Random rambling...

How often have you felt that things seem to fall in place by themselves. Very rarely. And how often do we notice those signs? Not always. In our hectic day to day life of making money, we tend to ignore those small signs which could very well lead us to happiness.

On some thoughts, I was thinking why we tend to lose these signs. For me, the answer was 'Money'. If we take money out of the picture for sometime, we tend to see things we would have normally not noticed. It is not that they are coming up out of the blue. They have always been there. But a storm cloud called money had blocked our vision. Once the storm is over, you can see clear skies. The sky was always there. In the same way, once the clout of money is removed from the priorities, you can see a clearer and better picture- a picture that you would love to see.

Alas, the world is not so simple. Peer pressure, family, friends- many of these aspects, sometimes all, tend to bring the dark cloud back into your life. Even though you are steadfast in your resolve not to let that happen, the winds dont help your cause. And then, you are there, again in the storm thinking about what a life you have got to live.

I am not telling money is not important. After all, we all work for that very reason. What I say is money is important to the extent it deserves respect. That's all. Not more.Not less. For eg: I dont want to be working in a job which pays me a brilliant 6 figure salary, but doesnt give me the space to spend time with my friends, family and myself. What is the use of getting a 6 figure salary? Am I able to use it to do what I want to do? No. Rather, I will be happy with a lower paying job, which gives me time and space for myself. That will obviously provide me with satisfaction. Agreed, there is nothing called 100% satisfaction. But I will surely be more satisfied than that high paying job.

The world would laugh at you if you said the last statement above. That is the sad truth. But think about this. If money becomes the primary objective, then whatever work you do will not bring you happiness. There will always be another person in another job who gets a higher salary than you. And you are back in the storm again. There is no limit to the greed of money. The more you have, the more you want.

The satisfaction that you get when you can enjoy the small things in life, like a cup of coffee with friends, time with family, an hour all alone with nature, cannot be quantified. And all these become a possibility when money is moved away from top priority. i.e when the cloud starts to convert itself from a storm cloud to the one that provides shade from the sun.

The Search...

Some random thoughts were going on in my mind. Tried to put down the thoughts I had..Don't know why, but it seems like a hornet's nest has been ruffled within me since a couple of weeks.What could the reason be? I am still searching

The Search..

Walking into the darkness,
With no sign of help.
The search began,
A search, for myself.

The search went on,
Frantically, in all its haste.
Alas, there were no signs,
It all went a waste.

I circled all the places
I had been in the past.
But find myself, I could not
For I knew not, where I was lost.

Tired, I came back,
Sleep dawned upon in no time.
And there I was, in a different world
A world which wasn't mine.

I found staring at me,
A pair of gleaming eyes.
With no thoughts,I looked deep into them,
Only to find a surprise.

Woke up, all of a sudden.
With the clock in its early fives.
A Smile- for I had found myself,
In those beautiful eyes.

-KNR(7/10/2011)

Awesome pic man..which camera?

"Awesome pics man..which cam?"

Do you see anything weird in that statement? No? Ok, how about this..

"Awesome food man..which stove?"

Now?
I bet for sure! ;-)


How often have you come across good photos with atleast one such comment? In this age where there is a deluge of photos being posted on the internet by almost everyone, I guess it is taken for granted that photography is a 'See-Point-Click' phenomenon. And that, any good looking photo is due to the camera that is used. Yes, camera is one of them. But it plays an small part in the equation.

The pains a photographer takes to make a picture is much more than just pointing and clicking. It is the photographer's point of view and effort that brings out the picture. Take 2 people to the same place at the same time and ask them to click a photo. The place might be the same. But the pictures could very well be different. Same is the case with the a picture of a place clicked on different days by the same person. How different they would be depends on factors like light, weather, angle, photographer's mood etc. When all these factors come together in the right amounts, one sees a picture on the screen.

And after all that, nothing gets as annoying when somebody makes that statement and asks that question, in the same breath. Not because it is a wrong question. But because it undermines the effort put in. Think of this. You may have the same stove as your friend's. But will the food taste the same? ;-)

Appa, Walking?

'Ting Ting.Ting Ting'.

"Amma! appa is coming." shouted the little boy.

3 minutes later.

"Appa, Walking?" The boy asked excitedly even before he could park the cycle.

"5 o clock".

The boy looked at the clock. The little hand was between 4 and 5. The big hand had crossed 7. He couldn't read time. But he knew the little hand should come to 5. And it would take some time.


Time passed by. 21 minutes.

"Amma tata" said the boy and started with his father, holding his hand firmly. Excited.

The walk through the knee tall grass, accompanied by talk about foxes,tigers and other wild animals leading to the vastness, was fun. After 20 minutes they reach the edge of the hillock.

Far far away, the Western ghats stood majestically. Chirping Birds in the sky. Down below, a small village with its fields and cows and bullocks.

"Can we go there, Appa?"

The walk continued.

Time passed by. 21 years.

All alone, thousands of miles away, an evening walk.
A flood of memories from childhood. A Smile.

I asked - "Appa, Walking?"

Smile, Again. :-)

Burning For You

Burning For You

A small flicker at one end
Set my tail burning.
With every breath of yours
My life from me, was seceding.

You sucked me deep inside
To derive the maximum pleasure.
Did you even realize that
You made death reach me faster?

You might call me crazy
You might call me strange.
For all that you have done to me
I will take my revenge.

You earn and yearn for me
But I burn for you.
It’s my turn now, take me into your world
Heaven or Hell, I will show you one- for sure!

-KNR(6/11/2009)

PJ of the day

In the past few months, when I was inactive on this blog, I was busy creating some Pjs. I will try to get them here one by one... so that the torture is done slowly but steadily :-)

Here they come !

Q: What do you call a relative working in a petrol pump station?
A: Pumpkin

:-)

Back on blogs!!

And Here I come, back to the blogspot after a looong long time..

Yes. The N03 is back!!! Be ready to suffer ;-)