When someone says NO..

July 17 - late in the evening ~ 9.30pm.. I was returning back from the flute class.. on the way back, walked for 15mins from bus stop to home.. thinking about my life and where im heading..All thatexertion made me feel hunger and thirst..more thirst for something different, that just the same old can of non-carbonated drink.. The 7-11shop was on the way home..

I have been an abstainer during all the time in school, college and university and first few years of work.. last few months i was getting more curious to try out alcoholic drinks of various kinds to sample them..wine, vodka, lager beer, bourbon, rum all found their way into my system at different social events, and sometimes even when i was alone.. So this time i wanted to try the Bacardi Breezers which were fruit juices with vodka just abt 5%alc.

I was telling myself, "i neednt worry abt the world's collective advice- just me and my decision whether to do it or not." I felt very much empowered by that thought.

Reaching 7-11, i saw that i didnt have enough cash in my purse. so went to the ATM, after a few attempts it simply refused to part with any cash..walked even further to another ATM, but found it closed. walked back to 7-11 and searched for all the coins i had on me..it was still not enough.. i had a collection of cards/cashcard/nets but for the price of the drink, the shopkeeper would not accept any card since it was lower than the minimum charge. and i didnt feel like buying other things just to have a bill greater than the minimum card amount.

I just stopped there, and recollected what had just happened..10 minutes ago i had thought that i was in control of my own life and decisions.. Now it looked like i just cant buy the thing i wanted to, despite having all the resources to buy it, but all the money seemed locked out of my reach.

I wasnt sure if it was intuition or confusion,

I dont think it was hesitation or desperation,

but i felt a definitive "Son, NO!!" from He,

who was resonating in all the space around me !

letter to mom & dad..

Dear Farmer,

You had sown the seeds,
You didnt desert them for greener pastures,
You took care of the young plants and watered them,
You removed the weeds and obstacles for their growth
Now they are big trees with flowers and fruits,
Ready to give their produce and cool shade to you.

Loving regards,
The Tree who was once a Seed.

Signature Styles

Just a compilation of email-signatures which adorned my otherwise boring mails :)
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Cliches are often just hard truths tamed by familiarity

A free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought.

Efficiency is Intelligent Laziness.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and Im not sure anout the former.

"I Think;Therefore I Am"- a hyper-fuzzy-neuron of an insomniacal moron !

Never underestimate the power of stupid people.

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it
the seed of an equal or greater benefit" --- Napoleon Hill

"When you see the teeth of a lion, dont assume the lion is smiling"
---- An Iraqi Proverb

~~-- Where words fail, music speaks --~~

-- ~~-- Where words fail, even silence speaks --~~

=========Even if you are on the right track,===========
=========you'll get run over if you just sit there...!

Experience : The nice sounding name that men give to their mistakes.

I just stumbled on a great New-Year Resolution but its exactly the same as last
year's - "I will start Jogging "

-- "USA Today has come out with a new survey:
Apparently three out of four people make up 75 percent of the population."
- David Letterman

> Do not take life seriously. You never get out of it alive.

If I knew what I was so anxious about,
I wouldn't be so anxious. - Mignon Mclaughlin

I have blood group with an attitude -B+

If you see someone without a smile, give them some of yours.

I saw nrob yadot

Today made me wonder what have I gained in these 26 years of worldly existence..
I thought and researched and calculated and found the exact answer :

73.4 kilograms

The disclaimer quote

There is NO single philosophy or quote or law or proverb which is universally applicable at all people at all times and every possible situation. So dont go searching for one.

And that comes back to my old favourite- All generalisations are false including this one !

Oh See Sea !

its a rare disease - I usually cannot go without replying to all the personal emails from friends.
Which means that unless the other party stops replying, the mails would never cease !
I have observed such odd behaviour to conversations, chats, telephone, any form of communication.
Does that make me an OCC (Obsessive Compulsive Conversationist ) ??

Broken compass

Life is like a raging tornado,
and Im just a bumblebee.
Its takin me just everywhere
and I forget where I wanna be!

Fictitious Facts

Most human minds are always curious, and interested to know about things , however useless.
And where such curiosity cannot be fed with information, its the imagination that takes over  !

 

Enjoyed each one of these from a fwd..

because they sound a lot like my email signatures.... !

Here are some nice Dilbert's one liners ..:

1. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn't listen.

2. A friend in need is a pest indeed.

3. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

4. Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of your time.

5. When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.

6. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train.

7. Born free, taxed to death.

8. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

9. Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.

10. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

11. If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have
trouble putting on your pants.

12. It's not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.

13. I love being a writer... what I can't stand is the paperwork.

14. A printer consists of 3 main parts: the case, the jammed
paper tray and the blinking red light.

15. The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy
who invented the other three, he was the genius.

16. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to
appreciate it.

17. In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?

18. If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?

19. Beat the 5 O'clock rush, leave work at noon!

20. If you can't convince them, confuse them.

21. It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the
end.

22. I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

23. Hot glass looks same as cold glass. - Cunino's Law of Burnt
Fingers

24. The cigarette does the smoking you are just the sucker.

25. Someday is not a day of the week .

Friendly strangers

It is not humanely possible for one man to fully understand the problem faced by another, to exactly the same magnitude and seriousness. And viceversa, its impossible to accurately describe all the feelings, emotions attached to an issue to another person. So when people search for that special friend who 'understands', its always bound to be a futile, never-ending search. The maximum that one can hope for in friendships and relationships and avoid disappointment by doing so, is to find people who 'get the idea'. Nothing more, nothing less.

So its true that you are your best friend, and everybody else (other than God?) is just a friendly stranger !