Monday, September 26, 2005

To Dad With Love

Most of my blogs and moreover, my blog title itself does n't reflect the true "Rashmi" - is what my friend keeps complaining... She thinks I am a bubbly and energetic person and none of what I write bespeaks my heart;) - Well, if at all anyone thinks of me in the same way then I guess its probably bcos of the many wonderful things that have happened to me over the years and one of the best things I have had in this life is MY PARENTS - They set the threshold and nothing can possibly surpass them ever in my life...

DAD! this is for you on your Birthday - Might sound a little too hackneyed, but still...

did you ever realize you have been so good at whatever you have been?

As a son, I have witnessed every bit of affection and respect you had for ammumma, I saw, believed and learnt the importance of being a child to a mother – Ammumma was never unhappy with you for whatsoever reason, you handled her with utmost care and love like her caretaker sometimes…

Everyone in the office used to admire your professional coduct; you were self disciplined despite many inconsistencies at your work place – you were a wonderful employee with tons of patience to be kind enough to help out with your junior colleagues and courteous enough with your senior colleagues even during situations that called for a heated argument.

Well, what can I say about mom – she is probably the happiest among all to have you, a man so well balanced and handles any bickering with perfect poise. Appreciating the many different points of view, you find philosophical concepts just right, and you don’t vacillate and have confidence in any conclusions at which you arrive. Being fastidious about cleanliness, you have proven so helpful to mom in many ways too;)I wish to have a husband just with the qualities like yours :D!

About the kind of person you are among ur friends and relatives, anyone with problems make sure they let you know first and rely on your help, this is just enough to demonstrate what you mean to them!!

I wonder how you can perfect anything that you do, I wish I can do things so meticulously as you do…You set my threshold for perfection.

Is there anyone at all in this world who thinks ill about you, I guess not!! You have been nice to anyone and everyone you have met and left no apprehensions about you in their minds….

Finally, what you have been to me – Something I like to adore and adorn in my heart than say it in words and make it sound clichéd and trite…relentless love and support besides being my role model…You are the best for me and I can't dare to ask for more - i pray to god to give me enough strength to keep you happy and return back atleast a an ounce of what I receive from you.

God makes everyone good, but you have identified both the god and the good in you and have tried to live upto it, prob the best one can do in one’s lifetime – I love you and Happy returns of the day Again! May lord always be with you!!!

Monday, September 12, 2005

True Love!!!

I stumbled upon this quote today while browsing through the news channel:

True love comes quietly, without banners or
flash-ing lights. If you hear bells, get your
ears checked.
Erich Segal

This left me pondering for a while. One must be truly benevolent to give love, it’s a divine and egoless feeling that happens to everyone but rarely do people accept and appreciate it. Every soul is capable of giving true love to another, but one hardly realizes as he/she is engulfed in the darkness of vainglory. Ok, lemme pause before I get too philosophical about this!!!

Friday, September 02, 2005

How Deadly you turned out to be 'Katrina' ...

Yet another manifestation of nature’s sleight of hand to prove how impotent a human is – every time she hit us, she reminds us how invincible she is and how atrocious it can get!

It’s a forgone conclusion that we have to bear the brunt of such natural wraths. However, what still vexes me is our fiasco in managing the repercussions of such a mishap.
Four days after such a tragedy, one can still see scenes of floating corpses, scavengers fighting for food and there are people still crying out for help. It’s heartbreaking to read and see such news. What is so great about the technology that can not efficiently perform the search and rescue tasks? We talk of technology replacing human by robots religiously performing house chores and unmanned vehicles trying to look for some life in mars, when there is not enough intelligence and sympathy to protect the life which is right in front of you – woefully dying. How many people have realized the power of technology, should we not use our discretion to prioritize and discern what is important so that we concentrate our resources for those tasks? I miss a heart beat when I think of what death could mean to me, one in thousand times we perceive the vitality of life – perhaps, when we see our people or ourselves being victimized in such situations things might be more blatantly evident and some hope for revolution then!!!

And all of this has been more brutal to the poor in particular. It’s an anathema to be born as a poor, most hackneyed phrase – Is there no way we can eradicate poverty, Can’t we use any *technology* for this purpose. I see innumerable social problems rooted in our society, killing millions of people in one or the other ways – physically and/or mentally. Are there no *devices* / *algorithms* to solve these problems. I am getting so freaked out with this technology-driven life that I have to admit I am feeling like living in a forsaken haven.

I am sorry for going berserk but all these things have really left me crestfallen.