എ THOUGHT

ON CHILDREN
Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.







It’s hard to know what is best in life, all you can do is attempt to give others a feeling that you are searching for the best. More importantly, give yourself a confidence that you are doing the same! What is that others keep evaluating about you? Career, fashion, social status, partner and habitat probably. How do you satisfy all these? Often life turns to be a rat race to accomplish these needs. Well, crosscheck.
They are i) our needs ii) other’s demands for them to accept us

It is quite easy for those who really think deep, to answer this simple question. We often try to meet others’ demands for we THINK we need their acceptance in life. Well, being a SOCIAL ANIMAL, man needs acceptance in society. Now comes the question of how long is the list of acquaintances that you feel you should SATISFY?!
Parents, siblings [if any], grandparents, dad’s siblings, mom’s siblings, maternal and paternal Uncles and Aunts….woo…it’s not short. Next is the question, how many really bother to be receivers and Givers!
By the time we find a real, at least sensible answer for this question, a lion’s share of the life is gone! Even then, you will find someone crying because no piece of attention was granted to that, important one! It would be the real you. The unattended, unanswered, unrecognized and suppressed you. The passion would have died off, the longing for so many things would have left unnoticed. The greatest pain, you would ever feel. And the sore soul would grieve for all. But TIME would show no mercy. And all those DEMAND CREATING CROWD, all the same, would have lost lives living similar pain.
Friends, fathers, mothers, siblings and everyone…I might sound a little HEARTLESS…. But this is a humble suggestion, rather a thought of mine that I would like to share. You shall find the way hard, but the destination- a better way of life. I speak no philosophy but simple truth that we all forget. I promise no easy way to live, but a truth I have felt helpful in life. So when you look into your heart…see yourself and when you look into other’s heart, see THEM.

At Cannes..!

OOO.... That was Deepika at the Red Carpet. Well, celebrated moments for Indians started off years back when Ash [as this Ice maiden is called]landed up the same platform, sorry to those Indian-Cinema lovers, fans and followers... I might have omitted the other real talents who have been to the same space earlier, But you will learn what my motive is, and will be happy that I did not mention them in this attempt of mine to find people with similar thoughts.
Is this ''show-casing'' that Indian Cinema should look forward to? Are the media personnels aware of the unnecessary importance they give to all these? What if Aiswarya or Deepika attend the Cannes, well it's nice Indians take part in these... But do they really represent Indian Cinema? Are'nt they silly models who wear Western clothing and try hard to be part of a party? Not that I neglect the fact that Deepika wore a Saree. Can you point point out Indian females [let's look for the average] wearing similar outfits [will anyone tell me the difference between Deepika's blouse and ordinary woman's Saree-blouse and inner wear!]...!
There are certain ways and means in which we should expect our ambassadors to dress up and appear in an international stage.If these girls are to represent our nation, they are expected to do it the Indian way, else let them not utter their citizenship.
Let us not applaud to all such culture-murder and feel great about it. We need to think different, but tradition does have a value. If not us [young Indians] who else is there to promote the rich heritage we have? It's not enough to feel proud of our country at our workplace when our 'foreigner-boss' speaks about the value of our land. We have to RETHINK AND RESPOND...

being special

It was too cold for me to work with full energy. I wanted to sleep more. Bu the very thought of my mom’s face red with anger an impatience, I had to wake up helplessly. The usual ritual of meeting my plants I could not avoid. The black coffee flavored my chilled morning warm! Then it was news time. I could only have a glance of the headlines and the Monday express supplement sure had to offer me certain things. I dropped mom half the way as she was particular about walking a short distance. I rushed through my breakfast and relaxed. Now, I could read at leisure.
‘’SPEAK EASY’’- the caption caught my eyes. But somehow I did not read the content as it was to do with speech and hearing. I navigated to the lower portion of the page and found my topic- special children and their education. I was in search of places where courses are offered to teach such children. One of my dreams is about setting up a school for the same. But these days I have started thinking of something new.
It is easy to accommodate those kids who are identified by their parents or relatives, to have disorders. But what would happen to those kids who are ‘called’ lazy, ignorant, daydreaming, ‘naughty’….? Being tagged ‘’bad’’. Do we have a mechanism in India to identify the defects in children studying in schools? Some of the schools have got counselors to solve the problem. But I wonder how many authorities are aware of the need?! It should be made sure that teachers get trained in identifying the symptoms of disabilities in children. For this something else is necessary- those who are stepping into teaching profession, need to realize that they are committing a great job. Teaching is not just a money earning profession; it is to be dealt with so much of importance and dedication. Teacher should get in touch with children in such a way that they are capable to influence their character. I wonder how many of the youngsters do carry this sort of a spark in their mind when they think of being a tutor.
It’s time for me to read through the materials for my research. I need to stop writing, not thinking. Well I look forward to those like-minded poeple who would join hands with me to campign for this cause....