Freedom

The law and constitution guarantees physical freedom.

Mental and psychological freedom, on the other hand has to be EARNED.

The Circle Of Hate


On a recent show that I saw, the chief protagonist challenges a bunch of terrorist as to why they had taken over a hotel and holding hostages, to which the leader of the terrorist fit replies that they want the world to know that they exist and the cause that they support. The protagonist kills him. The last word that the terrorist hears goes something like this "Terrorism should be a means to meet out justice, not for foolish propaganda like yours". This got me thinking.

What does modern terrorism really hope to achieve. Honestly, i don't know nor do I trust the media enough to trust what they say(even if they really DO). But the need for terrorism does stem from some injustice that has been carried out on the terrorist's country. And they believe that their acts of terrorism will rectify the damage that is done.

But what happens when you kill another human being? You destroy his/her family and friends. You make their lives miserable. Is that not an injustice on the person who is killed? Won't his/her associates want to extract justice(i.e. revenge) for the death? The circle of hate never stops. This circle is THE chief cause of all the blood shed in the world today. Think about it.

But a non-violent path breaks this circle. What is the worst that can happen if a strike or hartal is committed? It annoys the f*** out of the government. It constricts the economy, yes.. but the oppressors can have no reason to HATE the protesters. There will be no HATE.
Lets see how tanks can role over Iraqi people sitting on the street refusing them passage.

-After World War I, the British left Germany as their enemies. World War II followed.

-After India's struggle for freedom, the British left the country as friends and well wishers. They didn't turn around and shoot us dead again.


This might have been Gandhi's greatest achievement...

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Art Appreciation

- Salavador Dali

The source of all energy,

The sacred fire within,

The light of all enlightenment,

The sacred feminine,

The third eye



No, i don't care what Dali really wanted it to represent or what the painting is really called.

To Give Or Not To Give


Once....

Heart:Give the poor girl some change. She could really use it.

Mind:This is so annoying, I was having such a good conversation. Now the flow is broken.Damn. Anyway lets see what the others do. Some one's bound to give some money and she'll go away.

Cousin: Dude, never give money to beggars. Begging should be treated as an industry and each time you give money to a beggar you are encouraging it. You are 'buying' your right to not feel pity. And the individual beggars don't even get the cash. It goes to the local goondas anyway and the beggars themselves get a small portion of it. If you don't give them cash, the industry'll die and begging will be eliminated. There should be a rule against it.


I followed me heart


Heart:Good

Mind:Thank god thats over, +1 Karma eh? Thu you

Cousin:Sheeeeesh


Am I weak???

Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

When all British bands are trying to either sound like U2 or The Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay's Viva La Vida is a breathe of fresh air in the music industry, but the good news stops there. This album is nowhere near their older albums. Granted, at least now they've stopped ripping of other bands (namely Radiohead,U2, Jeff Buckley...) but concentrated more on ripping themselves off, this album sounds like a mash up of Parachutes, A Rush Of Blood To The Head and X&Y. Now how on earth did they manage to do that you ask? Well, they didn't do an amazing job at that. Many songs simply have 2 parts to them(such as Yes!) where the 1st part sounds like a rejected portion of the Rush album and the second a rejected portion of God knows which song... Talk maybe??? The albums starts of with Life In Technicolor.. sorry.. SILENCE...the first 8 -10 seconds is just plain silence!!! I wonder if this was Brian Eno's idea of a joke, cuz it sure wasn't funny. The song in itself sounds like a jam session in Buckland's basement thanks to the shoddy production(does Brian Eno drink and produce albums??). What could have been THE song of the album was cut short to just 2:31 with absolutely no vocals... and there's always the annoying silence at the beginning of the track. And yes, Violet Hill is the best song on the album, and probably the only good song. But on my second and third listen, Strawberry Swing and Cemeteries Of London(a song sounding like it was meant for X&Y with some (completely unnecessary) added acoustic guitar in the background) seem tolerable. Lover's In Japan seemed quite good until U2's Where The Streets Have No Name and Coldplay's own Kingdom Come(X&Y's hidden track), towards the end, popped into mind. Martin's vocals are what gives the song identity of its own. Ah! and there 42!!! The answer to life, universe and the meaning of whatever it was that Douglas Adams wanted it to be the answer to. The end of all pointless conversations that seem to go in circles while questioning the larger questions of life, the bl@&%^ number 42. And the last place I expected to see it was on a Coldplay record. I wonder when Martin lost his imagination, and shouldn't a topic such as this be dealt with on X&Y, oh I'm sorry.. they ripped themselves off this time. Furthermore, Martin's underutilized vocal ability and Buckland's refusal to come up with brilliant riffs and a greater focus on the production is a huge let down. Oh! and the religious lyrics.. blah....

As a whole, the album lacks the warmth of Parachutes, the down to earth professionalism of A Rush Of Blood To The Head or the larger than life stadium rock of X&Y. It lacks the Coldplay sensitivity or the unique 'feel' that shot the band up the music charts. How could you let this happen Mr. Brain Eno?? How???

The Sky Is Falling In


I will eat you alive
I will eat you alive
I will eat you alive
I will eat you alive

There'll be no more lies
There'll be no more lies
There'll be no more lies
There'll be no more lies

I will eat you alive
I will eat you alive
I will eat you alive
I will eat you alive

There'll be no more lies
There'll be no more lies
There'll be no more lies
There'll be no more lies








There's a gap in between









I am up in the clouds
I am up in the clouds
And I can't and I can't come down
I can watch and can't take part




The Greatest Story Never Told

The greatest story never told, cannot be told, because nobody told it to me.. because it is the greatest story never told

GM

Radiohead vs U2

Radiohead: The world is fucked up and there is nothing you can do about it
















U2: The world is fucked up and there is something you can do about it

















Hmmmmmm........