How to catch a lion (Science)
1. Newtons Method:
Let, the lion catch you.
For every action there is equal and opposite reaction. Implies you caught lion.
2. Einstein Method:
Run in the direction opposite to that of the lion.
Due to higher relative velocity, the lion will also run faster and will get tired soon.
Now you can trap it easily.
3. Schrodinger Method:
At any given moment, there is a positive probability that lion to be in the cage.
So set the trap, sit down and wait
4. Inverse Transformation Method
We place a spherical cage in the forest and enter it.
Perform an inverse transformation with respect to lion.
Lion is in and we are out.
5. Thermodynamic Procedure:
We construct a semi-permeable membrane which allows every thing to pass it except lions.
Then sweep the entire forest with it.
6. Integration Differention Method:
Integrate the forest over the entire area. The lion is some where in the result.
So differentiate the result PARTIALLY w.r.t lion to trace out the lion.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Friday, December 03, 2010
10 Ways we hurt our romantic relationship
Lifehack.org by Dustin Wax on 2/22/08
It's not easy to have a great relationship with your boy/girlfriend, partner, or spouse. But it's not impossible, either — it takes some work, of course, but it's good work, work that's a joy when everything comes together.
A lot of times, though, the work isn't enough. We get in our own way with ideas and attitudes about relationships that are not only wrong, but often work to undermine our relationships no matter how hard we work at it.
I've watched a lot of breakups (some of them my own). I've seen dramatic flare-ups and drawn-out slow fades, and I've tried to pay attention to what seems to be going on. Here are a few of the things I've seen that cause people to destroy their own relationships.
1. You're playing to win
One of the deadliest killers of relationships is the competitive urge. I don't mean competition in the sense that you can't stand to lose at tennis, I mean the attitude that the relationship itself is a kind of game that you're tying to win. People in competitive relationships are always looking for an advantage, the upper hand, some edge they can hold over their partner's head. If you feel that there are things you can't tell your partner because she or he will use it against you, you're in a competitive relationship — but not for long.2. You don't trust
There are two aspects of trust that are important in relationships. One is trusting your partner enough to know that s/he won't cheat on you or otherwise hurt you — and to know that he or she trusts you that way, too. The other is trusting them enough to know they won't leave you or stop loving you no matter what you do or say. The second that level of trust is gone, whether because one of you takes advantage of that trust and does something horrible or because one of you thinks the other has, the relationship is over — even if it takes 10 more years for you to break up.3. You don't talk
Too many people hold their tongues about things that bother or upset them in their relationship, either because they don't want to hurt their partner, or because they're trying to win. (See #1 above; example: "If you don't know why I'm mad, I'm certainly not going to tell you!") While this might make things easier in the short term, in the long run it gradually erodes the foundation of the relationship away. Little issues grow into bigger and bigger problems — problems that don't get fixed because your partner is blissfully unaware, or worse, is totally aware of them but thinks they don't really bother you. Ultimately, keeping quiet reflects a lack of trust — and, as I said that's the death of a relationship.4. You don't listen
Listening — really listening — is hard. It's normal to want to defend ourselves when we hear something that seems like criticism, so instead of really hearing someone out, we interrupt to explain or excuse ourselves, or we turn inward to prepare our defense. But your partner deserves your active listening. S/he even deserves you to hear the between-the-lines content of daily chit-chat, to suss out his/her dreams and desires when even s/he doesn't even know exactly what they are. If you can't listen that way, at least to the person you love, there's a problem.5. You spend like a single person
This was a hard lesson for me to learn — until it broke up a 7-year relationship. When you're single, you can buy whatever you want, whenever you want, with little regard for the future. It's not necessarily wise, but you're the only one who has to pay the consequences. When you are with someone in a long-term relationship, that is no longer a possibility. Your partner — and your children, if there are or will be any — will have to bear the brunt of your spending, so you'd better get in the habit of taking care of household necessities first and then, if there's anything left over, of discussing with your partner the best way to use it.This is an increasing problem these days, because more and more people are opting to keep their finances separate, even when they're married. There's nothing wrong with that kind of arrangement in and of itself, but it demands more communication and involvement between the partners, not less. If you're spending money as if it was your money and nobody else has a right to tell you what to do with it, your relationship is doomed.
6. You're afraid of breaking up
Nobody in a truly happy partnership is afraid of breaking up. If you are, that's a big warning sign that something's wrong. But often, what's wrong is the fear itself. Not only does it betray a lack of trust, but it shows a lack of self-confidence and self-esteem — you're afraid that there's no good reason for someone to want to be with you, and that sooner or later your partner will "wise up" and take off. So you pour more energy into keeping up the appearance of a happy relationships than you do into building yourself up as a person. Quite frankly, this isn't going to be very satisfying for you, and it also isn't going to be very satisfying for your partner.7. You're dependent
There's a thin line between companionship and support and dependency. If you depend on your partner — that is, if you absolutely cannot live without her or him — you've crossed that line. The pressure is now on your partner to fill whatever's missing in you — a pressure s/he will learn to resent. If you expect your partner to bring everything while you bring nothing to your relationship — and I'm talking finances as well as emotional support, here — you're in trouble. (Note: I'm not saying that you need to contribute equally to household finances — what I'm saying is that if you're not contributing to the household budget, and you're not contributing anywhere else, things are out of whack and that's never good.)8. You expect happiness
A sign of a bad relationship is that one or both partners expect either to make the other happy or for their partner to make them happy. This is not only an unrealistic expectation to lay on yourself or on them — nobody can "make" you happy, except you — but it's an unrealistic expectation to lay on your relationship. Relationships aren't only about being happy, and there's lots of times when you won't and even shouldn't be. Being able to rely on someone even when you're upset, miserable, depressed, or grieving is a lot more important than being happy all the time. If you expect your partner to make you happy — or worse, you're frustrated because you aren't able to make your partner happy — your relationship isn't going to fare well when it hits a rough spot.9. You never fight
A good argument is essential, every now and then. In part, arguing helps bring out the little stuff before it becomes major, but also, fighting expresses anger which is a perfectly normal part of a human's emotional make-up. Your relationship has to be strong enough to hold all of who you are, not just the sunny stuff.One reason couples don't fight is that they fear conflict — which reflects a lack of trust and a foundation of fear. That's bad. Another reason couples avoid arguments is that they've learned that anger is unreasonable and unproductive. They've learned that arguing represents a breakdown rather than a natural part of a relationship's development. While an argument isn't pleasant, it can help both partners to articulate issues they may not have even known they had — and help keep them from simmering until you cross a line you can't come back from.
10. You expect it to be easy/you expect it to be hard
There are two deeply problematic attitudes about relationships I hear often. One is that a relationship should be easy, that if you really love each other and are meant to be together, it will work itself out. The other is that anything worth having is going to be hard — and that therefore if it's hard, it must be worth having.The outcome of both views is that you don't work at your relationship. You don't work because it's supposed to be easy and therefore not need any work, or you don't work because it's supposed to be hard and it wouldn't be hard if you worked at it. In both cases, you quickly get burnt out — either because the problems you're ignoring really don't go away just because you think they should. or because the problems you're cultivating are a constant drag on your energy. A relationship that's too much work might be suffering from one of the attitudes above, but a relationship that doesn't seem to need any work isn't any better.
Your choices
There isn't any one answer to any of the problems above. There are choices though: you can either seek out an answer, something that addresses why you are hurting your relationship, or you can resign yourself to the failure of your relationship (and maybe the next one, and the next one, and…). Failure doesn't always mean you break up — many people aren't that lucky. But people can live quite unhappily in failed relationships for years and even decades because they're afraid they won't find anything better, or worse, they're afraid they deserve it. Don't you be one of them — if you suffer from any of these problems, figure out how to fix it, whether that means therapy, a solo mountain retreat, or just talking to your partner and committing yourselves to change.4 Basic Types of Speeches
This post is from: Ian's Messy Desk4 Basic Types of Speeches
The four basic types of speeches are: to inform, to instruct, to entertain, and to persuade. These are not mutually exclusive of one another. You may have several purposes in mind when giving your presentation. For example, you may try to inform in an entertaining style. Another speaker might inform the audience and try to persuade them to act on the information
However, the principle purpose of a speech will generally fall into one of four basic types:
- Informative – This speech serves to provide interesting and useful information to your audience.
Some examples of informative speeches: - A teacher telling students about earthquakes
- A student talking about her research
- A travelogue about the Tower of London
- A computer programmer speaking about new software
- Demonstrative Speeches – This has many similarities with an informative speech. A demonstrative speech also teaches you something. The main difference lies in including a demonstration of how to do the thing you're teaching. Some examples of demonstrative speeches:
- How to start your own blog
- How to bake a cake
- How to write a speech
- How to… just about anything
- Persuasive – A persuasive speech works to convince people to change in some way: they think, the way they do something, or to start doing something that they are not currently doing.
Some examples of persuasive speeches: - Become an organ donor
- Improve your health through better eating
- Television violence is negatively influencing our children
- Become a volunteer and change the world
- Entertaining — The after-dinner speech is a typical example of an entertaining speech. The speaker provides pleasure and enjoyment that make the audience laugh or identify with anecdotal information.
Some examples of entertaining speeches: - Excuses for any occasion
- Explaining cricket to an American
- How to buy a condom discreetly
- Things you wouldn't know without the movies
Effective preparation requires identifying the purpose of your speech. Once you've identified your purpose, you can move on to the objective of your speech (coming next week).
Monday, November 29, 2010
Appreciation
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
1st Glorious Year of Marriage
First an announcement. I got Married a year back.
Well sorry for the late announcements,but it was necessary not to reveal it.
But it does not mean, we didn't enjoy the year that went. I would like to recap the year for myself, my beautiful wife Nidhi and any other people who would like to learn something about marriage from us.
Our marriage was done in secrecy, meaning not many friends know about it. From both sides. In the process of secrecy i forgot to tell many friends, who now think i am a big jerk and selfish person. Well that's no true. Its just that i don't keep in contact with them and have forgotten them. Its a mistake on my part, which i would like to rectify in the future.
Also life will be a the best sweet dish you have tasted. Love will be in the air and do go slow to enjoy every moment of it. This is the phase which you will remember for life. Your first year. Over a period of time, everyone gets accustomed to their near/dear ones. But this is the phase which when you will be very near to your dear one. Love her like never before and make her the happiest women on earth. Take care of her, give her everything you got, and give unconditional love. And she will give you everything she's got.
Now for the good parts of the first year. Of course there are many, but i will recollect some of them. First is the daily rides we took. In the first 5 years we seldom went on bike rides. But now daily we go for a half hour ride at night after 10 when the streets are less crowded. Enjoying the cool breeze. We also enjoy her driving, although i do scream a lot on her, but her driving has improved a lot, even better than me. I do recommend the daily rides and i will continue doing this in my second year too. Second is the love she gives me. Always hugging and kissing me on the forehead, it releases all the tension i have, and makes me smile like a baby. What else can you ask for from a wife? Also i can be a baby when i am with her. I got amazed at the way i am becoming a baby in front of her. Its like she has brought out something from my soul, which was locked away and never shown to anybody. Wish i can do this all life in front of her.
There are many other things but i think this ought to be enough for now. Thank you Nidhi Dear for being in my life for so long and tolerating me with my defects. Thanks for being a inspiration for me in my work, and teaching me to excel, and to stabilize me in my life. Thank you for being my soul mate.
Thank you Nidhi for Being in my life.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Stupid Competitive People
I Hate these competitive people. Not only do they ruin their life with their self competition of life , they project this competitiveness on others and ruin theirs too.
Since childhood i was forced to compete with others. Why? Because thats how the world is. You have compete for high grades, high marks, better standing in class, better recognition among peers, better salary among friends, more salary than your enemies, etc..
What i would like is to walk through my life at my pace, and that would be a leisure walk with my family & friends. I don't want to compete with others, i just want to enjoy every moment of it.
Hope this small thought gets converted into reality.
*keeping fingers crossed*
Since childhood i was forced to compete with others. Why? Because thats how the world is. You have compete for high grades, high marks, better standing in class, better recognition among peers, better salary among friends, more salary than your enemies, etc..
What i would like is to walk through my life at my pace, and that would be a leisure walk with my family & friends. I don't want to compete with others, i just want to enjoy every moment of it.
Hope this small thought gets converted into reality.
*keeping fingers crossed*
Thursday, September 30, 2010
"Typical Indian story"
A Nice Read i got in the Mails.
Old Story:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool
and laughs dances plays the summer away. Come winter, the Ant is warm and
well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the
cold.
New Indian Version:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool
and laughs dances plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands
to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others
are cold and starving.
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper
next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with
food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor
Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that
Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .
Mayawati states this as 'injustice' done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for
not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the
Grasshopper (many promising Heaven & Everlasting Peace for prompt support
as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for 'Bengal Bandh' in
West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in
the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway
Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the 'Prevention of Terrorism Against
Grasshoppers Act'[POTAGA] , with effect from the beginning of the winter..
Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation' for Grasshoppers in Educational
Institutions in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left
to pay his retroactive taxes, it's home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV, BBC, CNN.
Arundhati Roy calls it 'A Triumph of Justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice'.
CPM calls it the 'Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden'
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later...
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in Silicon Valley ,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere
in India ,
....AND
As a result of losing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the
grasshoppers, India is still a developing country...!!
T
Friday, September 24, 2010
Should we Grow Up?
A Question which affects every adult during his adulthood, is whether they should grow up. Well to answer this i have to see first whether we grow up or not?
When we are babies we are still growing.
When we are in school, we are still growing.
When we are in Higher Secondary, we are little grown up, but neck deep in studies, hence not enjoying what we have then. But still growing.
When we are in College, we are grown up. Ready to take up our own decision. These decisions are our own and we fight to have the freedom to take the decisions. And mostly they are wrong. Hence we are still growing, learning, still acquiring new experience.
When we are at a job, almost everything is ours, and we should take full responsibility of our actions. That is when we have grown up.
When we are old, we are kids who are blind and deaf, but not dumb.
So when we are at jobs, having our own kids, we want to become a kid once more. So should we become a kid?
Unfinished :(
When we are babies we are still growing.
When we are in school, we are still growing.
When we are in Higher Secondary, we are little grown up, but neck deep in studies, hence not enjoying what we have then. But still growing.
When we are in College, we are grown up. Ready to take up our own decision. These decisions are our own and we fight to have the freedom to take the decisions. And mostly they are wrong. Hence we are still growing, learning, still acquiring new experience.
When we are at a job, almost everything is ours, and we should take full responsibility of our actions. That is when we have grown up.
When we are old, we are kids who are blind and deaf, but not dumb.
So when we are at jobs, having our own kids, we want to become a kid once more. So should we become a kid?
Unfinished :(
Don't Assume
Of all the things she taught, there is just one thing i have taken to heart. This is what she said.
"Never Assume anything, because, if you Assume, you make a ASS of U and ME"
A simple thing, but a very valuable thing. I have quite many friends, who are great at understanding me. But they do make this mistake. They sometimes assume, what i want to say or what i intend to do. Being a Gemini its difficult to say what i will do next, so its utterly worthless trying to second guess what i will do. But they have stuck with me so far, and one of them being my best buddy for life, it shows who understanding they are.
Rants over. Well assuming means you picture something about someone based on your knowledge about that person or thing. Mainly its guess work, which will have a percentage based success ratio. But what not be able to tell clearly what he will do, instead of trying to guess it. Whats even more problematic is we assume and keep it to ourselves, instead of confirming it with the concerned person. And make more assumptions based on an assumption. How complicated that is.
So Dont Assume anything, and ask straight away. You may look like a direct person or a rude person asking away questions, and many times stupid (because you can't understand a little hint), but it would be better to ask rather than assume.
Let me know what's your opinion on this.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Michael Jackson : The Greatest Singer
Pay Your Tribute to the greatest legend of music. He who moved my feet, along with my soul. He who made me dance in my worst times. He who kept me company when i was alone. His voice was a healing factor when my heart was heavy with sadness.
When he died, i felt something was not right in the world. Not just my world, the whole world around. My Friend , a MJ Friend living in Australia, called me up just to tell me the news. But i already had heard it on Twitter. The world was buzz with the news. I don's know whether it was me or was it the collective conscience of the world, but the day was silent. Sometimes grief plays with your senses and messes you up.
Today again, after a year, i could write something about it. The feelings started again, that the beautiful voice of MJ is no more, and no more will there be songs from him. Well but its time to move on, and move on i will. But maybe i will never be able to fill that void with another voice.
Instead of English i would like to give an eulogy in Hindi.
भगवन उसकी आत्मा को शांति दे. (May God Give his spirit peace)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Indians are a Lazy Religious People
Ok Well the title says it all. Its my point of view, and YOU can disagree to it. So lets agree to disagree for the time being, and hear our my rationale.
I have been outside india many times now. I have seen the beauty of European structures and England's Scenic beauty. These are the only things i can compare India to. Europeans are religious, very religious, they gave the world the biggest religion, Christanity. They have many churches to show it off. BUT they also have other structures created by artists in name of art, and just art. See their buildings, see their parks and gardens, see their clothes. All are artistic. Where is the art in India compared to Them?
I have travelled around 50% of India, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, and the whole eastern ghat. Just the regions above Calcutta remain. I am not a religious person, while my parents are. So its nataural for me to visit all the temples in all our visits. I visited almost every temple, each carved with beautiful sculptures and carvings, and hordes of people coming there to see it. BUT what about other structures? Where is our art anywhere else? Is religion the only place to show off our artistic abilities?
Show me nice good buildings, parks, or even any other damn structure, which is artistic. In a population of a billion people there might be atleast 10 lakh people who must be artistic. But why are there only around 10 thousand artistic structures found, all over India?
That is why i say, we are lazy religious people. All we want is to pray to God to help us in our bad times. And in the good times we keep on lazzing around?
What do you do on your weekends? I hope its not sleeping around on your butts.
BTW the image is of Dilwara Temple in Abu. A must see. It is one of the best artistry i have seen. You can spend the whole day just looking at the beautiful carvings. Give it a shot if you are living in Guajrat or Rajasthan.
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