Read morePerhaps I will really sense God
Some other time
In kind words and deeds
Of people
And not in the promise
Of heavenly orgy
Read moreWe looked at each other for the last time; nothing is as eloquent as nothing.
Cloud Atlas – All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen
Cloud Atlas– by David Mitchell
Spent the weekend reading this fascinating and imaginatively written book. Not a racy potboiler this. And no cliffhanger suspense either. Somewhere along its slow yet imaginative narrative, it will push you to see life and connections in a much more profound way. I gather their is a movie based on the book. While the order gets processed, here are some of the interesting quotes I picked up randomly-
“Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”
“To fool a judge, feign fascination, but to bamboozle the whole court, feign boredom.”
“If people praise you, you’re not walking your own path.“
If the above disclaimers doesn’t bother you and if you connect remotely with the above quotes, do pick up it up…For he also says "A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”
Change Starts with Me: #RIPNirbhaya #RIP Indifference
My solemn promise to My Wife. My Women Friends. My Sisters. My Mom. All the Womenfolk.
I will respect your choices and your equal rights to enjoy life and its liberties.
I will not pass judgement on your moral standards and duties.
I will not let my father, mother, elders, the society, religion, culture and other authorities to brainwash me into thinking that one gender has more privileges and authority over the other. Or that one gender alone carries all the burden of society’s responsibilities, beliefs, morals and culture or is responsible fractionally more.
I alone am responsible to control myself, my morality, my humanity.
Your dress, your belief, your rightful sense of entitlement, your superiority, your power, your confidence, your conscience, whatever, is not an EXCUSE to unleash my perversions.
There is a long way to go. But I promise to internalize this belief deeply. I take this responsibility to change myself. Faster.
Read morePurple Bird. Flutter and disquiet
In the wild. Flitting away far
Where Leaden feet. Cannot reach
Come converse in silence. Warble inside
Read moreThe meaning of life is something we find through the mourning of life lost