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The story theory

Every two people have some story linking them. Their story can be explained by the equation: Story = S * p(1)*p(2)/ r^2, where S = story coefficient, p(i) = expressed traits of person i, and r = similarity coefficient between persons (value range = 0-1) Above are qualitative parameters. (PS - Please don't beat me up for this)

The parrot

"You shall have your freedom", Said the generous master, As he opened the cage. The parrot was delighted, As he suppressed his joy, And controlled his rage, For so long he had wished, To be free and be Up in the sky. At last his chance had come, And towards his destiny, He shall fly. And then the realization dawned, That his wings were clipped, How shall now he even try?

Happy New Year

Ten years ago, somewhere around this time I was preparing for the biggest thing in my life. That was the make or break thing for me. HSC, they said was the biggest thing in life, or at least so it seemed. For me (and probably many others) it was the end of the world. Probably most of us didn't have a clarity of what we wanted in life (and many of us are still clueless!) but we nevertheless marched ahead in the pursuit of our destiny, Little did I know that it was just the starting point of the "challenges" to follow. From the cocooned shelter, it was now a wild ocean out there - sometimes calm and often turbulent. Maybe, a lot many of us are still afloat, not without our fair share of bruises and injuries though! I often wonder, what was the difference between me then and now ? Some might say, there a sea change in everything about me. Some would vouch for the fact that I haven't changed for good, while probably a lot many others would say, I am as useless and h

Word List

Tried out making a list/ cloud/ whatever of words I used often in my blog. This was the result ! ( http://www.wordle.net/ )

That old man in the train

"This place seems haunted", said the voice. It was half past midnight and I was the only other person in the compartment of the local train. I was completely drenched and on the verge of catching cold. But that was least of my concerns. I just wanted to reach home safely. The train stopped on the bridge due to power failure and the place was engulfed in darkness.  The only sound I could hear was that of incessant rains.The only other person was an old man, probably in his 80s or 90s, or maybe even 100. "Yeah. It looks so.", I replied indifferently while shuffling songs on my ipod. "Maybe, there are ghosts around", he said. "It surely is scary, and we seem stranded in the middle of nowhere", I replied trying to hide my fear. "Do you believe in ghosts?", he asked. "No. I don't", I replied, with a gentle laughter. "Ah! This current generation doiesn't seem to believe in anything", he replied while

A run against time

And I found myself running ... Running really fast, unfazed by the drizzle, for there was a lot at stake. Few moments ago I was walking briskly. But I soon realized that I was running against time. There was a train to catch. It would probably have gone by now.  Or maybe not. Maybe, there was still a chance and it was the last chance I had. If only I could make it to the station in the next minute. I could hear the sound of the train. Its gentle whistle, announcing that it was ready to move ahead. But I was nearby. If only I could tell it to wait for me for a minute. I sped past the small station building. It was not crowded. And then I was on the platform to see the train leaving. I ran in the direction of the train. The train was still chugging slowly. If I could run fast enough, I could probably manage to catch it.  I gathered all my energy and started running. I was sweating and panting all along. But catching the train was really important. It was the last chance I had.

Power corrupts ?

Random thought - As the saying goes - Power Corrupts. But isn't the opposite more valid ? Without being corrupt you cannot get power ? And with power  I mean - political, economic, social ... everything And maybe, "corrupt" includes a milder form also - "manipulative" What do you think ? Or maybe, there are few exceptions ...

sarcasm(?) dictionary

(This is not a complete generalization, but almost ...) - Individuality - Attributes that define a person, usually supposed to be similar to the attributes of "others". - 100% chance - Any event whose probability is >50%. In case of >75% probability, it is defined as 110%. - Interesting person - Any person whose interests are similar to yours.    Boring person - Any person whose interests are different from yours. - God - A "tool' necessary to do unethical/ immoral/ evil things with impunity. Also a good way of keping people in your "control". - Ethics -Good to say about, bad to practice; even the ones preaching it probably won't like you to practice it. Of course it is acceptable, thanks to a recourse found in the above mentioned definition. -Freedom of expression - Freedom to say what you like to say, as long as it is what the listener wants to hear. - Creativity - The art of mimicking others with near-perfection. (incomplet

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