some weird moments

I realised that some moments are just weird for everyone no matter how socially evolved people have become. One of those moments are:
Getting into a lift (elevator)-getting into a lift or any narrow space with strangers is an awkward thing for almost all of us. It just gets weirder if the lift is full or there is someone extremely close to the dials that we cannot hit the button we want.

It just makes me wonder. Are we all basically repulsive of other humans? If not, why is this situation always weird?

some nice words

1. A person can and will be successful with or without formal education if they have the 5 Cs: Character, Commitment, Conviction, Courtesy, Courage. ~anonymous

2. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. ~anonymous

3.The Special Olympics oath is “Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” 

4.  I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell...their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ. ~W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
 
5. He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.  ~Rabindranath Tagore

post-exam....3 simple choices

When you are finished with an exam paper, you can do either of these:
1. Discuss the answers with colleagues or lecturers and rejoice or grieve your answers
2. Don't bother much as it is over and done with for nothing can change now
3. Celebrate like as if there will be no more exams at all although there is another paper he very next day.

What do you think is my choice??!!!Life is short....thank God for that.

Deceived

Oh my men, seeming so dull,
let smooth rhythm be your lull,
for life is not for you to mull,
for still you will end up a gull.
                              0320
                       -13/04/2011

Religion

From the time I was born, I was taught about Hinduism. I remembered being in a Christian kindergarten in my younger days. Then, I went to a school where more than 70% were Muslims. When I was in high school, I took the trouble to learn the basics of Paganism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism due to curiosity. Finally, when I went to college, I was introduced to Baha'i faith.

This article is not to tell you which religion is better or worse. From the little knowledge I have about the religions I have listed above, I can only draw the following conclusions:
1) All religions teach good things
2) All those religions teach us that there is nothing more valuable than lives (of human and also all other lives).
3) They all insist on respecting all humans equally
4) Environment is something we all have to take care of
5) We should live as simply as possible

The above lines are not the only similarities between most religions but those are the ones that taught me that our faiths and believes may vary to a great length but the fundamentals are all the same. So, why can't all of us just savor these similarities and not make religion an issue? I am not going to point fingers at specific people because this attitude of fanaticism exists in people from all the religions.

We tend to forget that when there is a mass disaster, people get hurt and die regardless of religion and race. So, when life and death is not fanatic about choosing sides, why are we doing it???

Business, Friends, Family & Pleasure

Lesson learned: Do NOT EVER mix business with FRIENDS, FAMILY & pleasure.

The statement above may seem to be a little varied from the usual, but I totally believe its true. When you are doing some business (includes profession and/or education) a line must be drawn to separate it from family and friends (maybe this includes pleasure too).


Things can get horrible if we fail to separate these. Making a mistake of mixing them up can turn out horrible. Tremendous stress will befall upon us leading to health issues and lack of peace. As a matter of fact, we might end up losing either one. Losing the business would not turn out as bad as losing family and friends for they are irreplaceable. So, let us all keep in mind the consequences before taking any drastic measures that we might regret!

Problems solved?!!!

Contaminated water? Just install water filters. You can get a wide range of choices within your budget according to the concept of filtering, capacity, capability of filtering according to particle size as well as simple to elaborate designs.

Hazy outdoors? You can always choose to do activities indoors or wear masks according to the severity of the pollution.

Aforementioned are the few brilliant ways we have figured out to overcome our daily problems.
There is only one problem with most of our solutions, we are so short-sighted and selfish!!
What is the point of fixing anything if its all going to go back to the environment which will eventually kill us anyways. Maybe its time that we figured out how to cleanse the entire world instead of busy spending money building tall buildings for popularity, tourism and political reasons.

Small things

learning to enjoy small things in life are one of the hardest things to do....

blazing...

Why can't it be just normal weather like it used to be?
It is unbearably hot these few days, I think I could faint if I stay outdoors for long....the Sun refuses to set till at least 7.30pm!!!can u believe that?

This picture was captured today at 7.40pm using a 2mp camera

Do take notice of the picture. It portrays the beautiful sky at an industrial area after a really long and extremely hot day.

After a storm...

STORM

Nature is a teacher...

 After a storm there is this calmness always. It can be so silent suddenly. Beautiful skies and rainbows tend to appear giving this positive shade to life, painting a picture so soothing, it can lull an insomniac to sleep. Many see this effects and feel that its nature's way of saying that the worst is over, so look ahead for good days!

Rainbow and calm waters after the storm

The uniquely coloured sky-an after storm special

 Yet, there is another side to the story.....
 

"Oh, no! please don't hit me.. Please don't. I know the power of Yours is too much for me to withstand,yet, I shall not give up. Here I stand, fighting so hard. Oh, God, please take me in peace for I wish not to be source of destruction for I can feel my grip upon Mother Earth shaking. I know I will b blown down soon.

Thank you, for I shall depart."

That is the voice of the tree that got uprooted during the storm. It weeped so silently for it had served for years protecting mankind.
Now, imagine, after the storm, all you see is the post-storm destruction, uprooted trees, fallen buildings and cracked roads. That is the storm. It is ugly for some. 

We are always so busy looking at the skies, we forget to look around us sometimes. The scar the storm can leave lasts longer than the soothing, silent calmness described earlier. Yes, its true than good days are ahead but the pain of the bad ones will not vanish into thin air instantly...

Drop...drop....drop.....

Drop...drop....drop.....amazing pic...

Not Long

With crippling thoughts she cried,
for tear dries before it drops.
With piercing pain he bled,
for blood drops before it dries.

Thoughts lasts enough till the mind sleeps,
Pain lasts enough till the brain sleeps.

For slumber is the solution for all,
she cried that he bled
and he bled that she cried,
all before the end, sleep.
                            0503
                       -3/04/2011-

Let Go

Can't this gripping hands let go?
for its grip is too hard, its hurting,
my hand is turning blue so pale,
oh, please let go, gripping hands.

Now, my hand is beyond gone,
I can't save it ever, dead tissue,
the pain hasn't died though,
maybe I should leave my hand.

Why should my hands be gone?
for no mistakes I have made?
Why should my eyes tear?
for no ties actually I bear?
                              2227
                       -2/04/2011-

Smoke....

Smoke....This article is not about smoke from fire...It is about cigarettes.
Right now, I can see about 50% of the people surrounding me are smokers. No, I am not in a pub or bar. I am in a restaurant. A normal family restaurant where people of all walks of life have their meals.
This very situation made me think. If there is something nobody can eradicate in this world, I strongly think it is this habit of smoking. The sad thing I figured out today is that nobody seems to take the effort to kill this habit that is literally killing mankind on the whole in the long run.

Let me paint a picture for you. Our earth is already suffering or rather choking on the smoke originating from industrial activities, open burning and vehicles. Can you imagine the added pressure the smokers put on mother earth?
Out of concern, I tried talking about this to a few smokers I know personally. I thought these people were not aware of the consequences of their self-absorbent, inconsiderate activity. However, apparently, all these smokers happen to realise that they are contributing to air pollution. They also further explained that the few of them stopping this habit will not make a change in the pollution index. I totally agree with this statement of theirs.
This habit is not only contributing greatly to pollution and thinning of ozone layer, it also is increasing cancer risks among mankind (this includes smokers, passive smokers and their descendants). Generations below them are going to suffer health complications because of this lot of them who have succumbed to the addiction of nicotine.

I strongly believe its not wrong entirely to be addicted to something as long as your personal addiction does not affect others. In this case, smoking is affecting the entire world together with its inhabitants.

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ERADICATE SMOKING IN THIS WORLD???