Last year of decade!

        This year is marks the start of last year of a decade. We all do the 10 year challenge and try to recall what did we think or do 10 years ago! 10 years is a long time. We lose people, we meet some people , we learn something new, we unlearn something. The list of things and emotions we went through will be a long list. Overall, whether we achieved what we set  out to or on a total different path, we should always be grateful.
     Personally, i have grown to  finally live for today and let go of the grudges or whatever we call them. One thing which helped me was to let go of social media from life. Basically uninstalled the facebook app. I also sparingly use whatsapp to express myself. Though that has become a necessity and cannot be completely removed. This has purged some noise and i get some additional time to look at something beyond "what everyone is doing on social media".
  I no longer have a new year resolution in life , though i do have bucket list of things i want to do, which again is flexible and i don't hinge my life on completing these. It does need a lot of control to stop using social media. I do use quora a lot, to read. The leading innovative change course i did from UC berkeley helped me look at work problems slightly differently as well. I no long hinge my decisions on what i think, i really try and ask questions more and arrive at solutions.
   That doesn't mean i am some know it all, i have good and bad days. But, it could be life experiences which make you slightly wiser as you grow old. I have also decided to just let things take their course in few things which are not in our control. I no longer second guess what others think and align myself to it. People will think what they think , unless i am harming someone or someone is harming me, i just let it be.

Secular state

 Lately i just see important leaders getting news coverage for visiting temple, posing with lota and folded hands. When it started sometime back, it was good to see them. There was a felling of secular state that, we can showcase everything we do and feel. We need not be afraid to practice our faith. But, when this became a broken record every other week. It really didnot go down well with public.While people what changes at ground level, we have enterprise level national projects running. And as well know enterprises takes years to work.By then, things move on, people change.
  This could be the reason why the elected party is now losing all over the place. They have forgotten the instant gratification, which people expected from them. They become too long term and futuristic. While we do need a bullet train, its the poverty and farmer issues which people really need help on. They don't care if they travel by ox cart or bullet train when they are hungry.They only care about hunger and instant food. I hope the next 6 months are enough for them to redeem themselves. I am not supporting anyone at this point as opposition too is mired in caste-ism and family politics.
     I just hope that we reach a level of secular state where secularism is not about religion alone, but also is about how we run and showcase our personal lives to public. Our leaders need to stop showcasing and really start working on ground level. 

Tripping to reality

     Its been a hectic week,  i had a complicated training and usual office work past week. On top of that , the traffic is a killer of time in Bangalore.I took my son to park today, to give myself a break and burn off some extra calories.We walked , played and enjoyed the breeze. Then when i was exiting i heard some music, it was 3 people singing something on loudspeaker. There was a difference that these people were blind. In my hurry to walk and looking at them i tripped on a wire. I basically turned off their power to speaker. So, they were singing but there was no music. I just ran and connected their speaker again.
   Just made me realize that with my working eyes i tripped, how do they manage in life. I see everyday blind people going about daily business. I see one near KR puram railway station.He walks with such confidence, that without his stick you wouldn't know that he cannot see.I know a regular one who takes a bus from Ramiaah bus stop. I have spotted them from years now. But, what do i mean you must be wondering. I only wonder that with so many people dying in accident , suicide ,you would think that they will get eye donations.But, looks like the pledges are just pledges. I have told my spouse strictly that , once i am gone , i need some working parts be donated. I have pledged my organs, but the key is that my near and dear ones recall this, when the time comes.
  Why did i end the sabbatical of blogging with this? Well, i also had a donation ad appear on my facebook feed. It just made me sad that, we all pledge, but do we have anyone who will follow through when the time comes? I just hope so .I would love to live on in someone :).