13th July 2011, Wednesday, Mumbai- Is there a solution??

Yet another manifestation of terrorism transpired in Mumbai. Three high intensity bomb blasts at Opera House, Dadar (Kabutarkhana) and Zaveri Bazaar between 6:30PM and 7:00PM. 19 dead and 130 severely injured as per the official figures, which we know is always understated. Is there any answer to terrorism? If not then will we ever find one in the future? After the attack, people started blaming the police, the politicians, national security, etc. They might be at fault but blaming them has never helped, I don't know what are we as individuals supposed to do except for talking about this issue, discussing it and expressing disconsolation! 

When the colossal 1993 blasts took place, outraged Indians blamed the government and all those who were in authority, it's 2011 now and the chapter of accidents has still not reached its climax! Our anger, helplessness, peace marches, pleas, cries, woes, nothing affected terrorism, it is still destroying us and neither did it affect the people in authority, they are still inefficient at their work and see what their inefficiency can do to us! Whoever wants to run the country is mesmerized and awestruck by the power such positions give but they forget that 'with great power comes great responsibility'. Terrorism is THE MAJOR CHALLENGE that our globe (& not just our city or country) is facing and if the higher authorities and officials (all over the world) are unable to tackle that then what is the point in giving them the power?! We elect them because we think they are capable of managing all the big things that we as individuals cannot.

I am feeling helpless typing this blogpost as this (and the peace march, discussions, etc...) is all that I can do for my Mumbai.

Work and Rains...

A lot of content writing is up this week. Then there’s office, class and also a few other plans. It’s going to be 1 hell of a week. This time, I cannot be late with respect to writing because I have been given a final warning so now on if I take the work; I have to do it ON TIME. No excuses will be entertained. I got pretty apprehensive about this, at first but then I thought, I will have to be responsible and PUNCTUAL someday, right? So why not now! There are so many people who slog butts and work like anything. I mean, work is really worship to them and if they can do it, even I can try!  

I am still in love with the song “I just died in your arms tonight, it must have been something you said…” by Smitty.

Traffic jams due to rains, water dripping from the trees, damp hair, wet clothes, shoes soaked in water, mossy surfaces, grey sky, the sound of raindrops falling on the ground, on the umbrellas, raincoats and wind cheaters, crowded vada pav stalls, slow music on the headset and the chaos can make you feel either gloomy or furious or like a lively Mumbaikar or all of these at the same time!!

I really find monsoon gloomy and sad (most of the times). I wonder why people love it so much!! The icky feeling you get when you are almost wet is so repulsive!

Having said all of the above, I still find rains amusing. I am familiar with the water cycle that we were taught in the second grade but rains still seems like magic to me (only when I am indoors)!!

Random midnight ruminations...

"I am keeping you forever and for always...", a beautiful Shania Twain track playing on the radio, in this hour of murkiness is a perfect thing to ask for. There's still so much to learn, my knowledge about writing is still like a baby in the womb. I just read a few pieces and I am appalled by the way people make use of the language, it made me feel inferior as well as gave me a drive. Though, I know, my laziness will soon drive away the 'drive'!!

It's cold, I love cold! 

Acting as a profession is over-hyped. I think actors get unnecessary attention, they don't deserve it that much. They need not be worshiped like Gods and Goddesses! I mean, c'mon, Amitab Bachchan is a fine actor, we all know (Although I don't like him that much) but a Temple in his name, having his idol is just too much! That man holds citizenship of various countries in order to evade taxes, God would never try to elude taxes (I hope and assume so)!! Had he been some businessman, he wouldn't be getting such responses. People idolize Dhirubhai Ambani, Azim Premji and J R D Tata but there are no Temples in their names (Thankfully). This can be expected only of Indians, making Temples in the name of actors, Preposterous!!! 

I know I sounded like a loser commenting on someone elses fame and achievement but degrading or sabotaging any person or profession was never my intention, I just jotted down the truth according to me!!

I never used to like James Blunt earlier but now, I find his music pretty soothing.I like his song "Tears and rain".

I was just musing, how much acknowledgement is needed by all of us, for everything. Maybe I'll blog about it separately sometime later.

'The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.', a true quote that requires a lot of brains to comprehend!! It has a very profound meaning.

Today, in the noon, I was watching 'Something's gotta give'. It made me believe that love can happen and can SUCCEED at any age but then again, it's just a movie!!

Another amazingly true quote, 'We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.' That's the reason all of us have a different perception and  take on one same single incident but no one knows, which one of us is correct. Some might have similar views but that doesn't make them true and right, majority doesn't always win you see!!

Premonitions

When you try to make everyone happy, you land yourself in a pickle! I have always known this but I invariably tend to forget this TRUTH but God loves me so much that he keeps reminding it to me! Today, I am all free (at least for some hours now) and now I realize how habitual I have become of being worried, of trying to fit into my deadlines, of lot of work lying around me and of trying be less late for things. Getting into sticky situations and then coping to get out of them has become like a routine now. I know I should bring some changes in this routine.

“Instinct is the nose of the mind”, an amazing quote that I stumbled across the other day. This quote is indeed true but even the nose can go wrong at times.  

“….follow your heart, your intuition, it will lead you in the right direction”
I am now listening to this song; I like its music, the lyrics and its feel.

Do instincts or intuitions really lead you to the right direction? When your heart believes that something is totally right and perfect for you, that’s an intuition or what you call as an inner instinct or the sixth sense or a hunch, it’s your own inner voice. If your heart is always right and the inner voice is correct invariably then why do we end up badly sometimes, even after following our instincts!

Sometimes we should just leave it to the destiny. True, you might end up in a mess or it may prove to be a wrong decision following your heart but at least the “what if, I had done it my way?” mystery won’t be there. And, as the Murphy’s Law states, ‘If something has to go wrong, it will go wrong’ then isn’t it better to end up in a shit by taking the road of your choice rather than ending up in shit along with regretting all the time about not doing it the way you wanted to! Trusting your heart is imperative.

And,

There always should be someone or the other, who tries to make up your mood, when you are sad!

Listening to ‘Around the world’, takes me to a different planet, this song makes me really very happy!

Then there are songs in languages I don’t understand but I still enjoy listening to them

Oh and Bengali sweets are undoubtedly scrumptious and delectable! :)