'Swati[from Janaagraha] is the most knowledgeable NGO professional I have met in my life', said Carl. Peter added, 'this has been an altogether unexpected experience', Gina says, 'they flock you and surround you as if they have never met a white woman'..Denise says,'an old woman came up to me and touched my cheek, what does that mean?'…
Well! If you are all wondering who these people are…they were students from the US, visiting India on an educational trip…Gools was fortunate enough to meet them through Prakash in MindTree. Their professor Tim happens to be a TRIZnik and Gools was in awe of his observation and perceptive abilites…
I felt Gools transformed into a different woman when she was with these students, she displayed a sense of calm n camaraderie that mde the students feel at ease, and to a large extent extremely patriotic - informing her guests of an India they would never possibly know [the ease with which she cud switch accents ws quite a revelation J ]…I came to realize how strong and opinionated she was, whether it came to haggling with rickshw dirvers who would just up the prize the minute they set eyes on the firangs, or when she boldly claimed, 'definitely your friends would know that all Indians aren't dark n dirty' ;D when she had a photo-op[ :D she sometimes does things probably because she realizes that she can get away with it]…
Mrs Nut: Dots, I have something to add b4 u go on n on abt Gools n her life…a colleague of mine, whose husband happens to be a proff at NLSIU told me that in NLS the students requested a condom vending machine n the proff was left embarrassed…r v heading towards an India with youth confused abt thr sexual needs or choices, or are we being hypocritical abt one's freedom or choice or does this indicate that students as young as 18-19 lead a dual life where they think loving is abt being sexually invloved? Has promiscuity bcm the norm and r our children experimenting wit multiple partners? As a parent of two young professionals do I have to be worried? Are the media's views on issues such as these, a reflection of the actual life of young individuals?
Dotty: Mom, your questions are all valid and right, however, if some students request for a machine like this it doesn't reflect that all students would use them, besides thy may have asked the proff this just 4 'shock factor' :D n besides dnt men n women cheat on their life partners, hasn't this hypocrisy existed all along rite thru the annals of history… its also true that whn extreme freewill is exercised, ppl jst get fed up or further confused..for ex:chastity bands in the US have bcom a phenomenon aftr yrs of wild experimentations amng the youth… Indian youth happen to be in that phase whn things hav bcom accessible J n things wch provoke r usually xcitin [a perception] hence thy may try to indulge. However, v got 2 put a brk to redundant conversations wch create circles…
to be able to love is to be able to see the beauty of life in every capsule, every moment of life - in giving, in sharing, in smiling n if u hav been vocal n kind enough to instill in us this sense of warmth n belonging then the need to fit in, the need 2 run with the rest wouldn't matter…. I believe tat movie called 'cashback' chronicles the life of a young painter looking for the meaning of love beautifully, as long as we are influenced by the right medium one shouldn't worry to much cause what our parents give us is what we would pass onto our children J ….
Mr Nut: Hmm both you women have to get into these save the world discussions…wouldn't u rather worry abt ur investments wit the stock markets crashing? Not tat thr is mch to b affectd by, every event has an opportunity attached to it, just like Yossarian [in catch 22] made a business opp of the war, we can make the most out of investing while the risk averse stay away…
Junior: Paapa, all tat u seem 2 talk abt is money J I met Dotty's boss, n I saw in him the meaning of being 'equanomous/equipoised' if we all cud get to that stage whr nothing affects us wudnt life be simpler n more beautiful…heroes is running a new ad campaign n am sure looking fwd to the next season, if I were one of thm I wud b peter petrelli who cud take on everybodys gift n cud fly….
The event tat dotty wrote of last week was powerful, the music ws similar to a gospel rock show, however, using Indian bhajans n including the entire audience to sing along-added to the energy in the hall, so mch so tat some of the mentally disabled children who were part of the audience began to dance!!!
'Celebrating humanity is celebrating divinity' :) you will hear abt the book 'the secret' soon…as of nw it seems to unraveling itself wonderfully…t.c
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