Taking a break from Fall from the Zenith series, this topic cannot wait to get out of my mind. Dreams. Last weekend I saw a superb movie called Inception directed by Christopher Nolan and who doesn't know him. To be honest, if had to make a film, it would be on dreams. Dreams are most powerful creations of human mind. They redefine your thinking in so many ways, take you to another world of your own. The power of dreams is so much that they can decide your destiny or make you invincible.
Although, I am not in the mood to discuss serious things now.
Here are few dreams that I have had and never forgotten. Most of them are nightmares but, the thing is, only bad dreams are interesting.
Ghosts of the Caribbean
Now, this dream was the first that I remember and that too because it won me an award in the school for writing competition. The theme was nightmares. I will tell you exactly what I wrote in that competition.
This day, my grandmother was in a mischievous mood. She was trying to scare us, the kids. She told us a story in which a man died in his dream and never woke up. She compelled everyone of us that it was true. That if you die in a dream, you really die. So, never die in a dream.
The following night, well it was bound to happen, I had a dream. I was on a ship. This ship could be ancient, very old indeed. I was on the main deck. There was fog everywhere. Not even a single thing was visible. I started to walk, in search of an exit. The mist was so thick that I could have bumped into many things but, I didn't. After walking some distance, I saw something moving beyond the thick veil of mist. Actually, there were a lot of things. White wispy creatures, swaying all over, from ground to sky. The very presence of them seemed to take out the very warmth of my breath. The chill was unnerving. Then my foot hit something, it made a loud noise.
It was like a commotion. The white ghosts saw me. There was fire in their eyes. All of them headed for me. I was so scared that I ran away from them. It was like an invisible brick on the ground and I tripped. All the ghosts were surrounding me. The chill was driving me mad. I got up and ran through them. The feeling of running through them was like being trapped in sheets. I toppled and before I knew, I was flying. The flight was very short and it ended in a splash. There were sharks in the water. Maybe around hundred or maybe a thousand. All surrounded me. They faced up, all hungry, as if they were smiling.
I woke up, all sweaty, as if I was really in the water. But I was still alive. I did die in my dream. Most often grandmothers are right but, not this time.
My Worst Nightmare
The above dream was a fantasy. Considering, the age I had that dream, it was bound to be. Now, the dream I am going to describe you now is very real. It may or may not sound scary to you but, when I had it, it was.
I am at home. My mental condition is unfit. Truthfully saying, I am totally mad. I need a mental asylum but, I don't know why they have kept me at home. I am lying on my bed, mouth open. Everything is dark. Its still not night but still everything is gloomy, even the lights are switched off. Suddenly, the door bell rings. I get up and run towards the door. The thing is, I don't run normally. I run like an animal, on both my hands and legs, much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings movies. I open the wooded door. What I see through the metal door with metal net, scares the shiver out of me.
At first glance, it seemed like a monster. It was a big dog, almost the size of a tiger. It had big teeth. Although, the dog was standing still. It did nothing but stared at me. I got mad. I started beating the metal door with my big hands in order to shoo it away but, it wont move, not even twitch. The feeling I was experiencing at that time is unexplainable. I was so scared that I would have died. I started barking like a dog. Somehow, the door opened and the animal jumped at me.
After that I don't know what happened but, I must have died. My sister told me that I was making a barking noise in my sleep which was not like a normal bark. It was more of a crass. I was really scared that day.
Mars Attacks
This dream falls in the category of weird and funny dreams. Apparently, I was playing cricket with my friends in the field. There is an attack there. Big machines come out of nowhere, much like the ones in War of the Worlds movie, or maybe Crysis. They start throwing huge red balls of lava at us. We run.
We are in the mountains, so the backdrop is drop dead beautiful. I am a savior in this dream so, I am pretty much indestructible. On the run, I save my friends from the big red lava balls. They land just in front of me, at my back, some of them even hit me. Finally, we reach a safe house. This is an abandoned hotel. The windows provide us the view of the war scene. The humans are getting wiped out by these big machines. There is trauma everywhere. Everyone in the room is scared.
After few long minutes, there is boredom in the room. So, my friends plan to continue the game. We start playing cricket in the hotel room with big windows. After few hours, we get tired and go to sleep as though nothing has happened.
Next morning we see that the machines are lying vacant in the ground and people are dancing. We go to the ground, climb up the machines, and examine their structure. I listen a few jokes from a sardarji too. The dream ends here.
See, the dreams can be as weird as that.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
Fall from the Zenith : Episode 3 - In God's own Backyard
At a place unknown to any human being, where the lord of the world resides, there was a commotion. The messenger had arrived from the dead universe, he had brought some grave news from planet earth of the events that had happened and were going to happen. Council of Gods were called upon.
"I had abandoned that planet because of a grave mistake I had done, that is, the creation of the creature called Human. Now if they want to destroy themselves, why should I care?" said Glauentraun, the lord of gods.
"But there are still many who believe in you. The fact that your name is being dragged into this conspiracy will destroy that belief. And we all know here that in your heart you still care for mankind. End of this belief will lead to end of the mankind. Well, I think it is time, my lord, to go back to your home and save it from utter destruction. Save the one thing we all cherish, life." said Damachronus, the chief councilor to Glauentraun.
There was a consensus in council to the words of Damachronus.
"What you don't understand is that it is not easy to manage billions of lives. I would need help." said Lord Glauentraun.
"Then appoint a guardian." said Damachronus with straight face.
The look on the face of Glauentraun was so chilling that a million suns could have frozen from it. He had decided what he had to do.
*********
The FBI's investigation clearance was extended to the maximum. The investigation was now an international one. G20 was the core group of primary investigations. The fact was established that there was an global terrorist group involved.
"The gun was fitted in the White House just a month ago during the renovation work, however the builder is clueless and I suppose he should be. This must be done by an impostor. This is pretty high tech technology here. So you shouldn't rule out the inside help case." said Agent Reese Walker to Larry Cox.
"I am not ruling out anything just yet. Our investigation is going too slow." said Cox.. Apparently his interrogation with the Mayan leader was a dampener. He could not hold him further since, he had delegate's privileges. Nothing got out of that meet but scrutiny from White House. "Have you contacted all Hindu groups in the city?"
"The interrogation is going on as we speak but, sir to tell you the truth, we are not much hopeful of them. What do you think? Priests and uneducated followers can create something this massive and sophisticated. Considering the bullet diagnostics from India, its military grade nanotechnology only available with some experimental facilities." said Walker.
"You checked with these facilities then?" said Cox
"There is a problem with this. These are private facilities and with no access at all to govt. Namely two facilities stand out. These are Rellac Enterprises owned by Jonas Victor and Pombos Chemicals owned by Robert Chiavo" said Walker.
"We need an undercover operation. We will strike them like the way they did!" threw Cox.
*********
The Ishi Dior concert was not canceled inspite of the incidents of the morning. This was done to prevent panic from spreading in. The security was air tight. Additional forces were deployed at the outer ring. All other layers were handled by private security.
The concert was attended by at least 20,000 strong crowd. The blockbuster song from the album "Craters in My Heart" was playing. There was a wave of shouting fans all over. In midst of all the noise there was another wave, a silent one. The one that brought 25,000 people down to death within 5 seconds.
"I had abandoned that planet because of a grave mistake I had done, that is, the creation of the creature called Human. Now if they want to destroy themselves, why should I care?" said Glauentraun, the lord of gods.
"But there are still many who believe in you. The fact that your name is being dragged into this conspiracy will destroy that belief. And we all know here that in your heart you still care for mankind. End of this belief will lead to end of the mankind. Well, I think it is time, my lord, to go back to your home and save it from utter destruction. Save the one thing we all cherish, life." said Damachronus, the chief councilor to Glauentraun.
There was a consensus in council to the words of Damachronus.
"What you don't understand is that it is not easy to manage billions of lives. I would need help." said Lord Glauentraun.
"Then appoint a guardian." said Damachronus with straight face.
The look on the face of Glauentraun was so chilling that a million suns could have frozen from it. He had decided what he had to do.
*********
The FBI's investigation clearance was extended to the maximum. The investigation was now an international one. G20 was the core group of primary investigations. The fact was established that there was an global terrorist group involved.
"The gun was fitted in the White House just a month ago during the renovation work, however the builder is clueless and I suppose he should be. This must be done by an impostor. This is pretty high tech technology here. So you shouldn't rule out the inside help case." said Agent Reese Walker to Larry Cox.
"I am not ruling out anything just yet. Our investigation is going too slow." said Cox.. Apparently his interrogation with the Mayan leader was a dampener. He could not hold him further since, he had delegate's privileges. Nothing got out of that meet but scrutiny from White House. "Have you contacted all Hindu groups in the city?"
"The interrogation is going on as we speak but, sir to tell you the truth, we are not much hopeful of them. What do you think? Priests and uneducated followers can create something this massive and sophisticated. Considering the bullet diagnostics from India, its military grade nanotechnology only available with some experimental facilities." said Walker.
"You checked with these facilities then?" said Cox
"There is a problem with this. These are private facilities and with no access at all to govt. Namely two facilities stand out. These are Rellac Enterprises owned by Jonas Victor and Pombos Chemicals owned by Robert Chiavo" said Walker.
"We need an undercover operation. We will strike them like the way they did!" threw Cox.
*********
The Ishi Dior concert was not canceled inspite of the incidents of the morning. This was done to prevent panic from spreading in. The security was air tight. Additional forces were deployed at the outer ring. All other layers were handled by private security.
The concert was attended by at least 20,000 strong crowd. The blockbuster song from the album "Craters in My Heart" was playing. There was a wave of shouting fans all over. In midst of all the noise there was another wave, a silent one. The one that brought 25,000 people down to death within 5 seconds.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Fall from the Zenith: Episode 2 - The Mystery
Few Weeks Ago
Ishi Dior was the most popular and much loved music sensation these days. Her recent albums like Craters in My Heart and Jump to Fall were instant blockbusters. Recently, she had announced a world tour, a mega concert that had already sold about 2 million tickets worldwide. One fine morning, her security guard told her that she had a visitor that wanted to discuss the security details of her concert. Assuming that the person was from organizing company, she let him in.
"Hello ma'am. I am Jonas Victor from Rellac Enterprises." introduced the visitor himself. "I am here to discuss with you the security arrangements for your world tour."
"Please have a seat Mr. Victor." said Ishi, accepting the greetings. "I thought that Incom International was organizing my event. What business do you have here?" she asked.
"Actually ma'am, I am here to tell you that Incom Int. is no longer handling your security. They don't need to do so." said Jonas.
"What do you mean by this?" said Ishi, slightly perturbed.
"Now Miss Dior, if you would listen to me carefully, without making any noise, this would be easy." said Jonas and took out his gun from his coat. "No no, don't even try to call your security".
"What do you want?" said Ishi, totally frightened.
"Ms Dior, we have your family on our watch 24x7 and if you try to do anything stupid..." said Jonas.
"Please don't hurt my family. I will do anything for you. Please." cried Ishi.
"Alright then. Now, you have to do only a small favor for us. Just hand over the security to us and rest we will take care ourselves. But if you try to tell this to anybody, even when your concert is over, your family would have to pay the price." said Jonas in a sinister way that would make any man or woman shiver.
Ishi agreed.
*******
In the event of death of the Prime Minister in mysterious circumstances, Indian investigation agencies were put on fast track. Although, the situation in every country was similar, the Indian investigation was important as you will see. The CBI was put on as the principal investigator while other agencies like NIA, military, police etc. were kept on the hook.
The CBI had made a peculiar discovery. The weapon that killed the PM was recovered. This weapon was a bullet but none like ever seen. This bullet was made of a wax like substance and contained a nanotechnology based circuit in it. While the forensics were still working on the operation of that circuit, the initial review of the bullet relieved a strange detail. There was a mark on the bullet, not of its made or something commonly found on a bullet but, a symbol.
Ishi Dior was the most popular and much loved music sensation these days. Her recent albums like Craters in My Heart and Jump to Fall were instant blockbusters. Recently, she had announced a world tour, a mega concert that had already sold about 2 million tickets worldwide. One fine morning, her security guard told her that she had a visitor that wanted to discuss the security details of her concert. Assuming that the person was from organizing company, she let him in.
"Hello ma'am. I am Jonas Victor from Rellac Enterprises." introduced the visitor himself. "I am here to discuss with you the security arrangements for your world tour."
"Please have a seat Mr. Victor." said Ishi, accepting the greetings. "I thought that Incom International was organizing my event. What business do you have here?" she asked.
"Actually ma'am, I am here to tell you that Incom Int. is no longer handling your security. They don't need to do so." said Jonas.
"What do you mean by this?" said Ishi, slightly perturbed.
"Now Miss Dior, if you would listen to me carefully, without making any noise, this would be easy." said Jonas and took out his gun from his coat. "No no, don't even try to call your security".
"What do you want?" said Ishi, totally frightened.
"Ms Dior, we have your family on our watch 24x7 and if you try to do anything stupid..." said Jonas.
"Please don't hurt my family. I will do anything for you. Please." cried Ishi.
"Alright then. Now, you have to do only a small favor for us. Just hand over the security to us and rest we will take care ourselves. But if you try to tell this to anybody, even when your concert is over, your family would have to pay the price." said Jonas in a sinister way that would make any man or woman shiver.
Ishi agreed.
*******
In the event of death of the Prime Minister in mysterious circumstances, Indian investigation agencies were put on fast track. Although, the situation in every country was similar, the Indian investigation was important as you will see. The CBI was put on as the principal investigator while other agencies like NIA, military, police etc. were kept on the hook.
The CBI had made a peculiar discovery. The weapon that killed the PM was recovered. This weapon was a bullet but none like ever seen. This bullet was made of a wax like substance and contained a nanotechnology based circuit in it. While the forensics were still working on the operation of that circuit, the initial review of the bullet relieved a strange detail. There was a mark on the bullet, not of its made or something commonly found on a bullet but, a symbol.
You might not be familiar with this symbol, neither was the CBI officer until he was told by a sub-inspector that it was the not so normal form of writing OM, the ancient hindu symbol. How was this symbol related to the conspiracy? This question rang in the mind of Suresh Mehta, the CBI officer who was the incharge of operation. He immediately ordered inclusion of Dr. Dev Shashtri, head of dept of hindu mythology in Delhi University into the team to assist in mythological side of this event.
Shashtri listened to the circumstances and made a theory straight on-site. He mentioned that somebody is trying to give them signals. He correlated the symbol to Lord Shiva, the god of destruction and the date 21st Dec 2012. He said that somebody is trying to say that the end of the world has arrived and that somebody has the plans to execute it and that this might not be over yet.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Fall from the Zenith : Episode1 - The Breakdown
"These days, the news is so unimportant. Specially the news which makes the headlines. "Oil spill, Environment in danger", "Nuclear peace deal reached between two countries", "Man robbed a bank, Caught". This is all so boring." said Robert while taking his usual morning walk with his best friend.
"Yes, i agree with you, man. There is not much thrill these days, like it used to be in the good old days. With technology coming in, there is no suspense left. The criminal gets caught within a week or a month at the most. I must say that the quality of crimes and criminals is getting lower day by day. I think this world expects a better quality of criminals." said Jonas, with fun on his face.
Laughing, Robert said, "I tell you Jonas, if our plans go right, this world will see terror, it has never seen before".
Laughing and discussing their plan, the two walked away. Occasionally meeting fellow morning joggers, who greeted them. The other morning wanderers didn't know that the two people they met everyday were about to commit something that would shake the very foundations of the known modern world.
******
Four Months Later
It was morning of 21st December 2012, President of USA woke up early. He thought he had heard some clicking noise. On looking around, he found nothing out of ordinary. He had an uneasy sleep. As it was holiday season, the workload was less. Yesterday he had met the leader of Mayan society, who had assured him that there would be no mass suicides in his country and that his country has moved on from the myth surrounding the date. He was very relieved of that meeting.
He looked around his room. The renovation had gone pretty well, he thought. There was it again, the clicking noise. Before he could turn around to see what it was, his world went blank. The revolutionary leader was down on the floor, dead. His last expression was still pasted on his face, of confusion.
******
CNN BREAKING NEWS: The President of United States of America is dead. He died this morning at 4:30 AM under superbly mysterious circumstances. The initial reports have suggested murder but, under such heavy security, it is currently not possible to determine how such an event could take place. We are getting reports that head of states of more than 60 countries have died overnight. Emergency protocols have been imposed in all these countries have been imposed to preserve law and order situation. These countries includes Russia, England, China, Asian Sub-Continent, European Countries, Australia, Middle-East. These events occur on much awaited and popular day of 21st December 2012. The question is, is the end of the world as we know it? It certainly looks like it. The authorities have requested people to remain calm and avoid any travel. It is ensured by them that they are in full control and the investigation is going on....
******
Chief of FBI Special Agent Larry Cox was on his way to FBI headquarters. His world has turned upside down when he got a call from headquarters about death of the president. "How on earth was that possible!", he thought. "Certainly an inside hand". But he knew, that even with an inside hand, it was near to impossible to kill the president.
On reaching FBI HQ, the second-in-command Agent Resse Walker briefed him about the turn of events.
"Sir the room has been wiped clean. There is no evidence of forced entry, neither any sign or any marks on president's body. Perhaps, it seems that he just died of shock. Medical team says that his brain just stopped working leading to heart failure. However, a slight melt of the floor marble." said Agent Walker.
"Melt on the floor? What do you mean? It could have been there before also.", remarked Cox.
"No Sir, forensics have determined that it is fresh and could have been made when president died. And sir, some additional details just coming in, head of states of about every country in the world is dead.", said Walker.
"I know Agent Walker but, our only priority now is POTUS. Others will have to deal with there country alone. Any possible leads on who the killer might be, or who might be involved?", asked Cox.
"Sir, the only lead is the head of Mayan Society. That too because of the date.", answered Walker.
"Then take him into custody and get him here. I want to interrogate him myself.", ordered Cox.
"But sir, the evidence against him is totally circumstantial and...", said Walker
"You listen to me Agent Walker," said Cox with stern look on his face, "the president of your country has been killed by some lunatic and this country when it wakes up will be in panic. To prevent that we have a limited time frame to catch the organization behind this. And nothing, I repeat, nothing leaves this. Is that all clear to you?".
"Yes sir".
"I want tag teams ready to strike, with all the senators and VVIP personnel. Lets go to the White House, I need to have a first hand look at the evidence. When the Mayan leader arrives, inform me. Lets go." said Special Agent Cox, ruthlessness on his face. He with his team left for White House.
Back in India, fear was crippling.
To be continued....
"Yes, i agree with you, man. There is not much thrill these days, like it used to be in the good old days. With technology coming in, there is no suspense left. The criminal gets caught within a week or a month at the most. I must say that the quality of crimes and criminals is getting lower day by day. I think this world expects a better quality of criminals." said Jonas, with fun on his face.
Laughing, Robert said, "I tell you Jonas, if our plans go right, this world will see terror, it has never seen before".
Laughing and discussing their plan, the two walked away. Occasionally meeting fellow morning joggers, who greeted them. The other morning wanderers didn't know that the two people they met everyday were about to commit something that would shake the very foundations of the known modern world.
******
Four Months Later
It was morning of 21st December 2012, President of USA woke up early. He thought he had heard some clicking noise. On looking around, he found nothing out of ordinary. He had an uneasy sleep. As it was holiday season, the workload was less. Yesterday he had met the leader of Mayan society, who had assured him that there would be no mass suicides in his country and that his country has moved on from the myth surrounding the date. He was very relieved of that meeting.
He looked around his room. The renovation had gone pretty well, he thought. There was it again, the clicking noise. Before he could turn around to see what it was, his world went blank. The revolutionary leader was down on the floor, dead. His last expression was still pasted on his face, of confusion.
******
CNN BREAKING NEWS: The President of United States of America is dead. He died this morning at 4:30 AM under superbly mysterious circumstances. The initial reports have suggested murder but, under such heavy security, it is currently not possible to determine how such an event could take place. We are getting reports that head of states of more than 60 countries have died overnight. Emergency protocols have been imposed in all these countries have been imposed to preserve law and order situation. These countries includes Russia, England, China, Asian Sub-Continent, European Countries, Australia, Middle-East. These events occur on much awaited and popular day of 21st December 2012. The question is, is the end of the world as we know it? It certainly looks like it. The authorities have requested people to remain calm and avoid any travel. It is ensured by them that they are in full control and the investigation is going on....
******
Chief of FBI Special Agent Larry Cox was on his way to FBI headquarters. His world has turned upside down when he got a call from headquarters about death of the president. "How on earth was that possible!", he thought. "Certainly an inside hand". But he knew, that even with an inside hand, it was near to impossible to kill the president.
On reaching FBI HQ, the second-in-command Agent Resse Walker briefed him about the turn of events.
"Sir the room has been wiped clean. There is no evidence of forced entry, neither any sign or any marks on president's body. Perhaps, it seems that he just died of shock. Medical team says that his brain just stopped working leading to heart failure. However, a slight melt of the floor marble." said Agent Walker.
"Melt on the floor? What do you mean? It could have been there before also.", remarked Cox.
"No Sir, forensics have determined that it is fresh and could have been made when president died. And sir, some additional details just coming in, head of states of about every country in the world is dead.", said Walker.
"I know Agent Walker but, our only priority now is POTUS. Others will have to deal with there country alone. Any possible leads on who the killer might be, or who might be involved?", asked Cox.
"Sir, the only lead is the head of Mayan Society. That too because of the date.", answered Walker.
"Then take him into custody and get him here. I want to interrogate him myself.", ordered Cox.
"But sir, the evidence against him is totally circumstantial and...", said Walker
"You listen to me Agent Walker," said Cox with stern look on his face, "the president of your country has been killed by some lunatic and this country when it wakes up will be in panic. To prevent that we have a limited time frame to catch the organization behind this. And nothing, I repeat, nothing leaves this. Is that all clear to you?".
"Yes sir".
"I want tag teams ready to strike, with all the senators and VVIP personnel. Lets go to the White House, I need to have a first hand look at the evidence. When the Mayan leader arrives, inform me. Lets go." said Special Agent Cox, ruthlessness on his face. He with his team left for White House.
Back in India, fear was crippling.
To be continued....
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Me and My Experiments with Human Understanding
Part 2 - The Instinct
I tried driving with my eyes closed, not much of a risk, since I was driving in early morning traffic. I closed my eyes because the weather was very pleasant, just to get the feel. Suddenly something tells me to open my eyes and I see a child crossing the road. Brakes! The day was saved by none other but, the thing that told me to open my eyes. My Instinct.
The thing is so difficult to catch and experiment, that even Einstein could not find answers to his instinct, which told him the greatest theory till date. Yes, his theories were not derived from any experiment. The thing is that science has not got even an iota of idea about instinct. You can see Wikipedia and its ambiguous definitions, you won't find the answer you need.
As discussed above, this instinct can enable man to achieve huge things.The question is how? How can we know that something is going to happen? And how this thing almost always happens? They say that till date no machine can predict the future correctly. I will tell them that they are wrong! There is a machine in your body that gives you the exact future and almost instantly. Have you ever felt, while doing something, you don't feel all right or you feel extremely confident? This is a response that your body gives to a particular thought or an external stimuli. Your body cannot act alone. It has to be controlled by your mind. So, the answer lies in your mind. But, where in your mind?
You know, that there exists a machine or rather a computer that can predict events? This machine, called the Random Event Generator, can predict events that can happen in the future. It predicted the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars etc. It was found after 9/11 that it had predicted it, so, they could not be avoided and same with other cases. Without going into details, I would like to emphasis on how this machine works and I can tell you that its damn interesting. To say in simple words, REGs measures your mood and as explained earlier your mood or mind can predict the future. Ever seen a government official coming to your home and giving you a survey form to fill which has questions like these:
How is your mood currently? Very Good Good Bad Worse
How was your mood last night?
How was your mood today morning?
No, you haven't! That would be just plain hypocrisy. So, how does this machine measure your sentiments? The answer is internet.
You surely would have tweeted about this or updated your status or even through mail. Even the sites you visit tells your mood. A REG measures the sentiment of the world i.e. several internet users combined, and gives you a random event based on the combined sentiment of the world. REG works as a subconscious mind and generates dreams. These dreams might be true or not.
I am sure you would have got the answer to the instinct problem by now. It is the subconscious mind that generates instinct. The subconscious mind cannot be accessed by you voluntarily. It is like the protected part of your mind. Everything which you hear but not listen or see but not notice goes into your subconscious mind. When you sleep, your conscious mind recollects everything that has happened over the day. In this process of recollecting, it accesses your subconscious mind which provides only some random thoughts. Mix these with conscious thoughts and boom, dreams! Instinct is nothing but a dream. It is generated by your random thoughts. You may notice, instinct is not always right.
So, another mind-ly mystery solved, another myth blasted. I hope you understand this deep and grueling topic. The most difficult topic to experiment and understand.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Dead and Dying
People! There is a announcement to be made. The mind of the people of this world is dead. The basic ability to think is gone. If you think you can think, then think again.
Lets talk about politicians. We love to slam them, and this is the perfect time to do so. The so called union budget is out, and is hailed by economist as good. Now, lets talk about dead people. The opposition. Walkout on a budget speech? I mean are they mad, or have no common sense at all. When a finance minister is doing his constitutional duty of presenting a budget, he is not making his comments, what sense makes them walk out. Who are they trying to please? The common man will only abuse them, not hail them.
Lets move on to the next dead thing, TV. There is not a single Monday to Thursday 9 PM television serial, more commonly known as Daily Soaps, which is not dead depressing. They start crying on Tuesday and cry till the Tuesday 2 weeks after. This is plain 3rd degree torture. The silver lining in these are the YRF television shows, which are decent and witty. I recommend watching Mahi Way and Powder, the latter is just like the Prison Break of India. But, they have less viewers, so SONY TV has shifted them too 8 PM and 11 PM spots. I mean how can you relate with some auntieji wearing 5 kilos of make-up and 20 kilos of jewelery the whole day? Phew...
Last year, the social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook flourished like a dream. It was like morning started with twitter, orkut and facebook in the day, and good night with twitter again. The trend is slowing down now. This is called the stage of dying. Mind you, social networking won't die ever. It is a juggernaut that will keep rolling. Only, the trends will change. Social networking sites are cliche now, the next big thing is awaited. Only innovation can save this sector. Otherwise, they will be like Ekta Kapoor K-serials. Dead and gone.
Next up is the part 2 of MEWHU.
Lets talk about politicians. We love to slam them, and this is the perfect time to do so. The so called union budget is out, and is hailed by economist as good. Now, lets talk about dead people. The opposition. Walkout on a budget speech? I mean are they mad, or have no common sense at all. When a finance minister is doing his constitutional duty of presenting a budget, he is not making his comments, what sense makes them walk out. Who are they trying to please? The common man will only abuse them, not hail them.
Lets move on to the next dead thing, TV. There is not a single Monday to Thursday 9 PM television serial, more commonly known as Daily Soaps, which is not dead depressing. They start crying on Tuesday and cry till the Tuesday 2 weeks after. This is plain 3rd degree torture. The silver lining in these are the YRF television shows, which are decent and witty. I recommend watching Mahi Way and Powder, the latter is just like the Prison Break of India. But, they have less viewers, so SONY TV has shifted them too 8 PM and 11 PM spots. I mean how can you relate with some auntieji wearing 5 kilos of make-up and 20 kilos of jewelery the whole day? Phew...
Last year, the social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook flourished like a dream. It was like morning started with twitter, orkut and facebook in the day, and good night with twitter again. The trend is slowing down now. This is called the stage of dying. Mind you, social networking won't die ever. It is a juggernaut that will keep rolling. Only, the trends will change. Social networking sites are cliche now, the next big thing is awaited. Only innovation can save this sector. Otherwise, they will be like Ekta Kapoor K-serials. Dead and gone.
Next up is the part 2 of MEWHU.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Five Things to do Before I Die
1. Sky Diving - You cannot ask for more thrilling experience. Everyone has a dream to fly. This can be the closest experience. Plus I would like to do it with my favorite music playing in my ears, Rehman probably.
2. Bungee Jumping from 007 Bungy Jumping Center, Ticino, Switzerland - Bungee jumping is the ultimate adrenaline rush you can achieve. I dream of this from the first time I saw this on TV. By the way, the location is one of the highest you can go!
3. Write a Book - That is understandable, isn't it? I love to write. This blog is a living example. Well, I've about 50-55 ideas on the story of the book. The problem is to choose one. ;-)
4. Make a Fantasy Film - Oh ho...I have got about 1000 genuine ideas about this. Big Hollywood set, big stars, humongous special effects, even bigger than Avatar, 3D without glasses. Here, funding will be a huge problem!
5. Be a part of revolutionary movement - This means bigger than save the tiger campaign, no offense guys. I really want save the environment thing to grow, to the heights of independence movement. And I have a big idea for that too!
P.S. - Hey guys do like the new name of the blog?
2. Bungee Jumping from 007 Bungy Jumping Center, Ticino, Switzerland - Bungee jumping is the ultimate adrenaline rush you can achieve. I dream of this from the first time I saw this on TV. By the way, the location is one of the highest you can go!
3. Write a Book - That is understandable, isn't it? I love to write. This blog is a living example. Well, I've about 50-55 ideas on the story of the book. The problem is to choose one. ;-)
4. Make a Fantasy Film - Oh ho...I have got about 1000 genuine ideas about this. Big Hollywood set, big stars, humongous special effects, even bigger than Avatar, 3D without glasses. Here, funding will be a huge problem!
5. Be a part of revolutionary movement - This means bigger than save the tiger campaign, no offense guys. I really want save the environment thing to grow, to the heights of independence movement. And I have a big idea for that too!
P.S. - Hey guys do like the new name of the blog?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Me and My Experiments with Human Understanding
Part 1 - Gathering the Truth
All this while when I was away, I was experimenting. I was trying to find out the hidden universe and how it works. This universe is nothing but mind. As we all know, our mind and our thoughts are the most complicated thing in the universe. How thoughts are generated? This question has no scientific answer yet. It has deluded scientist for years. You should have heard of Artificial Intelligence but still, its artificial. This makes this topic very interesting to experiment with. But I am not concerned about the scientific part.
Nobody can draw a conclusion about how a mind works and respond and certainly not at my age. That is why this experiment is a life long one. Although some parts of this experiment can be discussed. So, part 1 of this experiment is to find out the truth in anybody's response. Again, no conclusion can be drawn. Other parts will be shared in other posts.
Truth, is what had actually happened, is what you actually thought, is stranger than fiction because fiction is made-up and truth is a physical reality. Now, how is truth physical when we are talking of mind and thoughts? The answer lies in body language. Lies are not taken in a good way by the body. You can figure it out yourselves.
The elusive question still remains. How to get the truth out of somebody? Trust me, it needs practice. Even your own reputation and behavior makes all the difference. Even if somebody knows that you are trying to get it out when the person is unwilling, he won't tell you anything. Well for the matter of fact, you have to be a good liar to get the truth out of somebody. I am only talking about the worst case scenario. Some people just spit it out, some just need a slight push, some are really tough nuts to crack. You have to find a way in. The best method is to start a conversation depending on the victim's mood. Then go for it directly. Ask the question. If the truth comes out, then you will know it. Trust your instincts. The problem comes when you are told to go away or words like "nothing" or " kuch nahi" comes out.
Before saying anything more, I would just like to say that when somebody really doesn't want to tell you anything, then don't disturb him/her any more. There is other side to this too, sometimes you need to share someone's feelings. It is necessary to make him/her feel good. Extra forcing can lead to serious trouble. Once this is taken care of, proceed.
Now the fun begins. Now you have to play. Truth can be known in three moods anger, frustration or laughter in increasing order of difficulty. Just bring that person to one of the above three thresholds to bring out the gold. Here you have to do it yourself. Much have been told. Just a tip, go through the motion very quickly.
Please guys and gals, try not to try this on your good friends. They will tell you the truth themselves. Try this on the person you envy.
This was my experiment. I was just giving you the procedure. I am not claiming myself to be a guru. These are just my thoughts and I am sharing them with you.
I just tell stories and they just turn out to be true.
All this while when I was away, I was experimenting. I was trying to find out the hidden universe and how it works. This universe is nothing but mind. As we all know, our mind and our thoughts are the most complicated thing in the universe. How thoughts are generated? This question has no scientific answer yet. It has deluded scientist for years. You should have heard of Artificial Intelligence but still, its artificial. This makes this topic very interesting to experiment with. But I am not concerned about the scientific part.
Nobody can draw a conclusion about how a mind works and respond and certainly not at my age. That is why this experiment is a life long one. Although some parts of this experiment can be discussed. So, part 1 of this experiment is to find out the truth in anybody's response. Again, no conclusion can be drawn. Other parts will be shared in other posts.
Truth, is what had actually happened, is what you actually thought, is stranger than fiction because fiction is made-up and truth is a physical reality. Now, how is truth physical when we are talking of mind and thoughts? The answer lies in body language. Lies are not taken in a good way by the body. You can figure it out yourselves.
The elusive question still remains. How to get the truth out of somebody? Trust me, it needs practice. Even your own reputation and behavior makes all the difference. Even if somebody knows that you are trying to get it out when the person is unwilling, he won't tell you anything. Well for the matter of fact, you have to be a good liar to get the truth out of somebody. I am only talking about the worst case scenario. Some people just spit it out, some just need a slight push, some are really tough nuts to crack. You have to find a way in. The best method is to start a conversation depending on the victim's mood. Then go for it directly. Ask the question. If the truth comes out, then you will know it. Trust your instincts. The problem comes when you are told to go away or words like "nothing" or " kuch nahi" comes out.
Before saying anything more, I would just like to say that when somebody really doesn't want to tell you anything, then don't disturb him/her any more. There is other side to this too, sometimes you need to share someone's feelings. It is necessary to make him/her feel good. Extra forcing can lead to serious trouble. Once this is taken care of, proceed.
Now the fun begins. Now you have to play. Truth can be known in three moods anger, frustration or laughter in increasing order of difficulty. Just bring that person to one of the above three thresholds to bring out the gold. Here you have to do it yourself. Much have been told. Just a tip, go through the motion very quickly.
Please guys and gals, try not to try this on your good friends. They will tell you the truth themselves. Try this on the person you envy.
This was my experiment. I was just giving you the procedure. I am not claiming myself to be a guru. These are just my thoughts and I am sharing them with you.
I just tell stories and they just turn out to be true.
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