Do you give a damn?

Quite often, we have encountered the phrase, ' Take it through one ear and let it out through the other'. To simplify further, you don't need to pay attention to the words hurled at you. Well, let us ask ourselves a question, does this really happen most of the times or is it just used as when required according to one's convenience?

Unless one is quite reserved, pretty much an isolationist, whatever one does is bound to raise some questions. It may be anything. It may be your attitude, you dressing style, the way you walk, the way you talk, the way you kiss(hmm hmmm), the career you choose etc etc. But the important thing is, when you do something quite out of the ordinary, and you get views to the contrary, is it imperative that you reverse the process or do you stick to your guns and let the current situation roll?

I have heard many people say that under no circumstances would they change their style and their direction, but fortunately or unfortunately, it culminates in them doing just the opposite. Most of the time, it's not that they chose to change but society and its views made them to opt for the change. Let's face it, everyone has got to adjust with the society. No one can live life by avoiding others and turning a deaf ear. About the change, it becomes pretty monotonous and dull, when one gets the constant push on to go for the change. The mind then actually starts thinking to look at the change as the postive option, and in the end, it may, MAY, result in doing something which was not really required. Well that brings us to the question, is listening to people always the best thing to do?

Not quite, if I may so. There are quite a few people who have solely gone on what they have thought as right for themselves and stuck to their decision. For eg. let us take the case of the world's going-to-be cheapest car, Nano. As soon as Ratan Tata announced that a car of 2,500$ was to be launched, it received feedback saying it was impossible, and TATA's would encur a loss if it went ahead. But then as we know it now, the Nano has already been completed and true to his word, Ratan Tata, managed the extraordinary price.

There are quite a few stories such as this. It's not that, good decisions are spearheaded by a strong mind and it's also not true that weak minds make bad decisions. It's that sometimes the society forces us to view things according to what it views as perfect. It takes courage and grit to actually do something different, even if it means going against everyone else, as long as you know what your doing is right. But of course, not everyone is great. So what's your take, or in other words, do you give a damn or not?

Next stop, Imagination station!

Hi there, This is Shiv writing an article for the blog, Blogger's park, in reality. Of course, the last few words were not required and they are never used as such, but it was required for this article. So let us ask a question to ourselves, how many of us have imagined something at some point of time? Now, the magical hand of Shiv will come out of the screen and slap if you answer in the negative. Of course, every one of you out there has imagined something at some point of time in your life.

According to me, imagination is as essential to a human being as oxygen. As the air enters through the nostrils, reaches the lungs, with the lungs getting the oxygen extracted, and infusing it into the blood stream, the entire body gets energized and revitalized. Likewise, imagining good situations does bring some badly required freshness into the being.

Frankly speaking, no matter in which wonderland you might be, reality sometimes, does become a bore. It's not possible to encounter reality time and time again. The same going to school, homework, college, office, work pressure, wife pressure, family management(I mean handling children) etc. People take a break from reality by engaging themselves in social activities. They play sports, watch a movie, catch up with friends etc. But nothing better than imagination, especially if your alone.

Through imagination, a person visualizes scenes which he/she may never have performed, or may not perform, but has an innate desire,passion to achieve it. It can be anything. For a school chaps, it may be beating up the class bully, for college people, it may be becoming Mr. Popular, or ahem... ahem... you know what. For the office duds, it could be kicking the treacherous boss in the ass. It depends on the individual. But the common thing is, what each one imagines in somehow related to their lives. It has been nurtured since childhood, and it may grow so big that one might actually start to believe in it. The best thing is that, this kind of imagination always brings a smile to the face as it's almost like reality, almost that is.

The sad part is that the competition has become so fierce today, that one does not even have the time to eat food, let alone imagine. I would like to assert that we should not lose touch with our creative instincts, read imagination. Otherwise, we would be just manual working robots. Do you want to be seen as some machine? Obvious, No. So close your eyes and get ready people, coz next stop is imagination station. Aah... I can already see some chicks waiting for me.

What's your opinion?

It's been a long time, hasn't it? Writing a blog after sometime now, so the writing is bound to be a bit raw, but please bear with it. Okay!

It's a common phrase you hear time and time again. 'The world is full of people with different thoughts, differing opinions and so on.....'. To tell you the truth, the weight of this statement never struck me until I had actually experienced it. Although, you and me may have a clash of opinions, I can safely say that this may be the case for you as well. Whooosh... me going into flashback mode.

Well it all started a couple of months back. I had this sudden impulse, this sudden craze for growing my hair. Throughout my lifetime, this kind of passion never bothered to cross my mind. So, I had this thing for growing my hair long, and following the footsteps of MS Dhoni's erstwhile hairstyle. So it went on, the feedback and the expert opinions started flowing in from my classmates and colleagues. I don't know why, but I have this popular tag to myself in my class. I have to attribute to my classmates, who are all very good people. So, whatever I do, somehow spreads around and thats how the opinions started pouring in.

As the hair grew from medium to slightly longer, people started noticing it. Immediately it was almost as if there was an imaginary stage, with an imaginary debate taking place. Few would support it while others would call for the axe( Hey, for the hair, not for my head, he he). Even within each group, there was a split of opinion as to why it looked good or bad. People used to say I would like this or that, or i should try this and that. The growing thing didnt go down well in the household as well. But I decided to go on. The hair grew further. Some people from the pros went to the other side, as it would always happen. Not everyone is strong minded. Me too, as revealed later.

When it did grow to the point of no return, it did start to look a bit ugly. Only a few staunch supporters remained. Comments flew thick and fast. It was like 1 good opinion to a 100 bad opinions. The bad opinions would be filled with all sorts of adjectives in teenager dictionary, and also with expletives. It would definately force one to have a rethink. Considering the bad ratio, I eventually succumbed to the difficult decision on cutting it off. Well, now it looks good. But i learnt one thing, people will say what they have to. Everybody has a right to voice what they feel like, but even more important is how you should be more strong minded and consider opinions of either sides carefully before arriving at a conclusion rather arrive at it by a careless and fast examination of ratios. So, this incident was an eye opener, or should I say, Hair opener for me.