The Two Wolves

An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life.He said to them-"A fight is going on inside me,its a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

One represents anger, regret, greed, inferiority, lies, arrogance, superiority.The other wolf stands for love, peace, hope, kindness, truth, compassion, faith.The same fight is going on inside you and every other person too. "

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather-"Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied-"The one i feed"

On a rainy thursday...

The alarm rang.I hit the snooze button.Five minutes later, it again asked me to get up.But a lazy me, again punched it off.The loop repeated for sometime until the loop terminating condition arrived:i finally made up my mind to get off the bed.6.30 am.The view outside soothed the freshly awoke eyes.Soft continuous rain, cool air n mild waft of the mitti ki pleasant khushbu.

I decided to stay back at home and enjoy the day, sipping hot coffee with choco-cookies, going thru the newspaper without worrying about missing the bus today,a late breakfast, reading a nice book therafter, going thru my collection of old newspaper cuttings and also, solve some maths exercises that are pending.

Except the last one, these thoughts, simply thinking about them is a state of pure bliss.

As the entire day stretched before me, i thought of putting it down here, it feels good, i don't know why.Perhaps, its the assurance that its a good way of killing time.

I am reminded of a famous video called the sunscreen.I tried uploading it here sometime ago, but it was taking a lot of time.So, those of you who haven't seen it yet, m giving the link, and those who have seen it already, go through it once more and feel good about everything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq_A8nXMsQ

Now, after hours of endless rain, what's left is a beautiful clean sky and a cool, little chilly breeze.

And rain mixed with soft comforting music...what more can one ask for...

So m gonna dive into my collection and bring out some calming tracks to listen alongwith another cup of coffee.you want some?

life these days

i had been planning as hell to write a post (same way as i plan daily to study...kal se pakka!)but time wouldn't let me.reminds me of the lyrics of purani jeans-vo karna planning roz nayi yaar...nice song.

Instead of time i shud have used the term-assignments...engineers ka aadha dimag assignments banane me hi jal jata hai aur baki ka aadha....mba k sapne lene mein...

Anyway,dint go to college today.was not feeling well.so,finally got a chance to post something.yay :) (getting ill was not that bad) Moreover,had a test today,that too my fav subjct IF...ok lets leev this part...(or my bro wud accuse me of takin a leave purposefully ;)

There are more reasons to b happy today...most imp one being that bhai came out as a university topper(now he has a reason to shout at me for not studin...n i may hav to hear that bhai-se-kuchh-seekho stuff) All cheerful scene at home.But we dint have that customary hindi movie scene:

"Maa main first class first pass ho gaya hu"    followed by the jug jug jiyo beta

"Khade khade muh kya dekh rahe ho, jaao, ab to sab ka muh meetha karna hai."
"Parameswar ki kripa hai, masterjee"

here's a dose of typical filmy masala with south-indian chutney....watch till d end

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfR3N-HB4i4

(aaargghhh...uploading here takes lots of time)

Heard that really-breaking news about Giancarlo Fisichella finally givin Force India their first ever points in Formula 1 on their 30th attempt ??

jhatka!!! i know...sabko laga tha..most people dint even know that india had a F1 team!

I wish i had a 'real' money plant in my backyard coz m planning to buy this.again planning:D but things are deceiving sometimes.

i realised very early that putting a calvin-n-hobbes strip in every post is not gonna make it intersting...so m on the hunt for more masala and more audience as the blog is in its formative years rite now...

right now m reading sonal kalra's sunday column in ht...i find her article calming yet amusing...kya likhti hai boss...every1 relates to it.

And 'kite runner' is my nxt target

And today is Gurupurab( Guru granth sahib's ).Wish u all a very happy gurupurab :)

n belated happy Ganesh chaturthi too.

Blame it on kismat

Situation 1 :-

Kid : just 2 more marks and i would have crossed that bloody topper for once in my life.....but meri toh kismat hi bekaar hai...

Situation 2:Girls out on a shopping spree

Girl : Meri choice ka kuchh nahi milta iss poore sheher mein.meri toh kismat hi sadi hui hai...

Situation 3: A pathetic punjabi singer singing in a voice more pathetic than the channel itself

Guy watching tv: Ye aatthvi fail log bmw par ghoomte hain...aur hum engineers baith ke integration kar rahe hain

Mom: aisa nahi hai, all your friends have managed to get respectable jobs with handsome salaries

Guy: and me??? still lazing around at home...saala kismat hi kharab hai

In different situations in our life, it happens often that we blame things on kismat.

Someone has to take the blame and its lot more easy to blame life and kismat, as they dont give back a reply or yell at you for being such a moron.

So its a good way to get relief from all that you wanted but couldn't get anyhow...

But i never understood this kismat theory till date.I mean..you have resources,you have things more than you actually require and most importantly,you have a brain...y not use it.

Okay,don't shout at me for this "free-pravachan"(for which i shud pay u to listen), m not intending at showering fokat ki advice on anyone.just putting down what i feel.

Well, i guess it's all a game of satisfaction and faith in yourself.

Some people believe that if blaming on destiny gives you mental peace,then why not?
because it's all for attaining peace in stressful times.

And then people listen to all those "Songs of Hope" :-

(even i have my own collection ;) )

1.Allah ke bande-Kailash kher

2.A hero lies in you-Mariah Carey...this one's amazing

3.saaiiyaan ve-from the movie tara rum pum

4.hai jazba junoon toh tu himmat na haar

jo kare justjoo vo chhuye aasmaan -by the band "Junoon"

5."lakshya"-title track

6.Yaha ke hum sikander- movie : jo jeeta wohi sikander

7.A song that goes like...

Duniya maane bura toh goli maaro,

Darr ke jina hai koi jina yaaro

Yaaro pe sada jaan karo fida....

8.Dil Chahta hai-title track...cool

Anyway, have you ever felt like blaming anything on your destiny??You may also share your collection of such songs ;)

After a long break...

Finally, my college started today after a long break of one complete month + 10 days 25 minutes and 18 seconds.(engineers are precise at everything,you know) Okay,that may not be too long for some but for a person as vella* as me,they were like unending years of sleeping, eating, and repeating with boredom and berojgari as icing on the cake (And,you know,that old saying..idle mind = devil's workshop).

For the jaankaari of my audience-

*vella = a person who has got nothing to do(except making other's lives miserable) is called vella in punjabi

How many books can one read, how many movies can one watch, how much tv can one view...

and that too when shows like sach ka saamna and Rakhi ka swyamwar are on air

Anyway, i would have watched if it was cyrus broacha ka swyamwar, or leonardo dicaprio ka swyamwar, or david beckham or even brett lee.

So, after all this, the most eagerly awaited day came(guys are more eager.....should i mention the word "birdwatching" or checking out new chicks).Subah-subah saj-dhaj ke, everyone boarded the bus to college, which was khacha-khach full with new faces.As we reached college(read central jail) our excitement levels were pulled down by the scene at college.Freshers, both guys and girls, being treated as "nazuk kaliyaan" by the professors,authorities and staff.

Not even intro yaar! That's too much. Now, it isn't like...isse vo ghis jayenge.Neither are we gonna eat them up with chilli sauce and heinz ketchup.

Who's gonna tell them, kis professor ko kaise patana hai, how much buttering is required on whom, who is a heartless moron, which one has the most beautiful soul, who is dhokhebaaz, least and most attendence is required in which subjects, best places for different tasks, best authors, about notes,inside stories and so on...

Chalo agar baad mein ye sab ho bhi jaye, but hamara itna bada fun element khatam hi kar diya.

But koi baat nahi, hum bhi apni seniorgiri execute kar ke hi rahenge.

Okay, there have been some serious cases regarding ragging fuchhas...like the recent aman kachroo's case-

and many more...

Kanpur

Student admitted to the hospital after ragging

Nursing College, Anantapur

Student committed suicide due to ragging. The parents of the victim forced her to go to college even they were knowing about the ragging accident.

Stanley Medical College, Chennai

21 students suspended for ragging MG College,Kerala

Girl attempts suicide after being ragged by seniors on regular basis.

GMC, Jammu

First year student ragged by senior girls which led to tissue injury.

St Soldier Therapy and Rehabilitation College in Jalandhar

The case of sexual harassment. Students refuse to die down. Case registered.

Mallabum Inst. Of Technology

Student was forced to consume narcotics.

IHM Kolkatta

Senior students forced Ashumendra to consume alcohol and non-vegetarian food. When he refused, he was slapped.He sustained serious injuries on several parts of the body.later he was left on the railway tracks near Sealdah railway station.

Lekin........the more you prevent something, the more it happens.

so, why don't these guys make ragging official ??? like... in presence of authorities.

hence, ensuring fun and safety......that is....sab khushh.What do you say??Shouldn't it be made a healthy tradition??

Funda zada ho gya na?? koi baat nhi.Talking about "love aajkal", i watched it expecting it to be a hilarious affair, but turned out, it was just one of those @#$%^# romantic hindi movies.Moreover...the punjabi they use...(actually "overuse")...in hindi movies.. is pathetic.

Now, do you expect me to keep talking endlessly? and that too on monday...the most horrible day of the week??

Signing off for today :)