i have always believed that we get what we deserve, some times more-sometimes less and we learn to make peace with whatever we have. and i have believed that if i dont get it today, i will get it when the time is right. but then believing is so far removed from the real world. here belief doesnt really have too much place and it hardly guarantees for anything. everyone tell me 'believing in oneself' is the most powerful weapon, especially coupled with the power of prayer. but where do i bracket my belief in the real world, i am so desperate to find a place where it really happens, where belief works.
i know i sound pessimistic, cus i am in that frame of mind right now. today my faith in believing in myself is shaken. i have doubts in my mind about my talent. my confidence is shaken because hard work, sincerity and dedication have been overlooked and i am saddened by the thought of the future. especially, after dreams are dolled out and then snatched away in a single stroke. my faith in believing in myself is shaken. and this pessimissim is shrinking too many times into my thought process, and my belief in my self is shrinking and escapping into the dark annals of my mind that i am not sure that i will be able to rescue it.
i know should bide by my time. but that comes only through belief, not only my own belief but the belief of others in me...that i cannot see. i just wish something nice would come my way. i used to be an eternal optimist and its been weeks now and i havent smiled...
Friday, January 4, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
shame on mumbai
a mob of 70-80 men molesting 2 women on new years night, what are we trying to do? set a record or something or over power New Delhi in a single instance and prove that men in mumbai are bigger shameless fools. first, these men who showed off their bravery need to be caught, stripped, lashed and made to run naked on the streets of mumbai in broad day light. i am a mumbaikar, and have always taken pride in the fact that my city is of one of the safest metros for women in the country. a lady can take the last local from churchgate to virar, climb into a BEST bus full of men, walk alone from bandra station to hill road without any fear. i seldom worry if my female friends reach home late in the night or travel alone in the city. it comes from the innate belief that they are safe.
after all this is mumbai, here the feeling of brotherhood and comradeship is more than in anyother city in the country. i am residing presently in new delhi, i know what a horror this city can be to women, most of my female friends here have been through it and i have witnessed quite a few such incidents myself. and it puts me to shame to know that men in my country can be so disrespectful to women. i wonder that mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of those 70-80 men have been through the same indignation. if they have then the very least they can do is slap their men and teach them some more respect.
Mumbai must not go the New Delhi way, the police needs to act and fast. catch these people and punish them to set record straight for future offenders. after all one the very facts that we as mumbaikars take pride is in the safety that the city offers to its women. and as mumbaikars we must not allow the city to be defamed by such men. if anything the shiv sena should now take out a morcha and punish these offenders in their unique way and for once i will not be dissaprove of the action taken.
after all this is mumbai, here the feeling of brotherhood and comradeship is more than in anyother city in the country. i am residing presently in new delhi, i know what a horror this city can be to women, most of my female friends here have been through it and i have witnessed quite a few such incidents myself. and it puts me to shame to know that men in my country can be so disrespectful to women. i wonder that mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of those 70-80 men have been through the same indignation. if they have then the very least they can do is slap their men and teach them some more respect.
Mumbai must not go the New Delhi way, the police needs to act and fast. catch these people and punish them to set record straight for future offenders. after all one the very facts that we as mumbaikars take pride is in the safety that the city offers to its women. and as mumbaikars we must not allow the city to be defamed by such men. if anything the shiv sena should now take out a morcha and punish these offenders in their unique way and for once i will not be dissaprove of the action taken.
New year...so what?
well, 2008 is here and the word that you hear from most people you meet atleast for the first 5 days of january is 'happy new year.' ok i get it, the earth has finished one more revolution around the sun, you can buy calenders with women/men splattered over it, what the heck somebody who really loves u may even get u a gift...but then whats the whole hype about. years have changed even before Emperor Augustus made the roman calander and thats a lot of years mind it. i wouldnt even go into the details of the numbers of years that have gone by in the history of mankind without anyone going 'yay new year' crap.
i guess new years is just an excuse for some to goto the most happening parties and get sozzled or host the most happening parties where you have the opportunity to get sozzled. when 31st december changes to 1st january nothing really changes, theres still poverty, malnutrition, war and disease in the world. the poor continue to sleep on the streets despite the year changing. and i really really feel bad for the months, the weeks and days of the year. if we celebrate a year thats going to stick around for 12 months then why not celebrate each month and week and day? obviously 1st january 2008 will never come back, the date is done and part of histroy, so why not celebrate the joy of a new day everyday? wouldnt that atleast help us smile more often.
i am not being bitter or cynical or anything, nor am i against new year parties, i have been part of quite a few of them in the past. what makes me cynical is the fact that we celebrate a whole new year on a particular date but dont spread the joy everyday, may be we should do that more often, rather than celebrate the whole year in a single day, let us spread the celebration through the days of the year....
i guess new years is just an excuse for some to goto the most happening parties and get sozzled or host the most happening parties where you have the opportunity to get sozzled. when 31st december changes to 1st january nothing really changes, theres still poverty, malnutrition, war and disease in the world. the poor continue to sleep on the streets despite the year changing. and i really really feel bad for the months, the weeks and days of the year. if we celebrate a year thats going to stick around for 12 months then why not celebrate each month and week and day? obviously 1st january 2008 will never come back, the date is done and part of histroy, so why not celebrate the joy of a new day everyday? wouldnt that atleast help us smile more often.
i am not being bitter or cynical or anything, nor am i against new year parties, i have been part of quite a few of them in the past. what makes me cynical is the fact that we celebrate a whole new year on a particular date but dont spread the joy everyday, may be we should do that more often, rather than celebrate the whole year in a single day, let us spread the celebration through the days of the year....
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