unity in diversity.... an anthem in India...a catch phrase to represent India shining to the world....Who are we kidding??

The smallest sparks of anger can get blown out of proportion and in a nation filled with culturally different, spiritually different and ethnically diverse people, the smallest flames can be catalyst to widespread rioting and communal violence.....

Is it actually the case that causes such primitive behavior in people???

Or is it just about the haves and the have not's in society???

The city I now live in, like any city in India have a minority few and a majority more...Isn't this always the same anywhere....Some where down the line some group's sentiments are bound to get hurt....can't we just be a more tolerant race in this short span....

Drivers on the road, the shopkeeper having a bad day, the bank teller, the shopper, the brother, you and me..... Be tolerant......

Its interesting to now know that my scariest experience did't feel a thing.... What caused this change.. Was I mentally prepared for it... I didn't allow myself time to think...Yes the rush of wind and plummeting down to earth was definitely an experience...But that little voice in the back of my head was calm...

Or has it not yet sunk in....

Before the jump was an unusual calm....the jump itself was without a thought.....That too barely since the mind did overcome that urge to feel.....

Well maybe i was scared...scared to death to think what would I feel if I thought about it.... Moments to ponder.... Thank God for the video to remind myself that as long as you can convince yourself otherwise, you did jump and that too without doubt....The doubt while falling was well...a tad bit too late.....

Bungy Jumping @ Rishikhesh - Nishan Marc Pereira

To all the experiences in life....Up yours....

What is 100& effort ??
How can one person's effort be quantified. In a more broader scheme of things, I firmly believe that sincerity in the effort is more important. After all in life, man has reached feats previously incapable. To put things in perspective, Usain Bolt keeps beating his records of being the fastest man on earth. Does that mean when he first created the world record, did he not put in his 100 % ??
And all this being just a random thought fluttering in my head....

With the constant whirring like sound of machine guns firing, I spend every waking moment in fear of the unknown. I hide behind the sheets, as the distant sounds get louder and closer...The nights seem eerily quite until the sudden burst of that rhythmic sound....I toss and I turn unable to think if that sound would take over me...I spend every waking minute in fear...and even when I'm able to catch a quick nap amidst all the sound,it suddenly starts afresh....the toxic smell of burnt fuel fills the air....it seeps in steadily through every crevice....
the world is seeing its end...with every bleeding breath it takes it is only a matter of time....what are we leaving for the future...

Its often I find myself in a 70 mm silent film footage looking at the world pass by. Actors play their parts and leave with a flourish and I still stare their vacantly into the screen. Very few scenes in this movie actually make you ponder a thought . Where did that zest in this mundane movie go. That spark seems to be missing in a life so fast paced. And I often wonder if its so fast paced why does it go by in slow motion.???

well I did speak less today....the funny thing is that I didn't have to make a conscience effort.....

Benchmark 2 : materialistic things do not matter...

A cell phone breaks, a dent in my new car, a crack in the laptop, a tear in my new shirt, .....who cares.... that is not what happiness is...so how does it matter...this is from the Last Lecture....
When I was home Zubin was busy tuning the guitar...He broke the string...My feeling at that moment was too scream at him...Hate to say its what I would usually do... But instead I just walked away...He fixed it and well no hard feelings ...Why can't I be like this all the time....

Too let go of things that don't personally affect me is where I need to see myself in the future...