Friday, October 7, 2011
An enchanting enigma...
...was Steve Jobs. Right to the very end. His charisma, business sense and beyond everything else, the gleam of naughty genius in the eye...everything was amazing, simply AMAZING about Steve Jobs. The fact that I lived in the same city as him, I am able use the products he launched from the podium wearing the iconic black turtleneck and the almost impish grin, is a memory I will keep close to my heart until my end.
He was indeed the most successful and fiercely private person. his guarded secrecy about everything and shunning the celebrity status, made him be the most wanted in the techie world. his enigmatic nature enchanted the tech world and more. His vision, conviction and courage - vastly unknown to the world came to light in his end. In his end he attained the beginning of a fame he would have avoided. The outpouring of love on his death - is completely believable.
rest in peace Steve Jobs. We love you.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
A dream and a nightmare...
When I learned about America, I was in awe of the American Dream. For those of you wondering what an American Dream was here is the little definition from Wikipedia:
"In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.[1] The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.""
I believed in it and came here to live the Dream. Slowly the dream is turning into the nightmare. I was looking for life of equality, fraternity and comradeship where everyone lives and let live. Today most die and let die - kill.
The bitterness, failure, economy, anger, frustration that is so wide spread in America is completely unbelievable. Whatever has happened to you America?? What chaos is engulfing the once glorious land of freedom? The stock market meltdown, real estate meltdown, job market meltdown...all these meltdown has melted the human emotions and stripped the humans into barbarians...
Where do we have the power? What’s the law? What happens to law abiding citizens? GOD - it’s crazy to think about. Now anything can happen anytime. I just don’t mean the nature's delicate balance and natural disasters...I am talking about all random people owning gun and shooting at anyone they want to shoot. What requires a person to own a gun? What government lets its people own guns? Deadly weapons are deadly. Simple. So why have them at home?? The politicians talks about laws for abortion, circumcision and what not. But no one talks about abolishing the gun ownership in common man.
What triggers me to write this? This morning we woke up to the sounds of helicopters and cop cars flooding the corner of our street. An armed person shot at people at random at a meeting and killed 2, wounded many...my heart goes out to people that lost their lives. They are dead and their family will live in fear, memories and unjust anger. The suspect is still at large - 7 hours after the shooting. What madness has come upon the human kind? The mere anarchy not only scares me but question the wisdom of having kids - what do have to give them? Fear? I don’t know.
Their lives should be filled with love, good memories, good people, like a happy dream. Instead the world turns it into a nightmare...God Help Us and the world.
"In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.[1] The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which proclaims that "all men are created equal" and that they are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights" including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.""
I believed in it and came here to live the Dream. Slowly the dream is turning into the nightmare. I was looking for life of equality, fraternity and comradeship where everyone lives and let live. Today most die and let die - kill.
The bitterness, failure, economy, anger, frustration that is so wide spread in America is completely unbelievable. Whatever has happened to you America?? What chaos is engulfing the once glorious land of freedom? The stock market meltdown, real estate meltdown, job market meltdown...all these meltdown has melted the human emotions and stripped the humans into barbarians...
Where do we have the power? What’s the law? What happens to law abiding citizens? GOD - it’s crazy to think about. Now anything can happen anytime. I just don’t mean the nature's delicate balance and natural disasters...I am talking about all random people owning gun and shooting at anyone they want to shoot. What requires a person to own a gun? What government lets its people own guns? Deadly weapons are deadly. Simple. So why have them at home?? The politicians talks about laws for abortion, circumcision and what not. But no one talks about abolishing the gun ownership in common man.
What triggers me to write this? This morning we woke up to the sounds of helicopters and cop cars flooding the corner of our street. An armed person shot at people at random at a meeting and killed 2, wounded many...my heart goes out to people that lost their lives. They are dead and their family will live in fear, memories and unjust anger. The suspect is still at large - 7 hours after the shooting. What madness has come upon the human kind? The mere anarchy not only scares me but question the wisdom of having kids - what do have to give them? Fear? I don’t know.
Their lives should be filled with love, good memories, good people, like a happy dream. Instead the world turns it into a nightmare...God Help Us and the world.
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