always the way they seem… Their lives may not always be as easy as it looks…
Knowing or Understanding…
May 18, 2008 at 3:55 pm | In Personal | Leave a CommentTags: Answer, Experience, Feeling, Life, People, Question, Thought
“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are dead sure and the wise; full of doubt!”
This quote will probably have no relation with what I am writing; I just liked it.
When I see stuff around me, when I think about it, I try to identify, classify and categorize it. It helps me to relate to it easily then, sort of like indexing. 
What is the difference between knowing something and understanding it?
I know the Snell’s Law of Refraction… But I’ve never really understood it. (Odd example, I know, couldn’t think of anything better.)
In my 20 year long life (I feel old whenever I say that), I’ve met many people. There are many people whom I’ve known my entire life, and others I’ve known for shorter periods of time, but I know them pretty well. I mean, I “KNOW” them. But till date I haven’t been able to understand them. I can never relate to their actions, I just don’t understand.
And there have been people I’ve understood without knowing them. I can easily relate to their thoughts. Knowing them just helps me to connect to them in a more literal way. And just like a reciprocation, they understand who I am and accept my thoughts and thinking.
It’s very difficult, knowing someone so well, and not being able to understand them. It just means that I can’t relate to them. And it’s hard being close to them and not being able to relate to them. Over time, I’ve realized it’s wise to accept the fact that I won’t understand them and I have to live with it.
On the other hand, it’s a pleasure knowing people who understand me. I can express myself very easily towards them…. Knowing AND Understanding that they’ll never get me wrong.
It feels great!!!
Insignificance…
May 18, 2008 at 3:28 pm | In General | 1 CommentTags: Book, Experience, Feeling, Life, Movie, Novel, People, Question, Thought
“The Universe”, says The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (Douglas Adams), “Is Big. You cannot imagine how hugely, vastly, mind-bogglingly big it is!”
I was watching the discovery channel; they were showing images of the earth taken from the ‘edge’ (I know it is not the right word, but it has to suffice) of our solar system. Planet earth looked just like a speck… just a bluish dot. When you look at images of the Milkyway Galaxy, you can hardly even see our sun.
Leaving all of this aside, what do you really think is the significance of the minute creatures called human beings, on Planet Earth, which we call our home?
We are, but insignificant beings, residing along with other species on this Planet. I don’t understand why we give ourselves so much air about ourselves being so important? We make some small blunder or folly, and then think about it for ages together… when actually, it doesn’t really matter. What f****** difference is one fly sitting on an elephants head going to make to the elephant???
We take all the unwanted, unnecessary actions into deep thought, those actions which won’t make any difference to anyone. And we throw big words at people who matter, hurt them (sometimes irreparably), and just move on like nothing has happened…
Where are we headed to?
I am feeling
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