Resolution != Solution

Resolution is a decision, its more than a decision. Its derived from the word resolve and that word does not mean same as decide. New Year is upon us and people around are taking resolutions. They range from going to gym, quitting smoking, quitting drinking, play a musical instrument, not cheat on my wife, will be good to parents and what not. 

I have never been a big fan of new year resolutions as such. These are pretty much junk to me. The most common question that pops into my head and most of the others is that if its important to make a resolution, why not do it now, why wait till new year. Its logical to think that way. If someone has to postpone a resolution which does good for themselves for a few days then its ridiculous and an insult to one's own integrity. 

To me it sounds like an excuse to postpone things, or rather keep on doing things that are wrong. I have seen people who made a resolution to stop drinking from new year and ended up drinking as much as they can on new year's eve. They woke up the next morning in extreme hangover. Well that worked, didn't it? 

Its been there from the beginning of time to choose auspicious days for making decisions. As much as I do not want to disrespect the importance of auspicious days, I condemn how people use it as an excuse. I really do think that if someone feels that this is the moment to do it, then this is the moment. Procrastinating things is something we are born with, but doing it till the next auspicious day comes along is something that everyone has to think about.

I am afraid the children will also follow the footsteps of the grown men they see. I have seen many of my friends and sometimes including me rounding off time before doing a certain thing. If the time is 8:45 ,then its so easy to say that I will start by 9. There is nothing wrong in it, we are born that way in this world. Human body has not evolved much for last 50000 years but the mind has evolved in anomalous proportions. With the amount of innovations around we can say that we have gone way ahead of what other humanoids could have achieved with their brain size. But on the other side of the balance we have learned to be lethargic too. Just food for thought.

Further not deviating from the topic, what I wanted to convey to the world is that your resolutions need be on auspicious days unless there is a reason. As intelligent beings, we should be kicking ourselves when we say that I will do something from new year day or Christmas day or whatever day. Whatever it is , the earlier we do, the better for us. And when we do it that particular moment is auspicious to us and I think that's what makes more sense than a day which is hailed to pump up alcohol sales and increase TRPs. Let us use our higher intelligence and understand that, New Year Day is just another Day.

Tribute to BITS Pilani Goa Campus

Looking at the old parchments in bright ink,
Like sand castles built in the air...
Washed upon the shore those memories and tales,
Foootprints that will never fade,
And when I look back I see laughter and tears,
And the days when I learnt to live..


Shining the words are in the memoirs I hold close,
Words resounding like it happened now..
I can see all the smiles and the faces of those,
Who left their mark behind...
And when I close my eyes I see the colours and the feathers,
And the days when I learnt to fly..


Melody flowing through the rhythm is not a dream,
Its just the air that breathe in and out,
Cleansing my soul and nourishing the world,
Leaving a signature only time can blur,
And when I go back to see and feel the music,
I can see the days when I learnt to dream...

And those days are far behind and the land far away,

The child inside me stayed back at his homestead,

In search of my soul all the roads lead to there,

Hovering around the castles of fictional existence,

And when I lie down in the sand I feel the cold wind.....

I can see the world where I learnt to live,

I can see the world where I learnt to fly,

I can see the world where I learnt to dream...

Rotund

Her smile has eluded me over the past few days,

Will it ever be bestowed upon me again who knows,

But its still worth putting that smile under my nose,

Cos we never know when the luck turns around.

Day by day the ice broke off, only to melt and thicken again,

But I had my hope high, that someday its all gonna change,

Well that day seems so far ahead, but waiting is worth some times,

As time went by and days ran away, the smile did not return and it was all in vain.

But life has to go on despite whatever happens,

But whatever happens is always not for good,

There were tears and moans but they all went away,

But her smile still seemed to be far in space.

And one fine day she smiled again,

But the world did not change or stars did not twinkle,

It was just another day which then passed by,

For all the cycle to start again.

I don't know J2EE

I met a guy in my office,He asked if I know something,
He laughed at me because i did not know J2EE.
Fellas, I know C++,I did not know that was not enough,
But its not my fault that i don't know J2EE,
And that is what I am.


I run the eclipse everyday without knowing what it does,
I had Set my Java Home the right way and it always ran without a problem,
But today I just realised that I don't know J2EE,
And that is what I am.


Java means nothing more to me than a cup of coffee,
Whole of the world goes gaga over it, I do not what the fuss is about,
Something that makes our life simple that's all I know, but I don't know J2EE.
And that is what I am.


Now the folks look at me and laugh at me for that,
Chuckling and ridicule hover around my C++ face,
There goes the fellow, they say, who doesn't know J2EE,
And that is what I am,
A person who do not know J2EE, And that is what I am.

What I have become

Here I am riding on a roller coaster of life,
Where I reach is a matter of time,
The clown has its vengeance burning inside,
On the way to the helm.


And you might say, there is no need for you,
And you might say, there is no love for you and its over,
And i looked at my shadow , and I wonder,
What I have become.....What I have become.....
Tell me what I have become... Just a clown of your cruel jokes...


Empty space and stars running all around my eyes,
When i reach there is a matter of time,
The vengeance burned to sorrow, the laughter turned to screams,
There is nothing left for me...


And you might say, that you don't remember me
And you might say, that you just did not think it would be hard,
And I looked at myself, and I realise,
What I have become.....What I have become.....
I'll tell you what I have become... Just a slave of your mighty will...


I don't own the world and I don't owe the world,
I've paid my dues and I am ready to see the end,
A tight rope around my neck and tears in my eyes,
I just wonder....What I have become... 

Orange Sun, Shine Again

Orange sun, shine again,

On the hilltop, clean and bright,

Ornating my water pot,

With the gleam of hope and glee.

Yellow sun, shine again,

Spreading the warmth beneath,

Waking up the world around,

And for us another day begin.

White bright sun, shine again,

Watches over right above my head,

Sparing the shades of the trees,

Shiny spots all around..

Yellow sun, shine again,

Peeking through my window sill..

Shadows lengthen on the ground,

With a sigh of relief and joy beneath

Orange Sun, shine again,

With the colours of the heaven around,

Like a picture that would interest an artist,

Hiding behind the calm ocean...

The world in tranquility prevails around,

Covered by the veil of darkness with stars knit,

The sound of silence speaks its speech,

Till the orange sun shine again...