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Crossroads. Difficult stages in someone's lifetime.
Take left to reach ABC.
Take right to reach XYZ.
Stay here to gaze at the scenic beauty around u.
Go back if u feel ur a jerk, standing here, confused, with nothing better to do.
That's a point where directional decisions haunt u to the max. Where do I go? What do I do? What's the destination? What then?
Where do u wanna go? Where the streets hv no name? That's exactly where u r right now.
Think.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Dec 2005
Protocol. System. Proper Channel.
Corporate jargon. When it comes to application, there r a lotta myth-breakers. It seems that things go on the way the big bosses decide. But when u r at the position of executing things, then u get to know.
Many times things go absolutely absurd and haywire, just because someone who was supposed to carry out a particular task shuns his responsibility, without even bothering to turn back and check on the progress of the work assigned.
Then u think, "Why the hell am I on the receiving end of things when they go wrong, especially for that person's fault????" U think u will take up the issue at a higher level... But is anyone listening?
Is that the sound of silence that I hear so loud????
Think.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Dec 2005
There r times when u feel so much. Times when u think so much that ur head aches. Ur mind is in a whirlwind of unstoppable thoughts and ideas. A lot is welling up inside u. U just feel that u can go on n on n paint the town red with ur revolutionary thoughts. U feel energetic. Vital. Charged up.
Then, there r some days when u feel nothing. Nothing at all. There's nothing goin' on in ur mind. Nothing to think over, nothing to talk abt, nothing to write... rather, nothing to blog abt (seems like the good ol' pen lost it's existence since the invention of the keyboard). There is nothing happening. U try hard to think abt SOMETHING. ANYTHING. But the result is a big blank. A void. Null Set, as they say in mathematical terms.
I was just wondering, y does this happen? Ur the same person, u hv the same life, the same routine, everything's the same... then y this periodical void? As if moving in some cyclical fashion. Is there a pattern to this too? Hvn't observed or noticed til now, but now I know that there's SOMETHING to think abt... Finally.
U think. too.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Dec 2005
Well, its been sometime since I've done any blogging. Was away. Went back home for my cousin sister's wedding. Was fabulous. Met everyone at home after such a long time. Could see the effects time creates on faces, bodies, hair and eyes.
A lot more wrinkles, a few extra pounds on some, few lost by some. Some people with hearing aids, some with spectacles.
Strange how ur taken aback when u see people from ur own family getting older by the second, without ur even realising it. And moreover, ur not ready to accept the fact that ur own folks WILL get old...
Well, it happens the other way round too. Ur folks see u after a long time. Other relatives, friends, friends of friends also see u after such a long time. And then comes the usual "the-last-time-I-saw-u,-u-were-so-small-n-look-at-u-now!!!!" routine. People compliment u on some things, rip u apart on other virtues. Some compare u with ur father, which for me is the biggest compliment I can ever get.
It's a wedding. Everyone's geared up for the festivities. The amazing food, the cocktails, the music, the dhol... just abt everything. Sleepless nights, everyone chatting and catching up on time. Even the bride. "She's such a big girl now, and just see how beautiful she's turned out to be!!!" is what almost everyone is saying.
Then suddenly u turn ur attention to the one person who is considered to be the bravest in the family. Bravest doesn't mean that he's goin out for a battle or something. He's brave cos he's the head of the family. U know what all entails in being the head of a family. Responsibilities. Too many of them. He has to be a son, a husband, a brother, a brother-in-law, and the most difficult of all... a father.
He's put in so much to raise his daughter. Been there with her through everything. Been happier than her when she was happy, melancholic when she was sad. He rejoiced in her achivements more than she ever did. But he never did any of this in the full view of the whole world. He did this in a very personal world... in his heart.
Then comes the day when she's gonna leave. Her wedding. He's aware that there r people there and he can't hv moist eyes in front of so many ppl. No one has EVER seen him like that...
And then, when everyone's dancing on the floor, father and daughter are brought there. And then u notice the faint signs of a storm of emotions welling up inside him. U can sense them on the contours of his face, his body language... his eyes.
And then the pearls that had been held back for soooooo long start trickling down...
Life is strange. Isn't it?
Think.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Dec 2005
U listen to music. It's ur life in more than one way. U like some songs, u love some. Sometimes u simply hate and despise some compositions. They just seem like some incoherrent cacophony.
But then, once in a while u come across a few tracks that really knock on ur imagination. They make u think. They give u some food for abstract thought. And then u say that u've been influenced by them.
Something like that just happened to me this morning. I hv a considerable collection of music, primarily rock and metal. Most of the songs go unheard by me... Not so surprising as it may seem, coz when u hv such a huge collection, u just can not possibly go through all of them.
I had this particular song for a long time on my computer, but I had heard it maybe 4-5 times. Didn't pay much attention to it initially. But then this morning as I was going through the almost mechanical process of getting ready for work, this song just played. It somehow grabbed my attention. Kinda liked it...
Then I listened to it again. And again. And again. Heard it maybe 20 times before I stepped outta my house.
Came to office. Found the song here too. Kept listening to it all day. Went through the lyrics. Found the video, and watched it maybe 5 times.
I dunno what it was abt this song that took to my fancy. Maybe the music, maybe the vocals, maybe the chorus. SOMETHING abt the song was able to give me goosebumps.
The song is by this Californian band called P.O.D
The song is called "Youth of The Nation."
Listen to it.
Think.
U might like it.
And just in case u wanna know more abt P.O.D., check this out.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Dec 2005
U want the latest designer jeans that hit the stores 2 days back? Man, aren't they the latest rage in town?
Did u check out the latest range of watches? WHAT DESIGNS!!!!!!!! Wudn't I look really KOOL wearing them?
Those sunglasses!!! I'll be damned if I don't get my hands on them and my eyes behind them!!!!
That car that I've been lusting after for soooooo long!!!
Feel something? Isn't that what goes on in almost everyone's mind when u see any of these? Or any such thing which takes to ur fancy?
But then comes the eternal question!!!!
Do u hv what it takes? Do u hv "IT"?
And if ur thinking what "IT" means... It's the same thing that's about 6 inches long, quite hard, has a head on it and makes women drool after it.
And NO, it's not "that thing" ur thinking about...
Call it whatever u want... dough, moolah, cash, mint.... whatever.... but the bottom line is that It's All About The Money...
U might say that I'm a bit frustrated. Well, I AM!!! And there's no reason not to be.
There's a lotta thing over which u hv control, other things over which u hv none. But then there R somethings over which u DO hv control, but r denied that control. And then u just sit back and say to urself, "What the hell is happening? Will I EVER be given what I shud get?"
Strange, isn't it?
Think.
Love, Peace n Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Dec 2005
Well, I hv been doin some contemplation for a very long time now. Hv been thinking whether I shud do this or not. Wud it be right? Wud someone say that it's wrong? And then I decided... I'm gonna go ahead with it. So what if someone might not approve of what I do. I certainly do not approve of many things that other people do...
Soon there's going to be a long story posted on another blog of mine. Soon. Very soon. Keep ur eyes coming back to this blog.
And as a small preview, the title of the "Book" is gonna be The Windz Of Change
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Nov 2005
Came across this interesting stuff on a message board. Great reading!
1. Guys don’t actually look after good-looking girls. They prefer neat and presentable girls.
2. Guys hate flirts.
3. A guy can like you for a minute, and then forget you afterwards.
4. When a guy says he doesn’t understand you, it simply means you’re not thinking the way he is.
5. “Are you doing something?” or “Have you eaten already?” are the first usual questions a guy asks on the phone just to get out from stammering.
6. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
7. When a guy really likes you, he’ll disregard all your bad characteristics.
8. Guys go crazy over a girl’s smile.
9. Guys will do anything just to get the girl’s attention.
10. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend.
11. When guys want to meet your parents, let them.
12. Guys want to tell you many things but they can’t. And they sure have one habit to gain courage and spirit to tell you many things and it is drinking!
13. Guys cry!!!
14. Don’t provoke (irritate) the guy to heat up. Believe me. He will.
15. Guys can never dream and hope too much.
16. Guys usually try hard to get the girl who has dumped them, and this makes it harder for them to accept their defeat.
17. When you touch a guy’s heart, there’s no turning back.
18. Giving a guy a hanging message like “You know what?!..uh…never mind!” would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking.
19. Guys go crazy when girls touch their hands.
20. Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.
21. When a guy makes a prolonged “umm” or makes any excuses when you’re asking him to do you a favor, he’s actually saying that he doesn’t like u and he can’t lay down the card for you.
22. When a girl says “no”, a guy hears it as “try again tomorrow.”
23. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.
24. Guys hate gays!
25. Guys love their moms.
26. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses.
27. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn’t mean that the guy likes her.
28. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.
29. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.
30. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.
31. Like Eve, girls are guys’ weaknesses.
32. Guys are very open about themselves.
33. It’s good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don’t let him wait that long.
34. No guy is bad when he is courting.
35. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.
36. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they’re not that much pretty.
37. Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.
38. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don’t need to give advice.
39. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
40. A guy finds ways to keep you off from linking with someone else.
41. Guys love girls with brains more than girls in miniskirts.
42. Guys try to find the stuffed toy a girl wants but would unluckily get the wrong one.
43. Guys virtually brag about anything.
44. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.
45. Guys think too much.
46. Guys’ fantasies are unlimited.
47. Girls’ height doesn’t really matter to a guy but her weight does!
48. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So watch out girls!!!
49. When a girl makes the boy suffer during courtship, it would be hard for him to let go of that girl.
50. It’s not easy for a guy to let go of his girlfriend after they broke up especially when they’ve been together for 3 years or more.
51. You have to tell a guy what you really want before getting involved with that guy.
52. A guy has to experience rejection, because if he’s too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he won’t be matured and grow up.
53. When an unlikable circumstance comes, guys blame themselves a lot more than girls do. They could even hurt themselves physically.
54. Guys have strong passion to change but have weak will power.
55. Guys are tigers in their peer groups but become tamed pussycats with their girlfriends.
56. When a guy pretends to be calm, check if he’s sweating. You’ll probably see that he is nervous.
57. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl. He really is.
58. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he’s just actually saying,”Please come and listen to me”
59. Guys don’t really have final decisions.
60. When a guy loves you, bring out the best in him.
61. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him.
62. If a guy has been kept shut or silent, say something.
63. Guys believe that there’s no such thing as love at first sight, but court the girls anyway and then realize at the end that he is wrong.
64. Guys like femininity not feebleness.*
65. Guys don’t like girls who punch harder than they do.
66. A guy may instantly know if the girl likes him but can never be sure unless the girl tells him.
67. A guy would waste his time over video games and basketball, the way a girl would do over her romance novels and make-ups.
68. Guys love girls who can cook or bake.
69. Guys like girls who are like their moms. No kidding!
70. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.
71. A guy’s friend knows everything about him. Use this to your advantage.
72. Don’t be a snob. Guys may easily give up on the first sign of rejection.
73. Don’t be biased. Try loving a guy without prejudice and you’ll be surprised.
74. Girls who bathe in their eau de perfumes do more repelling than attracting guys.
75. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.
76. Guys don’t comprehend the statement “Get lost” too well.
77. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions but still love them more.
78. When a guy gives a crooked or pretentious grin at your jokes, he finds them offending and he just tried to be polite.
79. Guys don’t care about how shiny their shoes are unlike girls.
80. Guys tend to generalize about girls but once they get to know them,they’ll realize they’re wrong.
81. Any guy can handle his problems all by his own. He’s just too stubborn to deal with it.
82. Guys find it so objectionable when a girl swears.
83. Guys’ weakest point is at the knee.
84. When a problem arises, a guy usually keeps himself cool but is already thinking of a way out.
85. When a guy is conscious of his looks, it shows he is not good at fixing things.
86. When a guy looks at you, either he’s amazed of you or he’s criticizing you.
87. When you catch him cheating on you and he asks for a second chance, give it to him. But when you catch him again and he asks for another chance, ignore him.
88. If a guy lets you go, he really loves you.
89. If you have a boyfriend, and your boy best friend always glances at u and it obviously shows that he is jealous whenever you’re with your boyfriend, all I can say is your boy best friend loves you more than your boyfriend does.
90. Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.
91. You can tell if a guy is really hurt or in pain when he cries in front of you!
92. If a guy suddenly asks you for a date, ask him first why.
93. When a guy says he can’t sleep if he doesn’t hear your voice even just for one night, hang up. He also tells that to another girl. He only flatters you and sometimes makes fun of you.
94. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.
95. Guys seek for advice not from a guy but from a girl.
96. Girls are allowed to touch boys’ things. Not their hair!
97. If a guy says you’re beautiful, that guy likes you.
98. Guys hate girls who overreact.
99. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationship.
Isn't that quite true, guys?
Think.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.© Prateek Sharma Nov 2005
"Welcome"... A fine word, isn't it? Creating comfort, cognisance, conflict, civility, conversation, communication, confusion...at times command... and sometimes... cruelty. U wud perhaps wonder why on earth have I said this. Think. Hard. Harder... And by now if u hv not yet been able to understand what is it that I'm tryin' to communicate... u hvn't really been tryin' hard. There are times in a man's life when he gets to be on the recieving end of this verbal dictat. Be it at a friend's place, a relative's doorstep, a teacher's abode, or the office of his employer. "WELCOME" Confused? I'm not surprised that u r. It is, after all, one of the numerous effects the word creates. U wud think, "Am I REALLY welcome?"... If u think u r, COMFORT comes into play, else a lot of other emotional turbulence starts playing havoc in ur mind.
Imagine this: Ur at a new office for that job interview u sooo desperately wanted for so long. The person at the door doesn't recognise u. So he does what he's been paid for... to keep all the scum out of the office. "But I got a call from this very office for an interview!!!! I hv an appointment!!!!", u feel like screaming, but all u do is stand there with a weird look on ur face, wondering whether u should try calling for help, or find a corner to duck into and avoid the penetrating eyes of the people around u...
And then u think.... "Am I really Welcome???".
Cut to another situation: U go to the college. YOUR own college. U pay a goddamned high fee to get the BEST education... as the college claims... So what if ur a little regularly irregular in attending classes? U'r a lil late today, unlike other days, coz on the other days u hardly come to college. The class has already started... without u, of course. "To knock or not to knock." That's the question that springs up in ur mind. Then u muster up some courage, and u rap ur knuckles on the door.
"Knock-knock".
"Who's that?" comes the voice of the obviously very irritated prof inside the hall. Was almost like a bark.
U open the door a lil n peep inside.
"It's me, Sir. M-m-may I come in?". U hardly realise it, but ur voice is shaking, ur shaking... and u feel that the whole bloody world is shaking. "Am I in the middle of an earthquake?" u ask urself. But unfortunately, that's not happening.
Ur comforting day-dreaming is brought to a sudden and abrupt end by the furious bark of the prof again.
"What? It's U? Well, am I glad to see u? Read my lips!!!! GET OUT!!!!!".
Man, u run like hell!!!! Some mixed emotions goin on in ur head. Freedom!!! Humiliation too. Regret, maybe.
And then u ask urself again.... "Am I REALLY Welcome?"
Well... these were just a few situations.... many more goin on in my head... Shall pen 'em down again... errr.. shall type 'em down again.
Till that time u REALLY r welcome to read.... and think.
Love, Peace n' Harmony
Sam.
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