Tuesday, August 14, 2012

India -65th year of Independence

It all started with a debate among them.One of them were pro to the debate and two  of them were against it.They thought about verifying the facts and decided to go to Yama  to seek permission.

When the situation was explained to Yama, Yama had to ask chitragupta about any ammendement corresponding the abrupt visit to place outside heaven.After an hour, Chitragupta was able to find a clause which mentioned  that by special request they can go for a limited time.Three of them came close  and agreed to spend a week on earth.

After a discussion among them, they reached a consensus that they will go to India.They wanted to see the present face of their efforts.They wanted to face the destiny of the purpose of their life.Chitragupta was taking updates on the location they want to and finally with some effort, he was able to calculate the geographical location.

It sounded a good trip to all of them.They will  be able to see  the healthy plants for the seeds they have sown by sacrificing their life.They were also concerned about the fact that they have to leave heavenly pleasures  and see something starkly opposite.

In some time , they were ready with bags packed awaiting for a journey of lifetime.Bhagat was very happy for the trip and was imagining the country for which he sacrificed his life at the age of just 23 years.His companions for the journey were his companions while death-Rajguru and Sukhdev.

They reached India with the magic wand of Chitragupta.It was 15th August and the first thing  they wanted to do was go to Delhi.They had to struggle hard to beat the crowd.They had passes arranged by chitragupta and were ready for a wonderful show ahead.The day started with a speech by Manmohan and three of them were mesmerized by the speech.They found that India was a nuclear country and felt proud of it.They had  a discussion with an old gentleman beside them and were very proud of the facts delivered by him on India.They learnt that India is going to be next superpower in next 30 years.In few minutes, they saw a wonderful display of the planes crafting India in the tricolors. All of them were at their feet jumping and clapping.Few of them found these people incongruous making irked expressions on their face.They belonged to elite class of India and expected sophistication.

After a wonderful time, they went to see India gate and were thrilled to see the place.It looked very artistic and they were thrilled to see it.They thought of going back to the place where they belonged to.Rajuguru went back to Maharastra, Sukhdev started towards punjab and Bhagat singh traveled to Lahore.They decided to meet two  days later and describe their experiences to each one  of them.

Sukhdev after reaching maharatra  saw Anna hazare fighting for anti-corruption movement.He asked few people around and found the exact story.The nation was now a slave of corruption .There were people who were fighting since an year for an anti-corruption bill.He thought, something so pure and so right takes so much time to be implemented.Back was the time, where people sacrificed their lives at a stranger's call to  free India.Now,people are agitated due to traffic problems created by these people.The people struck in traffic seem more intelligent , probably because they knew Its of no use.It looked like Corruption can neither be created, nor be destroyed,It changes from one form to another.

Meanwhile Bhagat Singh reached Lahore.He went to an old man and asked about the happenings in lahore.The old man snapped "bomb blasts."Bhagat Singh was shocked by the answer.The old man lost his two sons and all his grandsons in one of the bomb blasts.Last year, there were around 17 blasts, and the dead were countless.Some lost their children, some lost their parents, some lost their friends.The irony was: the  reason can be anything for bomb blast.The reason from public appearance of benazir Bhutto to public display of affinity towards a western nation.It all was very depressing to Bhagat.All his efforts towards the nation sounded dubious to him.He expected his country to be prosperous and happy while it was starkly opposite.

Rajguru was on the way to Ludhiana from Delhi and  saw big shopping malls on the way.He was tempted to go to one of the shopping malls.He entered one of the shopping mall. and started looking for something Indian.He roamed around and saw innumerable brands.Adidas, puma, nike.The country in the name of FDI is back with bringing foreign clothes and selling them like hot cakes.He was reminded of the struggle put by Gandhi ji  to ban foreign clothes.Now India has become hub for access to cheap labor and at the same time selling the same  foreign brands at the premium prices.The foreign companies accessed cheap labor of India  and at the same time, made fool of the upper class.India in a way was hollow to him.FDI's can collapse stock market  in few days by pulling out and slowing down the economy.He felt, India is missing the pillars of foundations towards progress.

Two days later, Bhagat,Sukhdev and Rajguru decided to return to heaven earlier than anticipated.All they could feel happy was Celebrations of 65th Independence day of India.

PS: After seeing a lots of celebration on facebook about 15th August, I decided to shift to the other side for this post.




Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Peaceful warrior

A movie different from the regular ones.Do see the movie.Its worth a watch for people who prefer "drama" genre. It had a lot of dialogues which are worth writing here.Some of them are below.


Socrates: Everything has a purpose, even this, and it's up to you to find it.
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[from trailer]
Socrates: A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does
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[from trailer]
Socrates: I call myself a Peaceful Warrior... because the battles we fight are on the inside
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[from trailer]
Socrates: This moment is the only thing that matters.
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Socrates: Where are you?
Dan Millman: Here.
Socrates: What time is it?
Dan Millman: Now.
Socrates: What are you?
Dan Millman: This moment.
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Joy: [to Dan, touching his chest] I don't think your leg was the only thing that got broken.
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Dan Millman: The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination
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Dan Millman: The ones who are hardest to love are usually the ones who need it the most.
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Socrates: Those who are the hardest to love, need it the most
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Socrates: There is only the journey
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Socrates: A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability.
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Socrates: There is no starting or stopping - only doing.
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Dan Millman: There are no ordinary moments.
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Socrates: It's the journey, not the destination.
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Socrates: There's no greater purpose than service to others.
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Socrates: Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs.
Dan Millman: Let me guess, and you want me to believe yours.
Socrates: No, I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside.
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Socrates: People are not theirs thoughts, they think they are, and it brings them all kinds of sadness.
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Dan Millman: Life has just three rules?
Socrates: And you already know them...
Dan Millman: Paradox, humour, and change.
Socrates: Paradox...
Dan Millman: Life is a mystery. Don't waste time trying to figure it out.
Socrates: Humour...
Dan Millman: Keep a sense of humour, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure.
Socrates: Change...
Dan Millman: Know that nothing stays the same.
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Dan Millman: I took for granted what I could do. I was sloppy with my life; I'm scared but I feel like I got rid of all the old stuff and it was the right thing to do.
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Socrates: Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all.
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Socrates: Sometimes you have to lose your mind before you come to your senses.
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Socrates: Do you know what's the difference between me and you?
Socrates: You practice gymnastics, I practice everything!