4 posts tagged “serious-humerous”
Today is Sep 21, 2008. Yesterday someone told me to see the TV urgently as there was a huge blast at the Marriot hotel in Pakistan. I said 'no thanks' I am fine without seeing it. I see them all the time. There was going to be nothing new in watching burnt cars, bleeding bodies and cracked buildings. It was not because I was being cynical, but just being practical to the realities of new life. I have just seen the blasts in Delhi and then police action a few days later. Blasts and bullets do not pull me to the news channels any more. The world has changed drastically and this change is for ever. I have changed. I don't care if people are dying, if trains are being ripped apart, if tall buildings are folding up like pack of cards. This is life now; new realities of life. I have no idea if these ideal 'quotes' about love, compassion and honesty make any dent in the human psyche. Soon we all will forget all of it. They will soon seem like a strange combination of words put together. But until that happens, let me copy them from here and there and reproduce them.
* Knowledge leads you to light, imagination lets you grow.
* It is easy to dodge a spear that comes from front of you but hard to avoid and arrow shot from behind. -- Chinese proverb
* Focus on making things better not bitter.
* There is one love that says, 'I love you because I need you' and another one says, 'I need you because I love you.' -- M K Gandhi
* Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. -- Khalil Gibran
* Common sense is instinct, but a large part of it is genius.
* Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives since they have not discovered any continuous employment for man's nobler faculties. -- Henry David Thoreau
* The secret of success is knowing who to blame for your failures.
* When you are content to be simply yourself and don't cpmpare or compete, everybody will respect you.
* A lie can travel half way around the earth while the truth is putting on its shoes.
* People having noble thoughts with them are never alone.
* Chose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life. -- Confucius
Sunday, September 14, 2008
* Believe nothing, no matter what I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense. -- Buddha
* The most imaginative people are the most redulous, for them everything is possible.
* I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. -- Dan Brown
* I think our learning lies along the path of whatever it is we love. -- Richard Bach
* If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just.
* All you can learn is what your inward life is and try to stay loyal to that. -- Joseph Campbell
* Moves should be taken to ensure, there was something left to hand on to future generations. -- Prince Charles
* Never explain, your friends don't need it and your enemies will not believe you.
* Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? -- Carlos Castaneda
* It is the beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.
* We have to try to get rid of the notion of time. -- Paulo Coelho
* The ancien scholars studied for their wo improvement. Modern scholars study to impress others. -- Confucius
* The foolish man seeks happiness in the dustance; the wise grows it under his feet.
* ...this Olympic gold is not going to change my life much. All I hope for is that it inspires my fellow athletes to repeat this feat over and over. -- Abhinav Bindra
* When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.
* The search for happiness is the chief source of unhappiness.
* If you are trying to find God, don't look in noise and restlessnes. God is the friend of silence. -- Mother Teresa
* There are no menial jobs; only menial attitudes.
* You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. -- Adlin Sinclair
* Big jobs usualy go to men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.
* On an alter of prejudice, we crucify oueself. -- Don Williams Jr
* The truth is more important than the facts.
* Religion is for the people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality for the ones who have been there. -- Bonnie Raitt
* You cannot petition the Lord with prayer. -- Jim Morrison
* Destiny is no matter of choice. It is a thing to be achieved.
* It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts.
* Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
* Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
Arun Chadha is in town. he had called dharam from delhi to say that he wanted to shoot for 2 days and needed a sound recordist. dharam was surprised and asked him 'did you call arun? he is here only.' and he gave me the phone. frankly i was feeling odd that he forgot about me and that i too am a sound recordist, even after we were together for a whole month in jhansi. i screwed him on phone very well. i also decided that i will try to avoid doing his work and teach him a lesson. that was the instant reaction. later he sms'ed me about a program based on science. he asked me if i can do it right from 'concept note to script and make' it. i said 'yes' instantly for the offer, conditions may change as the dealings go further. after this i got a bit composed. i also decided to work on his 2 days shoot.
i am trying to change. i am watching myself, my thoughts and my actions. i think i am better reigned now and not getting swayed by mood. i am also avoiding feeling offended. actually no one is trying offend any one.
i am meeting him in a few minutes to discuss his 2 days shoot and the science program that he has offered me. let us see. i will keep myself in control and keep in good humor. i must not show undue temper or resistance to anyone's ideas any more; especially if i am getting something out of him. i guess that is mean. actually the rule applies to everyone. NO BEING MEAN TO ANYONE ANY MORE.
Hmmm...
