Bheed bhaad ki iss duniya mein, hun saraaye main dhoondhta,
kabhi yahan, to kabhi wahan, hun sukoon main dhoondhta..
Kabhi farz karta aisa koi raasta, jo khud hi ek saraaye ho,
par thumm jaata yeh soch kar, kahin na paaun apne aap ko,
bheed bhaad main dhoondhta.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
On Listening ..
We most of the times think that we are not being listened to .. and most of the times we don't even realize that WE are the ones who is not listening .. I got to know about a wonderful joke from a very humorous friend .. here it is ..
One day Santa feels desparate about a Problem he thinks his wife has..and goes to a Doctor. Santa tells the Doc. that her wife doesn't reply to his questions, or concerns ever.. She never listens..
Doctor suggests Santa to check out for the distance after which his wife loses the power of listening.
So, there Santa is.. at home and asks her wife from a considerable distance- "Sweetheart, what have you made for dinner today?
No reply.
Santa goes closer , repeats the question - "Sweetheart, what have you made for dinner today?
No reply.
Like this, Santa came next to his wife and asks- JAANU (My Love), what have you made for dinner today?
The lady turns back, gives Santa a tight slap on his face, and says -
(in Hindi- pandrah baar keh chuki hun, daal-chawal banaya hai, sunaai nahi deta kya?)
I have said 15 times - i have made rice and lentils, dont you listen ??
The lightening strikes on Santa's head- when he realises that the problem in listening was with him, and not with his wife!!!!
~~~~~
Don't you think, we even fail to realize our own errors in a mad race to point out others' ....
One day Santa feels desparate about a Problem he thinks his wife has..and goes to a Doctor. Santa tells the Doc. that her wife doesn't reply to his questions, or concerns ever.. She never listens..
Doctor suggests Santa to check out for the distance after which his wife loses the power of listening.
So, there Santa is.. at home and asks her wife from a considerable distance- "Sweetheart, what have you made for dinner today?
No reply.
Santa goes closer , repeats the question - "Sweetheart, what have you made for dinner today?
No reply.
Like this, Santa came next to his wife and asks- JAANU (My Love), what have you made for dinner today?
The lady turns back, gives Santa a tight slap on his face, and says -
(in Hindi- pandrah baar keh chuki hun, daal-chawal banaya hai, sunaai nahi deta kya?)
I have said 15 times - i have made rice and lentils, dont you listen ??
The lightening strikes on Santa's head- when he realises that the problem in listening was with him, and not with his wife!!!!
~~~~~
Don't you think, we even fail to realize our own errors in a mad race to point out others' ....
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Who are we without .. ?
What does it mean to be happy, delighted? Do I feel delighted all the time? Mostly.. But many a times, not!
Whats wrong if my plan is to be in a DELIGHTED state all through my life? I choose my way of being. I have the freedom to Be. But I understand that along with that freedom, comes enormous responsibility of respecting others' freedom too. And who am I anyways, if people around me feel that their freedom has been encroached. We human beings, although many a times fail to realize, are nothing without other human beings around. What is a leader without any audience who is interested in listening to him. What is a Father, without any children to take care of. What is a Mother, without any kids to pour out her love upon. What is a King, without a population of civilians who respect and honor him?
So, when we know we are listened to, we feel respected and powerful, we feel we should create something for common good. Without a miss, and many a times secretively, we human beings yearn to be listened to. But if we see the present World scenario, we are the destroyers of our own power, respect and worth. This is how it is carried out-
I take a position to which I have arrived through my experiences, prejudices etc. From that position I hear others, in a discussion. Am I able to actually Listen?? Or what is going on in my head is - how to make my position correct, and to prove others wrong in some articulate way..
Am I actually listening? NO way! My windows to listening have been closed since such a long time that they have started making noises, if opened, and rust has deposited on them.
If I now, owing to a sudden insight - open the windows a little - and try to listen to variety of views without any scratch on the plate of my mind, what am I making possible?
To be continued ......
Whats wrong if my plan is to be in a DELIGHTED state all through my life? I choose my way of being. I have the freedom to Be. But I understand that along with that freedom, comes enormous responsibility of respecting others' freedom too. And who am I anyways, if people around me feel that their freedom has been encroached. We human beings, although many a times fail to realize, are nothing without other human beings around. What is a leader without any audience who is interested in listening to him. What is a Father, without any children to take care of. What is a Mother, without any kids to pour out her love upon. What is a King, without a population of civilians who respect and honor him?
So, when we know we are listened to, we feel respected and powerful, we feel we should create something for common good. Without a miss, and many a times secretively, we human beings yearn to be listened to. But if we see the present World scenario, we are the destroyers of our own power, respect and worth. This is how it is carried out-
I take a position to which I have arrived through my experiences, prejudices etc. From that position I hear others, in a discussion. Am I able to actually Listen?? Or what is going on in my head is - how to make my position correct, and to prove others wrong in some articulate way..
Am I actually listening? NO way! My windows to listening have been closed since such a long time that they have started making noises, if opened, and rust has deposited on them.
If I now, owing to a sudden insight - open the windows a little - and try to listen to variety of views without any scratch on the plate of my mind, what am I making possible?
To be continued ......
isse kehtey hain hum babbar sher !!!
Hui hai baarsih aaj, jo bade lambe samay baad,
Hui hai Baarish aaj, jo bade lambe samay baad,
Kuch samay to nikaliye janab,
zara mil kar baith lein aaj!
Dikhe they jo baadal subah subah
Dikhe they jo baadal subah subah,
Kahin to wo baras diye honge.
Kon kehta hai ki saari zameenein hum si banjar rehti hain!
Hui hai Baarish aaj, jo bade lambe samay baad,
Kuch samay to nikaliye janab,
zara mil kar baith lein aaj!
Dikhe they jo baadal subah subah
Dikhe they jo baadal subah subah,
Kahin to wo baras diye honge.
Kon kehta hai ki saari zameenein hum si banjar rehti hain!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
I know that I don't know!
After going through a lot of literature on philosophy and education, I got touched, and inspired to enter education, in an effort to change myself, and students for good! Ha ha ..
I entered a school with a lot of ideas in mind, no idea how I will manage. First thing, I start to feel claustrophobic in the system. Second, I came to know that I had no idea how to manage a classroom. Third, I have no idea how to put my ideas to action. Fourth, I got to know that I don't like documenting everything. Fifth, I got to know that although I have a B.Sc. Microbiology, M.Sc. Plant molecular biology, PhD in Immunology, I have no idea what is Science, and what is scientific temperament. Sixth, I did not know how can I coax others to develop Scientific temperament when I dont have one. Seventh, I realize that I have a tendency to go away from things that I start, without finishing them, in case I do not like it.. Well.. I am sure there are many more humbling events I shall be confronted with.. And I am looking forward ! Indeed.
Whatever I think IT is, it IS NOT... and that's it (Shh..no)
Learning, learning..
I entered a school with a lot of ideas in mind, no idea how I will manage. First thing, I start to feel claustrophobic in the system. Second, I came to know that I had no idea how to manage a classroom. Third, I have no idea how to put my ideas to action. Fourth, I got to know that I don't like documenting everything. Fifth, I got to know that although I have a B.Sc. Microbiology, M.Sc. Plant molecular biology, PhD in Immunology, I have no idea what is Science, and what is scientific temperament. Sixth, I did not know how can I coax others to develop Scientific temperament when I dont have one. Seventh, I realize that I have a tendency to go away from things that I start, without finishing them, in case I do not like it.. Well.. I am sure there are many more humbling events I shall be confronted with.. And I am looking forward ! Indeed.
Whatever I think IT is, it IS NOT... and that's it (Shh..no)
Learning, learning..
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