Adjudicated Parallels

There is a section of knowledge seekers who go after it in places the same doesn't exist. So much so that the person or presenter they mimic and follow is too less equipped to help them reach the goal. This can be disastrous to their commitment of time invested or model followed. I came across such a situation, wherein people were glued to the television featuring news. The anchor of this tv channel was thought by them as a medium who taught pronunciation and nuances of the English language by the news he presented. This is simply weird as these people are known to blurt out many wrongly pronounced words. The teleprompter wields a few tricks too. It can be argued that the best way to learn pronunciation or spelling or develop a vocabulary is through reading intellectually-acclaimed books. More so, using dictionary and looking up for words helps too. These ways are more infallible than the lone Presenter of a Show.

There are quite a number of writers who dither on the topic of creative freedom in coming up with their work- maybe, articles or books. As the topic is too opaque and is divided, a good number of these professionals come up in mind. Well, in my case, two people can be conjured up. One was inspired by his muse often and other was not. The first one is Khushwanth Singh. He states in his autobiography, 'Truth, love and a little malice' that there was never a time in his whole life at workplace where inspiration came to him of its own accord. The famed writer further goes on to reveal that the deadlines rather than the inspirations forced him to bring up a topic to write. He couldn't even indulge himself in crafting sublime words or phrases or polishing witty remarks for the last five decades of his life. The second being Rabindranath Tagore. This poet was brimming full of words that were very expressive. He never cut ties with his muse. There was never a time in which he ...

It is evident in many spheres of life- maybe, family or friends or acquaintances, there is a need of some space to be given to them. The moment that they realize us invading their personal or emotive space, all hell breaks loose. We should tread with caution and respect this great fact of their and our life. The busy world or nonchalant society adds fuel to it and sees that this is done or adhered to strictly. I was privy to one such incident wherein, being in a difficult situation and not able to manage this great fact, was dialing the close person's number quite often. This incident demanded discretion and patience from him. But, his busy life did not allow him to. The conversation grew cold and he began to behave abrasively. One of the first signs of this was disconnecting the call. This continued for many days and I realized that he had begun to be very irritating at me calling him. Even my presence was reviled by him, until I took control of the situation; we drifted clos...

There is great power in the mind and it depends on what one speaks about his/her problems to himself. 'Mind over matter' is the best suitable adage here. The mind behaves how and what one keeps saying to himself/herself. Great strides can be achieved through this. One who's strong in using his mind can master many things. Let's see, for example: One has torn his shirt in some circumstance like brushing it in the rough edges of a seat in the bus. He/She is bound to be embarrassed throughout that day when meeting each and everyone. Their prying looks may prove shameful for him/her. One way to counter this problem is say to himself/herself that people will look at the shirt this day only, but not other days to follow. This is because those who see it now are not able to show it to others the next day. There is absolutely no proof of it. Rumour dies down with no fuel to fire it on. As and when one encounters such issues with such ingenuity of mind, there can be no ob...

When you look at people around, there is a small amount of inspiration derived from how the ministries in the Government work. There cannot be an apt term for this set of activities and expectations for people or society or relatives or others friends. You become the ambassador of the allegiance that keeps you sworn to. For example: Imagine that there is an opportunity for you to attend your extended family's get-together. There, everyone supposes you to be the ambassador of your family. Every issue that is crept into or is related to your family members puts you in their shoes. If your family member has a fight with the extended family members or been acidic or foul-mouthed to their counterpart, there is an expectation for you to answer and manage it. This keeps you in the loop or you have to answer every query or complaint or ill feeling that the people bear as the victim of your family's member who unleashed evil. There is no room for being ill-informed or less initiate...

A very peculiar fact of a human's existence is his vision. Nobody can see further from his visual range as the senses of his body are limited. He may laugh at people, who in the near future are to be successful or a turn of fortune awaits them,  when they share that with him. But, to others who have faith and hope to carry to the distance, there awaits a good upheaval. I know a person who was privy to one such situation. There was no hope in the distance he could see, but suddenly --for the better-- the situation changed. The fact that there was no good field of work in his life, tormented him. Later, in the best possible way, he was introduced to the academic world without graduation. He turned into a Writer. People used to say all doors are closed and there is no future in the near distance. But, this was only a problem with their vision. A meagre income with a job satisfaction can mean a lot to people. So, it did to him. A good place in society is what a person can crave fo...

It is regrettable to see that people act on convenience or when it doesn't hurt their own selves. They lash their tongue out at others when gossipping. The moment the buck stops at them they devise myriad ways to end the talk. This is blatantly found in the various interactions with people. While taking a look at prominent personalities, this is not so. Many of these accepted criticism. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru accepted criticism from Atal Bihari Vajpayee in many of his speeches that acquired cult status in the parliament. He even introduced him to many dignitaries as praiseworthy instead of reviling. This shows great maturity. Taking a leaf out of these stalwarts books, can help many win accolades. One should be on their toes and develop great character. Constructive criticism with a pinch of salt can do wonders.