Saturday, June 22, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Black hole
After watching a short film on Black holes in the Milky Way I've learned that Black hole absorbs everything that comes near it but on the other side of the black hole is a different story. One side takes it and the other side gives everything back like a funnel. That's very interesting. I am going to learn more and may be update here.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Sewing projects
I like to create things...sewing, jewelry, sometimes painting something, crochet etc. It's fun and satisfactory that you are making something. Better than watching TV or computer !
Sunday, November 25, 2012
It still haunts me :(
It's been years and still the people who kept me alive torture me on the phone. I stopped taking their calls now but it still bothers me alot that those people abused me for almost 31year nonstop.
I am not sure they are my biological parents based on the way they treated me. They molested me, physically abused me, mentally literally tortured me and enjoyed it. Whenever I use to cry they had fun...What type of mentality is that?
I was about 7 when one of my friend introduced me to the game of cricket. I liked it and enjoyed playing it. I started collecting score sheets, photos, autographs, articles about the game and the male who raised me started burning / selling my collection and accused me of being a prostitute. Mind well my age. Mentally disturbed creature like this couple should not be allowed near kids.
We had neighbors in Girgaon who had little kids say about 2-3 yrs old and the woman use to pinch them very hard till they cry...she enjoyed it...use to giggle.
Oh my god the sex!! No shame at all that the kids are slipping beside them or anything... honestly it NEVER stopped. I used to feel confused that how is it possible for them to be so sexual and not care about anything else in the life. These people barely traveled or ate out or enjoyed life beside sex.
I was 5 or 6 may be before they moved to Mumbai and left me with grandparents, uncle and other people in village. Why would anybody like to take care of someone else's kid? I wanted to be with my "mom and dad" and I use to cry alot but instead of taking me with them they use to pay me. Yes gave me money.
How long would anyone take someone else's kid right ? so they HAD TO bring me to Mumbai. Right after that they applied to some boarding school in Lonavla but couldn't afford the monthly 500 rupees fees and then the horror truly began...the beating, name calling, why don't you die? Jump under the train ...were actual words used against me when I was barely 8 years old. I was devastated and left the house for the first time at the age 8...again at 11, this time I took all my clothes and what not and went to stay with a girl from my class who lived in a red light area called Kamathipura.
I am not sure they are my biological parents based on the way they treated me. They molested me, physically abused me, mentally literally tortured me and enjoyed it. Whenever I use to cry they had fun...What type of mentality is that?
I was about 7 when one of my friend introduced me to the game of cricket. I liked it and enjoyed playing it. I started collecting score sheets, photos, autographs, articles about the game and the male who raised me started burning / selling my collection and accused me of being a prostitute. Mind well my age. Mentally disturbed creature like this couple should not be allowed near kids.
We had neighbors in Girgaon who had little kids say about 2-3 yrs old and the woman use to pinch them very hard till they cry...she enjoyed it...use to giggle.
Oh my god the sex!! No shame at all that the kids are slipping beside them or anything... honestly it NEVER stopped. I used to feel confused that how is it possible for them to be so sexual and not care about anything else in the life. These people barely traveled or ate out or enjoyed life beside sex.
I was 5 or 6 may be before they moved to Mumbai and left me with grandparents, uncle and other people in village. Why would anybody like to take care of someone else's kid? I wanted to be with my "mom and dad" and I use to cry alot but instead of taking me with them they use to pay me. Yes gave me money.
How long would anyone take someone else's kid right ? so they HAD TO bring me to Mumbai. Right after that they applied to some boarding school in Lonavla but couldn't afford the monthly 500 rupees fees and then the horror truly began...the beating, name calling, why don't you die? Jump under the train ...were actual words used against me when I was barely 8 years old. I was devastated and left the house for the first time at the age 8...again at 11, this time I took all my clothes and what not and went to stay with a girl from my class who lived in a red light area called Kamathipura.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Disturbed ?
One of my friend more of a web friend committed suicide a couple of days back. He was just 26 yrs old. Can't say I didn't didn't see it coming though...
I had been reading his articles and responses to others. He was into U.G. Krishnamurthi and Osho etc things I don't get. He posted some videos too which I found very inconclusive to any subject. It seems that he wanted to know what the life is all about...what is the purpose of life.. sadly he ended his without finding it out. :(
I am not very emotional person anymore but this shocked me. I contacted him and advised him to get a friend or a girlfriend to talk with...being with people who likes to changes the attitude that's for sure. May be he just didn't want that.
The thing is a lot of people who are friends or acquainted with him spoke with him about his confusion / questions /thinking but I guess his time was up. RIP Yashwant.
I had been reading his articles and responses to others. He was into U.G. Krishnamurthi and Osho etc things I don't get. He posted some videos too which I found very inconclusive to any subject. It seems that he wanted to know what the life is all about...what is the purpose of life.. sadly he ended his without finding it out. :(
I am not very emotional person anymore but this shocked me. I contacted him and advised him to get a friend or a girlfriend to talk with...being with people who likes to changes the attitude that's for sure. May be he just didn't want that.
The thing is a lot of people who are friends or acquainted with him spoke with him about his confusion / questions /thinking but I guess his time was up. RIP Yashwant.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Public Molestation in India
2 girls were molested by 80 men at Juhu Beach in Mumbai. I never thought it will happen again. I never thought I will ever see anything like Assam incident. One teenager got molested by 40-50 men in a mob.
After a few months 7 female police officers were molested by muslim mob in Mumbai.
Again after that incident within 2-3 months one lady police officer got molested by mob in Odisa.
What does this means? What kind of mentality we are becoming? Indians always brag about some kind of " ancient culture ." Is this the culture we are proud of? Even female police officers are not safe when more than 3 men come together. Nobody gives a shit about the law...there is no one protect the law officers themselves including the law...what a tragedy !
Honestly, I hardly ever thought Indians have any right to teach the "culture" to anyone in the world. Western countries and USA try to make their people safe as much possible. Of course there are some incidents, outlaws but they are exceptions. Police, public , politicians everyone has to follow the law and if they don't and get caught they have to pay for it unlike in India.
Barely any woman including girls feels safe in crowded places. Groping, touching, nasty talks etc are very very common and shocking thing is NO ONE opposes. If any lady wants to oppose she is on her own - literally. Even little girls are not exception here.
If mothers teach their sons to respect women these nasty things will definitely reduce and there will be more public force to protect female dignity. But rude, insulting behavior towards women is considered as "manly" which leads to horrific things like public molestation. I guess blame goes to the parents for not enforcing good morals to their own family. Sadly people won't agree with this and groping / molestation will continue on larger scales. :( I am just happy that I am not in India...at least here we have protection of law. Honestly, I get worried like hell when visiting India with my girl child.
After a few months 7 female police officers were molested by muslim mob in Mumbai.
Again after that incident within 2-3 months one lady police officer got molested by mob in Odisa.
What does this means? What kind of mentality we are becoming? Indians always brag about some kind of " ancient culture ." Is this the culture we are proud of? Even female police officers are not safe when more than 3 men come together. Nobody gives a shit about the law...there is no one protect the law officers themselves including the law...what a tragedy !
Honestly, I hardly ever thought Indians have any right to teach the "culture" to anyone in the world. Western countries and USA try to make their people safe as much possible. Of course there are some incidents, outlaws but they are exceptions. Police, public , politicians everyone has to follow the law and if they don't and get caught they have to pay for it unlike in India.
Barely any woman including girls feels safe in crowded places. Groping, touching, nasty talks etc are very very common and shocking thing is NO ONE opposes. If any lady wants to oppose she is on her own - literally. Even little girls are not exception here.
If mothers teach their sons to respect women these nasty things will definitely reduce and there will be more public force to protect female dignity. But rude, insulting behavior towards women is considered as "manly" which leads to horrific things like public molestation. I guess blame goes to the parents for not enforcing good morals to their own family. Sadly people won't agree with this and groping / molestation will continue on larger scales. :( I am just happy that I am not in India...at least here we have protection of law. Honestly, I get worried like hell when visiting India with my girl child.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
My little chatterbox
My daughter just gave me a book to read. Guess which one! The one she made.
Yes. She is very creative, talkative and active. I don't know how but she started creating books. She think about the story, then she draw and color the pictures and then write the lines. Very meaningful stories with the name, beginning and end.
The flower book
The lost dog
Draw color and write
are the three books. These ones she kept and other small ones she tared apart. Don't know why!
I am so impressed. She is indeed a talented kid. I am so proud of her.
Yes. She is very creative, talkative and active. I don't know how but she started creating books. She think about the story, then she draw and color the pictures and then write the lines. Very meaningful stories with the name, beginning and end.
The flower book
The lost dog
Draw color and write
are the three books. These ones she kept and other small ones she tared apart. Don't know why!
I am so impressed. She is indeed a talented kid. I am so proud of her.
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पुलंचे नातेवाईक, चंदू ठाकूर हे लष्करात – हवाई दलात होते. त्यांच्या जवळच्या मित्राचं विमान अपघातात निधन झालेलं होतं. अशा प्रसंगी आयुष्याबद्दलच निराशा वाटून त्यांनी पुलंना एक पत्र लिहिलं.
त्यास पु लं. नी दिलेलं उत्तर -
१० जुलै १९५७,
प्रिय चंदू
तुझ्या सर्व पत्राचा सारांश हाच आहे की हे सारे आहे तरी काय? जुन्या लोकांनीही हा प्रश्न विचारून घेतला आहे. कस्त्वम? कुत: आयात:? तू कोण आहेस? कुठून आला आहेस?
पण सगळ्यात महत्वाचा प्रश्न मला वाटतं हा नाही. तू कशासाठी आला आहेस हा प्रश्न महत्वाचा आणि काण्ट पासून विनोबांपर्यंत सर्वजण त्या प्रश्नाचं उत्तर शोधत आहेत. त्या थोरांच्या मानानं आपण अल्पमतीच. पण तू कशासाठी आला आहेस? हा प्रश्न सुचण्याचं भाग्य ज्यांना ज्यांना लाभलं; ते तुझ्या पत्रामुळं तुलाही लाभलं आहे, असं मला वाटलं; ते धन्य आहेत. हा महान प्रश्न आहे. मनाच्या महान अवस्थेत हा प्रश्न सुचतो.
तुझं विमान ज्याप्रमाणे जमिनीवर स्वत:चा पंखा नुसताच फिरवीत राहिलं तर त्याला अर्थ नाही त्याचप्रमाणे मन देखील जागच्या जागी नुसतं घुमत राहिलं तर त्याला किंमत नाही. जमिनीवरचे पायच सोडून एक उड्डाण घ्यावं लागतं आणि अलिप्तपणाने भूगोल पाहिल्यासारखा जीवनाचा विचार करावा लागतो.
पण हा विचार करताना आपल्याला त्याचे उत्तर देण्याची ताकद आहे, अशा अहंकारानं जर विचार सुरू झाला तर उत्तर कधीच सापडत नाही. त्याला संपूर्ण निर्मम व्हावं लागतं आणि घोडे पेंड खाते ते इथेच.
तू तुझ्या पत्रात अखिल स्त्री जातीला अत्यंत हीन लेखून मोकळा झाला आहेस. बायका मूर्ख! का – तर तुला त्यांच्यात अजिबात अर्थ आढळत नाही. पण अशाच तुला मूर्ख वाटलेल्या बाईचं छोटं पोर पाहिलं आहेस न तू? त्याचं ती सर्वस्व आहे कारण त्याच्या सुखदु:खाशी तिच्या इतकं कोणी रममाण झालं नाही. आणि माणसाला काय हवं असतं ठावूक आहे? स्वत: शी एकरूप होणारं दुसरं कोणीतरी! काय भयंकर अहंकार आहे नाही?
तुझ्याशी स्वत:चं ‘स्व’त्व विसरून आपलं सर्वस्व अर्पण करणारी व्यक्ती हवी आहे. पण तू असा विचार केला आहेस का? तू कुणाच्यात तुझा ‘स्व’ अर्पण करायला तयार आहेस का? निर्मम होऊ शकतोस का? नाही! तू होऊ शकत नाहीस. मी होऊ शकत नाही. होऊ शकतात फक्त स्त्रिया. ज्यांची तुला अजून ओळख पटली नाही.
तुझी आई पहा. ती आप्पांसाठी जगते. तिला वैयक्तिक महत्वाकांक्षा नाही. सुनीता स्वतंत्रपणे खूप गोष्टी करु शकली असती. तिच्यात असामान्य बुध्दीमत्ता आहे. पण तिने आपले सर्वस्व माझ्यासाठी ठेवले. माझ्याशिवाय तिला विचार नसतो. इतके आपण पुरुष समर्पणाच्या वरच्या अवस्थेला नाही जाऊन पोहोचत. दु:खे निर्माण होतात ती इथे!
तू सदैव मृत्यूच्या छायेत वावरत असतोस. मी देखील ऑफिसमध्ये रोज सोनापुरावरून जातो. अनेकांची अंतिमयात्रा मला दिसते. विचार येतो सारा अट्टाहास यासाठीच का करायचा? लिहायचं – नाटकं लिहायची – विनोदी साहित्य लिहायचं-गायचं – गाणी करायची – कशासाठी? शेवट तर ठरलेलाच आहे. पण हे सारे विचार कुठून उत्पन्न होतात. त्याची गंगोत्री कोणती? त्याची गंगोत्री आपल्या अहंकारात आहे. मी आहे तर जग आहे. किंबहुना सारं मला आवडेल असं असलं तरच त्या अस्तित्वाला किंमत आहे. या विचारातून नक्की काही संभवत असेल तर दु:ख! निराशा!. तुला असल्या निराशेने घेरले आहे.
तुला वाटतं मी फ्लाईंग का करावं? चंदू – कारकुनांनी तरी मानेचा काटा मोडेपर्यंत का झिजावं? भंग्यांनी संडास साफ का करावे? स्त्रियांनी बाळंतपणाच्या यातना का भोगाव्या? इतकंच काय गाणाऱ्यांनी का गावं? चित्रकारांनी चित्रं का काढावी? जगात कुणी कुणाला दु:ख का द्यावं या प्रश्नाइतकाच जगात कुणी कुणाला आनंद तरी का द्यावा हा प्रश्न विचारता येण्यासारखा आहे. शहाण्यांनी या प्रश्नाच्या मागे लागू नये. कारण हे सारं काय आहे कशासाठी आहे याचं उत्तर कुणालाही सापडलं नाही. हे आहे हे असं आहे. यात आपल्याला होऊन अर्थ निर्माण करायचा आहे. नाही तरी फूल म्हणजे काय असतं? काही स्त्रीकेसर काही पुंकेसर एक मऊमऊ तुकड्यांचा पुंजका एवढंच ना? पण आपण त्याला अर्थ दिला. कुणी ते प्रेयसीला दिलं. कुणी देवाला दिलं. कुणी स्वत:च्या कोटाला लावलं आणि फुलाला अर्थ आणला. जीवनालाही असाच अर्थ आणावा लागतो. आणि तो अर्थ काहीतरी घेण्यात नसून काहीतरी देण्यात असतो. जीवनाला आपण काहीतरी द्यावे लागते. अगदी निरपेक्ष बुध्दीने द्यावे लागते. आणि मग जीवनाला अर्थ येतो.
हवेत विरणाऱ्या अल्पजीवी स्वरांची संगीतिका आज नदीत दीपदान करतात तशी मी सोडली. कुणाला आवडेल कुणाला नावडेल. कुणी माना डोलावतील कुणी नाकं मुरडतील. मला त्याचं दु:ख वा आनंद होता कामा नये. दु:ख झाले पाहिजे ते देताना झालेल्या चुकांचे, अपूर्णत्वाच्या जाणीवेचे. आनंद झाला पाहिजे ते करताना झालेल्या तन्मयतेचा! बस्स. एवढेच करण्यासाठी आपण इथे आलो आहे.
तुकोबा म्हणतात याचिसाठी केला होता अट्टाहास, शेवटचा दीस गोड व्हावा. मी म्हणतो रोजचा दीस गोड व्हावा हा अट्टाहास हवा. कारण रोजच्यातला कोणता दिवस शेवटचा आहे हे कधी कुणाला आधी कळलं आहे? आईला पोरापासून काही घेण्याचा आनंद कुठे असतो? पोराला जन्मल्यापासून ती देत येते. तू कधी वासरू पीत असताना गाईचे समाधानी ध्यान पाहिले आहेस का?
जीवनाचा मळा आपण शिंपावा. उगवलं तर उगवलं मग कुठल्याही क्षत्रात तू ऐस. वैमानिक ऐस अगर हमाल ऐस. बोजा टाकायचाच आहे. तो आनंदाने टाकावा. वैतागाच्या ठिणग्या लगेच पायाखाली विझवाव्या. वैताग कंटाळा मलाही येतो. क्षुद्रपणा दिसतो. स्वार्थ दिसतो. पण तसा आपल्यातही कुणाला आढळणार नाही ना याची चिंता असावी. म्हणजे मग जगण्याला धार येते. मनाचा आम्ल झडतो.
तू हे फिलॉसॉफर वाचण्यापेक्षा ललित लेखक वाच. डोस्टोवस्की – गोर्की – डिकन्स – शेक्सपियर वाच. जीवनाला रंग देणारी माणसे ही. तत्वद्न्यांचं आणि माझं कधीच सूत जमलं नाही. शून्याला भागत बसणारी मंडळी करायची आहेत काय? त्यापे्क्षा तुझ्या दारासमोर फुलबाग करायला लाग! जीवनाचा आनंद अत्तराच्या कुपीतले झाकण उघडल्यासारखा दरवळायला लागेल आणि ऐसा मझा येईल!
लग्न जरूर कर पण गरिबाच्या रसिक सालस पोरीशी कर. तिला चित्रकला येत असावी. तिला ते नाहीतर संगीत यावं. पण केवळ दिखाऊ ऍकम्प्लिशमेंट्स नव्हेत हं. अगदी खऱ्या तिला आपल्या कलांची जोपासना करता येईल अशा स्वास्थ्यात ठेव. ती तुला जीवनाचं नवं दर्शन घडवील आणि चंदोबा ही शक्ती फक्त स्त्रीत असते. परमेश्वराची ही अगाध कृती आहे. साऱ्या जिवीताची जी प्रेरणा आहे, ती स्वत:ही हे पुष्कळदा विसरते आणि वेड्यासारखे वागते. हे दुर्दैव आहे.
तुझे सोबती अचानक गेले आणि तुला दु:ख झाले. साहजिक आहे. अंतर्मुख होणंही साहजिक आहे. तू म्हणतोस की their deaths were not justified.
My dear boy, whose deaths are justifiable?
माझा एक भाऊ औषधांच्या अभावी वयाच्या अकराव्या वर्षी वारला. माझे वडील अत्यंत निर्व्यसनी होते, निष्पाप होते, प्रामाणिक होते. ते पन्नाशीच्या आधी हृदयविकाराने वारले. परवा मुंबईत गोळीबारात माणसं मेली. आणि हिरोशिमा? त्याबद्दल लिहायला हवं का?
ज्या दिवशी जन्माला येणं जस्ट्फाइबल होईल त्या दिवशी आपण मरणाचं जस्टिफिकेशन शोधत बसू. पण आज हाती आलेल्या क्षणाचं सोनं करायचं आहे.
जीवनाच्या त्या क्षणांची मजा हीच की ते दुसऱ्याला दिले तर त्या जीवनाचं सोनं होतं नाहीतर शुध्द माती. आपलं जीवन मातीमोल वाटायचं सुध्दा एकच कारण की मला दुसऱ्याच्या जीवनात सुख कसं देता येईल याचा विचार अस्वस्थ करीत नाही. आणि तो ज्यांना अस्वस्थ करतो ते भाग्यवान जीवनाला अर्थ आणतात.
भाई.