Monday, May 11, 2009

a friend in need, is friend in deed

A friend in need, is friend indeed.
We’ve been told this quotation from our foundation classes. Though i used to copy the same in many essays at that time, but when I came in real consciousness, I always used to ponder that won’t you call the person friend who doesn’t helps you in stretched position?
If really, then i’ll conjecture it selfishness. in fact I remember that one of my best friends used to be very weak in studies, and he has never helped me in any point of my life at that time, yet we were very good friends, and even still the friendship continues.
On the other hand, a lot of guys have helped me until now in different stages of life, but they are not more then classmates, colleagues or proverbials. Thus, I stalwartly resist the quotation which is consist of self-centeredness.
indeed, friendship is a feeling that comes from the depth of the heart, it’s a gracious gift given by all mighty, it’s an element that keeps you blissful, and all that.
Is it a good idea to connect this righteous legacy from meager self-seeking beliefs?
Is it a good idea to exchange deals in it like businesses?
No, and a resounding no.
The friendship is a highly consecrated and emotional relation which is beyond to all the other relations exists on the earth.
Some also says that ass may also be minister in the time of requirement. If so, what would be the difference between ass and your friend?
I’m not refuting that friends should not help each others, but what I combat is that the criteria of choosing must be your true subterranean personage feeling which comes from the very corner of your heart rather then narcissism.
The friendship should be gallant where you can budge without having expectation, and I personally do not support to make friends only because they will help me in harsh circumstances.
No, the friend is a most excellent endowment we’ve been given by god, and it’s indubitably a disregard treating it narcissistic.
I can’t do it, and if you still can do it without considering on the things I’ve enlightened above, you’re salutable, and perhaps it will take long for you to understand what is life even.
I am neither trying to transport any ethical lesson, nor forcing my opinion.
It’s totally on your personal thoughts and opinion that what you belief, but I resist the quotation, and as I’ve spoke that much, you obviously know why.

Friday, May 1, 2009

what's in the name?

Shakespeare said, that there is nothing in the name, but why he use to sign with his name in the end of his compositions, is a big and controvertial question which I don’t want to raise on this junction.
Neither I am asking why Indian poets puts some drolls with their names like “jabardast”, “albela”, etc.

I m not talking about an IPL owner using team name to promote his brand (Royal Challengers), or an other “rajasthan royals”, or someone like “delhi dare devils”.
I have a slightly more fundamental question. Why is
it that none of the teams have an Indian sounding name. Leave out Mumbai (Indians), but the other seven? Even in ICL, except Lahore Badshahs, its the same
story.

BCCI or IPL team owners’ argument could be - we are trying to appeal to a global audience. But can’t that be done via some Indian names as well.
Banglore Hoysalas? Sher-e-Punjab? Rajasthan ranbankure? Delhi Pandavas or Mugals or Aryans? Leave it, I don’t want to think of all the controversial possibilities here, but why not?

Its not just the cricket team names you know. Think of recently created big brand names around you. Tell me how many of those are ‘local’ words or names.
Why is no local airline willing to use local words (pushpak, garuda, pawan, vaayu etc, keep thinking)? Why did UTI bank go Axis? Why is it called a ‘Nano’,
and not ‘sawaari‘, or ‘aam‘, or ‘rathh‘ (branding gurus can think better, pardon my weak attempts).

Unfortunately, they are trying to steer clear from traditional India from the sake of globalization.
They says that they have done it in English only because of it’s global impact and universal existence, but if it is so, then they could rather name it “international premiere league”
I don’t have any problem from English, but what I want is to keep alive the Indian tradition not only in the hearts of Indians, but in whole world,
What I want is to spread the Indian mores and conventions all around.
I’m not claiming that my views are companionable to be written in any philosophy book, but there’s nothing in being true country man, and to how far I am is neither a matter of consideration nore any of you should do so.
I know, that no big brand owner is reading this post, but if you are trying or even willing to start something, kindly have a deep contemplation before naming anything.