can i have someone for my own?

I wish I had one, even if only in my imagination
someone who will be in awe of me
and who will be awe inspiring to me

with whom smiles can be traded merely
with whom I can let the tears flow freely

who will put me above all and
who I can put above myself

I want to be sacrificing and naive and carefree
not hold back or be gullible or worry
maybe it's too much to ask
even from my very own heart

when one does not fully love oneself
is it possible to seek it from outside

would it be in the form of a bark, a meow or a silent shoulder
or would it all empty into the void of my mind

And the mind goes numb

with words failing to deliver intent
the voices rise
the same words repeated
over and over again in quick succession

the desperation tunes up the volume
the desperation to be heard, to be understood
the words slash through the flesh trying to reach the heart
but these words cause pain
will your pain give awareness to mine?
oh no! only our pains are foremost in this world

the pitches fervently increase only to abruptly stop
with the whizzing sound of blood rushing to the head,
the blistering pain of a parched throat
the ache of a lonely heart
just to be heard and felt

and then it all stops
when the limit is hit
and the mind goes numb
when a sudden realization dawns
angst and anguish replaced by loss
loss of faith
loss of willingness to struggle
loss of hope
then the darkness sets in
and brings a singular light
one where the heart accepts its loneliness

surrounded by your people but lonely all the same

to be surrounded but not heard
or felt
or understood
is a heaviness to carry
but a baggage that one cannot seem to toss

the voice comes back in a while
all the screeching and desperation resumes
but with full blast on the inside
the numbness exists only on the outside
unable to keep up with all the myriad emotions clanging within

behind closed doors of the heart
lie scattered the remains of
crushed dreams, broken promises and pure neglect
slowly these twist the knife a lit bit deeper
can feel a stab of pain, faint and lingering
begging for a physical connect
at least through pain
and it takes all of one's effort to not give in

Configure Mailman on a server

This is a step by step process to quickly setup Mailman.

1) ssh into POSIX based system
2)To install Mailman from source, you will need an ANSI C compiler to build Mailman's security wrappers. The GNU C compiler gcc(http://gcc.gnu.org/) works well.
3)cat /etc/*-release => Ubuntu 13.01 -> Saucy Salamander
4)sudo apt-get install apache2
5)sudo apt-get install mailman (use tab to select OK)   
6)Thus, if a mail address on the local host is foo@example.org, the        
│ correct value for this option would be example.org.                      
│                                                                          
│ System mail name: <insert_sys_mail_name_here>
7)Mailserver installation: Postfix
Step 1 is activate the MTA option on the mailman config file (/etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py). Write or uncomment this line: MTA = 'Postfix'
8)sudo /usr/lib/mailman/bin/genaliases
9)Run the script to generate aliases. This depends on the MTA being set correctly in mm_cfg.py:
sudo /usr/lib/mailman/bin/genaliases
You can use the postconf command to add the necessary configuration to /etc/postfix/main.cf:
sudo postconf -e 'relay_domains = <domain_name>'
sudo postconf -e 'transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport'
sudo postconf -e 'mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1'
sudo postconf -e 'alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases, hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases'
In /etc/postfix/master.cf double check that you have the following transport:
mailman   unix  -       n       n       -       -       pipe
 flags=FR user=list argv=/usr/lib/mailman/bin/postfix-to-mailman.py
 ${nexthop} ${user}
It calls the postfix-to-mailman.py script when a mail is delivered to a list.

10) sudo /etc/init.d/postfix restart
* Stopping Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix                         [ OK ]
* Starting Postfix Mail Transport Agent postfix 
11) sudo /usr/sbin/newlist  m

Incompatible bundler versions

Am currently doing a spike on upgrading a sample Rails 2.3 hello world application to Rails 3.0
The first step was to change the rails gem version in Gemfile and the error was :

tl;dr

• Older version of bundler is needed
•  $ gem install bundler -v '~> 1.0.0'

•  

•  
• Force rubygems to use this version of bundler
• bundle _1.0.22_ install 

Note: The revision number of the gem is different from what we wanted to install. This is ok as revision numbers are generally bug fixes. Just remember to force use the version that is available.

Behind the scenes:
Gemfile in Rails helps in recording the exact version of the gems that we want to use for our application. Bundler ensures this while avoiding dependency hell. "bundle exec" executes commands in the context of the current bundle and conflicting pre-installed gems will not be used from your system.
But bundler is installed as a gem too and can have version incompatibility issue like we saw in the error above. One can then install the required version and force rubygems to use a particular version without affecting the bundler being used across other Rails projects (if you have any) on the same system. Fortify your applications against each other on your system!

Boshonto Eshe Geche(Female) Lyrics in English - Unverified - from the movie Chotushkone

pathashe bohiche prem
noyone lagilo nesha
karaje dakilo peeche
boshonto eshe gache

madhuro amrito bani
galagalo shahojeyi
marome uthilo bhaji
boshonto eshe gache

thaktho babuboner dulimakha choroner
mathanotho kore robo
boshonto eshe gache(2)

kokoler nabonili punerogo pone
baje hoi(3)
pola shero nesha makhi cholechithu jale
bashonaru rangemeeshi shaemole-shopone
kuhu kuhu shona chayi kokiler kuhutha
boshonto eshe gache(2)

poornima rathe hoi
chota choti kore kara
dokinapobone dole
boshonto eshe gache

kemone gathibomala kemone bajibevenu
aabgega peeche aakhi
boshonto eshe gache

thaktho babuboner dulimakha choroner
mathanotho kore robo
boshonto eshe gache(4)

ye boshonte onek jaunmo aage
tomar prothom dekhe chilem aami
hithe chilem niru thrisher pane
shiba-shonto aekon bhishon dami
amar gache tomar gache amar gache
boshonto eshe gache

thaktho babuboner dulimakha choroner
mathanotho kore robo
boshonto eshe gache(6)

P.S: For a non-bengali, these lyrics would help to sing along with the beautiful song. I have compiled this by listening to the song. And am not a Bengali, so this stands unverified.

Git clone via https fails with "Error:14077458:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:reason(1112)" on MacOSX

TLDR;
1. Install homebrew, if not already
2. Update brew if it already exists
    $brew update
3. Install latest version of OpenSSL via brew
    $brew upgrade openssl
4. Install latest version of cURL via brew
    $brew upgrade curl
5. Uninstall git if already present and re-install with options as below
    $brew install git --with-brewed-curl --with-brewed-openssl

Issue Resolved!

In Detail:
Am on Mountain Lion(Yosemite is out, but am holding the old fort here). On trying to clone with git via https, this issue occurs when the OpenSSL version of the server and client is not compatible.
Updating OpenSSL should sort this out. OSX comes shipped with cURL and OpenSSL. They have moved to SecureTransport so their OpenSSL is out of date. When git is installed initially it picks up the shipped(abet older) versions of cURL and OpenSSL. So, uninstall git and reinstall it with options, that explicitly choose brewed(latest installed via homebrew) versions of those two.

MySQL - install on mac OSX

Installing MySQL using homebrew is the easiest way

$brew install mysql
Note: Perform a secure installation , else all log ins will be as an anonymous user.
DO: A secure installtion.
$mysql_secure_installation
The default root password is empty, so press "Enter" when prompted. Enter the new password that need to be assigned to the root user.

Errors: 
1.Command not found: mysql_secure_installation
The error clearly states that the command is not found. But we are sure that our installation was correct. To quickly rectify it, find where the command actually resides.
Do $which mysql_secure_installation

> /usr/local/bin/mysql_secure_installation

$cd /usr/local/bin -> Now continue with the previous step.

To login into mysql as root,
$mysql -uroot -p
Enter the password on prompt

Voila!

P.S. For beginners: The commands to be typed into the terminal, are italicized. $ refers to the command prompt, do not enter it in the terminal.

Cordova - Build your application simultaneously on multiple mobile platforms!

Let's quickly put together a basic Cordova project.

INSTALLATION
We will be using Node Packaged Modules, so
$brew install node
$npm install -g cordova
$npm install -g cordova-cli
-g is needed for global access

SAMPLE PROJECT STRUCTURE
$cordova create projName com.package.name "Initial display of text"

Enter into the directory
$cd projName

Add platforms of development
$cordova platforms add android
$cordova platforms add ios

Edit the index.html page with the contents to be displayed.

Build Project
ios SDK is needed for it. Xcode 4.6+ supports this.
$cordova build ios
OR
$cordova build android
To start the simulator
$cordova emulate ios
OR
$cordova emulate android

This gets the basic setup of Cordova based IOS/Android app running.

NOTE: PLUGINS
A functionality that needs to be implemented natively is done by using plugins:
Eg: To add native alerts
$cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.dialogs
<script src="cordova.js"></script> is needed in index.html so that CLI injects it at build time. cordova.js needn't be there in www folder.

Money Matters

Money is an illusion, they said

in all philosophical books, I read

Searing the thought into my head and heart

I considered men who lived by it, God's pristine art

But after 20 years of seeing the world

I wonder what lameness I have been sold

and reality has knocked me out cold

I saw money buy bread

High social statuses it bred

A man's attitude and confidence it readily fed

On growing up, I got more to see, how

it even bought bias in a mother's love

Family and friends; old and new

flock to money's odor as if on cue

I have now understood, that I was naive to believe

that a happy man din't need much money to live

I had been smiling all these years; thinking

that people running behind money were sinking

into a meaningless bottom with escape none

but disillusionment, I realize now, was mine and deserve I do of people's mock and fun

Money, I don't need amidst such fuss

people behind it, I couldn't care much less

I want to grow old with not a penny in my pocket

so will try to be oblivious to this repugnant world's racket

Painting analogy to life

Am, no artist, but am forced to paint a picture

one that should reflect my stature

I force myself to paint one and am not surprised at what turns up

A blurry, hazy image of scaffolds and hollow peoples' contours is my big coup!

A tiny blotch would suffice

to bring forth an area of pertinence

a meaningless blotch of color, spilt from a stranger's palette

or better still, for a smudge due to my loner tears, I may ferret

No one knows you, you included. And no one wants to know about you,everyone included. We are scared of strangers and so preconceive certain things about them. Also, people look at you as the picture you paint of yourself. It is not just a mask anymore. It is a whole scene painted out threatening to show the world, what you hide inside. Things have changed these days. Wonderful artists have come up who can depict angelic scenarios on their rough canvases but evil might still lurk under their hoods. Am no artist and I have no idea how my life looks like. But burdened with expectations I set out to paint a bleak one. I then realize it is not merely my inability to paint, it is my inability to even conjure up an image of myself. Like a lost soul desperately trying to find a foothold, I draw  scribble and scratch and quibble. Awaiting some color, some faces and some places to associate with me.

The fortunes of solitude

No mind is untouched,

your thoughts and ideas were conveniently fetched

from crass craven talks

right there, the lunacy starts!

But Solitude, is a favor from the living

and the flavor of the dying;

By choice, it is a fortune

but by chance, you might just be dancing to its folly tune.

A solitary goon is, but a sane man

conjuring the world at best he can

readily trading reality for the world in his mind

living amongst the warm flesh of men

is imprisonment for his kind.

by and by, his mind grows to be deaf

and in time and with luck, completely dumb

A tactile world, he realizes is a mighty bluff

and to this lie, he wouldn't succumb

A Dusty Inspiration

Inspired, if you must

it could as well be from dust

Seen him? the prince riding on the rays of the sun

the sun, the scare causing sacred one, has human enemies none

But when men stomp on dust, dust rises and flies across

neatly gliding onto the path of golden rays

like the heat and the burn was not felt,like nothing could cause him to faze

Dust maybe has a thousand limbs invisible

sneaking through and clinging to old minds whenever possible

inviting a snigger,a sneer; jerking the lazy things

Cos he is a warrantor for freshness and gives change; new wings

Dust is hard, is strong and is just too aggressive

But water's fluidity threatens to wash away with steps progressive;

will this incapacitate dusts' disguised hold on the world?

oh,but then, our prince is quite intelligent and bold

Individual enemies are strong allies now

threatening to block out the mighty sun and how,

blankets of clouds have been formed

thereby sun's demeanor amongst humans deformed

Oh you naughty, haughty dust

thou definitely are the best!

TAG-athon!

Tagathon is fun! I dint realize it until I started taking it up. Initially I was a little hesitant to post personal stuff but once a part of it, the excitement sure catches on.

This is how the trend works.

Write 11 things about thyself. Pose 11 questions to the 11 blogger friends you are about to tag.

Ha! Rubbing hands and gearing up for blowing my own trumpet!

I am planning to give a 2-stage description about myself.

Stage 1 is all about what you will see in me at first glance. A lot of time and after a few life altering incidents you will find yourself agreeing with the explanation given in stage 2. Once you are there, you will either totally adore me or downright hate me. There is no middle ground!

Stage-1 Overview

I am

1. Shallow

2. Bossy

3. Complex

4. Eccentric

5. Cynical

6. Not short, not sweet

7. Impatient

8. Contradictory

9. Approval seeking

10.  Peter Girl

11. Rules Ramanujam Jr.

Stage-2 Clarifications

1.  Shallow

Shallow like a lake. Even if pebbles of distress send ripples of sadness, peace is regained in my heart at a fairly good pace. A clear mind and a plausibly short rebound time is what keeps me going.

2. Bossy

     Bossy like a teacher. I love sharing my knowledge, with peers and kids alike for no monetary gain. I got to confess, if I know for sure that something is good I would try and shove it down your throat(just like a school teacher who would do that to you). All of it is done in goodwill, trust me.

    3. Complex

Complex like a carbon compound. Never can predict when a bond snaps or is formed. Am friends with people you would generally stay away from and also with people you will die to have an introduction to. Am yet to figure out how human emotions work and at most times this causes huge ruckus in the lives of people surrounding me. I have trouble understanding people and they are most definitely undergoing the same trouble with me.   

   4. Eccentric

Ecstatically eccentric! I love myself. I think I am important in the story of my life. I have a special place in my heart.    

   5. Cynical

I am a believer of science. Not that am rebellious or against religions. But am a little skeptical and would prefer a good explanation to some age old tradition before I follow it.

   6. Not short , not sweet

Literally not short and not tall either. I don’t think anyone would use the adjective sweet to describe me, as I usually speak my heart and that is perceived as rude. Figuratively I talk loads; a lot of gibber and jabber. I can go on for hours together about some boring train journey I had undertaken when I was little. I will in fact prattle more about the rocket journey I want to take sometime in the future. But mind you, not all that I say should be classified as worthless babble. At times I might surprise you with my intellectual talks too.

   7.  Impatient

Oh! Did I say impatient?! That was a mistake. I had wanted to say I m patient. Patient with perturbed people. Friends usually trust me with their sorrowful stories. I may be of minimal use when it comes to advising or presenting solutions to their problems. But sometimes all they need is a patient ear and a silent shoulder for their vent, both in terms of words as well as tears and I can sure as hell provide that.

  8. Contradictory

Contradictory, but not confused. Let A and B be opposing theories. In situation C I would go with A but in situation D I would vehemently argue for theory B. This is because I believe there are no universal guidelines. What’s good for one, need not be good for another.

   9. Approval seeking

A little appreciation never hurts. I have a few people of importance to my heart. I seek their approval at most times. (Refer point 4)

   10.  Peter girl

Most Indians would understand this point. Peter girl simply means a girl who always shows off her English speaking abilities. Lame as it may sound I love the oxymoron “Peter girl”. Truly speaking, I like English as a language. I can connect myself with its every word and it’s very soothing to me. I do not advocate the use of long and strange GRE type of words. I talk plain simple English and am comfortable with it.

   11.  Rules Ramanujam Jr.

Most Tamilians would have understood the self-explanatory point. I believe that good intentional, logic bound rules can turn around a lousy person. I have, at times broken rules but am jittery the whole time after that. So I prefer to stick to rules and lead an uncomplicated life.

Now that I am done talking about me to my heart’s content, its question-answer time now. Preethi had tagged me so am giving her my answers.

Preethi: Your views on God, spirituality, ghosts and athma.

Me: My views about God, nature, etcetera ring very closely to the depiction in the movie Avatar. All of us are connected and everything is essentially energy sharing. God is the sum total of all our good energies and positive vibrations.

I have trust in the existence of ghosts but I have no plausible theory supporting it.

Preethi: What makes your life meaningful?

Me: Love. Clichéd answer, I know; but there is an element of truth in it.

Preethi: The best ways to tackle anger and detest.

Me: I have absolutely no idea when it comes to containing anger. But I simply choose to ignore the people I detest. No point bitching about them or getting all worked up because of them.

Preethi: How do you visualize yourself in another 10 years?

Me: Another clichéd answer coming up. I would be a mother with 2 children and a loving husband. And being at a top post in a company would not hurt J

Preethi: What remains as your far-fetched dream till date?

Me:  Living in a tree house for a whole day in the midst of wilderness. Another dream of mine is scuba diving!

Preethi: Something that makes you proud or stays as your identity.

Me: My attitude. It sure is my identity

Preethi: How do you connect with me?

Me: We are scorpios! We have a cosmic connect!

Questions to my friends:

1. If you had to choose between intelligence and money, what is your choice?

2. Share a funny life incident.

3. If you could invent something, what would it be?

4. What soothes your soul?

5. Is there life after death?

6. What does success mean to you?

7. Mention top 5 things from your bucket list.

8. Your favorite movie?

9. What is the strangest dream you ever had?

10. What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?

11. Favorite hang out spot? Why?

Manju

Raj

Bhargavi

Anjana

Soumya

An ode to my oldman

I remember the first time I looked at you,

you were an acquaintance quite anew.

A tad too old to skip and play around,

a tad too young to be quiet sans a sound.

Don't make so much noise;

Oh! please do put back your toys;

lean not against the wall

at home, don't play the ball;

come, come, listen to the news

in the future, it would be of some use;

exercise every part from toe to head

that alone would guarantee a healthy future ahead.

Geez!Those were your advices tested and tried

but I quite never did take it in the right stride,

past are the days of my ignorant childhood

and now realization has hit hard, like it should.

The dormant values you had in me, imbibe

did truly help in life's battles, to survive.

All these years have been a concoction of feelings.

A laughter here and an anger there,

a spectrum of emotions I got to wear.

Looking back I feel a pang of rue

for having initially failed to realize the true you;

took a while to bar all that strict demeanor

and identify that you are a man like no other;

Your steady, brisk walk,

a clear, practical talk,

it is as if you mock,

me, with your death and I can't hide my shock.

Those strolls on the beach;

the values that you would preach,

along with narration of your life's incident

and listening to it for the nth time, its like the first time I would pretend.

I miss you my friend.

I believed you would break the life-death trend

and stay with me till my end.

But you have chosen to leave me, to help me grow,

to be matured and accept life's flow.

You have molded me, a time too many,

as you did with my docile granny;

wishing you two a happy togetherness in heaven

plus for all those lives to come, in the cycle of seven.

GLUT in Fedora15

For all those who have nightmares trying to install glut in Fedora15 , try these steps.

They worked for me :)

 

#yum install gcc-c++

#yum install freeglut-devel

Compile your c++ code as

g++ -L/usr/lib filename.cpp -lglut -lGL -lGLU

Keyin  ./a.out to view your output.

FATE, FEIGNING FRIEND

Dreams,ambitions,desires across my mind did dart

But a lot of hurdles I had to cross before I did even start

Fate,yes you,Oh you played your part

Quite well and you tore my mind apart

I ask for the soothing aura of the stars

but you gift me the space across

I beg for an iota of peace

and you send angelic friends to collect my pieces

My stars maybe smaller than your space

My peace could be abstract and your angels could be better in that case

But do you even realize that

what you gave is not what I chose in the first place

I want to be brave and avoid the faux pas

and handle with grace the stress you cause

You battered me then

You shatter me now

And am sure you intend

to turn deaf to my thoughts and pretend

like you meant all the world's good

and by me you always stood!

With a broken heart,a stolen future and life that's totally wrought

I would,I would definitely stand up and ask "Against me,is this all you got?"

காதல் வைரஸ்

காதல் என்பது கடவுள் அல்ல - அது

கானல் நீர் போன்றது

நீ ஒருவர் மீது காதல் கொள்ளும் வேளை

நினைவில் கொள் -இது

காதல் பூதத்தின் வேலை தான் என்று

பூதம் பார்க்க புகை மூட்டமாகத் தான் தெரியும்

புகையில் எந்த ஏவாளும் தேவதை தான்

அவளை கண்டபின் - நீ
புன்னகையின் கூடாரம் தான் - உன்

வெள்ளை உள்ளம் காதலில் சிக்கும் - வெள்ளியன்று

சில்லரைச் சிரிப்பு -சனி முழுவதும்

ஞானத்தின் சிதைப்பு - ஞாயிறன்று

தித்திக்கும் பேச்சுக்கள் - திங்கள்தோறும்

சேருவோமா என்ற சந்தேகம் எழும் - செவ்வாயன்று

புதிது புதிதாய் பிரச்சனை - புதனன்று

விட்டுவிடலாம் என்ற எண்ணம் - வியாழனன்று

ஆனால் அன்றோ ,

காதலர்கள் சிரிப்பை விட
அழுகையில் சுகம் கொண்டார்கள்

கடவுளின் சன்னிதியை விட
கல்லறையில் இணைந்தார்கள்

இன்றோ,

sight அடித்து
site-ல் செட் செய்து
call-ல் கடலை போட்டு
msg-ல் உறவை முடிக்கின்றனர்

வெறுத்தேன் காதலை
உதிர்த்தேன் அதன்மீதான நம்பிக்கையை!!!

Tips for Volunteering | United Way

It's time to repay the world!
How I wish Social Service is made mandatory in our country.A lot of us want to reach out to the needy and help the deserving.But we are clueless as to what to do and how to go about it. Visit the link below, it will get you started.
Tips for Volunteering | United Way
Act today! Make someone's tomorrow better!

Spiritual Word-spill

If,I could,at all, at any time get in person with Dan Brown,I would run upto him,give him a hug and thank him for giving me a free pass into Crazyville.For all I know , his books triggered my otherwise dormant crazy ideas and theory of life.
Being an Indian and more specifically an orthodox Tamilian(Tamizhachi), its frustrating not being able to conclude my spiritual status.My spiritual graph is (un)naturally haphazard(say erratic).

I do have a habit of repeatedly writing down God names' ,during my mood swings, more often when am down and scattered.It kind of helps me concentrate and hold myself together, delaying my time of actual emotional breakdown.Most people mistake it for bribing my favorite God into doing a favor.Some others are of the opinion that I lead a so-called flawless life because of my trust in God!

Its true to an extent,I do try and lure Him by bribing but nevertheless He sticks to His principles and gives me what He would eventually give.In short,the bribe is well forgotten!All I do then is pacify myself stating that maybe He is a little held up creating another world in the vast universe.My failure into luring is what got me into thinking.

Who is He?Where does He reside?What makes him,Him and me, well just me??Philosophy is non-sense so let's not ramble on it.Let's talk bigger non-sense,Science :)

Matter is energy in condensed form.The atom,nuclei,proton and whatever,all constitute of Energy.Next time you get a rubble weigh it in your palm and think as to how much Energy you are holding in the condensed form before finally flinging it away.

God and Energy have almost everything in common.You can't see or touch but definitely feel the pulsating effect. So would I be wrong in concluding that God is Energy? The great-great grandfather of the last ancestor you remember might agree to this thought.
Sun(Fire,Agni devta)
Wind(Vayu bhagavan)
Earth(magnetic E)
water(Tidal E)

These are the basic elements of nature that could be set in motion by Energy.Rather than fretting over the invisible,ever-prevalent Energy,our ancestors preferred to acknowledge the sources of Energy and thus were born the innumerable number of Gods.And that is the beauty with which places of worship were born.Maybe these are places whose geographic locations are strategic and attract positive Energy.This is further stimulated by chants(the vibrations),elements,metals that can reverberate this effect.

There's a saying in tamil , "தூணிலுமிருப்பான் துறும்பிலுமிருப்பான்" (read as thoonilum irupan,thurumbilum irupan) .Stating that He dwells in everything.

On further probabation I seemed to realise.What if He is not residing in temples?What if He is not out there guarding His devotees?What if He is not held up with creation of another world?

What if He is within each one of us,dormant and unawakened??!!??

Overwhelming feelings of ego,jealousy,possessiveness,laziness,insecurity and the like,act as barriers to the awakening.

Slay the demon and Cherish the God in you!

THE WORLD ENDS IN 2012???

-Who cares :P

Its annoying that with the release of just a Hollywood flick that picturizes the end of the world everything related to THE END seems to fall into place.There is this fact that the Mayan calender is written only upto 2012 and someone else says even the Chinese calender ends with that fateful year. Coincidently enough I just watched the movie, “KNOWING” .It has Nicholas Cage,running around with a list of numbers that gives the exact date,number of life losses and the exact latitude and longitude of the place wherein a disaster is impending to happen(!). As if that was not enough,the climax shows the end of the world by A SUPERFLARE in our solar system(Maybe global warming is slow poison).


Human mind is complex and completely confusing.On one hand, people are trying to find out about the birth of our solar system. Many theories have been put forward to explain the existence of life on our good old Earth.
On the other hand there are others who predict the END. Are’nt we missing THE SOMETHING inbetween??We are so curious about the birth and death(theres a theory that this is a cycle!) but we are letting the PRESENT slip off our hands.Funny us!


Some of us live in the past.
The childhood memories,how everything seemed simple to do with the knowledge that someone is watching over our shoulder and guiding us. And then the sweet-bitter events of teenage,how our guides suddenly seemed Not-So-Knowledgeable to us (Papa aapko kuch nahin patha hai :-x),how a simple stare from the opposite sex sent us reeling into dreams and the way friends became inevitably important to us.


Some others live in the future. Worried as to how finishing a degree without an arrear(read as finishing atleast amongst top three in a reputed educational institution) was becoming a virtual impossibility,how getting a good paypacket was going to be nasty and clinging on to that job or climbing up higher in the ladder was going to be nastier.


A genius once reckoned, " No man is rich enough to buy his past." Also,worrying about the future is futile. So why bother about the gone and fret over the-yet-to-come?? Ditch all,but the present.


Make your presence felt today.
Smile at all strangers,let loose your hair,do a little jingle,yell at the top of your lungs and call that "primitive music" ,do a pillow fight with your siblings,hug your parents and tell how much you love them,call all your schoolmates and show them that you haven't forgotten any of the past,turn one foe(anyone you haven't gotten well with till now) into a friend and lastly thank God. He has given you yet another beautiful day, believing you would make it beautiful still for someone else.


Present is His gift.Unwrap it the right way.

We are alive now,this moment.Is it not a reason to celebrate!! Why are you still staring into the screen ... Go out and catch up with some fun! :-)