Have you ever wanted to go back in time and find out what went wrong between you and someone you were close to? Meet someone and talk to them about why it is that you guys are so apart when once you were joined at the hip? Fill in the holes and figure out all that still stumps you when…
Houses of Wood – Squeak On .
It was a surprise to me when I came to the US and discovered the buildings are mostly made of wood. I was fascinated to learn that wood being in abundance in the long gone years, it made more sense to use readily available raw material than grapple with bricks and stone. Thus it’s cheaper and easier to use wood…
People should want to know …
People who know that they know,People who know that they don’t know,People who don’t know that they know,People who don’t know that they don’t know . My husband, a fellow philosopher had once shared this tidbit with me. Further explained it unfolds to the fact that the world is made up of four types of people. People who know that…
Memories of Caste Questions and Men in orange clothes …
I just read some insightful blogs about India and our current state as a nation and was reminded of a few lessons that I learned and wanted to share here. Caste Questions – We had just come to India after the Gulf war and I had joined school, thanks to the Indian govt’s law that any person whose come back…
" What is LIfe ? "
Whenever I walk down the road, I don’t know why sometimes I get into the rhythm of placing a foot in each block. As always, there just before the pavement ends, etched into the cement is the another sempiternal question , ” What is LIfe ? “. I’m not even going to try to pen down my thoughts about this…
August Rush – Something Inside …
This is the one song of the movie that has stirred something deep within and will be a favorite for years to come … When the one thing you’re looking for Is nowhere to be found And you back stepping all of your moves Trying to figure it out You wanna reach out You wanna give in Your head’s wrapped…
August Rush
I JUST saw the movie and am positively ecstatic. My heart is racing a hundred miles an hour and my fingers are shaking. So, I did the only thing I could think of doing at 12.26 am. I sat at my laptop to blog. I added the videos to my orkut and changed my status on the gmail, yahoo and…
Karma – The Gr8 Leveller
How many times you say ” Oh ! why is this happening to me ? “. Have you ever noticed how many times in our lifetimes we come across people who hurt someone and seem oblivious leaving you hoping that some day they realize their follies and see the light. And while you’re busy fretting about what went wrong, a…
Education as an Experience…
Of all the definitions of Education I’ve come across I think I like ” an instructive or enlightening experience. ” Still, I’d like to amend that to ” an instructive AND enlightening experience. ” An experience that fulfils the meaning of the word itself in totality. We each have dreams we’d like our children to fulfill. On top of our…
What love means to Me …
I read my friend’s blog about what love means to her. I thought about it and finally decided that there’s just too much I feel about IT to put down in words. Also, I for one believe, Love carries different meaning to each of us. It can only be explained when you are so immersed in it that it’s hard…