Smile so pure

I was on my way back to Pune from Shirdi in a bus. Bus ride for me has always been an exploring opportunity. Buses take you inside various town... you get an opportunity to see various life styles in a very quick time, which isn't possible while in a train or plane.

Whenever I pass through cities, the pattern is quite confusing. Everyone is running after some endless circle. People moving in luxurious cars, people in luxurious apartments.. even middle class and poor class in cities look totally lost.. I hardly could find anyone sporting a genuine smile ?

...While passing through some village, I found small childrens coming out of their houses scantly dressed, waving to us... I could see the charm in their eyes. Innocent childrens, waving to us with a smile..this was over in two seconds, but it made me think for much longer. They weren't jealous of us.. they just tried to become part of it by waving to us..

I wish we too had the same sense of joy, happiness...really a lot you can learn from the childrens !!!

terrorism

What is terrorism?
Why is terrorism?
Who are terrorists?
Why have they become terrorist?
What have we done to make them terrorist?
What are we doing to avoid people going terrorism way?
Are we responsible?
Can we deal terrorism by force?
What goes inside a terroris't mind?
What are the forms of terrorism?
Is the word terrorist proper?
dot dot dot...
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Not easy questions to answer.. lets try...

Astami : My first fast

Today being Astami, (an auspicous ocassion in Navratra) I decided to take fast .. the first in my life...

I had some strange feelings..apart from religious blessings, you get the following

** You learn to be more calm and composed
** You respect food and can imagine what it would be to go without food, which in our country isn't very uncommon.

Overall a nice experience if you can take fast in its true essence.

Education system

... what is education system all about ?

Is it to make you a better citizen..?
or to impart knowledge...?


I don't think the above two is true.. with due respect to all who score good in current system, I wish to say that it just shows how sincere you were in the last week of the exam.. and nothing else ...

Just on the basis of your marks, you cant decide anything in totality.. so why the mad race of getting 99% and more...

I have seen numerous examples of people of far greater ability scoring so low in exams.. may be the system doesn't excite them to deliver...

The most difficult exam in our country is of Civil services (better known as IAS), and the people who qualify in those are best academically..they have knowledge of all..geography, civics, history, india, asia, world.... almost infinity.. but still most can't stand up against wrong doings.. ?? ever wondered why ?? just think...


..to be contd..

Media .. what role are they playing ?

Hey I think Media has changed its role.. earlier it used to report ...
but now...

media is making news or in other words creating news... strange but true !

May better sense prevail..

Road rage ?

Time has changed..

we don't have many noble men travelling on road... The sort of aggresivenes shown on the road puzzles me.. is it necessary ?

Can't we travel in lighter mood..lets be nice not only towards other people but towards ourselves also !