Growth

It all starts from a seed. The seed which mother earth nourishes in her womb. After a few days, a thin stem peeks through the top of the seed. It grows on while its roots spread out like a crack on a wall. The race of life begins from there on. The stem aims for height and the roots seek for depth. Its period of infancy is highly dependant on nature and soil, which protects it from potential menace. The stem digs out itself from the soil for the first time and is greeted by the sunlight which it adores. The seed transforms into a tree. With the help of sunlight and air it quickly learns to make its own living. Mother earth, however, is still vital for the base and nourishment. It continues to grow high with the goal of touching the sky beating everyone of its kind, leaving everyone behind. Its not success that it wants to put under its belt but something similar. It’s the need to get the most of sunlight in a world of competition. This is a tree in a tropical rainforest.
Human development is a very similar phenomenon. We compare humans with animals a lot, especially apes but our growth is also aligned with plants. Interesting to note though, the growth of plants is under the safe hands of nature. Our growth or development, although happening very naturally but under severe human influence. Nature is divine, hardly ever makes a mistake. Humans, on the other hand, are the prime example of the word mistake. As Malcolm Forbes had said, “"Making mistakes is human ...repeating 'em is too."

Memories, are you talking to me?

Memories are swarming in an overly saturated mind. Still adorning this false notion with various colors, both dark and bright. I face you in the darkness that plays under light.

I lie there alone with my tasteless, slightly moist eyes closed. A bit bothered, I notice the reflection of light, poking through the holes my blanket. I make an attempt to move by my side, shoving my face under the pillow in an utter submissive way to let them come and surround me. The stage is set, all the preparations are done but there is no anticipation. I know already what it's about to bring. I have done this for quite a bit of time now.

Amidst these interesting times, I make the most important decisions of my life. I think about life and beyond. I realize the corrosion that's taken place and try to think of ways to overcome it. I learn to read peoples mind from recalling previous conversations. I seek affection from the environment I created, from memories and from the solutions if any to come. But memories, like always, refuses to show any signs of comfort. It's that high time I discovered, life isn't unfair, it's just unfortunate.

What happened in Haiti is unfortunate. Technology has gone so far away and yet we can't predict earthquakes still? Yes, we have seismographs, Richter scales, meteorologists, and scientists but I haven't heard of any major earthquake evacuation, ever. The idea of predicting the movement in tectonic plates doesn't seem harder than rocket science to me. I'm sure mankind has done enough progress in that field also. Then it's a question of whether these technologies are available in earthquake prone places. Much of those probable places happen to be under developed and unfortunately they probably can't afford those expensive equipments and technology. I might be way off with all my assumptions and I beg your pardon if I am. As far as I understand, earthquakes should be monitored just the same way ADT monitors your house in every corner of the world.

God bless to the people who made through the calamity and God bless their soul who couldn't make it in Haiti.

Life after death?

I have never been a big reader. I read this book recently named "the lovely bones", a New York bestseller. I don't want to talk about the book here. Recently a movie was made based on the book which I watched before even finishing the book. I would be honest with you while I say this and perhaps most people will agree with me on this, not often we witness that a film which is depicted from a novel doing total justice to it. The renditions of the movie always falls short for many obvious reasons. In our minds imagination takes over the things that aren't so obvious or described in detailed. Book allows our imaginations to thrive in a lot more ways. Secondly, there's the time factor that movies need to maintain. This movie, however, struck me. It not only did justice to the book, even surpassed it in my opinion.

I don't want to offend anyone saying the book was plain darn boring. But I wasn't too into it when I began reading. For a seldom reader like I am, I need the X factor in everything to keep me interested.

Ever wondered how heaven is like? I never think too deep into afterlife after hardly managing to get over thinking about my much troubled current life. Ever wished to see the heaven before you realize your fate swaying between heaven and hell? Wouldn't it be so great to have an orientation of heaven like we have for college? For those who don't know, Muslims, and apparently Christian and Jews along, believe that there is more than one heaven. According to these beliefs, your destination is determined through merit and good deeds. Hey, isn't that what with college too? Your GPA and merits decide which college you are capable of getting into. Now come to think of it, how about we could apply for a certain heaven right after we die and God can take the decision reviewing our application. Pretty sweet huh? I would get back this letter saying, "Thank you for applying to … with great regret we (God and angels) inform you that you didn't meet the minimum requirement for us to consider your place in our heaven… "

Heaven is an elite school folks.

I went way tangent up there. In fact, I even went tangent about the main issue the movie was trying to address in adjacent with afterlife. I don't want to give away too much to the readers here but that movie was an experience of afterlife for me. Heaven is a place where you are never really happy unlike many of us like to think. It's not a place where you are sad either. You get everything you desire, which you get so accustomed to that you don't desire anymore. Desire becomes an inevitable command which yields no satisfaction. You got it even before you wished for it. To make things even worse, a person ( or soul ) can desire for everything, everything in the world, heavens outer space; anything except the thing that matters to any living creations most and that is simply life (unless you believe in reincarnation that is). Life, which our creator bestowed upon us based on the promise that HE will take it back someday, is the most precious gift lent to all creations including mankind. We borrow things or things are lent to us for a purpose.

That makes me conclude life is meant for us to make use of.

It's a starling film with a pinch of illusory of the mystic world known to us as heavens.    

San Andreas GTA misunderstanding

So, I am starting off with a lighter note. I hope everyone is familiar with what's going on in the news with pro golfer Tiger Woods. Well here is a interesting post that I found in the web that literally made me go "lmao".