The Edge Of Reason

Yesterday it was Christmas,lovely day and an even lovely festival.People all over the world go about wishing one another,what a lovely thing to do.I do the same.But was just wondering yesterday as to why people just wish you for Christmas and New Year and not for any other festival say Sankranthi or Ugaadi or Holi.
while many do , there are many who do not.I query, why not?
Am above all these,don't believe in God or any religion though.Still this is one thing that continues to amaze me any given day!
strange that people of all religions and faiths wish each other a Merry Christmas or a Happy New Year when it is actually a Christian New Year and CHRISTmas,sounds great when people celebrate each others festivals and awful that they don't do it when it comes to festivals of other religions!
The only reason I could figure out is that it's Western and many numskulls still find it cool to celebrate the festivals that Americans do!That is an awesome thing to do but at the same time why not a few of our festivals as well?
well...that's the way it was and that's way it is but I really hope that we could avert the 'will be' part of the clause!

This post will feature soon in another blog of mine,that's gonna start soon.
Well...this is about the incomprehensible facet of life,love rather.
I was watching the movie "Hazaro Khwaishein Aisi",it's all about a guy called Siddharth ,a girl Geetha and another guy Vikram,set in the late 1960s.This guy Siddharth loves Geetha and so does she,Vikram also loves Geetha.Unlike other movies all three of these people are aware of this.Sid is a rich lad(alliteration was unintentional!),son of a retired judge over here,Geetha is also from a relatively well to do family.Vikram's father is a Gandhian and knows that he cannot afford choosing a path for himself that is uncharted.Sid on the other hand is into Marxism or rather a blend of socialism and Marxism that is naxalism today.He is moved by the plight of the oppressed class in many villages across the country.
He goes to a small village in Bihar,many didnot know that it exsited,leaving his love Geetha,Vikram also loves Geetha madly...
The story moves on like this,was an awesome flick on the whole,but what moved me personally was the character of Vikram,I thought and strongly believe that this Vikram resembles me in more ways than one.We are from a similar background,not that my father's into Gandianism,but the Financial status of both is similar,what irked me most was Vikram's love interest.He loved a girl who also loved him but second only to her boyfriend,that boyfriend of hers,as a fact of matter,didnot like him.Geetha gets married to one more guy,not Sid and Vikram gets married to a girl,not that he is not happy,he is.He becomes a rich man,all by his own and his glib tongue and fixing nature,don't know bout the similarity on that count though.
Geetha keeps comin to Vikram for help and he helps like any other dear friend,he bails her out of all the problems.
This person Vikram becomes her shoulder,to weep she loves him for all that he does,still,if you want to give a name to this relationship,you have none,he is not her boyfriend,not a lover,much more than a friend,does what even the closest and the dearest person would not,why then?
well there are a few things in this world that you can never answer,you don't know why,you don't want to comment or comprehend,still you do.Is the girl using you,hell no,she is an angel,she has a life of her own.
You were more concerned that hurt when you discovered that you are not the person she wants to spend the rest of her life with,she appreciates your concern but goes ahead,she heeds you and furthermore needs you in every walk of her life.
You still move on with your life,she pops up time and again in your life.You give your life and soul to her,bail her out,again there is never a time when you donot love your girl as much,or your love fades a shade or two,still you always felt that had it been Geetha for Vikram and not that Siddharth.But you have come a long way,no longer do you get jealous of that other person in her life,you want to help her out and stay there to support her all along,you are not bothered about the consequences or what people around think,because you love her and that simply means that you want to see her happy ,always,at any cost.
Now the question,Is it not what true love is all about?about seeing her happy
but again there is one more thing what did you get out of all this,no...not the girl for sure,peace of mind,no,happiness in your family,no...then what?her love,this answer sounds bromide,silly but true.
Is it that divine,so pristine,so above all things that you don't even hesitate puttin ur life, your happiness at stake just to see the person you love,happy.
hmm...well some questions donot have an answer...do they?

I call it a total 'screw up',first I don't realise what I have to do and what is the direction I need to head for that,I start late,it's not that all late starters end up the way I did ,esp. not when we are talkin about an exam like CAT that requires nothing but planning,intelligence,excecution,comittment and above all Management;I don't think we need any hardcore toiling for CAT nor for any other exam ,it's smart study that you need and not hardwork,the worst part is,am a hardworker and don't believe in studying less am the kind of a person who would slog day in and day out for all I wanted and the results never did justice to the amount of ardour I put in,but well isn't that the case with millions of other people,many of who believe that they should end up at the top slot,but usually have to settle of something that is less than the best.
well...all that matters now is the fact that I cannot make it this year and some of my friends would actually get a call,converting it is a totally different thing(I'll come back on that!)
The next exam I have on hands is FMS ,on the third sunday of 07.When I was just thinking of all these,I drew a funny parallel,here it goes:
my position ,regarding the MBA entrance examinations, is just like that of the Indian Cricket team.People expected a lot from you till sometime in the near past,but they gave up most of their hopes,seeing your performance of late,same with the Indian Team.
They play exceptionally well at some point of time,to an extent that the expectations of the well wishers increases and people start assuming this to be the best team ever and even think that they can get us the world cup,a kickass exam like CAT in my case.This is a milder way of saying that both of us are 'phenomenally inconsistent'!
No matter how good team India plays whenever it comes to an event where they can show their mettle,they sure lose and so do I.Furthermore,when we have a big event like the world cup around the corner,WE tend to play way below our standards.This has been,was and is the case,am not sure of the 'will be' case and being a hardcore cricket buff will never say that,because love comes with a lot of optimism.So has been the issue with me as well,I had a poor record initially,kinda improved midway through,screwed it up later,ie,now.
And with such a poor run in form,I don't think any sane person will have problems guessing the outcome of the matches in the newer version of the game,twenty20,that requires speed in everything such as scoring some big runs in lesser balls etc.Not what our team was ever known for,nor is it used to such things.FMS is a similar test,all said and done it is a test for speed,basically am not used to that.Because for a question I could not solve in CAT,am quite sure there are many other people who can't and I don't lose much,not the case with FMS though,for every question I can't solve,am losing some very precious percentage points.
So I guess my stakes are pretty low,when it comes to FMS.But am not playing anything down nor am I closing any more gates on me.
So,am planning to give my best shot and leave the rest to fate(or whatever it may be!)
Wish me luck guys!