Contemplating Life

Cellphone, Cancer and You!

2011-06-04T20:31:00.002+05:30

We all have been hearing this since our parents handed us a my-connection-to-the-world device- Cellphone. And this, somewhat, was the piece of advice given to us before we got it- please use the cellphone as the last possible option as it is not good for your health to keep using it constantly. As if their bodies are made up of steel and that they could breach their own slated rule. :P

Cannot blame them too. They have been hearing from different media about the hazards of using a cellphone, rather over-use of it and caution us due to family interest.

I cannot help but fail to understand everytime I read the excessive-cellphone-use-is-not-good-for-health news. We can never cut down our usage, can we? Even when you are sitting in a corner of a big wedding hall where you can see your pal at a visible distance, you still tend to dial him, don't you? Cellphones and internet have become conquered the centre of our lives when it comes to communication. It has become more of an indispensable device than owned by choice.

The carcinogenic characteristics imparted to us by the use of cellphone is being studied and researched by the researchers. According to a recent report by WHO, the harmful waves emitted by cellphones may cause brain cancer in the long run. The degree of harmfulness is still a doubt, however, its nature is known. Still, can we manage to cut down our use? Hardly.

My friend who believes in maintaining good public relations which he doesn't by sending(read annoying) everyday sms forwards and emails sent me one on the topic few days back. I'd like to quote his forward mail below-

Today's economic times has an article :"Mobile Phone Radiation causes Cancer".
Mobile phones should be kept on silent mode and kept away and should be seen every 2 hours. U can than reply to all your missed calls and messages. All big people do the same. Follow that practise. Also do not sleep with your mobile it is very very harmful.

I appreciate his concern for all our batchmates to whom he forwarded to(yes, this too was a part of his daily spamming! :P ), but this, my friend, is really difficult to apply!

Are you going to stop your cellphone usage even by a minute? Too much to ask, no? Silly me!

To conclude, I'd like to leave you with the cliched thought-
Cellphone is the necessity, Cancer may be the byproduct but You are the master!

Accepting False Limits

2011-03-27T16:46:00.002+05:30

"I will never be able to dunk a basketball. This is beyond discussion.

Imagine, though, a co-worker who says, "I'll never be able to use a knife and fork. No, I have to use my hands." Or a colleague who says, "I can't possibly learn Chinese. I'm not smart enough."

This is a mystery to me. A billion people have learned Chinese, and the failure rate for new kids is close to zero. If a well functioning adult puts in sufficient time and the effort, she''ll succeed.
I don't accept for a minute that there's some sort of natural limit on your ability to do just about anything that involves creating and selling ideas.

This attitude gets me in trouble sometimes. Perhaps I shouldn't be pushing people who want something but have been taught not to push themselves. Somewhere along the way, it seems, I forgot that it's none of my business if people choose to accept what they've got, to forget their dreams and to not seek to help those around them achieve what matters to them.

Not sure if you'll forgive me, but no, I'm not going to believe that only a few people are permitted to be gatekeepers or creators or generous leaders. I have no intention of apologizing for believing in people, for insisting that we all use this moment and these assets to create some art and improve the world around us.

To do anything less than that is a crime."

--- These are the excerpts from Seth Godin's Blog. There is an interesting analogy that we can derive from the above post for ourselves as young gunners of the country. Of course, we have our own interpretations though.

Quora: The Next Big Thing?

2011-03-03T18:25:00.001+05:30

A few days back I heard a few students talking in the train about Quora. Nothing that I was hearing it for the first time but they got into an interesting discussion - Is Quora going to be the next big thing?

Surprisingly, no one differed and all were contributing in favor of positive side of the topic. That's when I thought I'd better check that site again. That's when it clicked - Yes!

BTW, Quora is a website where you can post your questions and people answer your questions, answerer could be anyone - from a school kid to an executive in a company to a research scientist, anyone! Having said that, Quora looks to me like an exclusive discussion forum in a magnified manner. Any question you post will be answered by someone interested in that area and there are frequent discussions you can choose to have on your selected topic with different people. That is, you can expand your contact list too if you've been frequently getting a participation from the same set of people. Who knows? You people may collaborate and work out on some problem together.

I went too far with it, didn't I? But that was my first impression of Quora. The fact is, wikipedia describes Quora as 'online knowledge market' and I think that is pretty much what is required to describe it.

Is Quora The Next Big Thing? Certainly. It will serve as a replacement to online forums. Instead of going to different portals and posting your queries, you might get all your answers here, all in one place. Frankly, there's one more factor that influences my opinion here - founder. He is the ex-CTO of Facebook. Afterall we all know how Facebook is a part of our lives, just as Google. I expect Quora too, to be on that list, soon!

Back To Blogging

2010-11-23T13:39:00.003+05:30

Its been a long time I have lost my hand at blogging. I so want to share and discuss issues that I come up with. Ranging from daily routine things to some tip sharing, I also want to share the awesome posts/articles that I come across. All I want is to share, share and share. Also there are few interesting gimmicks I am looking to share here. All the stupidest things I have been trying to do since I have walked in my degree college, VJTI.

Hoping for a great blogging time ahead.

What keeps you up at night?

2010-09-06T01:11:00.000+05:30

- via Aditya Sengupta

The Delusion

2010-06-26T23:23:00.003+05:30

Why are you so obsessed with me? Yes, this isn't Mariah Carey's song lyrics but these are the words spoken by the world around you. Everything that we come across in this world is a delusion. Thinking that a particular thing is yours, you fight for it, but after the achievement it is devalued. Today you buy say, a new cell phone. You will play around with it for some days, take good care of your new toy, but after some point of time you will forget that care and just begin using it, concentrating on its main use rather than the very features that fascinated you to buy it!

We can correlate many things in life with this example. We get fascinated about a few things until we achieve it or shall I say OWN it. But later we somehow tend to forgo those feelings. Think on this a bit furthur more and you will find that everything on this earth is like a delusion, a mistaken impression. It is rightly said in our Hindu scriptures, "Everything in this world is NASHVANT." It means that one day or the other, you are going to leave this earth. Neither your possessions nor your own body are permanent. Then why do we fight over such things? Two brothers going on such a big fight that have thoughts of killing each other, and over what? Over a silly property.

God has given the ultimate power of brain to every human being. Its just that you need to realize it. And for that ultimate power, you need to know yourself. Know thy self and experience thy ultimate power! So stop looking around the delusion (which is solely responsible for invoking the feeling of jealousy) and look inside. Peep within and not without!

So what are you waiting for, go dive within yourselves and know the ocean of power within you.

There's so much to feel !

2010-06-24T23:23:00.002+05:30

There are so many different kinds of people in the world. They differ in taste, nature, enthusiasm and many such things. But somehow they forget the very basics of life. Yes, they forget to live. Because of some emotional tragedy that they face in life, they seem to forget things that are present around. And because they forget them, they think their life is worthless and take wrong steps, steps like suicide. Is that the ultimate solution? Not really.

We are here upon this earth to live. Live life. Enjoy within the boundaries defined by nature and culture. Everyone faces ups and downs in their life, but that does not mean you take life outta your body. No. There are many solutions. Go look around. There is so much to feel. Yes there are so many things in life that you can feel. Have you ever thought what satisfies you the most in life? Have you ever thought of putting in an effort to think what your life is worth of? You can always make a new beginning forgetting the past. I understand its not too easy but when you truly incline yourself for betterment, it will be an easier path to follow. Trust yourself and feel your emotions. This article is dedicated to all those of you who have experienced loads of pains in life. Just be hanged out there. Just don't give up!!! You will emerge strong from such situations. May the force be with you.

Take Care.