"Either you believe in right or you believe in wrong.To hell with whatever you believe, but if at all you are in the middle, take it for granted that you are in deep hell.
I often hear people say " it was a bad day, nothing good happened to me, bad luck at its peak !".
Things that happen to you are the consequences of the decisions you take.Life is full of surprises so who knows which decision is right.There is nothing like bad luck,at least thats what i feel about it.
It was a pleasant evening. Me and my friend were walking on the road when he abruptly interrupted our conversation and said "Do you know that the world is going to end by 2011"?
"So"? i asked.
" somewhere deep in my mind i secretly want to believe it and also feel weird while studying thinking what use it is going to be, the world is going to end anyway" he said.
"okay" i said
" What do you think?" he asked
" I don't think anything"
"but why?"
" Because if i get hit by a truck right now and die, i would be least bothered about the world in 2011 and if i stay alive i will either do something to save the world or mind my own business and I'm pretty sure of myself for opting the latter " i said
" Don't give the so called cool answers you dumb head" my friend muttered.
"okay so what do you want me to think?"
"nothing, leave it" my friend sighed.
needless to say,he got pissed off with me.
We often witness a war of words between atheists and believers in God.I dunno under what circumstances the arguments ignite but its a pure waste of time.Any kind of argument is a waste in disguise.You "believe" or "do not believe",it is up to you which depends on various factors which i am unaware of.Go with whatever you chose, but why go shouting out loud and imposing your beliefs on others?....its one of the routes to arguments.
At the end of the day, the time between lying awake and falling asleep must be the most satisfying period when you can secretly praise yourself for doing what you always loved to do.
I could'nt help but end this with a magnanimous piece of Ayn rand's thoughts.
"Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision. Their goals differed, but they all had this in common: that the step was first, the road new, the vision unborrowed, and the response they received--hatred. The great creators--the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors--stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was considered foolish. The first airplane was considered impossible. The power loom was considered vicious. Anesthesia was considered sinful. But the men of unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered and they paid. But they won."
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Mom, Dad... i flunked again!
Recently, one of my friends happened to get his semester results.He got a decent 6.45 GPA.Yeah it was bloody decent." A real number between 1 and 10 cannot decide how good you are" was his policy.Exploring deep into the policy, he ended up flunking 2 subjects in the last semester which made his dad scream and mom faint.But, this time the ball was in his court.He managed to clear all subjects but did not utter a word about it to his 'calm' dad and 'conscious' mom.
He badly wanted to make good memory of it.When he was 3 hrs away from his home on the way back, he called up his dad.
" Hello!" his dad spoke.
" Dad, i am sorry! i flunked another 2 subjects"
There was a long pause before his dad said " its okay! work hard the next time, pay some attentionat least now".
"Damn! i could have relaxed a bit if i knew this overwhelming positive reaction" he thought as memories of sleepless nights before exams flashed in his mind.
"Dad, i was kidding.I made it this time, buy me a laptop at least now, will you?".Dad had changed, he could feel it.
He was expecting a calm reply when a huge cry made his ears numb for a second.
" you fool, do not play such pranks and multiply my tension.Anyway, good job but no laptop."
" Pass or fail, dad screams anyway" he sighed.
" okay, but i haven't told mom about this".He added
" Inform her, she was expecting you to get debarred this time" his father admitted.
" No I am gonna tell her the same thing i told you first and i expect this to be only between us.When you go home, try to console mom.Do we understand each other dad?"
"ahem ahem okay" his dad hung up.
It was 5 mins later his mom picked up the phone and heard a sweet voice say
" Mom i made it this time, cleared all subjects and got a smart 6.45"
It took a few seconds for her to digest this fact.
"Oh god! you answered my prayers, my son is back on track. congrats sonny, i am very happy." his mom exclaimed and took a deep breath of relief. Looking at the cooking items spread on the kitchen floor she added " you better be at home for dinner, i will be waiting"
" i love you mom" he screamed with anxiety which made quite a few heads turn in the bus he was travelling in.
" Did you tell dad? "
"yes" he interrupted. " I spoke to him and made it clear that i flunked again"
His mom laughed and said" why do you always trouble him like that?"
He ignored the question and said
" please let this be a secret and do your best to cool dad when he comes home" he finished
"Yes, he will be back anytime, " his mom said as she found herself hastily cutting the vegetables with the reciever stuck between her ear and the slightly raised shoulder.
It was only when the doorbell struck that his mom hung up and headed towards the hall ready to console her husband who was waiting impatiently on the other side of the door thinking of words to calm down her. He decided to knock but his hand was already heading towards the bell as it always did.
2 hours later my friend was having a silent dinner with his parents when i broke in unaware of the drama going on.It was an uncomfortable silence.Both of his parents were muttering something to each other while i could see my friend sitting right opposite to him.
His parents gave a faint smile looking at me while he was grinning.
Somethings can never be controlled, like my tongue as the words"hey, heard the news, it is really great that you cleared all subjects this time" slipped out of my mouth.
His parents gave me a surprising look followed by some confusing stares at each other before finally portraying convincing looks on their faces. They turned towards my friend and smiled with narrowed eyebrows before before laughing out loud at each other sarcastingly praising their acting skills.My friend joined them.
The only idiot in the dining room was me, wondering why on earth were these people laughing like hell.
He badly wanted to make good memory of it.When he was 3 hrs away from his home on the way back, he called up his dad.
" Hello!" his dad spoke.
" Dad, i am sorry! i flunked another 2 subjects"
There was a long pause before his dad said " its okay! work hard the next time, pay some attentionat least now".
"Damn! i could have relaxed a bit if i knew this overwhelming positive reaction" he thought as memories of sleepless nights before exams flashed in his mind.
"Dad, i was kidding.I made it this time, buy me a laptop at least now, will you?".Dad had changed, he could feel it.
He was expecting a calm reply when a huge cry made his ears numb for a second.
" you fool, do not play such pranks and multiply my tension.Anyway, good job but no laptop."
" Pass or fail, dad screams anyway" he sighed.
" okay, but i haven't told mom about this".He added
" Inform her, she was expecting you to get debarred this time" his father admitted.
" No I am gonna tell her the same thing i told you first and i expect this to be only between us.When you go home, try to console mom.Do we understand each other dad?"
"ahem ahem okay" his dad hung up.
It was 5 mins later his mom picked up the phone and heard a sweet voice say
" Mom i made it this time, cleared all subjects and got a smart 6.45"
It took a few seconds for her to digest this fact.
"Oh god! you answered my prayers, my son is back on track. congrats sonny, i am very happy." his mom exclaimed and took a deep breath of relief. Looking at the cooking items spread on the kitchen floor she added " you better be at home for dinner, i will be waiting"
" i love you mom" he screamed with anxiety which made quite a few heads turn in the bus he was travelling in.
" Did you tell dad? "
"yes" he interrupted. " I spoke to him and made it clear that i flunked again"
His mom laughed and said" why do you always trouble him like that?"
He ignored the question and said
" please let this be a secret and do your best to cool dad when he comes home" he finished
"Yes, he will be back anytime, " his mom said as she found herself hastily cutting the vegetables with the reciever stuck between her ear and the slightly raised shoulder.
It was only when the doorbell struck that his mom hung up and headed towards the hall ready to console her husband who was waiting impatiently on the other side of the door thinking of words to calm down her. He decided to knock but his hand was already heading towards the bell as it always did.
2 hours later my friend was having a silent dinner with his parents when i broke in unaware of the drama going on.It was an uncomfortable silence.Both of his parents were muttering something to each other while i could see my friend sitting right opposite to him.
His parents gave a faint smile looking at me while he was grinning.
Somethings can never be controlled, like my tongue as the words"hey, heard the news, it is really great that you cleared all subjects this time" slipped out of my mouth.
His parents gave me a surprising look followed by some confusing stares at each other before finally portraying convincing looks on their faces. They turned towards my friend and smiled with narrowed eyebrows before before laughing out loud at each other sarcastingly praising their acting skills.My friend joined them.
The only idiot in the dining room was me, wondering why on earth were these people laughing like hell.
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