DreamingAway

Have you ever caught in a “moment” which you never dreamed of nor have any hope of experience it again? I am sure many have felt this before and wrote about it in this way. There is nothing new. But yet I ought to write my own experience. There is a moment, a very special moment, an inexpressible feel for sure, that knocks you down and says aloud that it is a moment to stay in your memory forever as fresh as it is now. [Let me use “you” and avoid any direct reference] Those who know you know that you come here, to this very campus, at least once in a month. The calendar shows that the last one was on May 19. It was a strange day and I am going to write about it or rather sharing my twaddle. There was a gentle breeze. There was a beautiful twilight. There were tall buildings majestically apart from each other. There were summer night clouds weaving their magic in the sky. There were noises from moving vehicles. There were people walking. There were hundreds of other things. And th...

Phase1 : I was listening to an argument between my sister and her daughter. It felt very familiar. Yeah, that was almost the same kind of argument that my sister had with our mom when she was at this age. I am sure she wouldn’t have forgotten it too but still she has to be on the other side now. The reason is very simple. Now she understand things in a broader sense. There are things that we cannot understand when we are kids. The whole perception changes as we grow. Of course, we do drop a few but then we add a few and somehow we make sure that it goes on. The Golden rule “Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them.” is not going to be applicable everywhere. +Phase 2 : It is a misery when you want to vote and elect a good leader and find none in that caliber. The greater misery is when the one who you believed and voted becomes just another ordinary politician. Let us ignore the real bad politicians. Can the rest do what they promise? They can’t. It is quite unders...

How cruel it is! Why deaf people? Why blind people? I can’t even imagine how that life would be. Eyes that can’t see the beauty of anything. Ears that hear no music of this world. A dark world. A silent world. Even the curse is a sin. Impossible: What is there in life when one is deaf and blind? She was just 19 months old when she had become deaf-blind. Life changing moments are not necessarily tsunami like forces. It could be a simple touch. A gentle smile. Or a few ordinary words. But then like a small stream transforms itself into a roaring river, these little things somehow shower magic powers that are available for us at a deserving moment. There is no reason why it is that way but it happens that way all the time. Impossible: Who will spend their entire life for someone else? An inspiration from Charles Dickens’ travelogue took her to Perkins Institute for Blind. It gave her education. It gave Anne Sullivan, a life long teacher and companion. It eventually gave meanin...

I always find it very interesting to attempt to define two things: 1. Love 2. God. They keep changing, I mean the definition. The best so far is to leave them undefined. Anyway, that cannot be a definition. Let me attempt one more time here. Of course, only about love now :) By the way, you don’t have to agree or disagree with me as I am sure I am not really going succeed in giving it a definition. I have to observe the patterns. I have to understand the historical evidences. I have to watch some great movies. I have to interview people. I have to read hundreds of books. I have to spend time with people. I mean, I have to start somewhere… where do I actually start? Oh, don’t worry. I am not going to do any of these and share you a thesis. Do you think infancy is when the love is truly felt? Maybe yes! There is surely no mind or the mind cannot be corrupted that early. Oh, wait! Then, is there a heart involved? If no, OMG, a love without mind and heart, possible? Let me answer it a...

As usual nothing unusual here :) Though it is only for fun, I try to follow it very seriously 😜 Health: For a change, instead of the regular 72–74kgs target weight, “Not more than 77kgs” is the 2019 target. Also setting 1250 pull ups and 2500 push ups for this year ;) I won’t count but I know whether I am on target or not.  [Jan 01, 2020]: Pull ups not done I am hoping for 6½ hours sleep everyday. Tidying Up: I got too many photos and videos. I should do a digital clean up regularly. In fact, I clean up now and then but add a lot to keep it messy again :( Learning: I get to read good quotes but I don’t remember any of them. I am setting 6 quotes as a goal for this year. [Jan 01, 2020]: Not done It is been few years since I have learnt any new word, 50 is the count I want to reach. [Jan 01, 2020]: Not done Also, I wanted to listen something for at least 30 minutes twice in every week. Movies: 50 movies at least is the targ...

I love reading books in the predefined order, especially after completing my first two lists ( Reading List 1 , Reading List 2 ). So here is my third list. Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami Murphy’ a Message to Dog Lovers by Ernest Gambier-parry The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life by Lilly Singh Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever by David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried The Gory Story of Genghis Khan: Aka Don’t Mess with the Mongols by Nayanika Mahtani The Art Of Living : The Classical Manual On Virtue, Happiness And Effectiveness by Epictetus A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens So You Want to Know About Economics by Roopa Pai Wonder by R J Palacio Life is Tremendous: Enthusiasm Makes the Difference by Charlie Jones The Giver by Lois Lowry The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by don Miguel Ruiz Alexander the Great by Jacob Abbot...

The Wheel: Learning to ride a bicycle is one of the greatest pleasures of childhood days. Isn’t? How could you express the joy of your first ride — when you realise that the supporting person is just running without touching the bicycle? The “I made it” moment. Pure bliss! It is all about getting the basics right: Sit and see straight, hold the handlebars, pedal smoothly. Of course, the ecstasy is not doing the basics alone but doing all the stuffs that are beyond basics. You do a hundred and one things with your bicycle that doesn’t fit into the written science of cycling. Do you know where the real joy is? It is in doing something confidently that defies the basics and standards. It is crazy at times and glory at other times — that doesn’t matter, what matters is that you are doing it. The Well: It is really hard if you have to learn swimming in the well. Drowning even few inches will show how close the death is always. What a joy it is when you make your first swim from one ...