It is a shame to see what our politicians can do to meet their greedy needs. Not even a single political party(ruling and non-ruling) is against this. The reason is very simple to see. Everybody is afraid that they might loose their vote bank.
I would like to ask them a simple question. Is this the only way to uplift the OBCs?. Is it the right way in the first place? Are the leaders really interested in helping the students and people in general?
Here is a small excerpt from the interview of Arjun singh for IBN
Karan Thapar: Many people say that if reservations for OBCs in higher education happen, then the children of beneficiaries should not be entitled to claim the same benefit.
Arjun Singh: Why?
Karan Thapar: So that there is always a shrinking base and the rate doesn't proliferate.
Arjun Singh: I don't think that that is a very logical way of looking at it.
Karan Thapar: Is that not acceptable to you?
Arjun Singh: No, it is not the logical way of looking at it.
click here for the full interview and see what our great 'leader' says on this issue http://www.ibnlive.com/news/decision-on-quota-is-final-arjun/11063-4-single.html
Now how logical are Mr.Arjun Singh's answers. Infact all the answers that he had given during that interview where similarly stupid but this i think is by far the most ridiculous answer , especially from a person holding such an important post.
According to Mr.Arjun Singh ,if a person has enjoyed the benefits of reservation then even his children are still entitled to enjoy the same. Reservations are made for the underprivileged, So does Mr.Arjun Singh suggest that the children are underprivileged inspite of the fact that their father had enrolled and taken a degree from a prestigious instituition(assuming he is not a meritorious student in the first place and got admission only thru reservation ) So doesn't that mean that giving a seat not on a merit basis but thru reservation doesnot do any good to the individual. In which case the whole idea of Reservations is not the right/correct for upliftment of such people.... Moreover it is an open fact that these reservations are mostly enjoyed by the Wealthy Lot among these so called backward castes. The poor are still not enjoying any benefits of Reservation.
Take the case of Miss N.Anita . She got all India 24 rank in IIT entrance exam but couldnot get into any of the IIT because of her Poverty and inability to pay the fees. What has Government done in her case?.Nothing. If u want to do any good to the people then give reservations for such worthy candidates... not reservations exactly, but fee exemption to such poor but intelligent students. A students worth should be decided on his merit not by his birth. I strongly feel that if at all there are any reservations then it should be economy based not on caste or religion.
When Dr.B.R.Ambedkar introduced reservations all BCs were poor and hence reservation on basis of caste was justified then, but not now.Anyways Dr.Ambedkar suggested these reservations only for the first 10 years and said that it can be extended for another 5 yrs only if need be.... But our politicians have extended them to more than 55 yrs and are in no mood to withdraw reservations...
They(politicians) are not going to change but that does not mean we can't. The young Doctors of AIIMS are doing a great job in putting forth their voice and i hope every young individual of this country shud appreciate and support them . We are aware of the fact that we are not going to get any political support but it is time we demand and get our rights.
If my memory is strong i remember during the elections time there was a young party called Lok Paritran. Plz excuse my ignorance ,but i don't think i heard or seen any reaction or support from this party towards this movement.Have they turned into Politicians already?....
Monday, May 22, 2006
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Evaluation???
Ever wondered what goes around in the mind of the person who evaluates ur project by just looking at it for a mere 2 min....
I just don't get it....we have lost few valuable days of life working day in day out on the project and then someone who is in no way connected to the project comes in and declares that what u have done is crap...
They neither give us enough time to explain what we have done nor are they ready to listen to what we have done...
Either there is something wrong with the evaluation system or I am unable to deliver and impress within the given 2 min....
What ever it is .... I just lost a grade in yet another subject...
Ufffff....
I just don't get it....we have lost few valuable days of life working day in day out on the project and then someone who is in no way connected to the project comes in and declares that what u have done is crap...
They neither give us enough time to explain what we have done nor are they ready to listen to what we have done...
Either there is something wrong with the evaluation system or I am unable to deliver and impress within the given 2 min....
What ever it is .... I just lost a grade in yet another subject...
Ufffff....
Friday, April 07, 2006
I Love ppl who smoke.....
I love these people...
Earlier i was ignorant of few facts and i actually hated them but recently i was enlightened just like lord Buddha( not under a tree though ).
Look at these Advantages of Smoking and Drinking :
1) Thanks to all the Smokers around me , we don't have a single Mosquito in our floor
2) You will not be bothered by anyone for a longer time( cos he can't stand ur breath)
3) Heard that Old Age sucks, you become some what dependent on ur family/children/grandchildren... But these people will never suffer from Old Age( cos they are not going to live that long) Lucky ppl.
4) Also heard that having Standards and Moral in life can sometimes get tough on you. But these ppl are damn lucky cos they neither have Standards nor Morals, forget abt character...
5)Ever wondered why Scientists have never come up with a good lie detector....Cos no one ever wanted them seriously....Cos they had a wonder potion which makes a person speak only the truth....
Unfortunately we call ppl who take this wonder potion as Alcoholics....
Input: A peg or two or more (depends on the person)
Output: T--R--U--T--H
6)Do u know what the greatest threat to this planet is?
OVERPOPULATION
Apart from Terrorists these are the only people on the face of earth who are seriously trying their best to reduce it. Won't Believe what i just said then look at this .....
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has said that about 228,400 hospital episodes each year are the result of Australians smoking, drinking or taking illicit drugs. The report, The quantification of drug-caused mortality in Australia, 1998, shows that in 1997-98, 142,500 hospital episodes were smoking related, 71,400 were alcohol related and 14,500 were a result of taking illicit drugs.
International studies of millions of people by government, industry, universities, and private research institutions have determined that smoking can cause:
stained teeth, fingers, and hair;increased frequency of colds, particularly chest colds and bronchitis;asthma; neuralgia; gastrointestinal difficulties, constipation, diarrhea, and colitis; headaches; nausea;convulsions; leukoflakia (smoker's patch);insomnia; heart murmur;Buerger's disease (inflammation of blood vessel linings); shortness of breath; arthritis; smoker's hack;nervousness;wrinkles and premature aging; tension; gastric, duodenal, and peptic ulcers; lung cancer; cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder; emphysema; high blood pressure;heart disease;artherosclerosis & arteriosclerosis (thickening and loss of. elasticity of the blood vessels with lessened blood flow);inflammation of the sinus passages;tobacco angina (nicotine angina pectoris);pneumonia; influenza; pulmonary tuberculosis; tobacco amblyopia; impared hearing; decreased sexual activity;and mental depression.
Blood flow to the extremities is decreased (cold hands and feet). One puff lowers the temperature in the fingertips 1ºF to 3ºF in 3 minutes.
Now, with so many different problems how can one expect them to live long...I salute these Heroes who risk their own life to reduce thePopulation... Hats off...
Okay Now On a Serious Note .............
These people suck. They not only risk their life but also others..
"domestic exposure to secondhand smoke in the UK causes around 2,700 deaths in people aged 20-64 and a further 8,000 deaths a year among people aged 65 years or older. So, that's 10,700 deaths due to passive smoking each year in UK alone"
Some may argue saying that having a drink or a cigarette once in a while wouldn't do any known damage .But All habits start small and end up eventually being very difficult to break. It is easier to prevent bad habits than to overcome them.Good habits come from overcoming temptation."Habits form Character"
Drinking and Smoking are glamorized these days.If u ask people why they consume alcohol they give you a host of reasons, such as to celebrate,to relax, to have fun,to experiment,to forget problems,etc etc....But i don't give a shit to these reasons. The fact is that they are weak and cannot control their temptations. Some say--"why worry ,live life King Size" .I say-- BullShit.
"One reason that I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time."-----Lady Astor
Earlier i was ignorant of few facts and i actually hated them but recently i was enlightened just like lord Buddha( not under a tree though ).
Look at these Advantages of Smoking and Drinking :
1) Thanks to all the Smokers around me , we don't have a single Mosquito in our floor
2) You will not be bothered by anyone for a longer time( cos he can't stand ur breath)
3) Heard that Old Age sucks, you become some what dependent on ur family/children/grandchildren... But these people will never suffer from Old Age( cos they are not going to live that long) Lucky ppl.
4) Also heard that having Standards and Moral in life can sometimes get tough on you. But these ppl are damn lucky cos they neither have Standards nor Morals, forget abt character...
5)Ever wondered why Scientists have never come up with a good lie detector....Cos no one ever wanted them seriously....Cos they had a wonder potion which makes a person speak only the truth....
Unfortunately we call ppl who take this wonder potion as Alcoholics....
Input: A peg or two or more (depends on the person)
Output: T--R--U--T--H
6)Do u know what the greatest threat to this planet is?
OVERPOPULATION
Apart from Terrorists these are the only people on the face of earth who are seriously trying their best to reduce it. Won't Believe what i just said then look at this .....
An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has said that about 228,400 hospital episodes each year are the result of Australians smoking, drinking or taking illicit drugs. The report, The quantification of drug-caused mortality in Australia, 1998, shows that in 1997-98, 142,500 hospital episodes were smoking related, 71,400 were alcohol related and 14,500 were a result of taking illicit drugs.
International studies of millions of people by government, industry, universities, and private research institutions have determined that smoking can cause:
stained teeth, fingers, and hair;increased frequency of colds, particularly chest colds and bronchitis;asthma; neuralgia; gastrointestinal difficulties, constipation, diarrhea, and colitis; headaches; nausea;convulsions; leukoflakia (smoker's patch);insomnia; heart murmur;Buerger's disease (inflammation of blood vessel linings); shortness of breath; arthritis; smoker's hack;nervousness;wrinkles and premature aging; tension; gastric, duodenal, and peptic ulcers; lung cancer; cancer of the lip, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and bladder; emphysema; high blood pressure;heart disease;artherosclerosis & arteriosclerosis (thickening and loss of. elasticity of the blood vessels with lessened blood flow);inflammation of the sinus passages;tobacco angina (nicotine angina pectoris);pneumonia; influenza; pulmonary tuberculosis; tobacco amblyopia; impared hearing; decreased sexual activity;and mental depression.
Blood flow to the extremities is decreased (cold hands and feet). One puff lowers the temperature in the fingertips 1ºF to 3ºF in 3 minutes.
Now, with so many different problems how can one expect them to live long...I salute these Heroes who risk their own life to reduce thePopulation... Hats off...
Okay Now On a Serious Note .............
These people suck. They not only risk their life but also others..
"domestic exposure to secondhand smoke in the UK causes around 2,700 deaths in people aged 20-64 and a further 8,000 deaths a year among people aged 65 years or older. So, that's 10,700 deaths due to passive smoking each year in UK alone"
Some may argue saying that having a drink or a cigarette once in a while wouldn't do any known damage .But All habits start small and end up eventually being very difficult to break. It is easier to prevent bad habits than to overcome them.Good habits come from overcoming temptation."Habits form Character"
Drinking and Smoking are glamorized these days.If u ask people why they consume alcohol they give you a host of reasons, such as to celebrate,to relax, to have fun,to experiment,to forget problems,etc etc....But i don't give a shit to these reasons. The fact is that they are weak and cannot control their temptations. Some say--"why worry ,live life King Size" .I say-- BullShit.
"One reason that I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time."-----Lady Astor
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Real me sucks
Today i am not feeling good. A sudden cloud of gloominess has surrounded me. It is because i have accidently found out the real me.I am not the considerate person that i thought i was. I thought i wasn't selfish, i thought..............pchh
It is really sad when u find out that u r not the person u thought u were all these days.
Today i went out to buy a 5 lt 'water can' and i had exactly 45 Rs which is the exact price of it. On the way to market i saw an old man begging and he really looked pathetic. At once i felt sorry for him but did nothing ,i just passed past him .Although i was not in a position to offer him a permanent help , i could have certainly helped him temporarily by giving some money i had. I cud have easily done that. But i didn't.Why?. My preference was more to the mineral water that i wanted so that i wudn't suffer from sorethroat or some kind of minor problem. Why didn't i think from the other person's position where getting something(hygenic or not ,doesn't matter) to eat is of utmost importance. There was no hard and fast rule that i had to take 5 lt, i cud have given him some money and settle for 1 lt or 500 ml.Or i cud have given him enough money,go back to my room get 45 Rs and buy my 5 lt. But i did none of the above . It is another story that i felt guilty abt it,and the shopkeeper had no 5 lt cans with him ,so on my way back i gave the old man some money.The good thing was that ,atleast i didnot think of how much i shud give him- 5,10,15 or 20 .Nothing. I just put my hands into my pocket and gave him whatever came out.
Anyway the point is that why didn't i help him in the first place. We have many good ideas within us. we feel like helping the poor. we talk about giving love to the unpriviledged.We feel emotional when we see some movies and decide to help,do something to the society etc,etc....... But are we ready to do what we intended to do when faced with reality?
I am sorry if i am generalizing this but this is what i found out in me today,and many around me in general. We give importance to little things which are absolutely unneccesary and ignore our duties towards the society.....
We complain about education system,We complain abt political system,this and that, we complain complain complain. We sometimes even say "enough of complaining,lets do something to the country on our own,lets make a difference,blah blah blah...." and sure enough some of ideas are really good but when it comes to implementation--- how many of us really do?
Atleast i thought i wud but .......I am sorry ,i am not what i thought i am.......... Hope atleast u are what u think u are.
ps: i am sorry if u find this post meaningless ,it is just that i am thinking many things at the same time and also i am confused abt who i really am.
It is really sad when u find out that u r not the person u thought u were all these days.
Today i went out to buy a 5 lt 'water can' and i had exactly 45 Rs which is the exact price of it. On the way to market i saw an old man begging and he really looked pathetic. At once i felt sorry for him but did nothing ,i just passed past him .Although i was not in a position to offer him a permanent help , i could have certainly helped him temporarily by giving some money i had. I cud have easily done that. But i didn't.Why?. My preference was more to the mineral water that i wanted so that i wudn't suffer from sorethroat or some kind of minor problem. Why didn't i think from the other person's position where getting something(hygenic or not ,doesn't matter) to eat is of utmost importance. There was no hard and fast rule that i had to take 5 lt, i cud have given him some money and settle for 1 lt or 500 ml.Or i cud have given him enough money,go back to my room get 45 Rs and buy my 5 lt. But i did none of the above . It is another story that i felt guilty abt it,and the shopkeeper had no 5 lt cans with him ,so on my way back i gave the old man some money.The good thing was that ,atleast i didnot think of how much i shud give him- 5,10,15 or 20 .Nothing. I just put my hands into my pocket and gave him whatever came out.
Anyway the point is that why didn't i help him in the first place. We have many good ideas within us. we feel like helping the poor. we talk about giving love to the unpriviledged.We feel emotional when we see some movies and decide to help,do something to the society etc,etc....... But are we ready to do what we intended to do when faced with reality?
I am sorry if i am generalizing this but this is what i found out in me today,and many around me in general. We give importance to little things which are absolutely unneccesary and ignore our duties towards the society.....
We complain about education system,We complain abt political system,this and that, we complain complain complain. We sometimes even say "enough of complaining,lets do something to the country on our own,lets make a difference,blah blah blah...." and sure enough some of ideas are really good but when it comes to implementation--- how many of us really do?
Atleast i thought i wud but .......I am sorry ,i am not what i thought i am.......... Hope atleast u are what u think u are.
ps: i am sorry if u find this post meaningless ,it is just that i am thinking many things at the same time and also i am confused abt who i really am.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Strange Phenomenon
Hi
I am back after a long gap.As I am writing this I am still thinking why haven't I blogged for such a long time.The answer as I think is a strange phenomenon which I discovered long back but confirmed recently.I still haven't given it a name(suggestions are welcomed)
We all love games,right.Be it indoor or outdoor or computer games.But why is that the urge to play them rises more and more only during examination time .I play them even on normal days,but I play a lot during exams.If u observe all my previous blogs were written within a span of 1 week and that week happens to be my examination week(Mid-Term Exams).The last day of our exams was March 3(which is also the last day I blogged here). After that I rarely felt like blogging.I stopped playing those games which I played so extensively during that week.I even get the best dreams/sleeps only during examination time.i do/try new things during this time as if there was no time later. When I first started observing this,I thought I had some serious problem, but lately I realised that many of my frds too experience a similar feeling.
We gave a serious thought as to why this happens.The only logical conclusion we cud come to was that "during exams we stress ourselves a lot and the mind(esp MY mind) which is accustomed to relaxing tries to remain in the same state( Newtons Law of Inertia..eh?)and hence we play/sleep/dream/indulge in new acivities more during the examination period".
hmmm....I have 3 projects to submit and i am happily blogging(hey this confirms my phenomenon again).
He he he...Me and my Lazy Brain,we never change.........
I am back after a long gap.As I am writing this I am still thinking why haven't I blogged for such a long time.The answer as I think is a strange phenomenon which I discovered long back but confirmed recently.I still haven't given it a name(suggestions are welcomed)
We all love games,right.Be it indoor or outdoor or computer games.But why is that the urge to play them rises more and more only during examination time .I play them even on normal days,but I play a lot during exams.If u observe all my previous blogs were written within a span of 1 week and that week happens to be my examination week(Mid-Term Exams).The last day of our exams was March 3(which is also the last day I blogged here). After that I rarely felt like blogging.I stopped playing those games which I played so extensively during that week.I even get the best dreams/sleeps only during examination time.i do/try new things during this time as if there was no time later. When I first started observing this,I thought I had some serious problem, but lately I realised that many of my frds too experience a similar feeling.
We gave a serious thought as to why this happens.The only logical conclusion we cud come to was that "during exams we stress ourselves a lot and the mind(esp MY mind) which is accustomed to relaxing tries to remain in the same state( Newtons Law of Inertia..eh?)and hence we play/sleep/dream/indulge in new acivities more during the examination period".
hmmm....I have 3 projects to submit and i am happily blogging(hey this confirms my phenomenon again).
He he he...Me and my Lazy Brain,we never change.........
Friday, March 03, 2006
Licence to Kill!!!!!!!
What?Is it true?
Absolutely
Where?
In my college.
What?
yes its true.
Cost?
Nothing.Just ur Ass.
What?
Yep.
Who issues it?
The person who issues it ,actually gets screwd.Funny as it may sound ,but its true.
Are u refering to....
Yes my friend u got that right.I am refering to the three b's(barbaric birthday bashes)
The day u announce that ur b'day is on so and so date U r literally fixing ur date with YAMA. The other day i saw my frd getting one hell of a beating and the only mistake he did was to make his b'day date public.In just a matter of few minutes his 'Happy' birthday was turned into Pain.
Come On guys.Is this the way we greet our frds on their b'day.In our school days we were like eagerly waiting for our b'days. We were waiting for all those calls at 12,receiving all those warm smiles and wishes.We enjoyed the fact that we were given priority/special treatment that day.Friends and Family try to make u feel Special. U somehow felt good about being born on that day.U want everyone to know that its ur b'day today.But here...... U wish no one knows that its ur b'day today.u hide from ur frds.Ur own frds are now ur yamadhuths.
When asked why do people involve in such barbaric acts--- I got a list of wierd answers.
"We only intend to have some fun"
How can u have fun when u see the guy growling in pain(and almost crying with pain) unless u r some kind of a jerk who derives sadistic pleasure on hearing others mourn and cry with pain.
"We just want to make his day memorable"
Oh yeah.tell me something that i don't know.He is for sure going to remember it forever but is it the way it should be?Think people.
"Hey even i don't like to kick people.But that was till yesterday.I was in his shoes yesterday.I just want to return the Favour"
Its just like when we were juniors in our b.tech we hated ragging.But once we became seniors we thought --we were not spared by our seniors then why shud we spare our juniors.
It has become recursive or rather a cycle.U kick someone,he kicks someone (so that the other person also goes thru the same agony that he went) and that someone will kick someone else and this goes on.some day u r on the HitList.The amount of pain u induce into the system increases with every recursive step.
Sometimes these bashes become so wild that i really fear that something might go wrong someday.The poor guy is kicked with out any mercy and often few blows are off target and hit the guy in the spine and sometimes in some sensitive areas.It is really dangerous at times.The 'bakra' as he is called is thrown into the pond which has a rocky bed causing a lot of pain to the 'bakra' when he falls in some awkward position.Who is responsible if he breaks a bone or worse if a damage occurs to the spine.
Having fun is different.It shud be fun to both the parties involved.And the worst part is that when i ask people to stop they ask me----" when is ur b'day ?".
I have even seen people trying to settle there differences in such bashes.When ever some one has some issue with someone he asks his frd "Aee bidu ,patha kar iska b'day kab hein".
Isn't this going too far.
Plzz stop involving in such acts and if possible try to make the guy feel happy or special not a 'Bakra' ...
Absolutely
Where?
In my college.
What?
yes its true.
Cost?
Nothing.Just ur Ass.
What?
Yep.
Who issues it?
The person who issues it ,actually gets screwd.Funny as it may sound ,but its true.
Are u refering to....
Yes my friend u got that right.I am refering to the three b's(barbaric birthday bashes)
The day u announce that ur b'day is on so and so date U r literally fixing ur date with YAMA. The other day i saw my frd getting one hell of a beating and the only mistake he did was to make his b'day date public.In just a matter of few minutes his 'Happy' birthday was turned into Pain.
Come On guys.Is this the way we greet our frds on their b'day.In our school days we were like eagerly waiting for our b'days. We were waiting for all those calls at 12,receiving all those warm smiles and wishes.We enjoyed the fact that we were given priority/special treatment that day.Friends and Family try to make u feel Special. U somehow felt good about being born on that day.U want everyone to know that its ur b'day today.But here...... U wish no one knows that its ur b'day today.u hide from ur frds.Ur own frds are now ur yamadhuths.
When asked why do people involve in such barbaric acts--- I got a list of wierd answers.
"We only intend to have some fun"
How can u have fun when u see the guy growling in pain(and almost crying with pain) unless u r some kind of a jerk who derives sadistic pleasure on hearing others mourn and cry with pain.
"We just want to make his day memorable"
Oh yeah.tell me something that i don't know.He is for sure going to remember it forever but is it the way it should be?Think people.
"Hey even i don't like to kick people.But that was till yesterday.I was in his shoes yesterday.I just want to return the Favour"
Its just like when we were juniors in our b.tech we hated ragging.But once we became seniors we thought --we were not spared by our seniors then why shud we spare our juniors.
It has become recursive or rather a cycle.U kick someone,he kicks someone (so that the other person also goes thru the same agony that he went) and that someone will kick someone else and this goes on.some day u r on the HitList.The amount of pain u induce into the system increases with every recursive step.
Sometimes these bashes become so wild that i really fear that something might go wrong someday.The poor guy is kicked with out any mercy and often few blows are off target and hit the guy in the spine and sometimes in some sensitive areas.It is really dangerous at times.The 'bakra' as he is called is thrown into the pond which has a rocky bed causing a lot of pain to the 'bakra' when he falls in some awkward position.Who is responsible if he breaks a bone or worse if a damage occurs to the spine.
Having fun is different.It shud be fun to both the parties involved.And the worst part is that when i ask people to stop they ask me----" when is ur b'day ?".
I have even seen people trying to settle there differences in such bashes.When ever some one has some issue with someone he asks his frd "Aee bidu ,patha kar iska b'day kab hein".
Isn't this going too far.
Plzz stop involving in such acts and if possible try to make the guy feel happy or special not a 'Bakra' ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Real Help to the Poor
Today our sr has sent us a mail regarding donation of Rs.200 each for the poor.We had done some similar activity earlier too. Although i am not against donating money but i wonder whether we are really helping them.More than just donating money ,if only we cud show/give them a living then they wud be more happy.
There is a short story which i came across in Tinkle when i was in........
Ok anyway.The story goes somewhat like this ..
Once upon a time in a small village there lived 3 brothers. All were into fishing and were doing good in the business.One day a poor man was begging and he came to the eldest brother's house.On seeing the poor man's condition ,he felt sorry for him and gave him food and some fish.The poor man thanked him and went away.The next day he returned but now knocked the second brother's door.The second brother did the same as the elder brother.The poor man once again thanked him and went away only to return the next day.This time it was the youngest brothers turn.He saw the poor man ,felt sorry for him,thought for a while,went into his room ,brought a fishing net,took the poor man to the river and taught him how to fish and then gave away the fishing net to him. The Poor man was first confused but later realized what the young fellow was upto. He took the net , went away and never returned.
there is still some extension to the story where the poor man returns back after few yrs only this time he is very rich.He says its all due to the favour done by the youngest brother blah blah blah...
Anyway the point is that by donating food,money etc u only feed him for a day or two.But if u cud do something like the young brother in the story then u will feed him for the rest of his life and also give him a chance to live a life of dignity.Why don't we do something that wud change there lives forever.
Given that we are ready to do something for them Now the point is what is that we can do.An individual like u and me cannot do anything(mostly true.exceptions exist...).What we can do is may be take up a small area in our locality,set up some kind of workshop and teach different skills to the poor people and then give them the necessary things/tools they need to start a new life.Also we can make some of them active partners in the maintenance of the workshop.
And there are many similar things that we can do rather that just entertaining them for a day or two.
Where there is will there sure is a way.
(i hope i don't become selfish and selfcentered when i start earning money.Hope i remain the same and cud be of some use to the society)
There is a short story which i came across in Tinkle when i was in........
Ok anyway.The story goes somewhat like this ..
Once upon a time in a small village there lived 3 brothers. All were into fishing and were doing good in the business.One day a poor man was begging and he came to the eldest brother's house.On seeing the poor man's condition ,he felt sorry for him and gave him food and some fish.The poor man thanked him and went away.The next day he returned but now knocked the second brother's door.The second brother did the same as the elder brother.The poor man once again thanked him and went away only to return the next day.This time it was the youngest brothers turn.He saw the poor man ,felt sorry for him,thought for a while,went into his room ,brought a fishing net,took the poor man to the river and taught him how to fish and then gave away the fishing net to him. The Poor man was first confused but later realized what the young fellow was upto. He took the net , went away and never returned.
there is still some extension to the story where the poor man returns back after few yrs only this time he is very rich.He says its all due to the favour done by the youngest brother blah blah blah...
Anyway the point is that by donating food,money etc u only feed him for a day or two.But if u cud do something like the young brother in the story then u will feed him for the rest of his life and also give him a chance to live a life of dignity.Why don't we do something that wud change there lives forever.
Given that we are ready to do something for them Now the point is what is that we can do.An individual like u and me cannot do anything(mostly true.exceptions exist...).What we can do is may be take up a small area in our locality,set up some kind of workshop and teach different skills to the poor people and then give them the necessary things/tools they need to start a new life.Also we can make some of them active partners in the maintenance of the workshop.
And there are many similar things that we can do rather that just entertaining them for a day or two.
Where there is will there sure is a way.
(i hope i don't become selfish and selfcentered when i start earning money.Hope i remain the same and cud be of some use to the society)
Monday, February 27, 2006
"Organised". Am I or am i not?
Organised! and me ? Hell no.I don't think i was ever organised and i don't even remember being in trouble for not being organised.So why bother.Why become a machine and behave as if u were programmed. But People around me keep giving me lecturers of how to be organised ,adv of being organised blah,blah blah....
So I thought "Ok What the heck ,let me give it a try". I thought it wud be very difficult and i wudn't like it for sure.But guess what ? I actually liked it and it was not as difficult as i initially thought it wud be.I did everything according to a schedule,slept and woke up at specific times,ate properly,studied according to the schedule,had my clothes pressed,Kept my table neat,same with my Bed. Arranged my books,clothes etc in order.Everything was perfect and for once my room looked like it was my sister's room(she is really cool at this).I was so impressed with the way i maintained my room that i took pictures of it in different angles and send it to my parents.Guess what my parents said? " Beta whose room did u photogragh?"
Aaa...... I then patiently explained that it was mine and guess what they said now?. "Good work beta but how long is it going to last" I was really mad now. I said it wud be for ever and hung up.I cudn't believe this. i have worked so hard to change and this is what i get in return.I have decided then and there that no matter what may happen i am going to remain Organised.
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.....
....But alas,
My parents were right.After the hungama that i did ,i fell back to my old ways of living.Why did i do that?Well, may be i was trying to be what i am not, or i lacked the discipline to continue the right way.I have realised one thing from this experience though .
---> It is not easy to be Organised
---> I didn't actually understand what "Organised" ment.
---> Discipline is the Key if u want to do anything.
Will i learn from this experience?
I don't know.
Will i ever change?
I don't know.
Ok.Do i want to change?
I don't know.
Aaaaagh.... To hell with me.............
So I thought "Ok What the heck ,let me give it a try". I thought it wud be very difficult and i wudn't like it for sure.But guess what ? I actually liked it and it was not as difficult as i initially thought it wud be.I did everything according to a schedule,slept and woke up at specific times,ate properly,studied according to the schedule,had my clothes pressed,Kept my table neat,same with my Bed. Arranged my books,clothes etc in order.Everything was perfect and for once my room looked like it was my sister's room(she is really cool at this).I was so impressed with the way i maintained my room that i took pictures of it in different angles and send it to my parents.Guess what my parents said? " Beta whose room did u photogragh?"
Aaa...... I then patiently explained that it was mine and guess what they said now?. "Good work beta but how long is it going to last" I was really mad now. I said it wud be for ever and hung up.I cudn't believe this. i have worked so hard to change and this is what i get in return.I have decided then and there that no matter what may happen i am going to remain Organised.
..
...
....
.....
....But alas,
My parents were right.After the hungama that i did ,i fell back to my old ways of living.Why did i do that?Well, may be i was trying to be what i am not, or i lacked the discipline to continue the right way.I have realised one thing from this experience though .
---> It is not easy to be Organised
---> I didn't actually understand what "Organised" ment.
---> Discipline is the Key if u want to do anything.
Will i learn from this experience?
I don't know.
Will i ever change?
I don't know.
Ok.Do i want to change?
I don't know.
Aaaaagh.... To hell with me.............
Finallyy.....
At last i have a blog of my own.
I always wondered why would anyone need something as weird as this, to express their ideas.
Well i am beginning to realize that this is one such place where u can express urself on any matter(what so ever) with out thinking abt how others wud react.
This is just like having a personal diary, only that its more fun.
But knowing the person that i am ,i reaaally wonder whether i wud blog for a long time to come or may be this is just a temporary josh.
What ever may be the case .....I think iam gonna have some fun.
I always wondered why would anyone need something as weird as this, to express their ideas.
Well i am beginning to realize that this is one such place where u can express urself on any matter(what so ever) with out thinking abt how others wud react.
This is just like having a personal diary, only that its more fun.
But knowing the person that i am ,i reaaally wonder whether i wud blog for a long time to come or may be this is just a temporary josh.
What ever may be the case .....I think iam gonna have some fun.
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