I still can't believe I plunked few thousands for a watch. This is more of an impulse buy. I would not do that regularly. I've been wanting a watch for sometime.
I used to spend on impulse while I was in US. Well, at that time I was single and the compensation more than made up for that. Can I afford that kind of lifestyle here, with the degrading economy and all?
The man who saved Pumblesdrop :)
'But for slain major, not even a dog will visit his house'
This was Kerala CM V.S.Achyuthanandan's remarks after he was asked to leave the house by the Late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnanan's father.
Appalling remarks from a statesman, who is supposedly 85 years old. Not in mind. Politics has truly gone to the dogs.
I am rooting for Indian citizens to be able to carry a firearm to protect themselves. Any law abiding citizen should be able to carry a gun for his/her own safety.
This might sound crazy in Indian context but proper arms and anger management training are the need of the hour. Every citizen must be able to protect him/her from these rifle toting maniacs that harmed people of Mumbai.
Here are some quotes from the text I found here.
"Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy, I'm always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? You'll pull the trigger with a lock on, and I'll pull the trigger. We'll see who wins." -- Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Mafia hit man
"The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like laws, discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside...Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them..." -- Thomas Paine, Thoughts on Defensive War in 1775
And from the world's gentlest human being:
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." -- The Dalai Lama, (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times) speaking at the "Educating Heart Summit" in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate
I am posting this from Blogo, which had earlier crashed while using Wordpress but seems to be working fine in Twitter and in Blogger.
What is happening over there in Mumbai is equally shameful as it is a tragedy for our great country. It is tragic for all the lives lost and injuries and panic for unsuspecting innocents.
Shame comes coz some whackos with big bagful of assault machine guns, hand grenades, bomb materials and what not could land in the center of Mumbai and go freely and take down two of the most important hotels in the country.
Agree that terrorist attack could happen anywhere but this is not the first time or even the fifteenth time that this has happened. Fidayeen is one of the oldest forms of attacks modern India has known and handled. They why we don't pro-act and always react?
Probably, we, as a result of a false understanding of our culture, have grown to accept mistakes (rectifiable at that) as a result of fate. This attitude frees us from guilt but can sometimes bring great grievance and we would bring ourselves to be happy about it that everything is for good.
Its not just about terrorism but there are so many atrocities around us. We've been constantly advised by parents, friends, well-wishers to not indulge in any unwanted/sensational takes on politics/religion and look after our own affairs. We continue to accept whatever shit that is being thrown on us.
We don't know how to solve our problems. We have grown weak and soft. We feel that changing the world around us is best left for a messiah or a savior, who probably would come riding in a white horse wielding a sword at the end of the universe. Who is going to save us until then?
