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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

StoryInPicture #1


When the smile is innocent,
When the immaturity is cute,
No worries and only plays,
You are enjoying and ambivalent,
In the life's best phase.

The first thing that comes to your mind when you see the picture is, "How adorable?" Obviously he is adorable but I am not going to bore you people with the emotions of a child being innocent. Rather this picture conveys something more than the cuteness of this child.

Let us consider a man that spends his eight hours working daily. He may be discomfited or may be partially happy or may be he is satisfied with his life, doesn't matter. Now show that man this picture and I am 100% sure you are going to see nothing but a smile on his face and that is the true power, the true story of this photo.

It reminds us of that no matter how much you grow up, there lies a child within us that still wants to be carefree and we can give it to him. All it takes is to smile in life unconditionally.

Problems and humans are like opposite poles of magnet. They always find a way to get near to each other. It's completely on you to be the same pole as your problems or be harum-scarum and find a way to smile and enjoy.

It also tells one more thing. In your life only thing that matters is you. You are the one that should always be in focus and all the other things will get blurred at some point of time or the other.

I could have easily edited this picture to make it more appealing but it would have been a shabbiness because just like one's childhood, its memories must also be pristine. This picture makes me yearn to return back to my childhood but I know that's not possible. I just contemplate that it was fun to be kid and if allowed I would like to be a kid once again, once more.

Photograph By: - Umang Jain

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

It's Time - The Global Perpetrators

In Hindu mythology, when the cruelty of Ravana reached beyond toleration, Lord Vishnu came himself in one of his avatars: Lord Rama to end his period. The same happened when evilness of Kans over his people reached way beyond overhead and Lord Vishnu came in the avatar of Lord Krishna to end his period. And why one must see the examples in only Hindu mythology, there are also excerpts in Islam, Christianity, Jainism like every religion. The main point here to notice is that evilness is always defeated by good and if to do that if God has to come himself he will.

It's very obvious of you all to chew over why am I opening religious books of every religion about good and its victory over evil. Read the title again. Yes, there you go. Got it? It's time folks, it's time. Time for Supreme Being to come once again in one of his avatars on earth to balance the things again and this time he will come with more powers because this time there is not a single Ravana or Kans but many and many who need to learn a lesson.

Let us begin our give-and-take with rather a simple and short group of people. Politicians. Not all of them but some of them would be found guilty in that judicature of almighty because you know they are the most powerful people that do bad and wrong while holding a very good and prestigious line of work. Well if you ask me about their punishment I will say they will be punished more than criminals because criminals at least do what they are meant to do. I am not saying that criminals are any good but at least they have decided that they will do all these things while bearing a bad image in the society. These politicians on other hand are rather phony. The discussion of politics and politicians is vast in itself which will need another post I guess and therefore without going further deep into discussion let's just say that they will be punished first and foremost of all the culprits.

Now comes the group about which we had a little talk in the above paragraph. It may seem a total irony to you all and some of you may even find it mirthful but according to me this group will be least punished. I am talking about criminals. Saying that merely on the basis, that they do what they are meant to do would not only be total unjustifiable to the society but is also very likely to exasperate one but my logic lies in that they are bad people doing bad and therefore they are less punishable than politicians, terrorists, and people.

The last word of the last paragraph must have astonished and flummoxed you. People? Punishable? We? Punishable? Me? Punishable? It will bruise you but the answer is yes. According to me, the general people will have the second most severe punishment in that court and why it should not be? You see of the four I mentioned we people are the ones that do every wrong we can while being innocent and clean-handed. You might ask what is that crime we do! The fact is everything. There is a legion of things that we are collectively doing wrong and our crime is the only offense that hurt no people, no humanity, no sentiments ut above all the nature. For an example take Global Warming. There are plenty other which will easily fill my whole post and that gives the enormity of our actions. Whether you believe it or not but when that deity comes on this sphere mark my words we will be punished in an unforgivable way.

Discussing three of the four main perpetrators, let's talk about the worst of all. This community will be last that will be punished because the decision of how to punish them will be toughest for the God and is surely going to take some time. Plus they will be punished in a badass manner. Terrorists. Terrorism. These two words are two of the most serious threats facing the entire human species. Terrorism a feeling of nightmare spread by its so-called agents: terrorists. Oh sorry, sorry! They are neither agents of terrorism nor terrorists. They are rather the agents of Jihad: Jihadists sent by God himself to avenge those who do not listen to him. And God sent them on earth on his lieu because he's currently contemplating what made Sajid Khan to make "Humshakals". Basically, God is busy so he sent them. And those who didn't understand the whole sarcasm part please make yourself useful to almighty and start cogitating over "Humshakals". Well, jokes apart but the whole agenda terrorist is rather a joke.

They say they are sent by God. I ask why? Why god sent only you? Why only humans? I mean he could have sent like Bengal Tigers of India, lions, elephants of Thailand or maybe Pandas. Why only them who have thought of themselves as angels sent by God and have equipped themselves with ammunition.

Okay, let's accept that they are messengers of god part for a moment but then they say they will kill those who don't listen to God and in their belief, this God is no one but they themselves. So basically if someone doesn't listen to them gets killed. They say they are completing God's work whereas the fact is all they savor is killing the innocent people. And if anyone likes killing innocent too, welcome to the party otherwise be ready to invite your loved ones to your funeral soon. Let this fact be very clear to those calling themselves angels that if you say the war against humanity is the only way to spread and accomplish God's mission then you are on Ravana's side, not Rama's.

You love killing, then it's okay but why waste human lives just for your hobby. I suggest be a butcher and start killing hens and chickens. At least that way poultry diseases can be controlled and you will also help in God's mission, not much but yes that will do.

I also don't seem to understand the futuristic world they dream of. Let us for one moment accept all the beliefs they have. Then one day this sphere we dwell in will be free of people that they think do not listen to God or more specifically to them. Then what next? I mean this world is full of those people that like to kill innocent people and nothing else but after such a cataclysm there will be no one left for them to kill, so basically they will have to indulge themselves in killing hens and chickens. Then why not to start doing the work which you are ultimately going to and that too after so much struggle, fight, destruction and catastrophe.

All I know is that all their beliefs, all their agendas contradict themselves and may be I am wrong on my part but it doesn't matter because I am going to be punished any way and I am ready for it. All that matters is the severity of your punishment you are going to get and the question: "Are you ready?"

It's time now because no matter what, whenever evil has spread beyond the allowed boundaries God came to balance things and as this famous proverb says it all: "History repeats itself."

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Quote of the Day!

Laayi hayat aaye, qaza le chali chale; na apni khushi aaye, na apni khushi chale.
(Life brought me, death took me away. I neither came of my free will, nor leave with my consent.)
-IBRAHIM ZAUQ

Thursday, September 15, 2016

We Are Who We Are!

Science and technology have been our partner in a paramount role in our endeavor to evolution and revolution. Just like us, they have advanced with time. Like from galaxies to Big Bang, from watches to smartwatches, from computers to supercomputers, from security to cyber security, from internet to cloud computing, from robots to machine learning and artificial intelligence, from man on moon to Mars mission, from energy to nuclear energy, from planes to jets, from applications to mobile apps and a sempiternal legion of stuff that we even are not aware of. It is no wonder that a small part of this technologies enables a person like me to write and you to read on the same platform which we collectively call as the blog. And without mentioning the personnel behind all these miracles we have now and are going to have in coming future which make our life so easy and comfortable will be a total injustice not only to the entire community but also to me because I am also one of them: THE ENGINEERS!

Given the above paragraph, you all must have deciphered the purpose of my writing this article and I guess you are right. First and foremost I wish a very Happy Engineers' Day to every engineer whether I know you or not, whether you have changed your profession or not, whether you had failed miserably in your academics or whether you are not an engineer now but were once.

So 15 September marks what we collectively celebrate as Engineers' Day. As a matter of fact someone happened to ask me today how am I feeling today to which I replied in a very feeble manner that it's a normal day and I have got to do my quotidian works like usual but what I didn't say was that as the clock hit 12 in the midnight and a message popped up in one of my WhatsApp group wishing Happy Engineers' Day I felt very very special as an engineer and I will tell you why.

The preliminary stage of engineering is basically supported on three pillars: Physics, Chemistry and Maths. And this stage enable you to see literally everything and anything according to their pedagogy and perspective. You start seeing every small thing in your life, be it a pitcher or the cooling effect of the refrigerator or the spin of the ball, everything is science. At this stage, all you know is that you are preparing your mind for engineering but what you don't know is that there lies a world there which is way beyond these subjects, albeit everything depends on them.

Then comes the entry in the core engineering world and I bet that this is one of the most memorable life journeys in an engineer's life. You find yourself in 'x' acres bounded region which is basically a boundless scope for you to express and showcase yourself to learn and grow in the unlimited opportunities at your standing at your gateway. You see the wonders of humanity in your books. You see and perform the miracles carried out by someone like you in your labs. You go and implement things you have learnt so far in the real world and while doing that you learn and grasp more. You carry out various projects that aim to improve the current systems or invent something new of its kind. And all this is too much fun that we love doing what we do.

Well why engineers are special has no specific rejoinder but I can try to tell why: simply because time and tide wait for none but engineers can even stop them. You see from every simple thing in our life to the every great invention this human race can come across there lies a hand of an engineer. I am not being vainglorious here but the car: we drive; internet: we use; mobile: our life; laptop: we work upon; electricity: running this world; roads: we use; buildings and skyscrapers: our lifeline; aeroplane: we fly in: heavy machinery: manufactures unlimited number of items, everything was invented and are build by the engineers.

I felt so special because I know literally everything I see today around me is a result of a team of people where each individual is like me: An engineer. And we all must accept the fact that neither we realize nor we give the credits and appreciation engineers deserve for what they have given us. Well, I know everyone must be busy celebrating and wishing the engineers what all of us collectively forget is to thank them. And therefore I would like to say to each and every engineer: Thank You.

In the end, I will just like to state that we are not important, we are necessary and I read somewhere and it aptly points out us:
We are cheaters, but we do not cheat humanity.
We hate to study, but we love technology.
We flirt with flirters, but we are true lovers.
World can't change us, but we can change the world.
Because we are who we are. We are the Engineers!