Thought

Understand the reason behind the disapproval,
And you will be able to pave your way to approval.

Quotes

It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions. ~Author Unknown

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
~Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken," 1916

Mera Thumara... (Song from "Socha Na Tha")

mera thumara kya rishta hai... kuch bhi nahi
agar kabhi tum guzarta dekho kya tum mujhe bulaogi... shayad nahi
agar jo fir hum kabhi na mile to kya tum yaad aaogi... nahi
kyo ki tum meri koi nahi main janta hu magar
ho jab meri koi nahi kyo lagti ho mujhko parayi nahi

jab bhi mile hum aisa laga fir, milege nahi
fir bhi na jane kisi bhahane milte gaye hum tum magar kahi na kahi
jab aaj koi nahi hai bhahana fir kyo thar jaye kadam yahi
ho tum kyo ki tum meri koi nahi main janta hu magar
ho jab meri koi nahi kyo lagti ho mujhko parayi nahi

ek ajnabee se itni na ki thi baatain kabhi
jo chaha dil ne kahta gaya main tumse koi bhi duri mujhe lagi na kabhi
pass thumare aaya tha kitne ye ahsas ho raha hai mujhe abhi
per tum meri koi nahi shayad mujhe hai yakeen
jab meri koi nahi kyo lagti ho mujhko parayi nahi

Life with Confidence

excellent link with some very good tips :)

National awards.....??!?!?

National Awards: The ‘Secular’ Connection
by Saurav Basu via Boloji

This article brings out some harsh facts on the prestigious Bharat Ratan awards. How the rulling party makes a difference and how our leaders define how we look at the past... and who are the heroes?

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award for national service. The order was established by Dr Rajendra Prasad, President of India, on January 2, 1954. Today, there are 41 Bharat Ratna winners in India, the last being Bhimsen Joshi. And yet, there are noticeable absentees. Mahatma Gandhi, the most conspicuous but since he was already elevated to the ‘father of the nation’, his posthumous soul automatically opted out of the race.

But there was no Sardar Patel either, the iron man of India until 1991, despite the fact that the provision to award the Bharat Ratna posthumously was enacted way back in 1955. This provision was probably made to confer the award on Sardar Patel. But Nehru’s profound ideological and personal differences with Patel came in the way.

and so the story goes....

Beatutiful

When Love Ceases
by Kojo Asiedu

As long as I live,
I pray never to beg for the love
Of those who proclaim to love me
And never to let those whom I love
Suffer to earn my love
For, as it is a privilege,
I know love ceases
When it has become an obligation

Thought

We have such different ways of interacting with people and sometimes even when we have best of intentions we mess up. Care too much, care too little, try too much, not try at all. How to fix it?
If only we knew ...