Its All about "I"

It is well known that an idle mind is a devil's workshop. But this idle mind chose to describe the devil's workshop........................

Has anyone ever wondered why,

To nothing today we can hold our heads high,

Seas of change have long left dry,

Is renaissance even worth a try.

In this commotion what gets heard is a feeble cry,

Nobody bothers who comes and who all say bye,

A cold world where none is shy,

Indolence rules as time passes by.

Nothing so omnipresent as a lie,

All eyes set on a larger pie,

Motive being an eye for an eye,

Chasing things they could call "my",

With souls already dead, is there anything left to die,

Still we take pride in saying I am "I"

Internship supposedly

One year absence means there is a lot in the pipeline. Heres one of them. Apparently i am on summer internship in GE in Bangalore. So here goes an ode to GE.....

On 12th of May got started an Odyssey,

when a stranger landed in JFWTC,

thought being a part of legacy wouldn't be easy,

learnt quickly such thoughts were too flimsy.

Coming here was no less a serendipity,

was elated getting a call from Meena Reddy,

By default had become a part of lab EPT,

Kannan was to be the guide and Amol buddy.

Had it been all the same, would have been boring,

couldn't have done much except yawning,

changing cubicle was indeed a blessing,

that was the time creativity started pouring.

My esteemed neighbours R2, amisha, maitreyee and Pranali

Rajpal yadav graces with his presence timely,

Can anything else(including uncle) be so lively,

save us, nobody knows how to spend time wisely.

As often with my work i am not able to relate,

in working as well as describing i tend to procrastinate,

The turmoil Edison and Thompson tend to create,

Guha, Pirsig and Rand courtesy WKC help sedate.

Aren't we sinning, when twins we differentiate,

In expecting clarity in matters intricate,

managers get on our heads, how do we placate,

can only feel nostalgic and curse our fate.

Amidst all this, shouldn't someone help our tensions alleviate,

but to get bogged down is not our trait,

Our each day here we wish to celebrate,

with fun-riddled activities happiness we look to accumulate.

Our best times remain indebted to coffee,

trying to spend each moment with giggles and glee,

the most happening cluster now are we,

To cap it all, three cheers to GE.

P.S.- A piece of trivia to help u understand the poem better
JFWTC: John F. Welch Technology Centre, GE Research Centre in Bangalore
WKC: Whitney Knowledge Centre, library in GE
EPT: Electric Power Technologies
Edison and Thompson were founding fathers of GE
Ramprasad Guha, Robert Pirsig and Ayn Rand whose creations i really admire

Going Haywire

Yes i m back after a year...... It feels great to be back here. Meanwhile i have developed a penchant for writing poems. The following poem was written by a dejected me after my majors. I know it is not much in sync with the "Pursuit of Happiness" written last year but still i would love to share. Its dedicated to all those people who are young, energetic and blah blah but more importantly ppl on crossroads deciding where they wanna head to after school, college.......

Going Haywire

A treachery of time,

That somebody lost shine,

Is the blame entirely mine?

Yes, coz I m the only one who whine.

It isn't that I have lost my way,

Don't exactly know what goals are in fray,

'a lot of options' when people say,

There is no connect with what all is in play.

I can't boast of erudition,

Same is true for the vast population,

Still it is only me, who feels seclusion,

Why? Coz I chose to stay out of illusion?

My aspirations, my approach, my way of life is all confused,

To nothing in this world have I been seduced,

Its pity that to an unknown feeble corner have I been reduced,

Lethargy, procrastination to I have been introduced.

The "caring lot" around me shows no malice,

Instead r nice, but does that make me wise?

I don't know who rolled the dice (perhaps I)

Expectations their or mine I am never able to suffice.

Read somewhere "whom should one despise

– Men without purpose (like me) who ape mice"

They say success comes with a price,

I have a life to spend, tell me where to break the ice.

Don't know when things will fall in line,

Just hope everything's gonna be fine,

With success yes I want to dine,

What is it? I still have no sign.

Pursuit of Happiness

Whats happiness???.. hmmm.... Something that makes you feel good. A silent wish that subconsciously sits in your mind, overshadowed by the your endeavors, your desires for the things you crave for but don't really want (...ask yourself). Trust me, its Happiness that everyones looking for. The day you are truly n sincerely HAPPY, you wouldn't have anything else to search for.

Now where does it come from..... Success, accomplishments, redemptions, moments that rekindle your emotions, a good company, love....... the list is endless, if the general viewpoint is considered. But mind you, its comes from YOU, your own inner self because you will find happiness where YOU want to see it.

The other day i was talking to a friend of mine, as usual in a dejected overtone i asked him," Why is it that i am always engrossed in gloom and depression and everyone else seems happy?" He retorted," For everyone else you seem to be happy as well."( the answer cudnt have been better). This led me too a conclusion that either everyone is happy (which is not the case i suppose) or else everyone is caught in the myriad false assumptions of happiness(that exist and largely believed too) and are somewhat lost in their way to ecstasy.

So try to find Happiness in anything that comes forth you, even in the most dispirited and despondent of times. Subtle changes in your attitude, your perceptions, your way of looking at things, situations, could make a whole lot of difference and then you will be well and truly on course for the eternal quest of mankind.

Hope someone finds Happiness, the way i suggest, it will feel nice( because i am often complained for being too serious to give someone happiness). But for me to be happy, its still a long way, because my pursuit is still ON........

First Things First

so finally i m here.....after much thinking n too much thinking i m here writing a blog.... n i feel its best, wen u write something without thinking, coz wen u r thinking, u r thinking n do nthing else( at least its true for me) u knw wen i first thought to write a blog it was 2005 A.D. bt i think it was 'written' that this had to be written in 2007 A.D. i knw its been a patient wait frm ur side..... thanks a ton... i dont exepct a comment frm u all too... i knw u r angry for me being so late... i accept dat.sorry
i can hv a barrage of excuses to explain dat --
i didnt have time(the first excuse dat wud come to anybdy's mind),
i didnt hv ideas( he he .. as if another FOUNTAINHEAD was in the making),
i wasnt in the mood( huh! as if each day has to be a holiday)
i cudnt find the words to express myself ( as if you r nw deftly articulating everythng btw 2005A.D. to 2007A.D.)
i was thinking too much that i got confused wat to write( ha ha ha .. that shud go down as 1 of the finest jokes frm anshul)
i was too lazy to start( haan........ 'ab aya na line pe')(for any angrez reading it, it means -- 'the cat is out of the bag')

Actually it takes a lot of time for me to make a formal draft out of all the thinking, scribbling, graffiiti i tend to do b4 writing anything. Bt this time i just went ahead and wrote something n the outcome is far frm formal, still mission accomplished.