The way I see it

I read the book today. The book teaches you a lot if you can decipher the meaning. Here are my interpretations. To summarize, the author talks about breaking free from our self-imposed limitations and finding out the higher purpose of our lives. The first part tells us about a seagull named Jonathan, who wants to fly for the love of flying rather than merely a means of getting food for his survival. He tries and fails and tries again until he can fly the perfect flight. He thus gets outcast as he denies to follow the social norms. The second part talks about Jonathan's entry into a new world which he has not known before. Here every other seagull is like him....flying the perfect way and learning new ways for a better flight. He thinks this is heaven and starts learning new ways of flying. It is from his friend in this new world that he finds out how seagulls have to learn something new and meaningful in their lives and then they can transcend into a new world. This is like the re-...

There is chaos everywhere. Every news channel, every newspaper is talking about the same thing: the US financial crisis. And I get dragged into it...trying to find out how it affects me and the society I live in. USA has changed from the time I first got here, which was 6 years back. Gas used to be $1.50 back then ! I never heard people here talk about saving resources like gas, electricity,etc. The financial crisis has affected people so much that you might actually get a place in Kona grill on a friday evening! The first sign or symptom of the crisis was the mortgage meltdown. Houses got foreclosed, people became homeless and the american dream was shattered. This explosion was a result of a chain reaction so as to say. It started with the buyer's dream of building a house, the lenders ability to lend them money, the banks pouring their money into the housing market and finally the government trusting the banks with their judgement. What went wrong then? The lenders could convinc...

"The Alchemist" says Follow your Dreams. Since I read it, I am trying to follow mine. But its way more difficult for me coz I donno what I am following. I am lost...how do I realize what my dream is? If we want to classify what constitutes as a person's dream, we cud say its that one thing which gives you immense pleasure even when your livelihood depends on it. Can you imagine how much fun it would be when your sole means of survival is your sole purpose of existence...it wud be beautiful I say ! Lets assume everyone is born with a purpose in life which they have to fulfil as we transit thru' this world. If this is true, then this purpose should be known to us when we are kids. Again "The Alchemist" says that usually your dream will be very clear to you when you are a kid and it will seem farther and farther away as you grow up. I guess this happens since we tend to lose focus of our dream. How then do we realize our dream when it seems so out of reach now?...

Technology demands change. And change here stands for change in outlook (attitude). Every technological progress that human societies have witnessed, were possible because of the liberal attitude that the people embraced. We can quote many examples in history like the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to farming, usage of metal tools followed by industrialization upto modern inventions like electricity, computers, etc. Everything was a major change in those societies and people who accepted them ended up dominating the rest of the world. To bring about a change in the society we need a rebel. A person who breaks away from the shackles of tradition and is far-sighted to see how this change can improve the lives of humans. Rebels will most often be ridiculed and condemned by the societies coz they deny to "Walk the Line". For many years now, I have been trying to see the advantages of being a liberal or a conservative. Conservatives will hold on to old traditions and ar...

A person is living in the USA for 30 yrs but spent the first 22 years of his life in Pune. Where do you think his loyalties should be? And where do you think his loyalties would be? I first asked this question to myself when I heard Raj Thakarey accusing the Bachchan's about their loyalties to Maharashtra and how they are socially more concerned about UP (their home state) than Maharashtra. A huge argument followed amongst various groups in the state and I believe in every immigrant's minds. I am an immigrant to the USA but originally from Pune, Mahrashtra. I have a relative who has lived here for 30 years now and his heart is still in his home town. Whatever little he does for the society, world that we live in is mostly diverted to his home town. This is what I call mother's bond. Wherever you go and settle down most people always have that feeling in their minds...oh what did I do for the place that made me what I am today, that made be capable of the respect I get in a ...

A thought came up in my mind when I heard Sarah Palin on TV yesterday. She said that what American soldiers are fighting for in Iraq or anywhere else was what God intended them to do...it was God's will that we are fulfilling. Several thoughts popped up in my mind after that. Think about it...if God wants us to kill each other then he probably doesn't want the human race to flourish. Can that be true? Its a very complex thought. And it gives me shivers. Since the past couple of months I have read a few books (philosophical) and I have loved all of them. I am going to quote and refer the concepts in those books. "The Alchemist" says that everything in the universe speaks a universal language, all events are inter-related and each one of us has a role to play which was given to us by God. He will show you the signs so that you can achieve your destiny (your fortune) and all we have to do is understand that universal language and follow the signs. But the question here i...

I thought hard about the topic to start my first blog with. And could not think of anything else than politics! I have developed an acute interest in politics since the past year or year and a half. I guess my husband was responsible for that...coz he loves it. Currently, everywhere I go...on NPR while driving, to google news at work, to casual chats with my colleagues till I reach home to watch TV....there is only one thing you will get to here and that is US elections. Obama or McCain, democrat or republican? I am a liberal, always have been. And I support Obama and here is why: 1. Highly educated 2. Gun control law 3. Excellent orator 4. Multi ethnic 5. Anti war 6. Pro choice These are the issues that matter to me the most at this point of time. Apart from these issues, why I think I like Obama as the President is the image makeover that United Sates will have for the rest of the world. I hope that he changes the US foreign policies for good. I really like the fact that he does not ...

This is my very first attempt at blogging and I am quite excited! Like most of us, my mind gets flooded with thoughts when I listen to news channels, read books or discuss/argue with my friends and colleagues. Most of the times my husband is the only one who gets to hear them and I value his feedback/opinion. But recently I have been feeling the need to discuss these issues or express my views to all my friends. I therefore decided to blog them down! I need a bigger audience in need of a much bigger feedback. With that intention, here is my first blog and with this I hope to start blogging whenever I feel like expressing myself. All you online bloggers out there, if you happen to stop by, be sure that your comments are highly valued!