Committed.

I know it's been quite some time. A long post is due. Not now, for I have this stupid fever and everything that comes with the package :/

I wanted to know what the title means to you guys.. what does it reflect.. the word 'committed'..
For me, it's a very positive word. Don't ask me where I got that, but the impression somehow stays. A person who's committed to anything (good) gets attention and respect from me.

The word has majorly gained popularity post the Orkut Relationship-Status thing.. which brings me to how I got down to thinking about it.

This other day, I was telling Ma about this family friend I had connected with on Orkut recently and that he's committed and the like.. normal chit - chat.
A little later ma goes.. "You know.. when I hear 'committed' the first (and maybe the only) thing that strikes me is.. committed suicide! "

:D :D
and while I was ROTFL , I realised how meaningful that could be! :P ( I know some committed people who've sufferred majorly ;) )

People I've talked to have given me different views on what the word means/reflects to them.
What's your take?

PS : Had this activity in class some days back.. which left an impression.. will blog on it next.. this weekend!

chchoti - badi baat..

I haven't had the oppurtunity yet, to explore Hindi Literature all that much.
(A Parineeta or Madhushala don't really count)
Nonetheless, it remains one of the things that I sincerely hope to do in future.

Kabir's couplets are a part of my wish-to-read-thoroughly list.
Most of us have rattofied (learn them by heart) during school days to score those marks in Hindi.. then, I didn't know they'd make such a long lasting impression.

I find them simple yet profound and aptly applicable in daily life.. The most comfortable part is that they're open-ended and one can derive meanings and comprehend each couplet as they wish to.. There's no compulsion that they have to be spiritual or religious or anything similar.
However old the couplets may get, they will certainly never become ancient.
Sure says something about the man who's credited for them!



The one doha that has been frequenting my thoughts these days :



Bura jo dekhan main chala,
Bura na milya koi..
Jo mann khoja apna,
Toh mujhse bura na koi..






It's easy to look for fault in others and blame them... but when you search deep down, you realize there's hardly anyone worse..