the untitled life

Trying to call my life, but all I get is the voicemail

 

The Explorer

Garyz bar

The first thoughts... 

tamanaa thi ki....

chhaon 

Sweet home 



Kabhi Kabhi simplified

Ghazals

more Ghazals

Don't be driven away by the subtitle. After all, I might tell you what message I left on the voicemaiil. But that comes later.

If you are expecting some honey dipped or hair raising story, let me  forewarn you, I am no Sippy, Chopra or Ghai; its gonna be as bland as the American food I am putting up with.

Have always wondered over names, their meanings, and how they affect people.  I know what the bard said, and who am I to disagree, yet, I think of it again...

Thoughts...our thoughts, do we give them names? Our values, beliefs, morals...they are perhaps the best of our possessions. they dont have a name tag, yet they are always with us. Why would the same not apply to our friends and family? Isnt the thought more important than its physical manifestation? Perhaps... I guess thats what the bard meant, the insignificance of a name. if you are thnking of someone dear, what conjures up in your mind, is it a face, a name, or just the thought is enough to make you smile...

Was watching Lage raho after I wrote the above lines... and it hit me again, its not the name that deifies a person, rather an idea of what the person means to you. Still, its the name thats plastered all over. wont the idea suffice by itself.

If you have put up with me so far, perhaps you would understand my intent in calling this page 'untitled'. The thoughts that drove me to write these lines, and the thoughts that drive my self. subjectivity is not something an engineer is expected dissertate on, for rationale is linked to objectivity, still...just goes on to show that  the name on my degree certificate, is just that, a name. Let's leave it at that, and explore the subjectivity of our untitled lives.

P.S. If you noticed, I was indeed objective in that last few lines! :-)

And if I ever had a one-to-one with my Life, this is what I intend to discuss.