Life is extremely strange. At the moment we think everything is settled to doing something : it turns out to be exactly opposite. Here I was thinking that I was almost decided on something, it turns out that it will be some more time before anything is decided at all.
But one thing I learnt out of it was that everything in this life is an experience. Happiness personifies each and every aspect of our life. We should never be escapists. Doing something seeking to escape from something else is to be avoided at all costs. There is no happiness is seeking something that is afar. Happiness can come from within ourself when we choose to liberate it.
Each point in our life is like a learning station. A major milestone. Every waking moment is a milestone. What we do next, the event that changes our life. These are points where we can never ever go back and correct something. The computer I work on(every computer for that matter) has a point to which you can restore to.
Though there are times I wish when these points could apply to life itself : rewind back to the point when I decided to quit wheels India. Rewind it to the point when I met Sugantha. There are times when I decided quite wrongly(or in a particular fashion) which has changed my life to an extent that can never be undone. I know that this is true in each of our lives; When we have been irreplaceable, when we have replaced someone else or when we have been discarded and we have done each of these to someone all over again.
There is comfort in truth. I have never lied about my values/relations. This might be a passing comfort but sometimes just does not help you. What is truth when it might make more damage than lies? What is anything compared to a friend? What is anything compared to a life?
What happens to your values in test of fire? Would you live to see truth win rather than your friend live? "Asthvathama hatha ha; Kunjaraha". The chariot touched the ground at that point; But the Lord did not desert Yudishtra.
Belief; Faith; Hope; each one of these values are transient and permanent in their every instant of our lives. Hope that things will be alright someday. Belief is someone who will make things better. Faith that you will help to change the world.
But when the blow strikes, will you be a rat deserting a sinking ship? or a captain sticking the last part of his duty? What would be better? Staying alive to fight the next day? Or to die honored but never win?
When doubt assails each nerve of your existence? Am I a winner? a quitter? am I worth anything at all? Is anything I believe worth everything I give it to?
There are no right or wrong answers. Only decisions and consequences. I would seek to support a friend rather than to speak the truth. I would stay alive today to fight tomorrow. But when the time of reckoning comes : when the blow falls:
what would I do?
Friday, November 30, 2007
Hmm. Time for a change?
Hi all. Been a busy time. Graduated with a Masters!(Whew.. at last). Now that I have a graduate degree at hand, I am finding a lot of excuses to think about nothing in particular.(Hurray!)This morning, I found a chance to visit the Hindu online website and tune in on to what is going on TN.
Mostly this blog was inspired by a small news column and my Chinese lab mate remarked, "Your(Indian) English is far better than us. But we beat you to it soon(Overtake us)." He is right of course! He also referred deprecatingly to the two industries India seems to have made the most of : IT, and BPO. I think we are very good in terms of medicine. But..
Actually it's been a long time since I received any news from outside of my apartment in Lexington. There was a small section that talked about career enhancing skills being imparted to youths from centers faraway from the cities..(I have become so attuned to the insensitivities in speech that I cannot even use backward areas without wincing slightly!!)
It spoke about BPO, photo shop, DTP skills which are being taught and later employed. Actually considering the present scenario of jobs in India and the business that these skills generate, I am not really surprised and am happy to an extent that the government capitalizes on it. But is it what we are really headed to? Lead the BPO and Outsourcing industry?
Thinking about it, I guess I would rather by business generators than business supporters. First thing the economy takes a hit in the parent company, the outsourcing is going to be laid off. Which would be rather hard hit if we focus too much on outsourcing.
Also every one of my friends in the finance/art side of the spectrum have taken up with one of the BPOs for a job. Easy to get jobs, accent training to speak like foreigners, pomp and show that goes with the rest are I guess what is luring them. But once into the job, I feel that the bad working conditions, the stress levels due to abusive foreign clients and the not too bright chance of progress in career lead to breaking illusions and resignation.
But once into it, I guess there is no out. You are not fit for any other job that does not apply interpersonal communications! And if this industry turns out to be the biggest : Indians speak so much better English than any other non English speaking nation: lures us into it than anything else.
They do generate one of the highest revenues in the industry today(with the amount of outsourcing!!!). But it is not a stable/indispensable commodity. China is also making its foray into BPO and we better be ware. The sheer numbers and cost are against us.
If interpersonal skills are to be exploited, they could be used in world class restaurants/food/tourism development. Currently there are avenues in these three industries which IMO have been tapped to a very little extent.
English language is an asset to us. One of the few very good things left to us by the British. Unwittingly, they brought India, a land fit only to be ruled and not self- governed as they thought, to the spotlight. We have brilliant personages :" writers, poets, scientists,academicians, Nobel prize laureates opened to us by the bridge called English.
Today much of our business revolves around the word. We must capitalize on this skill to establish our own businesses and take them to the world more than to borrow only certain business sets.
It would be good for the government to realize and act upon it before the entire population is converted into three sections : 1) Old people 2)BPO personnel 3)Those lured abroad for technical skills
Mostly this blog was inspired by a small news column and my Chinese lab mate remarked, "Your(Indian) English is far better than us. But we beat you to it soon(Overtake us)." He is right of course! He also referred deprecatingly to the two industries India seems to have made the most of : IT, and BPO. I think we are very good in terms of medicine. But..
Actually it's been a long time since I received any news from outside of my apartment in Lexington. There was a small section that talked about career enhancing skills being imparted to youths from centers faraway from the cities..(I have become so attuned to the insensitivities in speech that I cannot even use backward areas without wincing slightly!!)
It spoke about BPO, photo shop, DTP skills which are being taught and later employed. Actually considering the present scenario of jobs in India and the business that these skills generate, I am not really surprised and am happy to an extent that the government capitalizes on it. But is it what we are really headed to? Lead the BPO and Outsourcing industry?
Thinking about it, I guess I would rather by business generators than business supporters. First thing the economy takes a hit in the parent company, the outsourcing is going to be laid off. Which would be rather hard hit if we focus too much on outsourcing.
Also every one of my friends in the finance/art side of the spectrum have taken up with one of the BPOs for a job. Easy to get jobs, accent training to speak like foreigners, pomp and show that goes with the rest are I guess what is luring them. But once into the job, I feel that the bad working conditions, the stress levels due to abusive foreign clients and the not too bright chance of progress in career lead to breaking illusions and resignation.
But once into it, I guess there is no out. You are not fit for any other job that does not apply interpersonal communications! And if this industry turns out to be the biggest : Indians speak so much better English than any other non English speaking nation: lures us into it than anything else.
They do generate one of the highest revenues in the industry today(with the amount of outsourcing!!!). But it is not a stable/indispensable commodity. China is also making its foray into BPO and we better be ware. The sheer numbers and cost are against us.
If interpersonal skills are to be exploited, they could be used in world class restaurants/food/tourism development. Currently there are avenues in these three industries which IMO have been tapped to a very little extent.
English language is an asset to us. One of the few very good things left to us by the British. Unwittingly, they brought India, a land fit only to be ruled and not self- governed as they thought, to the spotlight. We have brilliant personages :" writers, poets, scientists,academicians, Nobel prize laureates opened to us by the bridge called English.
Today much of our business revolves around the word. We must capitalize on this skill to establish our own businesses and take them to the world more than to borrow only certain business sets.
It would be good for the government to realize and act upon it before the entire population is converted into three sections : 1) Old people 2)BPO personnel 3)Those lured abroad for technical skills
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Kambhoji!
Thiruvadi charanam!
A jewel of Kambhoji. The alapana and the violin introduction to the song are stunning. A layman like me could recognize the kambhoji straining itself to break through the song. A more famous song would be "Kuzhaloothi manamellam" by Swami Shri Otthukaadu Venkatasubbiar.
A newfound passion for tamil songs and a love for kambhoji inspired this blog..
Click on the title to navigate to raaga.com and listen to Aruna Sayeeram raising goosepimples on the devoted and others alike.!!!! This specific song titles "Thiruvadi Charanam". Initially got misled by the title to assume that the song was on Lord Vishnu(;)) Turned out to be one on Lord Shiva, the cosmic dancer.
Happy listening!
Aruna Sayeeram rocks!!!
A jewel of Kambhoji. The alapana and the violin introduction to the song are stunning. A layman like me could recognize the kambhoji straining itself to break through the song. A more famous song would be "Kuzhaloothi manamellam" by Swami Shri Otthukaadu Venkatasubbiar.
A newfound passion for tamil songs and a love for kambhoji inspired this blog..
Click on the title to navigate to raaga.com and listen to Aruna Sayeeram raising goosepimples on the devoted and others alike.!!!! This specific song titles "Thiruvadi Charanam". Initially got misled by the title to assume that the song was on Lord Vishnu(;)) Turned out to be one on Lord Shiva, the cosmic dancer.
Happy listening!
Aruna Sayeeram rocks!!!
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