I am uploading this post a little late...I wrote it on the night before our DTSP exams. The soul reason being because I wanted to write something that didn't involve equations and functions. We are all control freaks by nature...No matter how much one denies...We are...We like to believe that we have some sense of hold over every aspect of our lives...Family, friends, career, boyfriend/girlfriend, spouse, kids...everything!!!
We want to KNOW everything and stay within the confines of our COMFORT ZONE so that we FEEL we are in control. Ironically this need for control gets even more pronounced when one is provided with independence, choices, freedom...the works!!! Seems strange??? Think about it!
While I am a stickler for freedom with responsibility I sometimes can’t help but think why should a person always follow what is supposed to be done. Why does one have to keep himself/herself in front of books before an exam? Why not go out and do what your heart fells like?(It has its own drawbacks too!) Why should a person always know all the time where he’s headed for in life...why can’t for once he/she throw caution to the winds and go with the flow...while we may not always be presented with an opportunity to do so nor can we sometimes afford the risks that come along; we can however in some insignificant ways lose the sense of control, get out of our comfort zones and hand over our lives to the unknown forces around us for may be just a while...Here’s how:
1) This one is inspired from a friend’s blog, the next time you are listening to your mp3 player instead of you choosing a song for yourself let the player decide for you...Ask yourself any random question or think of any random person before a song begins...You’ll be surprised at the kind of insights it can give you...
2) Go to a library, pick up any title that interests you but you don’t necessarily want to read and flip through the book and come across a random page and a random line...Again you may just be amazed at the connection that one line has to any part of your life...
3) Close your eyes and flip through the contacts in your cell-phone, maybe you’ll come across the number of a long-lost friend, an acquaintance who you haven’t been in touch with for a while...Make that call or send a message...You never know how that call could change your life...
You truly will be amazed at the kind of insights, revelations, associations that can come up when you handover your life to something as insignificant as a music player, a book, a cell-phone etc...That’s why when destiny has a plan for you it is something that makes you break the shackles of your comfort level, makes you reach greater heights than you thought was possible, unleash the dormant potential and see the world you didn’t know exists...Happy Exploring!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
My first 20-20-20 match
It was a perfectly sunny morning, humid as usual. The venue was Thakur Polytechnic. The match was supposed to start at 10 a.m. but the pre-match preparations had to begin at 8. The forecast wasn’t very encouraging though with server Gods playing spoilsport the previous day. After a bit of frisking and fingering(Yes I had to do that too!!!) I reached the pitch where the game was to be played. Exactly 2hrs 15 mins was to be the duration of the match not a second more as decided by the officials .At the stroke of 10 the match began.
The first few overs were a run feast. Taking full advantage of the power play I started adding runs though treading cautiously as the pitch was doing a bit. It was more about INTERPRETATION than anything else. I played along skillfully keeping average in mind. Afterall AVERAGES are very important for success. As the ball got a bit old it started to reverse swing. But that too didn’t pose much of a problem as I had SUFFICIENT DATA about the ball. But one always needs to be careful as data can be misleading and hence a few deliveries almost beat me. Later when the spinners came on they created quite some trouble and me being a bit weak against them some very good LOGIC was required to face them but in the end I managed to sail through.
The next powerplay was the real slogfest. I had to just add and multiply runs to maximize my score. It was like the part-timers bowling and almost each and every delivery being a loose one. Here again SUFFICIENT DATA about the bowlers helped me a lot. Also the GEOMETRY of the ground came in handy at times.
The last 20 overs were spent mere comprehending . Here I learnt a very important lesson-A man’s ABILITY lies not only in COMPREHENDING but also how he copes up with the JUMBLED problems that he is always faced with. Also he must learn to CORRECT his own mistakes. The better he is at correcting his mistakes the more are his chances of succeeding . And finally since it is CAT what you are hearing all around these days here is a CAT question…The last line of this post has been deleted. Complete the post by selecting the most appropriate option.
a). Cut the crap
b). STFU
c). _|_ _|_
d). None of these
.
The first few overs were a run feast. Taking full advantage of the power play I started adding runs though treading cautiously as the pitch was doing a bit. It was more about INTERPRETATION than anything else. I played along skillfully keeping average in mind. Afterall AVERAGES are very important for success. As the ball got a bit old it started to reverse swing. But that too didn’t pose much of a problem as I had SUFFICIENT DATA about the ball. But one always needs to be careful as data can be misleading and hence a few deliveries almost beat me. Later when the spinners came on they created quite some trouble and me being a bit weak against them some very good LOGIC was required to face them but in the end I managed to sail through.
The next powerplay was the real slogfest. I had to just add and multiply runs to maximize my score. It was like the part-timers bowling and almost each and every delivery being a loose one. Here again SUFFICIENT DATA about the bowlers helped me a lot. Also the GEOMETRY of the ground came in handy at times.
The last 20 overs were spent mere comprehending . Here I learnt a very important lesson-A man’s ABILITY lies not only in COMPREHENDING but also how he copes up with the JUMBLED problems that he is always faced with. Also he must learn to CORRECT his own mistakes. The better he is at correcting his mistakes the more are his chances of succeeding . And finally since it is CAT what you are hearing all around these days here is a CAT question…The last line of this post has been deleted. Complete the post by selecting the most appropriate option.
a). Cut the crap
b). STFU
c). _|_ _|_
d). None of these
.
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