A Stubborn Show

I recently went to a friend’s house for a visit casually to meet him as our vacations had just begun. Other friends were also there so were just chilling around and having fun. Amidst this, one of the friends asked me to get Betsy, who happens to be a dog that’s visiting me since her people had gone away for vacations. I readily went and got the dog from my apartment which wasn’t far away.  Betsy was so excited to meet the friend who asked to see her. I made sure that I was in the veranda of the friend’s house because I knew people have reservations about animals inside their houses which is totally understandable. But while playing around, Betsy managed to give us the slip and entered the house to the room where the other friends were. On seeing her enter I held her up and scolded her. And since we were already inside I thought I’d introduce Betsy to all. But before that could happen I was shocked by some statements. One of the friends said the fo...

This morning I got up just minutes before my lecture.  I didn't really have time to spare, but knowing that punctuality was lost, I figured I might browse through my facebook feed. Scrolling along a post read "...  May she rest in peace...'' And a familiar name tagged and picture of a known face attached.  Also found in the post was the following: '.... The suffering you had to go through will not be tolerated, those heartless demons will be punished and you will seek justice...' How much ruthless suffering and deaths should go by before it is affirmed  in our minds that, RAPE IS WRONG. MURDER IS WRONG. No matter what moral Landscape  you belong to these things are wrong, just SIMPLY  wrong. To desecrate a human life in a matter of moments. I sometimes  wonder if humanity still exists somewhere or did it die a long time back. I won't ask you to like, commend or share. But if I had to request anything at all, I'd request the following : Spre...

It's saddening to see educated individuals who even after knowing  how the human psyche works, would still prefer to visit shamans, priests, mullahs and pundits rather than visit a professional psychologist /psychiatrist. This is often associated with the stigma that visiting a Healthcare professional indicates that one is ill and whispers in the community reach a peak if the Healthcare professional happens to be one related to matters of the mind. But on the contrary it's perfectly normal to take counsel  from people who are advocates for supernatural  phenomenon. Eradicating this stigma would take ages, so the best plan would be for any spiritual/religious guru who alongside with studying their religion amongst the hundreds there are, also complete a professional course. And most important of all, to not allow their religious doctrine to dictate their counsel.

It wasn't even a year and he passed away. Today as I headed out for college one of my rabbits lay still and eyes open. Before I even went and picked him up I knew that the fear I had came knocking the moment I opened the door. Mr Grey as he was known by was a special rabbit.  Both because he was cute and also because he had anatomical issue. His entire left side was paralyzed and he couldn't even bend his hind limb joints. Joint issues like these are supposedly quite common in rabbits and smaller animals. And although most rabbits have a lifespan of about 6 years, the ones affected by this often pass away within a year. When we got Mr. Grey home he was as jovial as a rabbit can be. But,  slowly he started limping on one side and it wasn't long before we noticed his problem. I'm glad although that he was with us for almost a year. But sometimes I feel I could have done something to better his situation but I didn't. We went and we buried him this evening in a...

A cigarette is something you smoke Smoke is something you do when you are triggered. You get triggered when you feel something. You feel something when you see a cigarette .

ट The more you try and forget something the more hard it seems to make the process.  I read this line somewhere.  Must have been on someone's Facebook page as a caption with a selfie, on a magazine article about life or on some website but lets leave that for another article. When we try to forget something/someone that is attached to us for reasons known/unknown, we tend to do the first thing that comes to our mind - try our to Forget - Alas, this only ends up being counter productive as the more we induce a specific memory( whether to forget it or to recall it), we fail to understand that it inadvertently almost always grabs the spotlight of our mind. How then do we really Forget it ? Well I'm no life guru but I've picked up a tip on how to 1. Go on 2. Move on 3. Live your life,  Whatever you desire to call it  And so I thought I might share it. The secret that I have come to discover is that in order to forget something you shouldn'...

People who say that one shouldn't blame a specific religion and its followers because majority of the terrorist activities stem from that religion, are the same ones who are now condemning an entire country. If you don't blame an entire religion for its acts. PLEASE DONT BE A HYPOCRITE AND BLAME AN ENTIRE COUNTRY FOR ITS ACTS. Try to  encourage solutions to the crisis and not praise the cry for War. The army is an honorable service but it's use should be the last resort. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind " -said  by someone from the very same country where this fiasco is going on. Let it not be a quote in vain.

More often than not it so happens that when one questions you about a certain topic, the question inadvertently finds its way into making you question yourself about things unrelated. For eg. A simple and honest question to 'Have you published a paper? ' Would be answerable in a relatively honest 'Yes' or 'No'. Alas, your mind is a myriad of possibilities and questions follow as such: 1. Who asked for your advice ? 2. Are you even capable of giving advice ? 3. You don't even know what really transpires when one goes through such a situation, thence how can you advice on the topic ? And last of all the inability to get across a solution to the person in need of one is the most questionable of all.

Why does it take an instant to get sad  and so much time to get happy  ? Why is it easier to remain in a depressed state and harder to remain in a elevated state?

If people ridicule you, then don't respond with anger. Instead retort by supplmenting their ridicule ;)

Reading is something that is always pleasurable and I can't help smiling to myself like a little child everytime I finish a book. Just finished reading 'the stars tennis balls' by Stephen Fry. Amazingly written to include thriller and comedy in one single book. Just when I thought he was only a good speaker and actor do I add another to the list. A Damn Good writer

People get offended if you Crack a non veg joke at them, if you make a statement about a political party or if you riducule their religion but it's perfectly alright for them to say that you are a wasted person and that you speak without thinking. The last statement is true, still it is not offensive to the person. The prior statements even though just satire or comic is offensive to degrees that even apologies don't seem to work. It's apparently so pathetic that people develop a sense of disgust and some even resort to violence. When did directly attacking a person's personal character become less offensive than making general statements about a community?

I was quite an irritating child as far as I can remember. I used to pester everyone around me for anything that seemed out of place to me and enquire as to why was it so and I always wanted to clear things kept on my slate. My first tryst with books came about when my aunt gave me and my brother a novel to read, it was titled 'the God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy. Though we were quite small by then to read them ofcourse being aged about 7. But in me started the spark for reading as I picked up that book and couldn't understand much. I waited for the school library period and picked up my first Enid Blyton book, who would happen to be my favour author for years to come. And unknown at the time, I would draw huge amounts of my moral code from the children in her books. It Continued then as such with me reading mystery novels and horror stories. Then as I grew up and when I felt I was ready I headed on to the books that i felt I was unable to read back when I had start...

How do some people get weirded by love? The aversion they show to love is just unimaginable. They acquaint love with an emotion that perhaps in unacceptable and unnecessary to them. But even they might be victims of the emotion. It might not be a person but it might be a thing, but a goal or a career choice. Being dismissive about it would only but lead to substandard living. Perhaps their notion love is muffled up.

I'm walking on this road that leads me to my goal, I'm not really sure if it's the right one but I reckon it's the one. I meet many strangers along this path, who also seem to be heading towards the same end. I'm glad to know there are ones who I don't know heading to the same goal as mine. I meet many friends along this path who encourage me to keep walking the distance and keep boosting my morale when the going gets tough. At long last I reach my goal and don't am excited to be with one's who share the same passion as me. But alas I am mistaken, it's only a mirage that I perceive that I am surrounded by those passionate people. Most of the ones I talk to don't even know of the path or the road the I travelled. I'm confused as this was the only path that I know of was available. So I ask  them how did you get here? He tells me he came to by a chartered plane. Others tell me of modes of transport I find difficult to believe exist. G...

You need to stop telling people what to do when they do not ask for your help in the first place. Unnecessary intervention will only cause you a certain amount of discomfort which will lead you to degrade your health in ways you know you don't want to. So just accept advice of those considerate around you and leave people be at their own behest. If help is ever needed it will be asked it will be evident in a way that even you will not be able to deny it's delivery. You are your Supreme Commander and yours alone.