It so happened that one of my flat-mates birthday fell on June 23. Everything happened as usual, in the sense that everybody greeted him at 12 midnight, cake was cut, distributed and cake splashing on face etc. etc. Well! The unique thing started after that. All the other flat-mates (obviously, excluding me) made him lie on the ground (fortunately between him and ground was a mattress), switched off the lights, one or two people held cameras to take shots and they started beating him.
I guess the birthday-boy was also having fun in screaming while getting beaten. Some more adventurous people had arranged sticks and all to beat him. I, in another room was thanking god that it’s not September 24 and was wondering whether they are punishing him as to why on this day did he come in this world. This went on for 5-6 minutes. Needless to mention that the cameras keep switching hands as nobody wanted to miss his chance.
Having spent 23 months in a Government Organization and two months in private organization, I guess that I've been able to squeeze out some differences between the two. This one I’m very keen to write- Things are nowhere perfect and nor can it be made perfect. As one of our ASB super-seniors told us on the very first day that “If everything is going perfect, there is something wrong.” The problem which I see in the Government Organizations (When I talk of Government Organization, I refer to the majority of the non-productive organizations) is that bureaucrats over there try to make procedures and things perfect. They keep on complying with rules and that is where the vicious circle of delay and non-competency begins (DMRC being an exceptional exemplar).
Whereas in private sector people will know that things are not perfect, nor will they strive to make things perfect. They will just try to adjust with the situation. I’m not trying to say that people in private sector are happy with their imperfect situation or they are impotent to make things perfect. These people are concerned with results and not so much with procedures and rules.
When I didn’t have a cell phone, I used to carry a pocket-pad where I used to note important numbers, events, dates etc. Also, on coming across some nice quotations, I used to make a note of them. This holiday when I was randomly going through them, I thought to share some of them. So, here it goes-
Kshama sohti usi bhujang ko, jiske paas kaal-garal ho.
This simply means that forgiveness suits to only those people who have the power to punish (otherwise people may think that one is forgiving because of one’s impotency to punish).
She is special, in the sense that she has nothing special (no need to explain :p). -niks
Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be sure that he will never hit the mark; yet as sure he is he shall shoot higher than who aims but at bush.
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
Never measure the height of a mountain until you’ve reached the top. Then you’ll see how low it was.
Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope up with it.
I can forget you, this cannot happen and you may forget me, this I’ll not let happen.
A smiling face, a word of cheer; can stop the falling of a tear.
Dena hai to aankhon mein wo rubaai de,
Ki aaine mein mujhe tu hi dikhaai de,
Aur kaash aisa taal-mel ho sukoon-e-sada mein...
Ki pukaroon main jab tujhe to meri awaaz sirf tujhe hi sunaai de.
[Rubaai means light (roshni)]
And the best one comes from Oscar Wilde:
Women are made to be loved, not understood.
