I Think...

What is a necessity and how it differs from need, or are these two synonyms. In this post I have tried to explore these two words. I think, necessity is an absolute need without which survival would not be possible and need is relative. It keeps changing with time, situation and thinking of generations or people. Necessity remains constant for all. If I represent need and necessity by two circles, I can draw a relation between the two. A meeting point where both become interchangeable depending upon situation. Here situation is an umbrella term which includes time, people and their dependencies. Water, oxygen and food are absolute needs without which we would not be able to survive on this planet. Sun, plants are necessities and have an indirect dependents on them. We keep on inventing needs and then things to satisfy those needs. Certain needs become necessity , means of survival and vice versa. It depends in which situation we are ...

When we were born, did we know what being Perfect was. We are all born in the same manner, spend equal amount of time in the incubator called womb. We are born perfect but why is that when we grow up we loose that perfection or so do we actually loose it. At least this is what the whole world is busy making us reálise, that we are not perfect. And when this world is not around, we akeep comparing ourselves, our lives with some perceived perfection the person next door is, and we ought to be like him or her. Who decides what perfection is. Some say God is perfect, who has seen God to know what perfection is. But may be, what they mean is when you reach a state of mind when you are content with what you have and are satisfied with yourself, you reach that state of ecstacy where your desires end and happiness starts. Isn't this what can be defined as a meeting point with God, where the world means nothing, neither do its fantasies fascinate us anymore, life has joy....

I feel no action is right and wrong. Its how we perceive things and actions that makes the difference. This process of forming these perceptions starts from the day we are born. Therefore, it's not only about how we interpret but how we are made to learn to interpret. How this world treats us, forms the foundation of our beliefs and our beliefs guide our feelings, perceptions, judgments towards our actions and that of others. It is because of these ingrained beliefs that we are unable to understand people who are different from us , who think differently. Our limitation of senses limits us physically as well as mentally. Sometimes societal beliefs become our beliefs or can say we knowingly or unknowingly imbibe them. How come killing someone is right for one person and wrong for other. We can't justify it with rage of the moment or revenge or any other reason. Or for that matter hurting someone or ourselves. Sometimes our perception of right and wrong is influenced b...

This is a wake up call to all us Indians if this time we fail to free ourselves from the clutches of slavery built of selfishness and self indulgence, we don’t know when we would be able to break these chains. Please join the Lokpal bill movement fellow Indians. Remember Bhagat Singh, Tantya Tope, Shivaji...list is endless, we are their lineage friends, but today we seem to have forgotten it and have become slaves just like what we were 64 years ago. The British have left but the habit of acting like a slave still lives on within us. Wake up people, if we don't step out of our home today we will surely be ashamed of ourselves one day. Think, in the dawn of our lives when we will be sitting alone sipping that last cup of coffee and wandering down the memory lane, this question will pop up that why did I not listen to my heart. No Human pain greater than pain of Guilt, my dear friends. A 74 year old man is dying for us and we are busy watching him die slowly on TV. What i...

Our dear Congress leaders need our blessings, they are suffering from a very infectious and dangerously deadly disease called 'Bhrashtachar' or Corruption.Also many narrow sighted self indulgent sick leaders have tried to malign Jan LokPal movement. Like an eminent personality had tried to enlighten us by telling that Muslims should not join this movement because this does not take care of their issues. Even a person with decent intellect would be able to understand that corruption doesn’t have a religion. It doesn’t distinguish between person’s religion, colour or creed. It affects everyone the same just like any virus or bacteria. Also just like them it needs people as their carrier to spread their effect. It derives its nourishment from the ego and greed of people. What we must understand is that corruption is like any other disease which can be and should be cured. It’s an immortal virus which can be conquered in our system through a vaccine called ‘LOKPAL'. ...

Strange title, but has anyone ever observed every year there are many deaths due to bomb blasts, accidents and uncured curable diseases, who dies, you and me.....the so commonly found species called 'The Common Man'. How many times do these species called Politicians have you heard dying in these circumstances. Oh yeh, we do hear them getting killed in a mishap once in a blue moon. Remember the Sarojni Nagar blast before Diwali in which the death toll was around 100 'The Common men'. Well, why talk of that only when we have these bomb blasts every year like we have our festivals. The only difference being the date on which they happen, may be because of the Hindu calender in which dates vary. They seem to have become a part of our lives now and doesn't seem to bother us much, but may be just for a week after actual event. Ironic, we prepare for the festivals before they arrive but here we do the clean up after the blast has taken place. Oh what clean up....clea...

How often have we used this phrase as an alibi for not being able to meet our parents or spend some time with them. Our job- urge to earn more and more, our colleagues: who don't mean anything really , our friends: the like minded people, keep us so occupied that when it comes to sit with the family and have some good talk we do not have The Time. We don't get a leave from the job to just pay them a visit but may get a couple to go for a vacation. Driving to their place to meet them in person might seem taxing for our health but driving to a far placed job or may be a fun destination is more like a relaxing journey. Its ironically amusing that the job which gives me the money to spend on my Luxuries.....does not give me enough time to spend on my necessities....just a day off to visit my parents/family.... when they are alive and may be in need of our emotional support, but will instantly agree to lend me a few days when they will be no more...just enough to perform the las...