Fate

"Fate...is a funny thing. It swells up like raging waters that we are forced to travel. It provides no exit, no deviation, no respite. It drops us in a bottomless ocean and compels us....we either swim,...or drown. And sometimes as we struggle against the unforgiving tide, a great truth arises......, we've been here before."

26

I woke up a couple of days ago to be reminded that I had turned 26. Some people had more reason to be excited than myself. Thank you all, I feel honoured.
My fascination with birthdays ceased many years ago, after I got my He-Man costume as a birthday gift from my parents. The following year He-Man was no longer my superhero, and slowly birthdays became to me nothing more than a cake, a party and lots of gifts. And if birthdays were supposed to make one feel good/special on one particular day, then, at the risk of sounding vain, I felt great about myself almost all the time. Yeah, there were times when I felt like a loser, but bouncing back thrills me to this day.
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26 years and maybe I can afford to feel justified in imparting some wise statements on life:
* You could have two or more opposing viewpoints on the same subject, but still be on the right side.
* Education alone does not ensure the development of an individual, his environment is as important if not more.
* Indians are survivors
* Men and women probably have the same amount of emotions, but thats probably as far as we will get when it comes to equality. Men can't deal with emotions too well and women seem definitely beter equipped.
* Mothers are angels, they will put up with all your nonsense and still receive you with open arms.
* Standing up for one's principles is not easy, they will be shunned, they will face resistance. But whether they prevail is actually a test of how steadfast they were in the first place.
* Money probably does not bring happiness, but spending it definitely does.
* Racial discrimination is not an evil of the west, it is as rampant in other parts of the world, albeit in different forms.
* People can change, adulthood does not imply a fixed character, we are capable of constantly evolving, though the temptation to stagnate is quite strong.
* We love logical ends, so I shall stop with 10.
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Proof of man's questioning mind, you counted.

Mrs. Life

If life is a great teacher, then she definitely has some very confusing lessons. For instance, the practice of being well planned and organising one's time efficiently, would seem like a very valuable trait. But no sooner than you begin to exercise this discipline upon yourself and your surrounding life, you risk portaying yourself as a rigid person. You are criticized for your lack of flexibility, of not being able to accept that nothing in the world goes as planned, of expecting your matters and those accociated with yours to execute themselves like clockwork.
So little Johny tells himself, he needs to be more relaxed, a little less uptight about time, be more accepting of the inherent flaws in people and himself. Little Johny relaxes his principles a bit, but he is caught by surprise almost immediately, because now criticism comes again from the same quarters and maybe new ones as well. This time around his reliability is questioned, he comes across as a person who cannot be depended upon, how can one trust someone who does not value time, both his and that of his fellowmen??
Oh Life! Your stature as one of the greatest teachers of men is probably equalled only by Death, and I bow with both humility and respect. But I am just a small boy playing along the shores of the sea of knowledge that you have to impart. I may fall, I may hurt, I may go wrong, ....but I will learn.
So..... could you please cut me some slack!!!

An old profile

I am Indian
I believe all men are equal
I trust in man's capability to do good
I accept man's failure to do good all the time
I love music
I hate jazz
I loved the Matrix
I hate the Wachowski brothers for ruining what could have been the greatest trilogy
I don't believe in superstitions
I love my friends
I dislike wannabes
I don't pray
I worship Joe Satriani
I have lost in love
I love dogs
I hate cats
I can tolerate kittens
I believe luck is a coincidence that works in one's favour
I don't trust in it
I can head-bang
I am my own God
I abhor religious fanaticism, child labour, oppression of women, racism, casteism, communalism
I respect others religious beliefs
I love chocolate
I love jumping off heights when I can be assured of safety
I hate girl bands, boy bands and Britney Spears
I do like some of their songs
I am heterosexual
I strive to be more accepting of the sexual preferences of others
I love my country
I believe we can learn a lot from other cultures
I believe all species are at their cutest in their infant stage
I write code for a living
I feel uncomfortable in hospitals
I could go on forever
I think I'll stop
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I am myself.