DIV(A)ing for the Truth

Some decisions are impossible to come by, or at least come by 'correctly', when a conscious effort is made to reach them.

All these efforts lead to, is a lot of pain, and a little regret.

When this happens, I think it's best to quit. And just let life go on. Instead of trying to take it somewhere. In any case it's not gonna stop until it does. So why worry?

Meanwhile, there's no place like home to escape to when stress levels in life soar beyond handle-able capacity. I feel lucky I don't stay 500 Kms away from my college. So when all minor and major and political and illogical issues beat the hell out of me, I know where to take a break.

And nobody is a better friend to me than me myself, and my solitude.

All I want is to be left alone!

But then, if wishes were horses.................

I can at best be lonely, not alone, because life goes on. So I'd settle for second best, much as I'm tired with fighting for everything. I'm not getting depressed, or demoralised. I've way too many reasons to be happy, way too much love in my life, and more support than ever before. My hands are full, and it's only overflowing. The only thing I'm searching for, is a certain emptiness.

Anyway, some good news. My hostel Magazine "DIVA" is finally out. Have a look at the cover I designed!!

(to your left)

And, since i cannot think what to write now...let me just copy-paste one of the articles I wrote a few centuries ago, which is there in the magazine. I am doing this ebcause a lot of men read this page, but take a warning, this is just for fun OK. I'm no die-hard feminist, and I don't want to offend anyone!:P

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Men Are Like That!!!!!


Men all over the world complain about women being moody, unpredictable, make- up obsessed creations of God that He himself has never understood. For centuries they've complained about women being beautiful dimwits as well as shrewd manipulative brains who made them dance to their tunes, both compliments coming at the same time. Now who can explain to them that humans (or goddesses or witches or whatever they call them) can’t be dumb & shrewd simultaneously! If they are ugly shrewd witches, why have they been falling for them ever since time started? In spite of realizing the "truth” and if they are so dumb, why do so many men world over cry for them? But then, this is not meant to be a debate for what women are. In fact this is not about women at all! This is about men-they do what they do, because, well, they are like that! Incorrigible eternally confused.

When it comes to IIT though, this situation becomes even more interesting, with the amazing sex ratios we have, and the huge ego complexes it can potentially generate. The eternal fight is perhaps even more accentuated in this environment, with allegations meeting counter-allegations so often that one would call it a war if we all didn’t know better. Mano ya na mano par sachai to jano…being a girl here is tough, but I wouldn’t trade it for any other college, because it ain’t exactly rosy being a guy here too. Of course, no harm in going on complaining harmlessly……………….

Anyway coming back to the more universal conflicts, they say that practice makes a man perfect but as far as women are concerned they are born perfect! Jokes apart, if a female does a favor for a male friend she is a servant, and if she doesn't, she's a selfish bitch. If a man excels in his field, he’s a genius, when a woman does it, its sheer luck. If a girl tells her boyfriend his fault in a fight, she’s too complaining. If she doesn’t she hides too much!

The list, alas, is endless, but, at the end of the day, men are what they are and will always be. They are our fathers, brothers, husbands, sons and boyfriends. In spite of everything we'll always love them, won’t we? After all we are also like that only! :-)