Just finished watching the swearing in ceremony of the new President of America, Barrack Obama. Undoubtedly, a grand event. Awesome. A strong message to the World. The power of America. Supremacy of America over the world. It was a very costly ceremony for a nation which is struggling with recession, job cuts and terrorism.
What touched my heart was the vulnerability of the Obama family. His wife looked emotional and out of place. His father, caught in the moment. His daughters enjoying the moment, probably not realizing the criticality of this ceremony in the world history.
What made me wake up, almost in the middle of night and capture this moment and feelings on my blog was Barrack Obama himself- he looked somber, detached and tense. There is an air of intellect and spirituality which Obama carries around. It was as if he was telling himself, I must be strong. Something about Barrack Obama is very arresting. Something about him brings hope.
What also touched me about the telecast was one old black woman. She was extremely emotional, greatly touched by his swearing ceremony. The pride on her face; to see a black man (an African) taking oath to the most powerful position in the world. It is probably for the first time in the history of Africa that an African has raised to such great heights. More so because Africans have always been looked down upon in history as slaves. Modern world talks about Africa as a poor, developing nation.
I sincerely wish Barrack Obama all the very best! He has a daunting task ahead of him. Barrack Obama spoke of hope & virtue. May god grace him with Honesty and Virtue. Good luck to the citizens of America.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Celebrating 26th January, Indian Republic Day
An ode to India, my motherland, My Matrubhumi!
I am what I am because I am an Indian.
Words are inadequate and difficult to define
Feeling of love, for this nation of mine.
It is dear to me with its field and farm
For it has taught me all that I am.
Respect for differences and faith in divine
Spirituality is our nation's life line.
Glory of Himalayas, piety of Ganges and gaiety of Goa
India is a land of Ram, Rahim, Christ and Mary amma…
Values & virtues are still alive
Respect for parents, elders and teachers is a matter of pride.
Old live among the young and says the little boy,
Touching elder's feet gives immense joy.
Agreed there is population explosion
Poverty, Illiteracy & Corruption.
Roads are dirty, crowded and pothole ridden,
But for me they thrive with life, warmth and lead to the Eden.
They say West is the best, I beg to differ
Their super-highways, clean cities are empty coffers.
'Cos they lack life and its simple treasure troves,
Food tastes better when eaten with hands and served with love.
Being an Indian, lies in my very existence
Not in its rat race or power grabbing games...
Words are inadequate, and difficult to define
Feeling of pride for this motherland of mine.
Words don't express my gratitude to this nation
I am what I am because I am an Indian.
I am what I am because I am an Indian.
Words are inadequate and difficult to define
Feeling of love, for this nation of mine.
It is dear to me with its field and farm
For it has taught me all that I am.
Respect for differences and faith in divine
Spirituality is our nation's life line.
Glory of Himalayas, piety of Ganges and gaiety of Goa
India is a land of Ram, Rahim, Christ and Mary amma…
Values & virtues are still alive
Respect for parents, elders and teachers is a matter of pride.
Old live among the young and says the little boy,
Touching elder's feet gives immense joy.
Agreed there is population explosion
Poverty, Illiteracy & Corruption.
Roads are dirty, crowded and pothole ridden,
But for me they thrive with life, warmth and lead to the Eden.
They say West is the best, I beg to differ
Their super-highways, clean cities are empty coffers.
'Cos they lack life and its simple treasure troves,
Food tastes better when eaten with hands and served with love.
Being an Indian, lies in my very existence
Not in its rat race or power grabbing games...
Words are inadequate, and difficult to define
Feeling of pride for this motherland of mine.
Words don't express my gratitude to this nation
I am what I am because I am an Indian.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Impact of recession on my mind!!!
Some times I feel modern intelligence is such a burden on our brain! Ignorance is bliss, rightfully said by our ancestors. There are days when I want to get rid of this facade of synthetic, acquired intelligence of mine.
Sink myself deep into Spirituality. I feel realization or intelligence which makes it way into our heart through spirituality, is like Ayurveda. Life giving. Natural. Natures nectar to main kind. No lethal side effects.
This so called intelligence acquired after some 20+ years of killing education process is like the Drugs/Modern medicine. Synthetic and harmful with lots of side effects. Totally western.
Some times it feels good to shed this mask of intelligence and look at life innocently. So please bear with me, for this completely unintelligent mindless posting.
My favorite pass time (which I find very soothing) is to aimlessly gaze out of my office window during the day. I do so while I am working on my Laptop. To keep looking at the bright blue sky and think. What's so great about that for it to get a honorary mention on my blog? Everyone does it. So???
Yes everyone does it, but how many of them write about! For me it is important to write about it. Gazing out of the window at the blue sky, my thoughts free me from the confines of the office walls and its school like atmosphere. I am a free bird in my thoughts.
Actually, it is self pity which makes me think about the bright blue sky. Fact is, I envy those people out there in the sun, on the roads moving about. Enjoying and going about something so mundane as sipping tea at a road side stall or just strolling about aimlessly. Simple yes, mundane yes....but I can't do any of that during my week days. Because I am working. As in, I am in the office. Confined to my workstation, meetings and presentations. Modern offices are so restrictive. There are CCTV camera's, IN/OUT swipe machines and god knows what all. All possible devices and gizmos to track your movement. Extremely claustrophobic. They kill an employee's creativity.
I wont be surprised if a day comes when an employer would want to know the whereabouts of each person 24X7. So they will fit a GPS device in the employees body at the time of joining (my understanding is that one large Indian Corporate is already working on a micro chip which can be fitted into human body). They will be able to trace each and every employee by just entering a code in a system and wow!!!! Just like FedEx traces its parcels.
The problem is that we all spend so many hours of each day at work, trying to do something great. But it just does not seem to be taking the organizations anywhere. See what hard working employees like us have done to the world economy. Those working with Lehman too were working hard. But look what its done to their life. And to the rest of the world also.
In my view, modern day organizations are monsters we have created and we fail to understand them. Many of them have no sense of where they are heading, I mean the organizations. Truly! They make over ambitious business plans, hire wrong kind of people to drive the business, to meet these loud business plans they design incorrect processes.......and then everything goes kaput. Give them some years and they have dug their own grave, ready to shut shop. So many of them working in the top positions truly make me sick. They have an IQ no higher than that of a 5th grader. May be that the qualification to make it to the top. The dumber you are, higher you rise. just like a balloon filled with helium!!!!!(Yahhh I am in a foul mood. It was just a bad day at work!)
Anyways coming back to my thoughts...sitting in my office, I often wonder what's happening to the world out.
People are going about routine chores.
Mothers dragging kids to the school, house wives bargaining with the vegetable vendors, teenagers/youth sitting in their college or generally hanging about in the canteen. Men rushing past in their vehicles to work, crowded buses. People leisurely shopping in malls.
So many people, so many lives and so many ways of living and spending the day.
Actually I am slightly more troubled today because it is a holiday for most people. And I am working. Wrong! My office is open.
So what am I cribbing about???Why not just walk out of the office into the bright blue sunshine and freedom.....
Well.....jobs are difficult to come through. Recession time.
"Having a Job is more important than job satisfcation" a colleagues wife (actually a housewife) pointed out to him!
Commonsense observation.
Sink myself deep into Spirituality. I feel realization or intelligence which makes it way into our heart through spirituality, is like Ayurveda. Life giving. Natural. Natures nectar to main kind. No lethal side effects.
This so called intelligence acquired after some 20+ years of killing education process is like the Drugs/Modern medicine. Synthetic and harmful with lots of side effects. Totally western.
Some times it feels good to shed this mask of intelligence and look at life innocently. So please bear with me, for this completely unintelligent mindless posting.
My favorite pass time (which I find very soothing) is to aimlessly gaze out of my office window during the day. I do so while I am working on my Laptop. To keep looking at the bright blue sky and think. What's so great about that for it to get a honorary mention on my blog? Everyone does it. So???
Yes everyone does it, but how many of them write about! For me it is important to write about it. Gazing out of the window at the blue sky, my thoughts free me from the confines of the office walls and its school like atmosphere. I am a free bird in my thoughts.
Actually, it is self pity which makes me think about the bright blue sky. Fact is, I envy those people out there in the sun, on the roads moving about. Enjoying and going about something so mundane as sipping tea at a road side stall or just strolling about aimlessly. Simple yes, mundane yes....but I can't do any of that during my week days. Because I am working. As in, I am in the office. Confined to my workstation, meetings and presentations. Modern offices are so restrictive. There are CCTV camera's, IN/OUT swipe machines and god knows what all. All possible devices and gizmos to track your movement. Extremely claustrophobic. They kill an employee's creativity.
I wont be surprised if a day comes when an employer would want to know the whereabouts of each person 24X7. So they will fit a GPS device in the employees body at the time of joining (my understanding is that one large Indian Corporate is already working on a micro chip which can be fitted into human body). They will be able to trace each and every employee by just entering a code in a system and wow!!!! Just like FedEx traces its parcels.
The problem is that we all spend so many hours of each day at work, trying to do something great. But it just does not seem to be taking the organizations anywhere. See what hard working employees like us have done to the world economy. Those working with Lehman too were working hard. But look what its done to their life. And to the rest of the world also.
In my view, modern day organizations are monsters we have created and we fail to understand them. Many of them have no sense of where they are heading, I mean the organizations. Truly! They make over ambitious business plans, hire wrong kind of people to drive the business, to meet these loud business plans they design incorrect processes.......and then everything goes kaput. Give them some years and they have dug their own grave, ready to shut shop. So many of them working in the top positions truly make me sick. They have an IQ no higher than that of a 5th grader. May be that the qualification to make it to the top. The dumber you are, higher you rise. just like a balloon filled with helium!!!!!(Yahhh I am in a foul mood. It was just a bad day at work!)
Anyways coming back to my thoughts...sitting in my office, I often wonder what's happening to the world out.
People are going about routine chores.
Mothers dragging kids to the school, house wives bargaining with the vegetable vendors, teenagers/youth sitting in their college or generally hanging about in the canteen. Men rushing past in their vehicles to work, crowded buses. People leisurely shopping in malls.
So many people, so many lives and so many ways of living and spending the day.
Actually I am slightly more troubled today because it is a holiday for most people. And I am working. Wrong! My office is open.
So what am I cribbing about???Why not just walk out of the office into the bright blue sunshine and freedom.....
Well.....jobs are difficult to come through. Recession time.
"Having a Job is more important than job satisfcation" a colleagues wife (actually a housewife) pointed out to him!
Commonsense observation.
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