Forgiveness?!

What does forgiveness mean to you? As the nasal voice of Brian Adams croons on the radio "...Please Forgive Me..." do you stop a moment to dwell on the topic? Thinking of a past when you wished with all your heart that a friend you hurt inadvertently, will suddenly be attacked by a selective amnesia and actually forgive you? Or perhaps fervently wish that you could just move past that little incident by forgiving the cruel words of a colleague?

Whatever the word 'forgiveness' may mean to you (I am fairly certain it means something to you!), the fact is that most of us have trouble admitting to having forgiven someone. "Why should I? He doesn't deserve it!" These are words I have spoken myself, and I realised that they really don't make me feel any better. So is revenge the key to the problem? Hardly.

Forgiveness a topic spoken about by some of the most powerful teachers - from Hindu seers and Sufi masters to Jesus and Buddha - is also perhaps the least employed. So is forgiveness the key to happiness. There is no way to know unless we try it! Learning to forgive is hard, but it is surprisingly healing. Forgive and move on. It works!

Have a Minute?

This is one beautiful message. So simple in content yet holds deep meaning - I just had to blog this!

What does it cost to have a Celebration ....
Jus Imagine...

A winter evening.
Four friends.
One barsaat.
Four glasses of chai.

Hundred bucks for petrol.
A rusty old bike.
And an open road.

Maggi noodles.
A hostel room.
4.25 a.m.

3 old friends.
3 separate cities.
3 coffee mugs.
1 internet messenger.

Rain on a hot tin roof.
Pakoras deep-frying.
Neighbours dropping in.
A party.

You and mom.
A summer night.
A bottle of coconut oil.
A head massage.
Gossiping about absent family members.

You can spend >hundreds on birthdays,
thousands on festivals,
lakhs on weddings,

But to celebrate all u have to spend is your Time.

So Would U?!

Interesting Blogs Out There

I seem to be making more post these days but fact is there are just too many interesting things out there you jus can't help writing about it. This one on plaigarism was so detailed and informative it had me hooked ... no less mind you. Check it out here:
http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/04/10/what-do-you-do-when-someone-steals-your-content

Its worth the read really...

Ans then this one is with a twist! It talks about an age old human emotion ... Told with the right tinge of femisnistic sarcasm! One helluva blog here:
http://www.guessaurus.com/2006/03/13/let%e2%80%99s-talk-about%e2%80%a6-sex/

Call it crude if you will; for me though it just nails it right on! Great going gal...

When Techie is IN

Isn't it strange how in the midst of all that's happening around us, we seem to have lost along the way the little things that made us happy and the smallest joys? I know I am sounding nostalgic yeah yeah! But it's true you gotta admit. Well what made me think of writing this obvious fact now? No nothing more than that I was casually browsing around and I find that the effect of technology is practically everywhere. And far from feeling a sense of pride I felt hopelessly left out! You know sometimes how all this technological innovations and all can make you feel overwhelmed; but this was not about feeling like it was all too big to take: more like - now where did I miss that race to try out the little gadget myself.

Perhaps in all this rat race of keeping up with the latest fads and the striving to reach the Tech Guru stature, we have missed a few things here and there. My mom talks about how the little radio in the home she grew up in would suddenly conk off and then they would have to employ some outdated tactics to get it talking! How cute I say - but my mom responds 'nope it wasn't all that fun dear'! Yeah I guess not...But you know what - I wish I had had that kind of life you know so atleast all this technology would not have been so tiresome. I mean I was born when TV was a hosehold name and stereos weren't all that uncommon.

For many of us, Hi-Tech is what we grew up with. And I am glad I am part of it - Yes. But then sometimes you do wish things weren't moving all that fast - 'slow down a bit' you wanna scream. And no it's not like things have gone too far, you just want a break .... period. And that's exactly what I felt when I see websites that host some way too Hi-Fi stuff or people's blogs that scream - Technology! We have all talked about this ... but there is no escape. So what have I decided to do about it? Nothing! I am gonna move with the tide - Oh yes absolutely! Yup, I am gonna try that new phone and the new kid on the block - the iPod too! So to you Techie geeks - cheers! We are not bogged down by all that stuff; we want more - we would say that won't we?!