Preparation - The Sweet Honey it brings

Wow

This post is dedicated to those who all have lived in the world of Irodov - Physics , HC Verma , ML Khanna & RK Sharma. Burned their midnights oil for the prestigious IIT JEE . The golden old days of preparation , we all toiled , gave our life n heart to it. Very few finaly made it , but journey is still cherished and have made me the person I am today.

Well 6-7 years have passed since those days and then came the vision of an MBA. Well in contrary to the general public ( no pun intended ) I had a precise reason behind going for a MBA degree. I was happy that I was doing it for the right reasons :)

Now I used to always enjoy the process of preparation wherein Iused to sometimes forget that there was a goal to be achieved at the end of the tunnel. I was just enjoying the darkness and the mystery of the tunnel. The knowledge it had hidden and I was sucking on to it slowly like a child and relishing every drop of it.

It was a revelation to connect to comprehension , obscure passages , moral and ethical dilemmas , interpreting complex data sets & solving and interpreting old mathematical puzzles and challenges. Some simple some not so simple.

All challenging your intellect and comprehensive skills to the hilt.

The results , future , path is all hidden in the closets of time. All we can do is intelligent and logical speculation.

Nevertheless I am enjoying every moment of it and when I see people like the Pagalguys etc.. I can see there are thousands you would agree with me.

Let the learning process continue.

Cheers to Sweet Honey the preparation season brings :)

Eternal Bond - Remembering Her .. ( memories of a lost soul )

Well

Truly, for some men nothing is written unless THEY write it.
- Lawrence of Arabia

I need to tell this tale , of a soul who lived with us. She's left us a long time back and her memories only come up on her anniversary or moments we feel like remembering her according to our very own emotional convenience.

We all who she left remember her , few us curse her for leaving us so early in pain and anguish , they long for her presence , blame her and maybe continue to love her.
But saying that ,
As Robert Frost said that if he can sum up his life in three words he would say "IT GOES ON !!".
Well Mr Frost you just captured the essence of remembering a lost long gone soul. We mourn , cry , remember then we subtly carry on with our lives. People say that's the way it should be.

But I deep down in my heart always doubt it. If the bond was beyond the rules society has defined for us , brothers / sisters / father / mother / husband / wife / friend / lover / well wishers / acquittance's.
Can something not exist in harmony beyond these tight compartments of the society.
Selfless , Pristine , Giving Joy & giving more as if yours depended on it , the glint in your eyes on a quick glimpse.
Does these matter or is it being too romantic or maybe poetic. I have never been either but its been long & that's all I can think & feel.
So why not accept it :)

I live with her , you may ask where ?

Well I say ,

In my deep sub-conscious & true thoughts.

I am her , she is Me.

Does talking about something so special becomes a journey to embark upon. Yes it does , Indeed it does.

Abhishek Ballabh.

Dedicated For Your Eyes Only :)

THE DERELICT HOUSE SPEAKS ( memories of an old paternal house )

WE ALL HAVE OUR OLD MEMOIRS , BUT IT DOES GET’S LOST IN MIDST OF THE TURMOIL OF DAILY RIGMORALS. AND IT REMAINS A GOSSIP AMIDST FAMILY GATHERINGS AND STUFF.

SUCCESS OF ANY RELATION IS BASED ON FAITH.BUT WHEN GREED AND HUNGER FOR POWER AND MONEY TAKES IT TOLL EVERTHING BASED ON FAITH COLLAPSES LIKE CASTLES OF SAND.

I GREW UP IN A VERY DENSELY POPULATED AREA, IT WAS A TOLI AS WE CALLED, IT HAD ALL THE SHADES OF LIFE. THERE PEOPLE RANGING FROM BUSINESSMEN TO COBBLERS & BANKERS TO CARPENTERS, ALL LIVING IN HARMONY AND PEACE. IT WAS LIKE A BIG FAMILY . WE ROLLED IN THE MUD , PLAYED IN THE GUTTERS, LIFE WAS NEVER SO MUCH FUN……….

BUT TIME ALWAYS BRINGS THE U NEXPECTED.

AMIDST FAMILY CRISIS AND DISPUTES OVER LAND AND MONEY WE LEFT THE HOUSE………… AND SUDDENLY A LITTLE BOY WAS SNATCHED FROM HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAD BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF HIM……..

IT’S BEEN A FEW YEARS THE LITTLE BOY NOW A GROWN ADULT VISITED THE PLACE ONCE AGAIN. WRETCHED AND READY TO COLLAPSE ….. TAKING IT’S LAST BREATHE & ASKING MANY QUESTIONS TO ALLL THE DWELLERS OF PAST………… BUT NO ANSWERS BECAUSE

WE HAVE ALL BECOME DEAF……….

HE STOPPED FOR A WHILE TILL NOSTALGIA ENGULFED HIM INTO IT’S DEEP ARM AND TOOK A FORM OF A TEAR DROP…. IT STARTED IT’S JOURNEY FROM THE EYES , TRACING DOWN THE CHEEKS AND TOUCHED THE GROUND……
IT MADE A LITTLE NOISE AND FOR A MOMENT IT SEEMED AS IF WHOLE HOUSE HAD COME ALIVE……
THE NEXT MOMENT HE FELT THAT IT WAS NOT HIM BUT THE DERELICT HOUSE ASKING HIM ALL THESE QUESTIONS & ASKING FOR HELP :(


“ I’M A LONG WAY FROM HOME,

SO LONG AND SO ALONE

HOMESICK AS I’VE NEVER BEEN TODAY. “

-- BOB DYLAN

Identity of an Individual

" A man is the product of his environment "...Frank Costello from Departed ( 2007 )

What have we become ?

It's all about INTERFACING I believe. Isn't it .
We INTERFACE with People , Circumstances , Machines , Changing Trends & Technology & try to fit in somewhere in this society.

So I wonder what define the IDENTITY OF A PERSON today. Is it the Character , Achievements , Behaviour, Convictions , Accomplishment , Power , Money , People around him or is it the Value he holds ??
OR is it a combination of all of the above..

Is this question important ??
I think it's the most important question we never ask our self.

To put in simple words it's "WHAT A MAN THINKS & HOW HE REACTS TO HIS THOUGHTS" truly defines the Identity of a Person.

We all think , Don't we ?
Just consider the chores you do on a everyday basis , you think & act , sometime you act & then repent / rejoice. Still you Think don't you..
It comes so naturally to anyone that they never pay any heed to how their Though Process have shaped up in the growing years & day of learning's.

For every Aspect we have found means, Food for Appetite , Money & Fame for Accomplishments , Sex for Carnal cravings , Love for security & comfort , People for Support etc..

But what about you very own IDENTITY ?

We are born , we live a life & die. We don't knw till date where do we go from here.
So does it not makes our Life - the only certainty we know of. Yes it certainly does?

So why don't we start to find an Interface for our Identity..
Believe me there are a zillion thing out there happening , let's start to Think and react on our thinking , coz just Thoughts are just unleashing Half a revolution.
& those who unleash half revolution dig their own grave.

Let's continue to make / remake our IDENTITY ...
Thoughts should be nourished , taken care of , shared , argued & build every day.

COGITO ERGO SUM.........( Descartes )