TERROR STRIKES THE IT CAPITAL!!!

The IT capital of the country was rocked with the ugly head of terrorism raising its head in the city on a calm afternoon this Friday ( 25th July). All the television channels started to beam live pictures from the sites of the blasts.

In a matter of about 15 minutes, there were 6 blasts in different parts of the southern and central Bangalore.
With the phone lines jammed in most parts of the city, the common man was not able to contact his near and dear.

What has happened to the silicon valley of India? Has it become the new target of terror? Who is responsible for this? Was this a mere warning or a sign of something more ominous things to come?

The answers lies in the questions itself.

With man today going from strength to strength in constantly rediscovering newer technologies to try and make life simpler is forgetting that he is also responsible for making this world a much more dangerous place to live in. in his quest to have a better standard of living on the materialist plane, man has lost the baton on leading a peaceful life.
It may be that the so called organizations may be responsible for the blasts like what the police always claims after every scene of man made disaster. But then every one gets so engrossed with the media news that they forget or rather choose to ignore the fact that underneath it is every single citizen who is responsible for this.

Everyone wants everything in this world……and that’s where lies all the problem.

When one has to be contempt with what he has got, rather than going for every single luxury that exists on the surface of the earth. One may say that I am being too skeptical and that I too enjoy the luxury that the modern marvels have provided. Yes I do enjoy some of the luxuries that exits in this world today. I am not averse to modernization, but in the quest to achieving greater heights in medicine and technology, we should not loose contact with our roots. My point of contention is that while man at one end is getting what he needs, the man at the other has to loose something. Cause, that is how the law of nature works. With the survival of the fittest proving right in every sphere of life, man has to struggle in his everyday life. But then he is the master of his own destiny. It is in his very hands to see to it that he does not end up making his life an everyday struggle. When man has to continuously develop and improve the standard of living, he must also take into consideration that the development is overall, in all spheres of the globe.

After all, we all have to live in ONE WORLD!!!!

Imagine an Ideal World!

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one.

• Lyrics of Imagine, By The Beatles.

What GOD looks like........

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his journey.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park just staring at some pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry, so he offered her a Twinkie. She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted ! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.
As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever. When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked him, "What did you do today that made you so happy?" He replied, "I had lunch with God." But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"
Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked, "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?" She replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God." But before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected."

Ideal World

Let us now steer away from some spirituality. We have all seen and heard people complaining that life is not fair, and that they do not deserve this fate. Blaming that the world is not good, it is not ideal. So what would be an ideal world? How would it be to live in such an Ideal world? How would it differ from this world? What is not ideal about this world?

What is not ideal in this world?

Corruption, Violence, Poverty, Hunger, Deforestation, Global Warming, Discrimination, etc.

How would it differ from this world?

Well, to put it simply it will be white compared to our black-n-white.

How would it be to live in such an Ideal world?

    There will be no worry. Everyone will perform as is expected of them. Driving will be easy because will everyone will follow the traffic rules. No crime will be committed, therefore, no lawyers, no police, no army, no corrupted politicians, etc… Life will be smooth and everyone will be happy. Earth will be green, people will prosper. No one will go hungry. Land will be fertile.

But would people really enjoy such a life. Will such a life not become a mechanical one? In some sense, I feel such an ideal life will lead to a non-ideal world. It is a cycle. Think about it!! There are two ways of looking at this picture: 1. This is a cycle from Ideal world - non-ideal world – ideal world – and so on, 2. This is the ideal world – things are as they are supposed to be.

Let's sit up and think about this. Ciao.