As I read through the blog Beirut Update, I felt I was shrinking in size. The blog is a war diary of a woman in Beirut, Lebanon. She narrates her experience as a civilian caught in the war. As I read through her entries, I realize that, most important and significant thing of their life is that “They are Alive”.
Most of us who complain, are blessed, we have home, we have food, we have kicking careers, still we complain about petty things. Why are humans so?
You belong to Me!
Young Nirvan handsome, charming and lively was lying lifeless on the hospital bed. His pretty fiancée Neha was beyond consolation. No doctor could diagnose what had struck Nirvan. It started with a mild fever 3 weeks ago. Gradually his body had turned blue. Doctors gave up.
As the dead body was whisked away, Deepa cried incessantly over my shoulder. Deepa and I had grown to be thick pals within a year. I had liked her instantly the day I was introduced to her, by my manager.
“I am going to get him… I am going to get him…” Deepa had murmured as she stepped out of the office, when Nirvan announced his engagement with Neha. Nirvan and Deepa had sworn undying love for each other. Nirvan’s behavior had changed the day Neha had stepped into the office. Deepa was no match for Neha. Neha, slim and graceful, looked as if she had bathed in the light of early sunrise.
That day, Deepa met Nirvan over coffee. “Nirvan, How could you? How could you?” was all she could say before she burst out into tears. Nirvan, held her hand and in soothing tone said “I love you Deepa, you know that. I was not an easy decision for me, you know that. But, Neha is my dream girl. She is just what I wanted all my life. I am sorry. Love you dear!” The coffee shop guy told her they were closing. She realized, she had sobbed for 4 hours.
“Please can I meet you just for the last time”, Deepa pleaded Nirvan. He hadn’t responded to her mails or phone calls. “Pleaseeeee…. Just for few minutes, pleaseeee…” she pleaded, as tears welled up in her eyes.
“No!! Nothing can be done; it is all over, why don’t you understand? There is nothing you can do to get me back.” Nirvan got up to leave. Deepa ran desperately behind him, and tried to hold him. “Ouch!” Nirvan yelled; something from her purse pricked him, as she tried to hold him.
As Deepa stepped out of the hospital, she stepped close to me and murmured “I got him… I got him…”
As the dead body was whisked away, Deepa cried incessantly over my shoulder. Deepa and I had grown to be thick pals within a year. I had liked her instantly the day I was introduced to her, by my manager.
“I am going to get him… I am going to get him…” Deepa had murmured as she stepped out of the office, when Nirvan announced his engagement with Neha. Nirvan and Deepa had sworn undying love for each other. Nirvan’s behavior had changed the day Neha had stepped into the office. Deepa was no match for Neha. Neha, slim and graceful, looked as if she had bathed in the light of early sunrise.
That day, Deepa met Nirvan over coffee. “Nirvan, How could you? How could you?” was all she could say before she burst out into tears. Nirvan, held her hand and in soothing tone said “I love you Deepa, you know that. I was not an easy decision for me, you know that. But, Neha is my dream girl. She is just what I wanted all my life. I am sorry. Love you dear!” The coffee shop guy told her they were closing. She realized, she had sobbed for 4 hours.
“Please can I meet you just for the last time”, Deepa pleaded Nirvan. He hadn’t responded to her mails or phone calls. “Pleaseeeee…. Just for few minutes, pleaseeee…” she pleaded, as tears welled up in her eyes.
“No!! Nothing can be done; it is all over, why don’t you understand? There is nothing you can do to get me back.” Nirvan got up to leave. Deepa ran desperately behind him, and tried to hold him. “Ouch!” Nirvan yelled; something from her purse pricked him, as she tried to hold him.
As Deepa stepped out of the hospital, she stepped close to me and murmured “I got him… I got him…”
What a brat!!
"Mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy !! Get me the toy or I will jump from the first floor" , my 3.5 year old nephew stands on the first floor and threatens my sister. Not ethical... but, well!! It is 100% effective.....
My Sis grits her teeth, she dare not say, "Go ahead and jump!!”
hummm !!! Why didn't I get such Ideas...
My bro's wife is expecting. This naughty nephew has been praying for a baby girl, everyday.
Any guesses Y ??? "I need a girl to be behind me. I haven't had a girl behind me for so many years.", is his imprompt and innocent reply. :-D.
Hummmmmmmmmmm!! What a brat !
Relevance of Satyagraha !
We were discussing relevance of Satyagraha in current India.
What’s Satyagraha?
Satyagraha literally means insistence on truth.
Gandhi said “With Satya (truth) combined with ahimsa (non violence), you can bring the world to your feet.” Fasting, Civil Disobedience are (or rather were) potent weapons in the Satyagraha
Most recent Satyagraha, was the fight against reservation by students across India. There were peace marches across India. Many students fasted for days.
Striking resident doctors and medical students of five medical colleges, sweept roads in New Delhi on April 27 to protest against the proposed quota for Other Backward Classes in central universities and colleges
What happened at the end ?
Government decided to go ahead, and implemented the policy. It just didn't seem to have mattered to the government.
Satyagraha holds no relevance in current India.
To get justice or to fight for truth, I guess the best way would be, the not so "just" path; What if the students who were protesting the reservation policy kidnap some politician’s (Say Arjun Singh’s) kith and kin ? What would happen? Justice would be done immediatly :-D. What say?
What’s Satyagraha?
Satyagraha literally means insistence on truth.
Gandhi said “With Satya (truth) combined with ahimsa (non violence), you can bring the world to your feet.” Fasting, Civil Disobedience are (or rather were) potent weapons in the Satyagraha
Most recent Satyagraha, was the fight against reservation by students across India. There were peace marches across India. Many students fasted for days.
Striking resident doctors and medical students of five medical colleges, sweept roads in New Delhi on April 27 to protest against the proposed quota for Other Backward Classes in central universities and colleges What happened at the end ?
Government decided to go ahead, and implemented the policy. It just didn't seem to have mattered to the government.
Satyagraha holds no relevance in current India.
To get justice or to fight for truth, I guess the best way would be, the not so "just" path; What if the students who were protesting the reservation policy kidnap some politician’s (Say Arjun Singh’s) kith and kin ? What would happen? Justice would be done immediatly :-D. What say?
News-Dhaka grabs land / Call center staff murder?
It was a shocking headline, in the newspaper today morning “Call centre staff murdered, body thrown on highway". Tanya Banerjee, an employee with Aviva 24/7 Customer Service call centre in Whitefield, Bangalore was found murdered. In Prathiba’s case, the driver who was ferrying her from home to office murdered her, I assumed the same would be in Tanya’s case. As, I continued reading the repot, I found it was not the case.
It is sad to see the increasing crime rate in Bangalore. It is sad to see a young girl killed. We need to fight crime.
It is sadder to see the coverage Media is giving for this incident and not for Dhaka's Land Grabbing.
Everyday many gruesome murders are reported in the third page of Deccan Herald. Since, Tanya was an employee of call center; the incident makes it to the front page. She was neither in the company's car nor in the office nor was her body found in the office but at Sakleshpur near Hassan on the Bangalore-Mangalore highway; then why the headlines “Call center staff murdered”? If a worker from any mill would have been murdered in a similar fashion, would the headlines be “Mill staff murdered”?
If the headline of the news reads "Call centre staff murdered" it will definitely increase the readership and viewer ship of the newspapers and news channels. The channels will now ask the viewers to SMS their opinions. In turn the channels they would partner with the mobile service providers, to get a share in the income they would earn form the SMS.
As I went through www saw, Dhaka grabs 2 sq km of India's land. Read it here.
Why does it not make it to the headlines? Because Politicians cannot answer this ? or Media won't get the same income ? or what else ?
Do all of us feel this? Or is it just a few of us?
Links:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/call-centre-employee-murdered-body-thrown-on-highway/16711-3.html
It is sad to see the increasing crime rate in Bangalore. It is sad to see a young girl killed. We need to fight crime.
It is sadder to see the coverage Media is giving for this incident and not for Dhaka's Land Grabbing.
Everyday many gruesome murders are reported in the third page of Deccan Herald. Since, Tanya was an employee of call center; the incident makes it to the front page. She was neither in the company's car nor in the office nor was her body found in the office but at Sakleshpur near Hassan on the Bangalore-Mangalore highway; then why the headlines “Call center staff murdered”? If a worker from any mill would have been murdered in a similar fashion, would the headlines be “Mill staff murdered”?
If the headline of the news reads "Call centre staff murdered" it will definitely increase the readership and viewer ship of the newspapers and news channels. The channels will now ask the viewers to SMS their opinions. In turn the channels they would partner with the mobile service providers, to get a share in the income they would earn form the SMS.
As I went through www saw, Dhaka grabs 2 sq km of India's land. Read it here.
Why does it not make it to the headlines? Because Politicians cannot answer this ? or Media won't get the same income ? or what else ?Do all of us feel this? Or is it just a few of us?
Links:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/call-centre-employee-murdered-body-thrown-on-highway/16711-3.html
Death is not the End ???????
A feeling of sadness, mystery and fear of the unknown clouded my mind as I boarded the train from Raichur back to Bangalore. My uncle had passed away on Sunday in Raichur.
The unknown I feared is not the death; I know I am going to die someday, but what's after death.My uncle knew 20 days ahead that he was dieing!!!!!!
He was a victim of wrong diagnosis, and was suffering from past 7 months.
July first week, my uncle told the family “I got the “Ticket”!!!! But, since there is not place above, ticket is not "Confirmed" . He repeatedly told this to all “"I got the ticket. But not confirmed. I will not be troubling you all anymore", but it was brushed aside. Either way, what could anyone do to get his "Ticket Cancelled"?
Couple of days before his death he call his wife and told "No one will be around when I go." and went to explain about all the last rites to be performed.
On July 18 /19, my uncle called his children and told them that "Ticket” is confirmed for Sunday 6 pm. He told them that he will be going with his brother Vishwa. On the fateful day Sunday 23rd July, he asked aunty (his wife) for lot of juice. He told her "I have to take on a long journey; I need lot of juice; get me tender coconut, lemon juice, butter milk". He had a lot of them. He requested for more food, saying “Need to go on journey, I need food, give me curd rice and dal".
At around 4 pm, another aunt of mine visited him. She got ready to leave at 5:30 pm. She went to my uncle and said "I will be leaving, will come back". Uncle replied, "I am leaving too". At 6 pm he passed away. On 23rd most of his relatives were not in Raichur, except for 4 people and his corpse had to be kept till the next day. 23rd July was the death anniversary of his brother Vishwa.
Uncle knew when he would die? What would happen on that day? He knew he had to embark on a long journey?
Death is not the End, Beginning of another Journey!!
Have you seen such things? Let us know....
The unknown I feared is not the death; I know I am going to die someday, but what's after death.My uncle knew 20 days ahead that he was dieing!!!!!!
He was a victim of wrong diagnosis, and was suffering from past 7 months.
July first week, my uncle told the family “I got the “Ticket”!!!! But, since there is not place above, ticket is not "Confirmed" . He repeatedly told this to all “"I got the ticket. But not confirmed. I will not be troubling you all anymore", but it was brushed aside. Either way, what could anyone do to get his "Ticket Cancelled"?
Couple of days before his death he call his wife and told "No one will be around when I go." and went to explain about all the last rites to be performed.
On July 18 /19, my uncle called his children and told them that "Ticket” is confirmed for Sunday 6 pm. He told them that he will be going with his brother Vishwa. On the fateful day Sunday 23rd July, he asked aunty (his wife) for lot of juice. He told her "I have to take on a long journey; I need lot of juice; get me tender coconut, lemon juice, butter milk". He had a lot of them. He requested for more food, saying “Need to go on journey, I need food, give me curd rice and dal".
At around 4 pm, another aunt of mine visited him. She got ready to leave at 5:30 pm. She went to my uncle and said "I will be leaving, will come back". Uncle replied, "I am leaving too". At 6 pm he passed away. On 23rd most of his relatives were not in Raichur, except for 4 people and his corpse had to be kept till the next day. 23rd July was the death anniversary of his brother Vishwa.
Uncle knew when he would die? What would happen on that day? He knew he had to embark on a long journey?
Death is not the End, Beginning of another Journey!!
Have you seen such things? Let us know....
Prince - Flew 57 Feet Above Earth !!
Most of you might not agree with my views. I was pretty irritated with how this event was hyped up.
I do understand that Prince is a little kid, and to survive in the pit for more than 2 days is not a joke.
Why was this made a national issue ? Why was this being telecasted LIVE in almost all the news channels ?
Why was this issue being escalated all the level up to the Prime Minister ? Prime Minister reacts and sends blessing down.
I would have appreciated if PM took more strong steps to control terrorism. People in Mumbai say that nothing great has been done out there.
Tomorrow there could be another series of bomb blasts. What will India do ? Talk about "SPIRIT OF MUMBAI" ?
Was all this to distract public from the Bombay blast issue ? To invoke a feeling of oneness amongst the people in India ?
I was amused to see Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, his cabinet colleagues and Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal there.
Was his personal presence needed there ? Do the downtrodden in Kurukshetra get this attention ? Was the CM jobless on a Sunday evening ?
Why is the boy being rewarded Rs 200,000 ? Because he flew 57 feet above the earth and That is NATIONAL NEWS !!
I do understand that Prince is a little kid, and to survive in the pit for more than 2 days is not a joke.
Why was this made a national issue ? Why was this being telecasted LIVE in almost all the news channels ?
Why was this issue being escalated all the level up to the Prime Minister ? Prime Minister reacts and sends blessing down.
I would have appreciated if PM took more strong steps to control terrorism. People in Mumbai say that nothing great has been done out there.
Tomorrow there could be another series of bomb blasts. What will India do ? Talk about "SPIRIT OF MUMBAI" ?
Was all this to distract public from the Bombay blast issue ? To invoke a feeling of oneness amongst the people in India ?
I was amused to see Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, his cabinet colleagues and Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal there.
Was his personal presence needed there ? Do the downtrodden in Kurukshetra get this attention ? Was the CM jobless on a Sunday evening ?
Why is the boy being rewarded Rs 200,000 ? Because he flew 57 feet above the earth and That is NATIONAL NEWS !!
Aura ??? Can I feel it?
Do we really have Aura around our body? You must be kidding? This would be the reaction from most of us. I had a practical experience of the same; I could feel the energy around me. Unbelievable isn't it?
Do you want to feel it ?!!!! You can try this too:
1. Rub both your palms till it is warm.
2. Press your right thumb in center of the left palm and rub it in clockwise direction, 10 times.
3. Press your left thumb in center of the right palm and rub it in clockwise direction, around 10 times
4. Press the tips of all your fingers.
5. Concentrate on the center of the palms and slowly bring both the palms together, until they are about 2 inches to 1 inch away.
6. Depending on your energy type, you feel repulsion / attraction / heat. Most often people feel the repulsion.
Can you feel it???? If not you can redo it a couple of times. You would be awed to feel the energy flowing.
We all have this energy flowing around us. We can tap this energy, channelise it and use it to heal us.
What did you feel? Lets us know and take it foward.
More To Come :
What's Aura?
Why did we feel the energy in between our palms?
How does it affect us?
How to use it?
and much more .....
Do you want to feel it ?!!!! You can try this too:
1. Rub both your palms till it is warm.
2. Press your right thumb in center of the left palm and rub it in clockwise direction, 10 times.
3. Press your left thumb in center of the right palm and rub it in clockwise direction, around 10 times
4. Press the tips of all your fingers.
5. Concentrate on the center of the palms and slowly bring both the palms together, until they are about 2 inches to 1 inch away.
6. Depending on your energy type, you feel repulsion / attraction / heat. Most often people feel the repulsion.
Can you feel it???? If not you can redo it a couple of times. You would be awed to feel the energy flowing.
We all have this energy flowing around us. We can tap this energy, channelise it and use it to heal us.
What did you feel? Lets us know and take it foward.
More To Come :
What's Aura?
Why did we feel the energy in between our palms?
How does it affect us?
How to use it?
and much more .....
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