When I woke up today morning after a lazy weekend; it seemed that I have a lot of "writing" ideas inside me. Shaayad it is the free flowing creative thoughts… when in a state of semi-consciousness.
Before me even stepping down from my bed, I start my day by reciting “Psalms 91”. If I don’t perform this daily ritual; I feel… something is missing. Maybe it’s the trust, faith and belief inside me…
Questions started erupting in my mind and they seemed totally profound. Does God hear me praying every morning? Is God happy with me? Does he want me to do anything more than this?
“DOES GOD EXIST?”
The only things we know about God is through literatures and religious books. Now this question has been there in everyone's mind for ages. The need to have a supernatural power must have been in the minds of the people who wrote holy books. Our ancestors must have believed in the same theory because they must have had no other option. As time passed on, religious heads would have added more theories to these books in order to prove that they are not wrong and that God is up there; watching you.
Is it irreligious to even ask for a proof for the existence of the super power? Bible makes it clear in many places that God is outside of time. He is eternal… with no beginning or end. God knows everything and is infinitely intelligent.
Many religions believe that God exists as the creator of the world. This place being so beautiful and diverse doesn’t mean that someone would have created it. Or is it something like… “Create and Forget” and let the inhabitants do the rest…
Many of my friends might think that this topic related to religion and supernatural being is not the right topic for a blog, maybe it is too personal, too sacred or ???. There are a lot of questions about the effects of religious belief on individuals and communities. But then again, is this for good or bad? Did God create religions or it is again that God did a bad job by letting humans create religion?
Anyhow I have started accepting the idea of belonging to a particular religion, it is settling down in my mind and I find it more comfortable and confident when I am tied up in a religious nutshell. So every morning I will be reciting my Psalms. Because I do trust that someone is there watching us… and I hope I'm doing a good job
Monday, May 26, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
“WHITE - LIES”
Some things are better left unsaid.
Almost any intelligent person knows that people - “FLIRT”. According to me it’s just another way of human communication. Even people, who are happily married or paired, do occasionally flirt. It does not necessitate a confession to your partner. In fact by confronting your partner with such news, you can easily create an issue.
I am bringing this topic here, as I recently learned that a friend of mine read out a “flirting mail” that he wrote to a girl, to his girlfriend. Now the term here “flirting mail” was termed or defined by my friend’s girlfriend. Nothing physical happened between them and the conversation was completely inoffensive, ordinary and close to everyday routine. But he decided to tell his girlfriend anyway. And I cannot for the life of me understand… WHY? He didn't do anything wrong. They didn't kiss, they certainly didn't sleep together. There was no betrayal. Naturally, the girlfriend was annoyed. There was hardly any offence.
Is that a crime? It’s just human nature. It's what you do with it that makes the difference. If you make it clear, you are in a relationship and don't activate the potential romance with another beyond conversation, surely its ok – no harm can come of it.
If people start confessing every time they find someone attractive or had a dirty thought about someone or comparing with his/her ex… the world would be in serious trouble.
Anyhow, after a couple of hours of sulking, she got over it. My friend had to send e-cards; text messages; phone calls to get things back to normal. POOR CHAP!!!
Almost any intelligent person knows that people - “FLIRT”. According to me it’s just another way of human communication. Even people, who are happily married or paired, do occasionally flirt. It does not necessitate a confession to your partner. In fact by confronting your partner with such news, you can easily create an issue.
I am bringing this topic here, as I recently learned that a friend of mine read out a “flirting mail” that he wrote to a girl, to his girlfriend. Now the term here “flirting mail” was termed or defined by my friend’s girlfriend. Nothing physical happened between them and the conversation was completely inoffensive, ordinary and close to everyday routine. But he decided to tell his girlfriend anyway. And I cannot for the life of me understand… WHY? He didn't do anything wrong. They didn't kiss, they certainly didn't sleep together. There was no betrayal. Naturally, the girlfriend was annoyed. There was hardly any offence.
Is that a crime? It’s just human nature. It's what you do with it that makes the difference. If you make it clear, you are in a relationship and don't activate the potential romance with another beyond conversation, surely its ok – no harm can come of it.
If people start confessing every time they find someone attractive or had a dirty thought about someone or comparing with his/her ex… the world would be in serious trouble.
Anyhow, after a couple of hours of sulking, she got over it. My friend had to send e-cards; text messages; phone calls to get things back to normal. POOR CHAP!!!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Chai Piyo Ji with "Parle-G"
It shows 04:30 and it took me 20 minutes from office to home. I parked my car and all of a sudden it happened!! – The urge to eat Parle-G biscuits!! I rushed into the local grocery and was browsing the shelves for Parle-G, when the Iranian owner started convincing me that the cookies and biscuits of different brands at his shop were tasty. But I wanted Parle-G... I wanted to taste the flavor of Parle-G… But sadly majboori ka naam mahatma gandhi… I ended up buying ‘Britannia Good Day’.
Parle-G has always been my favorite biscuits for ages. The perfect way to have a Parle-G is to serve it with a steaming cup of tea. I can still visualize myself holding a glass of piping hot chai and smelling the biscuits. It’s like eating the biscuits right there... I know that everyone is an expert in this field; but let me pen down my expert comments – Dip the biscuit into the garam chai and then put it in your mouth. It just melts in there. Now there is a way of doing it… If you are dipping it in the chai; you need to know exactly when to take the biscuit out… if you keep it for a shorter duration… it remains crispy and if you keep it in any longer than just the perfect duration… it softens and falls back into the chai. A good biscuit should never be wasted. As kids… me and Betty (my sister) would finish a whole packet of Parle-G. My mom used to get angry whenever we were over and done with the whole packet in a single go. Biscuits after all were an item of luxury during those times… specially bought for serving the mehmaan.
I still remember the days when I used to go to the 'kiraney ki dukaan' and they had these big aluminum boxes of Parle-G biscuits. Those were the days when Parle was a bigger brand than Britannia. There is something unique about Parle-G. The biggest selling factor was.. obviously the cost. It was priced at 2Rs. that time. I don’t know how much it costs now. The boy on the cover of Parle-G packet showing… mere haath mei ab kuch nahi bacha… has not changed over the years and remains to be the most recognizable face.
I think no biscuit came closer to Parle-G. Britannia tried to beat Parle-G with “Tiger” but something was amiss. But then Britannia had “Marie Gold” biscuits, which taste nice with tea. Some of my other favorite biscuits are Krackjack, Monaco and Good Day.
I never liked the cream biscuits. Once you lick the cream off the biscuit, it tastes very sad. Years later I understood that the cream in the buiscuit shouldn’t be consumed first… But truly speaking, I still feel the best way to eat a cream biscuit is to separate the two portions, lick the cream and then mann kia to biscuit khaa lo…
I missed the Parle-G biscuits, but 'Good Day' was a treat in itself. Those were the high-class biscuits and costly too. For me and Betty, they was exotic. I remember when my relatives used to come during my childhood days; they would bring the “Good Day” pack. Years later when I was having the same biscuits in my balcony, I wondered why I liked them so much. Sure, they were good… but not great…
I still like Parle-G… maybe because I grew up eating them - “Swad bhare… Shakti bhare… Barson se… Parle-G!!! Ting Ting Tiding!!”
Parle-G has always been my favorite biscuits for ages. The perfect way to have a Parle-G is to serve it with a steaming cup of tea. I can still visualize myself holding a glass of piping hot chai and smelling the biscuits. It’s like eating the biscuits right there... I know that everyone is an expert in this field; but let me pen down my expert comments – Dip the biscuit into the garam chai and then put it in your mouth. It just melts in there. Now there is a way of doing it… If you are dipping it in the chai; you need to know exactly when to take the biscuit out… if you keep it for a shorter duration… it remains crispy and if you keep it in any longer than just the perfect duration… it softens and falls back into the chai. A good biscuit should never be wasted. As kids… me and Betty (my sister) would finish a whole packet of Parle-G. My mom used to get angry whenever we were over and done with the whole packet in a single go. Biscuits after all were an item of luxury during those times… specially bought for serving the mehmaan.
I still remember the days when I used to go to the 'kiraney ki dukaan' and they had these big aluminum boxes of Parle-G biscuits. Those were the days when Parle was a bigger brand than Britannia. There is something unique about Parle-G. The biggest selling factor was.. obviously the cost. It was priced at 2Rs. that time. I don’t know how much it costs now. The boy on the cover of Parle-G packet showing… mere haath mei ab kuch nahi bacha… has not changed over the years and remains to be the most recognizable face.
I think no biscuit came closer to Parle-G. Britannia tried to beat Parle-G with “Tiger” but something was amiss. But then Britannia had “Marie Gold” biscuits, which taste nice with tea. Some of my other favorite biscuits are Krackjack, Monaco and Good Day.
I never liked the cream biscuits. Once you lick the cream off the biscuit, it tastes very sad. Years later I understood that the cream in the buiscuit shouldn’t be consumed first… But truly speaking, I still feel the best way to eat a cream biscuit is to separate the two portions, lick the cream and then mann kia to biscuit khaa lo…
I missed the Parle-G biscuits, but 'Good Day' was a treat in itself. Those were the high-class biscuits and costly too. For me and Betty, they was exotic. I remember when my relatives used to come during my childhood days; they would bring the “Good Day” pack. Years later when I was having the same biscuits in my balcony, I wondered why I liked them so much. Sure, they were good… but not great…
I still like Parle-G… maybe because I grew up eating them - “Swad bhare… Shakti bhare… Barson se… Parle-G!!! Ting Ting Tiding!!”
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Soul Mates...
Please Note: NO PANGAAS!!! Plzzz excuse me... as I don believe in illogical beliefs and by the way this is my post and I get to write what I feel; so pls do go ahead and read.... Don't break heads n hearts!!! Ok here goes the posting...
Scraped projects are back on my head and I am busy finishing them. Between all this mess I was on phone with a close buddy of mine and we started discussing about "soul mates". I was eager to do a Google on soul mates funda before resuming my work.
Wikipedia says - "Soul mate is a term sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, friendship, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality and / or compatibility. A related concept is that of the twin flame or twin soul - which is thought to be the ultimate soul mate, the one and only other half of one's soul, for which all souls are driven to find and join. Some followers of the New Age religion believe that souls are literally made and / or fated to be the mates of each other, or to play certain other important roles in each other's lives."
Mera khaali dimaag fir chalne laga... projects and deadlines went on the back seat. How many soul mates can we have? Are our parents, siblings and friends our soul mates? How much can we believe in this? I was trying to identify / figure out the perfect soul mates - "Shiv-Parvati"; "Laila-Majnu"; "Radha-Krishna" Hmmm... If its Radha & Krishna… Mira Bai kahan jayegi?
If we rethink of the Mira Bai episode or incident... She was the first Indian lady who broke all the rules of Indian society (I don know if "Radha" has any historical evidence) and showed the courage of expressing her true love towards someone, even after her marriage. Many might reject this point saying that she was devoted to God, but remember that she considered lord Krishna as a lover and wished to meet him. You can find her feelings of love expressed in her own words in her bhajans. (Refer to ur old NCERT Hindi school text books... tuff bhajans... I knew how I had to mug those). She was married to some maharaj at a young age; but even at her husband's house, her love towards Krishna didn't subside. At last she was offered a cup of poison which she (though she knew) drank… Such was the passion of her love. What she got from her devotion would never be known by u; but what we got is a thought to think, what was it that led a woman take such a courageous step during such an orthodox atmosphere of 14th century?
THINK OVER!!! OVER OVER OVER... NOT OVER... Something striked me again!!! Ok let me put it here with this post.... Plzzz… no controversies!!! Haan to kahaan the hum…yea… Talkin about Meera!!! Now how can I miss lord Krishna. I've heard that lord Krishna had 16,000 wives (!!!) so why wasn't he HIV positive. (There is no mention of any STD related death during those times). Waise, he was my kind of guy, “made for today”. Didn't u notice he was involved in every influential man's death in one way or another… God!!! I am a great fan of his tricks. He was genius... but the question is still there.. "Why wasn't he HIV +ve"
WHO CARES!!!
Scraped projects are back on my head and I am busy finishing them. Between all this mess I was on phone with a close buddy of mine and we started discussing about "soul mates". I was eager to do a Google on soul mates funda before resuming my work.
Wikipedia says - "Soul mate is a term sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep and natural affinity, friendship, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality and / or compatibility. A related concept is that of the twin flame or twin soul - which is thought to be the ultimate soul mate, the one and only other half of one's soul, for which all souls are driven to find and join. Some followers of the New Age religion believe that souls are literally made and / or fated to be the mates of each other, or to play certain other important roles in each other's lives."
Mera khaali dimaag fir chalne laga... projects and deadlines went on the back seat. How many soul mates can we have? Are our parents, siblings and friends our soul mates? How much can we believe in this? I was trying to identify / figure out the perfect soul mates - "Shiv-Parvati"; "Laila-Majnu"; "Radha-Krishna" Hmmm... If its Radha & Krishna… Mira Bai kahan jayegi?
If we rethink of the Mira Bai episode or incident... She was the first Indian lady who broke all the rules of Indian society (I don know if "Radha" has any historical evidence) and showed the courage of expressing her true love towards someone, even after her marriage. Many might reject this point saying that she was devoted to God, but remember that she considered lord Krishna as a lover and wished to meet him. You can find her feelings of love expressed in her own words in her bhajans. (Refer to ur old NCERT Hindi school text books... tuff bhajans... I knew how I had to mug those). She was married to some maharaj at a young age; but even at her husband's house, her love towards Krishna didn't subside. At last she was offered a cup of poison which she (though she knew) drank… Such was the passion of her love. What she got from her devotion would never be known by u; but what we got is a thought to think, what was it that led a woman take such a courageous step during such an orthodox atmosphere of 14th century?
THINK OVER!!! OVER OVER OVER... NOT OVER... Something striked me again!!! Ok let me put it here with this post.... Plzzz… no controversies!!! Haan to kahaan the hum…yea… Talkin about Meera!!! Now how can I miss lord Krishna. I've heard that lord Krishna had 16,000 wives (!!!) so why wasn't he HIV positive. (There is no mention of any STD related death during those times). Waise, he was my kind of guy, “made for today”. Didn't u notice he was involved in every influential man's death in one way or another… God!!! I am a great fan of his tricks. He was genius... but the question is still there.. "Why wasn't he HIV +ve"
WHO CARES!!!
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