How does his happiness affect yours?

"A human being is a part of a whole, called by the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." - Albert Einstein

     Who thought Albert Einstein could be such deep thinker too!!! If you care enough to scrutinize the cultures and religions of the world - you'll find one basic core to 'em all - LOVE. Each culture and religion promotes love and its various manifestations. Its all about loving your family, your friends, your neighbours, yourself and the God (i.e. if you believe in the concept of God). But then there are countless, needless rules sinking its teeth deep into the religion. So much so, it becomes loving your kinds "absolute necessity" and the other kinds are ignored, often hated. Oh'yes we all should choose the belief system that resonates with our own but in the process we should also make sure the other kinds are respected along the way.


     If they all promote LOVE, I don't know why the confusions are created. The Nazi's picked the kinds they thought were less humans "The Jews", and did the unfathomable thing we all know. Down the line of history, currently, Jew occupied area (Israel) are inflicting the pain upon Palestinians. In Indian sub-continent, Hindu - Muslim clashes are legendary. Its not surprising to see countries hating their neighbouring countries. Neither is it surprising to see many countries - investing more on war than the basic needs of its population. Black's fought against slavery and again for their rights. Gays still struggle for the rights to marry...


     I simply don't understand, how can't we just co-exist. My happiness doesn't effect yours and vice-versa - so why bother to ruffle someone else's feather!!! Diversity is a beautiful thing. Imagine a world with just one color. Sky is blue and beautiful. Forests are green and beautiful. Deserts are brown and beautiful. These montage of colorful and beautiful things create our world. We're no different. The human world is flavored and vivid only because of the presence of diversity. I'm not a saint, nor am I trying to prove a point. I'm just a living breathing individual who contributes to this great world just like anybody else. So bare in mind what Albert Einstein said and widen your horizon. Remove your blinders because world is so much bigger. Below I leave you with the video proving just the point I'm trying to make. After you watch the video question yourself - "How does his happiness affect yours?" Love conquers all.

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YOU ungrateful spoilt rotten brat*

     I don't come from the culture where Thanksgiving is celebrated with enthusiasm (in fact, we don't celebrate it at all); but I love the concept behind it nonetheless. We all have our challenges - early morning classes, foreign language, friends and dramas - but we also have tons of things to be thankful for. Here's few things and peeps am grateful for right about now.



0. I'm thankful for the Facebook "LIKE" button - its the easiest way to pass by without commenting!!! Also for "RE-TWEET / FAVORITE" on Twitter.


1. All YOU guys :: I've come in touch with so many people through this blog - some I've friend-ed. I'm thankful for all those encouraging e-mails. I've saved each of those e-mails and each time I read 'em, I smile - enthused to do better. You know who you are.



2. Super spunky parents who never ask me about my school grades (I'd be in trouble if they do). Not that am suggesting they've poor parenting skills but that they've done their job well and they believe me with absolute certainty.


3. I'm extremely thankful that (one day) my boredom led me to randomly search blogs and YouTube that inspired me to create a blog of my own. I've met most inspiring people over on the Internet.
  
4. Super grateful that I keep meeting right people in my life. 2011 was no exception. If you believe in the concept of god, I can say with billion percent certainty that god love's me. I'm grateful to my friend who stay with me through thick and thin.

o.k. making the list is proving to be hard. am literally gnawing the tip of the pen and thinking... not.

5. I'm grateful for the blessing that always seem to goes unnoticed and that we take for granted, like a beautiful summers morning and the fact that I am have been blessed to be alive and experience. I'm also thankful that my routine permits me to sleep through those mornings. I'm more like a night person, but I like the concept of being the morning person.

6. Thankful for chocolates, booze, cigarettes and ... !!! What would we do without 'em.

7. Facebook, without which I'd be out of touch with my folks. Literally!!!

8. GOOGLE, WIKIPEDIA :: How would I complete my homework otherwise? Google + Wikipedia → Copy → Paste → Change words a little → Print → HOMEWORK FINISHED.

9. For having those people in life who never fail to say that are proud of me and also for those who pinpoint my faults. You need both kinds.

10. And to those who are reading this blog post. I mean writing to myself would be lame otherwise. Thank gosh you're reading it. Now tell me what are you most thankful for in the comments below...

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all we need is shitloads of L'

     Iris : I have found almost everything ever written about love to be true. Shakespeare said "Journeys end in lovers meeting." Oh! What an extraordinary thought. Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that, but I am more than willing to believe Shakespeare had. I suppose I think about love more than anyone really should. I am constantly amazed by its sheer power to alter and define our lives. It was Shakespeare who also said "love is blind". Now that is something I know to be true. For some quite inexplicably, love fades; for others love is simply lost. But then of course love can also be found, even if just for the night. And then, there's another kind of love: the cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims. Its called unrequited love. Of that I am an expert. Most love stories are about people who fall in love with each other. But what about the rest of us? What about our stories, those of us who fall in love alone? We are the victims of the one sided affair. We are the cursed of the loved ones. We are the unloved ones, the walking wounded. The handicapped without the advantage of a great parking space! Yes, you are looking at one such individual. And I have willingly loved that man (Looking at Jasper) for over three miserable years! The absolute worst years of my life! The worst Christmas', the worst Birthday's, New Years Eve's brought in by tears and Valium. These years that I have been in love have been the darkest days of my life. All because I have been cursed by being in love with a man who does not and will not love me back. Oh god, just the sight of him! Heart pounding! Throat thickening! Absolutely can't swallow! All the usual symptoms.


     Prime Minister : Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often, it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaking suspicion... love actually is all around.

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