Release from the woes

They say it strikes like a bolt,

That searing pain in the heart.

World spins around,

And takes everything apart.

But I think its gradual,

Slowly building the pressure up.

Doesn’t show itself out at all,

Keeps brewing like a storm in the teacup.

Such a sad thing,

One might say.

I try to keep smiling,

And hope that the pain goes away.

Trying hard not to let it bother me,

And I try marching ahead.

I know it’s something I have to live with,

Think I’ll be released only when I’m dead.

Disabling Hibernation

Last 8 months have been crazy. I have been trying hard to find out what do I want to do, and how to do it. neglected a lot of things in the meanwhile; blogging was one among them (don't think that was a big loss- all I wrote was about me and my problems).

Have had a long time to think about my priorities, and how to achieve them. 'Being regular in whatever I do' is one rule I am going to follow from now on, and 'not more than 5 Is in one post' is another. Expect to get bugged regularly, and on very different types of stuff.

Lots of things are in pipeline; think they'll reveal themselves in due time.

Good night; we're in for a long ride.

Horses Vs Men; Who's the winner?

Came across this piece of writing (Times, I think); I aint a feminist, but I strongly agree with the sentiment. Not many (heterosexual) men treat their partners as equals, and the ones who give them the respect they deserve are even fewer.

Perhaps this won't come as a surprise, but I can tell you that nine out of ten horsey women would sooner spend time with their horses than their husbands. This was the result of a poll carried out by trotontv.com, a new social networking site. And while some see this as an admission of inadequacy from the women, others see it as a demonstration of the inadequacy of the husbands.

According to the survey, the women see their horses as “a friend who helps them to understand ... about patience and freedom”. They add that when riding, they feel “connected, fulfilled and exhilarated” and, furthermore, it is the time when they are “least likely to feel vulnerable”. But are we really talking about the shortcomings of men - or are we talking about the truly remarkable relationship between humans and horses?

What does it take to be happy?

Ask someone you like or you know, or just almost anybody under 30, Where do they want to be in ten years. The answer you get is almost always similar; a spouse, some good kids, and in some ‘rebel’ kind of cases, the material wealth they’d want to accumulate, or the adventures they want to experience. Some people might say they’re different, but all of us are the same; the ones who really mean it are very few and very far apart, not to mention hard to find.

I thought I was different, and I don’t want money to be happy; some of it, to carry out my daily activities, would suffice. As you might have guessed, I was wrong. I don’t crave for wealth as much as people I meet every day, but yeah, there is some need (maybe whatever I went through in last four months is responsible, but that’s another story.)

I always wonder why people behave the way they do; running behind things they never need, going for something which they might never use, getting some stuff to improve their ‘image’… the list goes on. Its ok, they’re spending whatever they have on what they want. But the same people- seem to hardly consider other minute facets of life, ones which are important. What’s the use in getting an iPhone and not have any talktime in it? “I can listen to music all the time”, the guy says. OK smarthead, but you could have purchased an iPod if you wanted music, right? And there’d be enough left to recharge your phone several times over. 

The phone example was a bit off the topic, but it conveys the idea. If you don’t give importance to the ones which matter, accumulating stuff to put that into background doesn’t work. A line (two, infact) from Erich Segal’s the class comes to mind:

 But unlike the rest of us, still in hot pursuit of frame and fortune, all Jason wants to do in life is to be a human being.

 And he’s far from certain he can do it.