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The homeless of SanFransisco
Every picture there tells a story of poverty in SanFransisco ...
I hope every visitor to my blog reads atleast some of the stories behind these pictures ....
THis link got me thinking ... if there is a story behind the poor homeless in a city like SF ... how many more should be found in the cities of Inida ????
Its one of those picture sets on the net that is going to give me a sleepless night ... as i ponder and contemplate on the relative affluence in which i live ...
Life is unfair ... I've got to learn to accept it ... it is unfair in my favour tonight ....
Monday, September 18, 2006
Saturday, August 19, 2006
The purpose of existence
Purpose-
n. The object toward which one strives
source : www.dictionary.com
The purpose of existence is something over which i have been mulling ever since I had been to the last installment of the matrix trilogy.
Is it so that everything that exists has to have some purpose, some functionality that it has to fulfil? Does there exist a purpose for the existence of lifeless entities ?
Come to think of it inanimate entities are given a purpose only in the context of human existence. That brings me to the conclusion that while trying to define the purpose of existence of anything, we have to take it in the context of human existence...
And that brings me to the point of human existence, what is the purpose of human existence?
Is my purpose of existence just the justification of the things around me. Can this question be answered without bringing in religion?
In christian philosophy, man is considered to be created by god in his own image ... thus defining the purpose of human existence as a manifestation of god, where a human being should strive to attain god like perfection. I see this extended in the philosophy of karma and moksha in hindusim.
My quest for an objective answer devoid of religion took me to google :) ... and the specific query "the purpose of human existence" ...
"As far as we can discern,
the sole purpose of human existence
is to kindle a light of meaning
in the darkness of mere being."
-- Carl Gustav Jung
Interesting point ... but what is "mere being" ...
I have seemingly opened a whole new avenue of philosophising ... There are so many theories out there; religious and non religious, and i have a lifetime to find out what is the purpose of my existence ...
There is more to come ...
n. The object toward which one strives
source : www.dictionary.com
The purpose of existence is something over which i have been mulling ever since I had been to the last installment of the matrix trilogy.
Is it so that everything that exists has to have some purpose, some functionality that it has to fulfil? Does there exist a purpose for the existence of lifeless entities ?
Come to think of it inanimate entities are given a purpose only in the context of human existence. That brings me to the conclusion that while trying to define the purpose of existence of anything, we have to take it in the context of human existence...
And that brings me to the point of human existence, what is the purpose of human existence?
Is my purpose of existence just the justification of the things around me. Can this question be answered without bringing in religion?
In christian philosophy, man is considered to be created by god in his own image ... thus defining the purpose of human existence as a manifestation of god, where a human being should strive to attain god like perfection. I see this extended in the philosophy of karma and moksha in hindusim.
My quest for an objective answer devoid of religion took me to google :) ... and the specific query "the purpose of human existence" ...
"As far as we can discern,
the sole purpose of human existence
is to kindle a light of meaning
in the darkness of mere being."
-- Carl Gustav Jung
Interesting point ... but what is "mere being" ...
I have seemingly opened a whole new avenue of philosophising ... There are so many theories out there; religious and non religious, and i have a lifetime to find out what is the purpose of my existence ...
There is more to come ...
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Burn Out???
I have found a new potential enemy in my professional and personal life . This guy is at par with "complacence", though i have not yet had a full blown encounter with him ... He exhausts the fuel that drives you and is aptly named BURN OUT!
Up until a few months ago 'burnout' was a term i associated with sport prodigies. In my early schooling days i have had the privilege of studying with some of the best sporting talent in the country. True to their talent these guys, at that point of time, rose up to number 1 positions in their respective fields, only to be lost in oblivion today at this point of time. Did they peak too early burning out or is it so that they were never meant to be in it for the long run.
OVer the past week i have tried to define burn out in a broader sense after a very close friend of mine warned me that the amount of time i spend at work might lead to a burn out. I think my boss has gone through one phase of burn out ... over the past one month it has affected his efficiency at work, i am in no position to comment on his personal life, but going by my analysis a professional burnout has to have its repurcussions on the personal side of life too.
Of late i have been putting in long hours at work. Not out of pressure, but because work is interesting and challenging. However i have to remind myself that i am in life for the long run, and not to suffer minor unecessary burn outs that will hamper my progress.
Up until a few months ago 'burnout' was a term i associated with sport prodigies. In my early schooling days i have had the privilege of studying with some of the best sporting talent in the country. True to their talent these guys, at that point of time, rose up to number 1 positions in their respective fields, only to be lost in oblivion today at this point of time. Did they peak too early burning out or is it so that they were never meant to be in it for the long run.
OVer the past week i have tried to define burn out in a broader sense after a very close friend of mine warned me that the amount of time i spend at work might lead to a burn out. I think my boss has gone through one phase of burn out ... over the past one month it has affected his efficiency at work, i am in no position to comment on his personal life, but going by my analysis a professional burnout has to have its repurcussions on the personal side of life too.
Of late i have been putting in long hours at work. Not out of pressure, but because work is interesting and challenging. However i have to remind myself that i am in life for the long run, and not to suffer minor unecessary burn outs that will hamper my progress.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Bangalore ...
I have had a chance to be a part of a community titled "Bangalore is Full. Go Home !!" on Orkut. Its description is interesting ...
This is a community for all those true blooded, hardcore Bangloreans who believe that people from outside Bangalore, who come and settle down here are the ones who should be majorly held responsible for the recent collapse in infrastructure, bad traffic amongst other negative developments in the city. Facilities originally created for us are being exploited by non-Bangloreans. Growing up in this wonderful city, we knew how this place was 10-15 years ago..or more. We feel extremely attached to this place and we express our hatred and anger towards all those 'immigrants' here who are bringing about the city's downfall!!..Come on in and express your solidarity as a Hardcore Banglorean.. and for all you wimps at heart.. stay away!!
P.S: If you are gonna delete your post after you get owned, please do not join this community. Some pussies have done that earlier and thats why this last line!
Personally i find some of the statements too radical and racist ... like "We feel extremely attached to this place and we express our hatred and anger towards all those 'immigrants' here who are bringing about the city's downfall!!" I am not yet a blatant racist ... and so i do not agree with this point ... yet i do agree with the fact that to a large extent the ills that have befallen bangalore are a consequence of outsiders who come in to bangalore ... grabbing high paying IT and ITES jobs ... they do nothing productive for the city ... dont treat the city as their own ... since anyway within a few years they are going to quit their jobs and go back to wherever it is that they have come from.
I thought there were some enlightened souls in this community who were truly trying to make a change to Bangalore ... make a point that people who come in must integrate into the local culture ... but maybe i am wrong in my assessment.
I believe that there should be atleast a minimum integration into the local culture ... i.e. the learning of the local language ... atleast upto a "spoken" level. This will make the people of bangalore realize that people who come into bangalore are not here just for the jobs ... but are here to be a part of the community ... It is not an easy task and this is an objective that can be achieved over time without compromising on the "cosmopolitan" nature of the city.
Getting back to this community ... there are a lot of discussion threads on this community that are directed against "outsiders" particularly the north indian commmunitites that are coming into bangalore ... most of the threads are abusive with local members just abusing the skin off the impetuous "northie" who dares to post anything that is percieved to be anti-local. I have tried something interesting ... a sort of experiment ... to check if this community is really all about some serious work or just a place for people to let out hot air ....
I have started a thread that outlines ways in which kannada can be taught to people who have come from outside bangalore to settle in bangalore ... It is on a serious note and is meant to get some of the bright sparks to come out with creative and innovative ideas.
15 minutes after i started the thread ... there were 5-6 posts on the "bash northie/immigrant" threads whereas my thread had not even recieved a single hit. This is making me wonder ... are the creators of this communityand its ardent members here to just blow hot air or seriously make a difference to bangalore ... I am going to wait for a few more days before i pass my judgement ...
This is a community for all those true blooded, hardcore Bangloreans who believe that people from outside Bangalore, who come and settle down here are the ones who should be majorly held responsible for the recent collapse in infrastructure, bad traffic amongst other negative developments in the city. Facilities originally created for us are being exploited by non-Bangloreans. Growing up in this wonderful city, we knew how this place was 10-15 years ago..or more. We feel extremely attached to this place and we express our hatred and anger towards all those 'immigrants' here who are bringing about the city's downfall!!..Come on in and express your solidarity as a Hardcore Banglorean.. and for all you wimps at heart.. stay away!!
P.S: If you are gonna delete your post after you get owned, please do not join this community. Some pussies have done that earlier and thats why this last line!
Personally i find some of the statements too radical and racist ... like "We feel extremely attached to this place and we express our hatred and anger towards all those 'immigrants' here who are bringing about the city's downfall!!" I am not yet a blatant racist ... and so i do not agree with this point ... yet i do agree with the fact that to a large extent the ills that have befallen bangalore are a consequence of outsiders who come in to bangalore ... grabbing high paying IT and ITES jobs ... they do nothing productive for the city ... dont treat the city as their own ... since anyway within a few years they are going to quit their jobs and go back to wherever it is that they have come from.
I thought there were some enlightened souls in this community who were truly trying to make a change to Bangalore ... make a point that people who come in must integrate into the local culture ... but maybe i am wrong in my assessment.
I believe that there should be atleast a minimum integration into the local culture ... i.e. the learning of the local language ... atleast upto a "spoken" level. This will make the people of bangalore realize that people who come into bangalore are not here just for the jobs ... but are here to be a part of the community ... It is not an easy task and this is an objective that can be achieved over time without compromising on the "cosmopolitan" nature of the city.
Getting back to this community ... there are a lot of discussion threads on this community that are directed against "outsiders" particularly the north indian commmunitites that are coming into bangalore ... most of the threads are abusive with local members just abusing the skin off the impetuous "northie" who dares to post anything that is percieved to be anti-local. I have tried something interesting ... a sort of experiment ... to check if this community is really all about some serious work or just a place for people to let out hot air ....
I have started a thread that outlines ways in which kannada can be taught to people who have come from outside bangalore to settle in bangalore ... It is on a serious note and is meant to get some of the bright sparks to come out with creative and innovative ideas.
15 minutes after i started the thread ... there were 5-6 posts on the "bash northie/immigrant" threads whereas my thread had not even recieved a single hit. This is making me wonder ... are the creators of this communityand its ardent members here to just blow hot air or seriously make a difference to bangalore ... I am going to wait for a few more days before i pass my judgement ...
The forgotten genre
Completely forgot about the animated movies :) ... Tom and Jerry ... Ice Age ... Shark Tale ...
Now that is a genre that defies age boundaries ... just got off watching shark tale ... and if you are reading this post laugh at this dialogue ... imagine it being said in will smith style :)
"Yo sykes! My brother from another mother ! " .... muhuaaahaahaa ......
Now that is a genre that defies age boundaries ... just got off watching shark tale ... and if you are reading this post laugh at this dialogue ... imagine it being said in will smith style :)
"Yo sykes! My brother from another mother ! " .... muhuaaahaahaa ......
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