aaj mein tujse door sahi aur
tu mujh se anjaan sahi
tera saath nahin paaoon tho
khair tera armaan sahi

I am imagining the frame of mind of the lyricist ..at the time he wrote this song ... btw the song is 'chehra hai yaa chaand khila hai' .. from saagar.

Contradictions : In life so far, I have got along well with people, whose views mostly match with mine. Be it friendship, love, work, studies or whatever. I always stayed away from people who had contradictory views because I am not good at arguing and debating. I always thought it was the best way to lead ones life and even till date I continue in the same manner. Today I had a discussion with one of my friends which prompted me to revisit the thought.
My friend's perspective : If u get to converse with a person with a conflicting view, u get to understand the subject from the other person's perspective. Bingo ! I never thought about that ... in an argument I would always try to prove my point and never understand the other person's perspective. Its a different learning experience though, but I guess u need some understanding with the other person. Stjll thinking about it..

One of the phases of love is mostly about understanding. It is at this phase that mostly people fail. Mostly people crib about lack of time to spend with their loved ones. It is very true that spending time with ur loved ones brings in a lot of happiness to one's mind. So I believe its the onus on people to devote enough time to their loved ones. Never should a man feel that the person whom he loves is devoting a lot of time elsewhere when the same could be spent with him. I think it is this kind of feeling that keeps growing in individuals and gives rise to various complexities.
I would take the an example of a child whose parents both go for work and love the child a lot. A situation like this could bother the child so much:
A child will ask his mom to take him to an amusement park on a weekend. Mom says she is really busy at work and will take him some other time. The child kind of compromises and then diverts his mind. A month later, his mom totally unaware about the weekend trip she had promised, goes off to a party. Now this will have a devastating effect on the child. The child will start thinking that a party is much more important for his mom than taking him to an amusement park. He will be able to justify that his mom will be busy with work always but will not be able to justify the party going act. Its simple "if my mom could go to a party today, she could have taken me to the park instead". Its this kind of feeling that leads into misunderstandings, fights, etc which will become highly unresolvable. Counselling will be needed etc etc etc. Y all this ? instead bieng a bit more understandable helps so much ...

Last weekend got a chance to visit pune. I just fell in love with the place. Even though my stay was limited to 2 days it was good fun. The city has all the aminities of a metropolis minus the hassles, not much travel time, very good climate, affordable real estate, good number of IT companies, close proximity to Goa and the west coast, and a young and vibrant crowd. Visited Osho's international commune. Impressive place. The osho theerth garden which is at the backside of the commune is even better. It is supposed to be the first zen garden of south Asia. Visitor's timings are restricted. In a nutshell pune is the place to lead a peaceful life. I donno y ppol are flocking to Bangalore :).

somebody asked me with a serious tone 'what do u want to specialize in photography' .. I funnily answered 'nudes' :))

Friends : Feel like talking about bieng with friends. I have spent most of my time with my friends than with my family. Right from childhood till today .. am hardly seen at home. I dont really know how I blend so well with the people of my age group. Others might not have relished my friendship but I always relished the friendship of others. During school and college days it was such good fun bieng with friends. I just love that phase of life.
This very nature of mine is slowly becoming a pain in life. I am so used to staying with friends that nowadays my so called friends hardly have time to come out and spend time. Its really strange how the world changes. Am not complaining but am seeing how difficult it is to get adjusted to this changing phenomenon. I should have been more prudent in not getting so very accustomed to people outside my family. I didnt realise that one day they will have their own responsibilities and wouldnt have enough time at their disposal. Mistake .. however I have learnt from that mistake .. I am taking this opportunity to learn new things, see new places etc . But where is all that friendship gone ? Some people even say that they dont have time even to spend on a telephone call .. :) I would accept that had it been said by a CEO, an IAS officer or some one high in politics .. :)..

Likes and Dislikes : There was a recent get-together of us colleagues at one of the biggest spa-resorts of Bangalore. There was a fashion show competition at the end for us and 2 professional models ( The Mirinda ad guy who gives the kid a funky hair cut , and a Miss India runner up) were the judges for the event. Some 10 guys and 2 girls participated. In the end the event manager asked the guys at the stage to talk about their likes and dislikes. Had I participated in the show .. I would have grabbed the mike first, gone to the stage and said .. " I like that lady who's wearing a red top", pointing to the miss India runner up :)

well another week is almost coming to an end .. a long pending desire .. to visit the Osho meditation centre in koregaon park - pune, want to go to this place before august.