My quote and I quote

Don't count your chickens while they are being culled....

Labels: Food, Humor, Life, Thought

Live the Moment

My philosophy in life : Live the moment.

How often do we read this in interviews, slam books, orkut profiles. Almost every second person seems to have this philosophy in life. But do they really?

I personally feel that any and all disappointments that one faces in life can be traced to expectations we have. Out of ourselves, or out of other people. We let our own expectations down more often than others do. Do we really blame ourselves? If we do, can we prevent it?

Living the moment, potentially, means that you never think about the future. You expect nothing. Is is feasible? I thought I could do it, in fact to a large degree, I think I can, but then I frequently let myself down. I expect myself to have no expectations from myself. I obviously am going wrong somewhere... Can you spot it?

The harder you try, the more likely you are to fail. It obviously depends upon the importance you associate with events/people/success blah.. You expect nothing out of events you don't wish to go to, so they never seem boring. You expect nothing AT ALL out of the Himesh Reshamiya movie, so it turns out to be a hit. You expect nothing out of people you don't care about or people who aren't close to you, so they never seem to hurt you. So does that mean its best to live your life running away from everyone you seem to be getting close to? Forget about if it is best or not, can you even? Unfortunately, the human brain seems to be wired in a way that leads you into disappointment.

The sad part is, that I guess no one will ever expect anything out of Himesh Reshamiya, so expect more hits from him in the future...

I have often wondered, if I could shut out physical pain from my conscious perception. If I can ignore a smell, an irritating sound, and all other things I consciously react to, can I make pain caused by a physical wound subliminal? I've been trying it whenever I could over the years, and its not really matter of trying consciously, its only a matter of distracting your attention. As soon as you are done playing a really interesting game, or lose the grip of a really interesting novel (or the other way around), the pain slowly seeps back into your perception.

So, can I shut out disappointment? Ignorance is bliss*, isn't it? Did anyone ever bother to put a star and subscript the conditions that apply.. Ignorance may be bliss, but the path to achieving it sucks big time.

*Not applicable when you really want it. (Murphy is god)

So, when God Krishna suggested.. Karm kar, phal ki chinta mat kar, was he effectively saying ignorance is bliss? Or was he saying Live the Moment, or was he just saying expect nothing? Or was Krishna just telling Arjun that the Karma theory is gibberish? I wonder..

Let us confine ourselves to the Self then (at the cost of sounding preachy).. Is there really a way out? Can one go on living life in the moment, and not be affected with the outcomes of ones actions, or the outcomes of others actions for that matter, that directly or indirectly have an affect on us?? Is there really a way to consciously shut out all consciousness and be happy?

Comments please... I can do with some help here..

Labels: Life, Thought

My first blog post...

I recently found this written on a piece of paper. I can't remember when or why I wrote it. Must have had an interesting meeting with someone for sure ;) Read on...


Writing a blog can be a difficult exercise, especially when you sit down to write your first article and really want to make a good impression.
There are times, when after meeting someone, you feel as if you very extremely vociferous, and don’t even remember the other person speaking. I personally feel like a complete doof at such times. Unfortunately, I completely fail to check myself when I’m actually in action, blabbering away. Its only when you are departing and think of something nice to say, “It was nice talking to you”.. maybe.. Hardly. I was talking to my self all the time, oh no, I didn’t let him/her speak at all. Yes, this is the time it sets in. You didn’t let them speak. So now I slip into self evaluation mode.
I frantically try to recall the entire meeting, scouring my 4 bit memory for traces of what they may have said, and strangely, somehow, when in this mode, your memory will almost always fail you. So now you start thinking of plausible explanations for having spoken as much as you have.
Is it fair to assume that they were so interested that they did not want to interrupt, or were they thinking.. God this guy is so vain, he just cant stop talking..

Labels: Communication, Life, People, Thought

Human Communication

Humans are an inferior race incapable of meaningful communication.

Remember the scene for "Independence Day", where the creepy alien is able to communicate with the President, and convey its thoughts in their entirety? Are we as humans ever able to achieve this?

If I tell you that I enjoy drinking black coffee, can I transmit the sensation i get when the hot dense bitter liquid flows down my throat, or can I transmit the the way I feel, or replicate the electrical impulses darting around in my gray cells, in yours? All I can do is tell you that I like coffee, and the rest is open to your interpretation.

What is at fault here? The language? You might argue that the language does not constitute communication. Well, then I'll put it this way. Imagine I pick up a cup of espresso with a gleam in my eyes. I then take a little swig and close my eyes with pleasure, my body language or my facial expressions not betraying my enjoyment even for a moment. Then I tell you,

"I loaave coffee"

Was that purport better? Could you taste it, or feel the way I do?

We often trivialize this lack of capability by saying that people who don't communicate well are not on the same frequency, or by some other similar cliche. On the other hand, if the thought process of two people is remotely similar, they seem to communicate well, and are

"on the same frequency"

or

"hit it off.."

We simply lack the ability to make people feel the way we do with our limited communication abilities, and we rely on sheer chance for finding congenial people, for we find it easier to communicate with them, and it pleasures our senses to know that the understand us, without our explicitly stating everything. These people can empathize because they are congenial, and not because you were able to convey your feelings.

So, can I ever make You feel the way I do Internally, rather than just telling you how I feel?

Humans are an inferior race incapable of meaningful communication.

Labels: Communication, Thought