Saturday, March 29, 2014

Short Story

Imagine you were in class X and one day in school, between a class, you get called to the principal. You go the Principal's office and the principal tells you - straight faced - that you cannot get a hall-ticket for the board exams.
What would be your feeling? You'd start crying...your knees would probably buckle..and you'd start thinking of all the things you did this year which probably you shouldn't have done.

When you can't think of any and you plead with the principal to let you know the reason for this extreme decision, the Principal says, "Because you tore your classmate's hall ticket in a brawl in the board exams of class VII and he missed an exam."

What goes in your mind at that moment?

'Has the Principal lost it'?
'This is sheer nonsensical'
This is sinister'

...and some more similar thoughts maybe.
You'd question the principal why you have to suffer for something after such a long time and why weren't you reprimanded then.

You get a reply, 'So that you know what it's like to suffer the same way' OR something like 'Coz that was not the right time'. This reply coming from the principal ..not some high school senior or some arrogant teacher.

What would go on in your mind then?
That you are unfairly treated. That this is a sick way of teaching kids to behave. That this is deceptive way to treat a child.
What do you do? Cry, plead, beg. Call your parents. They try all tricks. Still no avail. It's the Principal's call after all. You lose a year.

Sure what goes around, comes back. But this way? They should have questioned you then! Not now, when you grew out of that phase & are on the brink of dreaming about living the future you have laid out in your eyes already! & that was a brawl!! Even your own hall ticket could have been torn, or worse still, you may have gotten injured too! Maybe you are said that that kid was punished too & his punishment was that he missed his exam. Why would you care what thing he was punished for? & if you were a mediator for him to get his punishment, how is it your fault??


Does this story make sense? Maybe. Maybe not.
This in a most simplified way is a small part and the story of what Karma is and how it works.
I'm not going to give my personal opinion on do I think it if it's right or not. I think my thoughts are clear enough for who can read it. As for you, it's for you to think and judge for yourself.


Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Just Amazing!

Just amazing!:

This had to be here. Everything that any Indian woman would have wanted to express, Kalki Koechlin almost said it all!


Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Day 10 - If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?

If I could have any job in the world, it would definitely be travel related and that of a freelancer.
Freelancer because I would like to have the control of my travels in my hand..whereas in a job, even if in the travel field, one could be restricted in choice.

Guess this answers the question and also makes this post probably my shortest one in a while.



Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Disappointed... but am Back

OK, So I failed miserably in my 15 day blog challenge. Was so disappointed with self.
To state the facts, I had other challenges to attend to - which got my brain muzzled and I didn't want to write something just because I had to.

Relations were going haywire. Personally, friends that mattered weren't in touch for some or the other reason and other places - socailly or professionally, people I considered friends, somehow things were falling apart with them.
Just because it's my page I'm not going to say it was their fault. Though I'm certain it was not mine too.. obviously, that's why I stand by my opinion.

February was pathetic for relations. Rephrasing that I could say, it was great month for learning.
Maybe it was good that I went travelling.. which gives me the much needed clear head.

Anyways, clearhead or not; I got back recharged to deal with whatever comes.. and am back here, hoping to get back on track here too.
Goal One is to finish the 15 topics and then move onto other topics.
The six pending posts would be the completed... in no fixed order now...as it's no-more of a challenge now.

I know this time I'll get on track.