Lateral Views :When it comes to love which school of thought do you belong???

While searching for some quotes, I came across one interesting piece (at least to me) on LOVE by George Jean Nathan, which says “A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may [...]

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The Quarter Life Crisis

I first read this article in 2005 and have re-read it dozen of times after that. I am producing this article in the main section and not in the “Coffee Break” section because it captures almost every emotion we go through in our daily life. It’s truly the best of times. And worst of times.  [...]

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humming Laterally: From the world of songs

It is said that “The history of a people is found in its songs”. Through ages, humankind expressed their deep inexpressible secrets, their unarticulated thoughts, their unfulfilled dreams, their deepest angst, their joyous moment, their emptiness…in the melody of songs.

What more then the King himself, Elvis Presley has to say…’I learned very early in life that: “Without a song, the day would never end; without a friend, a man ain’t got a friend; without a song, the road would never bend- without a song” So I keep singing a song.’

“Song is the harmony where life dwells…song is what all skin colors in the world listen in unison…song is melancholic yet victorious…song dries tears, yet makes people cry…As we breathe air does our soul breathe songs”

This post brings lines from various songs which are true and painful…Yet!!! you’ll always cherish…

…I hope you’ll like this lateral collage!!!

They knew it well…

Imagine there’s no Heaven…It’s easy if you try, no hell below us…Above us only sky…Imagine all the people living for today…Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do…Nothing to kill or die for and no religion too…Imagine all the people…Living life in peace…

You may say that I’m a dreamer…But I’m not the only one…I hope someday you’ll join us …And the world will be as one – (Lyrics & Singer: John Lennon Track: Imagine)

People killin’, people dyin’, children hurt and you hear them cryin’…Can you practice what you preach, and would you turn the other cheek…Father, Father, Father help us…Send some guidance from above…’Cause people got me, got me questionin’…Where is the love – (Lyrics Justin Timberlake, William Adams, Singer: Black Eyed Pea, Track: Where is the love)

Hey there mister, can you tell me what happened to the seeds I’ve sown …Can you give me a reason sir as to why they’ve never grown…They’ve just blown around from town to town till they’re back out on these fields…Where they fall from my hand…Back into the dirt of this hard land – (Singer: Brue Spring Steen Track: This hard land)

The hills were alive with wildflowers and I was as wild, even wilder than they…

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Part II:You know you don’t belong to the corporate world when:

• You think your boss takes her job too seriously and you try to explain to her the difference between being serious and being sincere.

• The boss calls a meeting to decide which side of the circle looks better and everyone congratulates the boss for his ingenuity.

• Each day in office is like a milestone and you break it up into digestible pieces of ‘ tea just after coming to office’, ‘tea after coming to office’, ‘tea quite some time after coming to office’, ‘ tea pre lunch break’, lunch break, afternoon tea, ‘pre snack green tea’ and snacks. This is the first time you realise how important breaking up a difficult task into small achievable tasks is.

• You talk to your boss/ colleagues about Passion, Philosophy , Purpose and they correct you with Product, Placement, Promotion and Price.

• You wonder how your dad managed to do the same thing for 25 years of his career and you filled with conflicting emotions of respect for his single minded focus of earning money for the family and disdain for living such a narrow, unidirectional life.

• The office printer assumes an important place in your life and you have never felt as helpless as when the printer icon displays the message ‘the document could not be printed ‘.

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Love and relationship…from my journey!!!

This is one reason why I believed in the phrase experience speaks. Not only from the varied relationship types which I’ve observed from friends or through articles or books, etc., ones’ journey tells a lot why there cannot be one consensus or fixed definition of LOVE. It differs from heart to heart. Not only from person to person but also within oneself it sometimes dilutes or concentrates (though a complete lateral shift is almost impossible)… I can say this now, though my answers would have been different say 5 years ago…I still faintly remember in my campus days where I declared myself to be the Cupid-lal. There was this instance where in the middle of my sermon I latched up the door from outside so that no one escapes my LOVEMON (sermon on love) while I attend nature’s call…Phew!!!

There’s a general observation that, the better professors are those who didn’t succeed much in the corporate world. To me it’s logical, because knowledge is not just about deploying it to win but it’s also about knowing why some didn’t. If you never failed how are you going to understand the complete picture? If you never experience summer how are you going to appreciate the chilly winter? Having said that, it’s not because I’m a miserable sucker in love/relationship that I’m licensed to write something on love or relationship. But it’s because I believe in it and I find this God gifted Human Union enigmatic and exotic.

As a staunch believer in LOVE, I tried analyzing and hypothesizing from time to time on this tenet based on the different relationship people undergo, mostly on people whom I know. Based on the various observation which I’ve come across in this not very long journey of mine, I’ve conjured up an imaginary PIE, not necessarily exhaustive to some, but should be enough for say a quick presentation to top management

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