This is a blog where I have posted my crative writings and write-up. This also included my poems and other stuff.

NEED & LOVE

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal in ,,,,,
We care for what we shouldn't and neglect what we shouldn't. How ? Read futher.

Its human to discriminate between the two. How ? Let's have a story to support it.Once upon a time there lived a big Landlord. He had a a big mansion. He had hundreds of acres of cultivating land. He had money in abundance. He had servants galore to work for him. He had, most importantly, peace of mind. He had cows, buffaloes, bulls, donkeys to work for him in the fields. He had .......... Well, the list is endless. He had almost all the material pleasures. Like all humans this landlord too had a week point, and it was dogs. Yes, he was very much fond of dogs. He would not care to spend like anything for their simples needs. He had a host of breeds of dogs. He had the Australian Shepherd, Bloodhound, Bulldog, Doberman etc. But the one that he most liked was the Curly-Coated Retriever. It was as dark as night. It had an unusually straight tail, (that always stood up) of which the landlord was very fond. He loved all the dogs like his family member. He did never discriminate between the two.He fondly called his Curly-Coated Retriever "Tiger." This Tiger could always be found lingering around his master or in his lap. Whenever he would see his master coming his way, he would stand on his hind legs, with his paws rested on his belly and would bark at him. This would send tingles down his master's belly. Tiger loved this and would bark even loudly and scratch the master's tummy, lick it and do all such things. Even when the landlord had to go somewhere for work, their servants would have to make arrangements for Tiger too. After seeing Tiger so lucky, the other pets and working animals felt jealous of Tiger. They would always dream of themselves as Tiger and being pampered by their master.But among all these pets, a donkey was always more curious than jealous about Tiger. "Why is he so dear to the master ?", the donkey always wondered. "What if I do the same to my master?! He will pat on my head like he does to Tiger." Thinking thus, the donkey decided to act Tiger.And see the donkeys luck !(donkeys too are lucky now-a-days). He got the chance to play Tiger right away. So he thought to himself, that even time is with him. Then what to care about the master (if he likes it or not.)As soon as the donkey saw the master come his way, he gave a loud bark (imitating the dog), ran up to him and stood on his rear legs. As the height of the donkey was much more as compared to the dog. So the donkey's fore legs hit the head of the landlord pretty hard. His forehead became black and blue, and he turned red with temper. "A donkey that you are and remain one. Don't try to get in anyone else's shoes." He got a big long rod and beat down the donkey to his heart's content as he shouted at the unruly beast. The donkey was remained alive only because some other servants intervened. That day the donkey did not get any food. The dog was watching all this and felt for the donkey.When the donkey met the dog and asked why all things went wrong, the dog answered: "My friend you dialled the wrong number. You went to seek pity from a human. A human who is fickle minded. He loves me and loves you not. In that neither is am lucky neither are you unlucky. When I grow old he may no hesitate to do that to me, what he did to you. And one more thing, presently he loves me and needs you.""Man always takes care of the things that he doesn't need. He looks after them well and find. But on the other hand, always neglects them whom and what he should care for, who work for him. Life is like that my friend."
The landlord should take care of the donkey because his work is more laborious than that of the dog. Which means the donkey needs more maintenance. But exactly the opposite is happening.

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY !

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal
Is man going away from honesty ?

Well, to answer that question is a largely a personal issue. But whatever, there are some human values that always remain. They are here to stay. Some stories are very famous about this in the Indian context.
Once upon a time, there was a poor woodcutter. He was so poor that, if any day he failed to cut wood and sell it, then he would have to go to bed empty-stomuched. It was difficult to make both ends meet for him. But this poor man was a man of ethics. He sold wood at reaonable rates in spite of his poor economic condition. He would never lie for his benefit. This continued for days together, but still his condition would not improve. One day when he was cutting wood near a river, his iron axe happened to fall in the river. He was stunned. He saw darkness in front him. He saw his wife going hungry. He saw his children crying for food. He saw, that he was in no condition to provide them with their necessities. As he sat under the tree crying, from the river imerged WaterGod and asked him the reason for his helplessness. He was surprised to the the God, but related to Him all that had happened.
The Lord was sympathetic towards him. He on His own offered him His services. So down went He and came up with a golden axe. "Is this your axe my good man ?" The poor man replied in the negative. So the Lord went down again and this time came up with a golden axe studded with diamonds. "Is this your axe my good man ?" The Lord repeated his question. The poor man again refused. The Lord was observing all this. He went down the third time and this time came up with an iron axe. As soon as the poor man saw his good old axe, he was overjoyed. His joys knew no bounds. He sprang up and requested the Lord to give him his axe.
The WaterGod was very impressed with the poor man's honesty. And as a reward for his honesty, gave him all the three axes.
The moral of the story is -- HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.
In this wonderful world don't be surprised if you come across people like this. The good Lord above has made all kinds of men. So always see the glass half full.

MY FAVOURITE TV SHOW

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I love watching serials on different channels. But the programme I like most is the Zee Horror show.
That day, as usual I watched the programme. In that there was a man with an axe in his hand. He had fiery eyes and an eerie laughter.
Even though I was afraid I could not avoid the temptation of watching the programme.After that I went to bed. In the middle of the night I started having a nightmare.
I dreamt that I was being chased by `that man.' His eyes were glowing in the dark, his axe was glittering and he had such a terrible laughter. He was running after me. I ran and ran but was soon exhausted. I stopped because all my energy was drained out. The man reached me and seeing me helpless he raised his axe to kill me.
``Motherrr.. help meee......'' I cried out, piercing the silence of the night.
Hearing my shouts, my parents woke up, switched on the light and came up to me. When I told them everything they started laughing. My father told me that those 'eyes' were nothing else but the dual lamp-set placed before the idol of Lord Ganesh and that 'axe' was actually the axe in the Lord's hand and was shining because of the radium coating on it.
``But what about the laughter," I asked. My father had a ready answer, ``Have you forgotten that people play cards in the next corner! They are the ones who laugh so loudly.'' Hearing all this, what else could I do other than laugh and that too at myself?

WHO READS ?

Is the kid today going away from reading ?

The 21rst century has changed the habits of the man. He is now addicted to computer, games, Internet, chatting, travelling,..... The list is endless. He will do everything except reading. In short, he is all dependent on machine, technology etc.
And no one seems to be an exception to this. But the kids, do need to read. At least, as long as they are students. They need to. And even if, unwillingly, they do read it. And that's true.
But the idea of reading for fun, pleasure is quite a distant reality. Because, one may read for fun, when he needs relaxation, when mentally fatigued. But reading for fun, is not necessary now-a-days. The reason is that there are more means to relax. Like go out with friends, go for long drives, use your i-pod, your mobile for taking pictures, listen to online songs, play online games, chat --- . The list goes on. "Do everything, but don't read", seems to be the motto of the kid today.
But then came Harry Potter. The first of the Harry Potter series - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - made the young and the old read alike. They became voracious readers. 325 million copies worldwide. 700 pages finished in just a matter of days. Children were really reading. And yes, they were reading for fun and only fun and nothing else. The tension, the curiosity and the excitement made them read it on and on. Kids didn't then need chatting, computer, games, internet for passing their time. They just needed their hero. The spell was cast. It was cast worldwide. It was cast on one and all. It was cast on the young and the old alike. With the Potter series being translated in almost all the major languages of the world, it showed how popular it was. And not only popular, it also showed how all were glued to the books.
But believe it or not, the habit decreased a bit when the Harry Potter series was taken up for film-making. That surely lessoned the current crop of readers.
But whatever, and whoever tries it, it is now pretty difficult to make one read again. and read passionately.

7/11 (Poem)

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal in ,,,,,
REMEMBERING THE DARK DAY 7/11
MY COMMENTS

The whole world is with you through thick and thin,
Someone of you might have really lost a kin !

The vacuum created is really sad,
Because no terrorism is good or bad !

It's our duty to stop this bloody thing,
And to rescue ourselves from Osama - the underworld King !

Each one of us should come forward to uproot terrorism,
Because God has really made the earth a good place to live !

Let us not spoil this God-gift,
And not let them create between us a rift !

The tears, the sorrow, the crest fallen faces,
This has been experienced by many races !

This shows, safe that we are not,
This battle, now really needs to be fought !

India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka;
Australia, UK, America,
Who have been spared ?
But many a terrorist have dared !

So, let's pledge not to make another 7/11
I'll fight terror, this at least tell one !
(Dedicated to the victims of the 7/11 rail attacks on Mumbai)

The New 7 Wonders

The new 7 Wonders of the world have just been declared. It's really heartning to see that our very own Taj has won it hands down. The ancient wonders that the Greeks had given the world were :
The Temple of Artmis
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The Lighthouse at Alexandria
The Pyramids at Giza
and finally
The Statue of Zeus
The experts selected a bunch of man-made structures. Then came in the common man to have his say. And then came the list of the New 7 Wonders of the modern world.
But how many of us have ever wondered that there are wonders galore around us and in us too. In fact, the human itself is a wonder. A wonder that no one can deny. But there are some more and actually important wonders.
To Feel
To Hear
To See
To Smell
To Touch
To Taste
To Love

Aren't these all wonderful emotions ? These are all in you and me. Come and nurture these. And then world will be a place to live in - a place known as HEAVEN.

The superstitious

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal
It's human - to not get away from a thing, with which one is associated or to stick to something which even if is unhealthy - mentally or physically. To get things done in the wrong way, illegal way, unethical way is the order of the day in India. That's why corruption is so strongly rooted here.
The same is about superstition. Even in the highly technically influenced 21st century, almost each one of us has, and believe - knowingly or unknowingly - in one superstition or the other.
The same has happened today. That's 07/07/07. A date that comes ones in a century, which gives you pleasure of reading it as mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy or even howsoever may you like it. On this day many a couple, who were engaged to be married, chose this date. The reasons ? Well, they best know it. But this is not happening only in a country full of superstitions and superstitious people - India - but its happening all over the world.
Now, why have alllllllllllllll the people the world over have suddenly gone so superstitious ?? The answer is may be (I say may be because this is a very very personal thing) because no one wanted to miss the once in a lifetime opportunity of 07/07/07. Another thing, the importance of 7 is also mentioned in the Bible, in the Quran, in the Gita, well 7 seems to be just about everywhere.
Interestingly, there are more 7s associated. A bride takes 7 pheras with her husband, then she takes 7 oaths, then (the worst ?) -- both the bride and the bridegroom promise each other to be with each other all the 7 lives (which they think that this's their first life :) ).
And even the new 7 wonders too are to be announced today. Wouldn't life have been gloomy without 7 ? What do you say ?
♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal
I feel like writing a lot. But can't make up my mind, about what to write. So then I decide to write nothing. But I can't do that either. Because writing is my hobby. Yeah ! It's just a hobby that, I, somewhere deep inside feel, can be converted into a money earning source. But how is that going to happen ? Is my writing as polished as to do so ? Can I consider a ghost writer ? No. No. I am afraid. Of the ghost ? Nooooooooo ! But of getting something written for me by someone else. So I drop the idea of ghost writing and ghost writers. The readers will think, its not me, who the writer is. Someone else will write for me, if I pay. But no one else will develop my writing skills. I will have to do it all by myself. And not depend on any (ghost) writers. Because (ghost) writers just do not exist. I may not be J. K. Rowling to get a rags to riches turnover, and neither be a Arundhati Roy to get a Booker in the first instance. Being Shobha De too is no easy. But by thinking like this no one stops wiriting. You and I write too. Not every businessman is as successful as Bill Gates, or the Ambanis. But thinking this, others have not stopped their business. Have they ? So keep your thoughts positive. Observe each and every minute thing. You will find a story involved in almost everything around you. Always keep your eyes and ears open. Sooner or later you will be able to find and produce and create something of your own that will have a © symbol against your name.

Kundalini - A Hidden Power

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal
INDIA - The articulation itself is enough to indicate that it is one of the world''s most different countries. Her rich culture, varied haritage, the boon of the sages & saints has made INDIA all the more different. People come here from all parts of the world to find peace of mind and most of them do get it only in INDIA. Patanjali''s Yoga and Pranayam, Saint Panini''s Grammar of the Sanskrit Language, healing the Aurvedic way ... the list can keep growing.Among all these is Swami Ramdev Baba who is championing the cause of Patanjali - Yoga and Pranayam - to remain fit, healthy and live past 99. What it all requires is just will-power and sincere dedication. And arguably the top-most level of all this is - MEDITATION AND KUNDALINI.Kundalini is a very great in born power present in all human beings but used by more than few of them. We will see some more information and details about all the powers of KUNDALINI and "The Muladhar Chakra", "The Swadhisthan Chakra", "The Manipur Chakra", "The Anahat Chakra", " The Vishudhi Chakra","The Ajna Chakra" and "The Sahasrara Chakra".

Me and You ! (Poem)

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal
In my heart you will remain always,
Till the last breath of my life remains !

Your presense makes a lot of difference,
I like your simplicity and your appreance.

You are God's creation which I have treasured in my heart,
Oh God ! please don't make us apart !

I pray to God to keep this creation in tact,
I like you and adore you, this is the fact !

Even if I try to forget you, I can forget not,
If I cannot, I think I should not.

I Need You ! (Poem)

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal
I need you as the deserts need the rain,
Deep in my heart you will always remain !

I need you like a baby needs its mother,
In my heart, except you, there is no one other !

I need you like the grass needs water,
When you are with me, I have nothing to bother !

I need you like a light in utter darkness,
You are really an epitome of kindness !

I need you as a hungry-one needs to eat,
Tell me, when are we going to meet !

I need you as life needs air,
In your judgement you are always fair !

I need you as a blind-one needs sight,
I think of you every day and night !

I need you as a deaf-one needs to hear,
Your absense, in my eyes brings many a tear !

So oh, dear, don't fear, come near
Becayse I need you and I love you !