Why Most Fables Have Such End

Before I start giving piece of my mind ,I'd like to mention NIKE,for whom my heart goes with deep empathy  for enduring one storm after the another as it is a brand associated with Tiger Woods,Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pistorius .After Armstrong , European football scandal now Oscar Pistorious is yet another sportsperson in docks ."BLADE RUNNER" as he is famously known as ,the 26 year old  is one of the most illustrious athlete in the sports milieus as he wronged millions by becoming first with prosthetic limbs to feature in London Olympics. He became hero to billions including me for he exhibited indomitable spirit to scale the peak.His life took a u turn on valentines day when his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was found murdered with him being prime accused.Multiple theories circulated since then and I would like to affiliate with none. I am not penning this article to accuse ,acquit or exculpate him but for the sole reason that if ,if he is found guilty ,once again the mystical halo shall burst.Ruptured faith,lost belief regarding "awesomeness"  for  sports icons shall usher in once again ,and It would hurt so bad.We people rejoice ,weep and exult for them each time they gear up as we see our dreams being fulfilled by them for example when Liu Xiang twisted his ankle at finals of the 110m hurdles at Beijing Olympics whole China cried for their Hero.These icons are a face to many of us and if Pistorious joins the ignominious brigade the very fabric shall be marred.
I wish deep down his innocence as I want to relive the the nail biting moments when we pray for a gold medal,the ADRENALINE rush when our team requires 12 runs off last 3 deliveries and anguish in defeats.
Imagine the life if none of them existed. :-((


Happy Reading!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   :-)

To See Or Not To See

Mobile phones being necessity or addiction has been a topic going on since time immemorial amongst the enlightened kind and i got to admit it does not make my head turn forget a fleeting thought  as I  find it devoid per se quality debate .Counting mobile phones out is OUT of question ,its just like a day without NATURE's CALL , ugh can't imagine of one.But before i start enlisting the pros and make this article one of the "many such" , i start harmonizing and many of u will, that we have a knack of  Nomophobia in each of us.We share a peculiar tendency of checking our cellphones even without any commotion.We stare ,we peer, but we do look ,its indispensable. Yes the frequency varies and each of us have different reasons regarding it.We anticipate someone and uneasiness grips us when long time passes.A study compared stress levels induced by the average case of a mobile addict to be on-par with those of "wedding day jitters" and trips to the dentists and another study's subjects checked their phones 34 times a day, not necessarily because they really needed to check them that many times, but because it had become a habit or compulsion.I then started to ascertain the reasons behind this habit and i squared on to 2.Firstly , every time we receive a call or sms,its something NEW,our brain likes this idea as its often nice or harbinger of one.Secondly, every time there is a sms,we get a positive jolt that we are an important person,this is addictive and once the brain becomes accustomed to this positive feedback, reaching out for the phone becomes an automatic action you don't even think about consciously.And i guess these reasons apply to FACEBOOK addiction as well,we are happy to see the sheer number of notifications ,don't we??I don't want to sound like a PUNDIT having cracked a code and shout EUREKA on top of my voice,neither do I want to pin point like a critic.But if this is introspection i tried and i'd like to think and write more on this,and would love if the readers add their views for it'll help all of us grow...
Happy reading ...  :-)

Able Abe

The name fascinated me in the first place ,"ABE" and it just lingered on for days to come.Abe as Abraham Lincoln was known to near and dear was a was not only the 16th President of the USA but also a iron willed commoner who had the tenacity to fight every odd.His story appears like a fable superficially but faced hardships galore ,too much for a single hand to handle.Lincoln's distinctively human and humane personality and historical role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves created a legacy that endures. His eloquence of democracy and his insistence that the Union was worth more than individualistic sentiments and embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve for he succeeded when stakes were high.He modeled a true democracy and was an epitome of grit, guts and gumption.He came from a humble background in Kentucky and lost his mother at 9 ,was alienated from his father,but it was his stepmother who encouraged him to read.At 22,he struck out on his own and started manual labor ,he was special with axe and switched jobs from shopkeeper to post master and during this time he started studying law.The war of BLACK hawk proved to be the turning point and abe never looked back.He was selected to Illinois legislature in 1834 and subsequently president in 1861.But soon after his election he faced a tide called CIVIL WAR.But stoic and excellent personality as he was ,with good diplomatic skills he won every sphere and united the states .
We can learn oodles from the Able Abe........

Reminiscences

This weekend was filled with recollections from old memories lying intermittently somewhere and Op-Ed page of national daily was evocative of the same.The moment i noticed this photograph it all came back, NAT GEO , Beautiful Eyes, Documentary, refugee.Most of you might be aware of this captivating photograph ,for those who don't ,this is a picture of an afghan girl taken at Peshawar Refugee camp 29 years by famous photographer Steve McCurry,who shot to instant fame by this photograph.It became cover of the Nat Geo magazine in 1984 for this girl's eyes reflected "harrowing tale" of pain and hardships faced by the afghans at that time.These eyes were rated as the most beautiful ever as they told thousand tales and help poured in thereafter .Few years back i saw a documentary wherein Steve McCurry and others tried to find this girl.After immense toil and meticulous research they found this girl now a grown woman,and indeed nothing had changed ,for she had the same eyes with anguish, Afghanistan was no better ,everything prevailed
only time had passed......

Man Who Brought Darkness

Fleeting look at the 10 rupees currency bill which was parting my wallet , a thought dawned upon me,apart from the obvious one of "dysphoric loss of 10 bucks" ,i saw Gandhiji looking west , in a flash date came to my mind which usually eludes me in the examination hall ,where either neighbor or watch comes to the rescue,latter when you remember to wear one.  :-))..
Coming back,i got hold of the day,it was 30th Jan ,day  when "Light went of our lives" according to Jawaharlal Nehru ,day when Gandhiji were shot point blank.I paid my reverence in solitude.And then my thoughts wandered ,who shot him??? Nathuram Godse.Why??? and Why prevailed till google came to my rescue.Why i din't know this man,was it my own ignorance or ignorance of our society on whole,we talk less about the man who assassinated Father of Our Nation.I wanted to learn about his "PSYCHE" which i did.He was a stoic hindu ,learned man and a social acivist.He took pride in his religion which taught him to respect other religions,help fellowbeings,fight against the social injustices like dowry.He was the editor of a Marathi newspaper - Hindu Rashtra and a well-known member of the Hindu Mahasabha. Clean-cut, sober, intelligent, the thirty-seven-year-old bachelor hardly seemed a candidate for the role of assassin. From time to time he had written scathing editorials denouncing Gandhi and the Congress party, though acquaintances could not recall an occassion when he had spoken bitterly against the Mahatma. He had no personal hatred of Gandhi. Godse even stated in his trial, 'Before I fired the shots I actually wished him well and bowed to him in reverence'. More i read more curious I became for why he did it then,and then i read his speech he gave on nov 8,1948 during the trial at Red fort.He was not sorry,had respect for gandhiji but had hs own reasons for his diabolic act.Quite an eye opener his views were that made me think about the other side of the coin....
bonne journée