DreamingAway

நதி#நட்பு தாமரைகளும் ரோஜாக்களும் ஒரு மொட்டாயிராமல் மலராக மலர்ந்துவிடப் போவதில்லை. எந்த மலரும் அப்படித்தான். அப்படித்தானே ஒரு நதியின் துவக்கம் கூட! ஏதோ ஒரு சிறு ஊற்று. ஏதோ ஒரு சிறு உந்துதல். சிறு ஓட்டம். இயற்கையின் நியதியா, கடவுள் விதித்து வைத்த முடிவா என்ற கேள்வியெல்லாம் பொருளற்றவையே! இதுதான் வழி, இப்படித்தான் பயணம் என்றெல்லாம் எதிர்பார்ப்பு இல்லை. கடல் போய் சேருமென்ற கனவெல்லாம் இருப்பதற்கான வாய்ப்பொன்றும் இல்லை. முதலே கூட முடிவாகவும் இருக்கலாம். அப்படித்தானே ஒரு நட்பின் துவக்கமும் கூட! நதி#நட்பு சிகப்பு ஒரு வண்ணம்தான். ஆனால் பார்க்கின்ற சிகப்பெல்லாம் ஒன்றல்ல. சேர்க்கையின் விகிதத்திற்கேற்ப அதற்குள் ஆயிரமாயிரம் கலவைகள். எந்த வண்ணமும் அப்படித்தான். அப்படித்தானே ஒரு நதியின் தன்மையும் கூட! கருங்கல் பாறை நீர் வந்து இணைந்துக் கொள்ளலாம். செம்மண் வழியோடிய சிற்றாறு சேர்ந்துக் கொள்ளலாம். குப்பையை அள்ளி வரும் கழிவுநீரும் கலக்கலாம். தன் நீர் தன்மையைத் தந்து தன்னோடு கலந்த தன்மையையும் ஏற்று பயணிக்கும் நதி. நல்லது கெட்டது என்ற பேதமெல்லாம் இல்லை. அத்தருணத்தில் எது மிகுதியோ அதுவே அவ்விடத்தில் அந்நதியி...

Me: How is China always getting lots of medals? Dad: They pick kids early and train very hard. The communists are well organised and too strict and blah blah blah. This was during one of the Olympics when I was in school. Now I did a web search and found many articles. Here is one of them: Why is China so successful in the Olympics ? and one more of them ;) Meteoric Rise of China in Olympics . Have you heard about Nazi’s concentration camps ? Your heart will cry hearing those stories. These stories show that the level of pain and suffering one can endure is limitless and directly proportional to the hope the person got for the stronger future. Have you observed the activities that this generation little kids do? Sports class, music class, … all coaching classes! You won’t find anything missing. I often feel their day is too busy. I don’t think any of my classmates were this busy. Are we becoming a little cruel in the name of betterment? Okay! The point is that I am capable of...

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...