well well well

Trains...n all...

Heyloa ppl...
I'm back from Chicago. Spent forever in the train. We had a derailment on some track... and so... it got delayed.... but luckily...I got back to Purdue only 1 hr late. Grabbed some Taco Bell carry-out... and life went onnn

Mannn..... the US does have an overpopulation of females;). I had women sitting all around me... a lot of em talking away to their hearts content. One lady's BF called and she was talking lovey dovey with him till he told her he lost his job... and lo...she started berating him loudly. then... again said....love ya.. and babye. :|. Another lady had been in the derailed train and was relating her experiences....yeah... another uneventful day in the life of Mohan.

And after all this.... Vasi came online!! Was a pleasure chatting with him. I havent spoken with him in ages...and yet the words flow easily. The guy has some charm around him. He attracts friends like a succulent flower attracts bees. He was on his break from Jipmer... and was in Vizag for a few days...this being his last. He heads for Vizag tomm.. and then back to Pondicherry. another 2.5 yrs.... to finish his course... and then he'll be Dr. Vasishta !! Suits him ehh? nah... he'll always be the shy Vasi for me....Shy and lanky vasi.....;)

well...he had to go to the temple. I asked him to pray for me too:). A Brahmin's prayers must be stronger...what say you? ;););) and now...I'm done updating my life to the rest of the world.

Ohh... btw... my parents think I tease them when I say I met this girl...who impressed me. Now..tell me....is it wrong to say that a girl has impressed me? After all...one of the primary goals of a human being's life is selection of a mate. ;);). But more importantly...they seem to tell me that this is wrong.... and that they want me to learn from their mistakes.... WHAT MISTAKES?? having a girl for a friend??? I dont understand.... how can it be a mistake?? after all....I will be interacting with girls as much as I will be with guys. How will it be natural if I only had boys as friends...or I admired and was impressed by only guys??

well well well... arguments are futile a lot of the time. Rarely have arguments changed my point of view. I seem to learn best from my own mistakes. Especially with regards to life... And this seems very natural too to me. In Siddhartha, Herman Hesse says that Siddhartha sees Gautama Buddha... and is in awe of him. But... he does not want to become his disciple. He could see that Gautama Buddha had achieved enlightenment. But... that did not mean that he could preach it. One can only achieve enlightenment by experiencing it oneself.By working towards it and striving to achieve it. And to do that, one has to often sink to the lowest form of consciousness...so that one can see the bottom ... and kick it out.
I believe that the same holds for the policies of life.

However...I see their pain. They want me to study hard and not get distracted. But wait....I'm already distracted. Especially when I am forcing myself to behave in a way which seems so unnatural. Why not just let nature take its course? Wouldnt that make life so much better?
People tell me I am sensible. Then ... why cant I be trusted to be sensible in this case? I know that my studies are important for me. Especially at this time of summer...when I dont have any classes....and few other avigations..... I dont see why they consider it as a waste of time!! Are they afraid that I'll find myself a scary girlfriend who they would feel ashamed to have as their daughter-in-law? Do they think I am heartless and thoughtless?? Nowadays...I seem to see parent's behaviour as pretty funny. Some things they say and do.... just because...it isnt the "Done Thing". They dont see that exceptions can exist. Or do they just choose to ignore them?? Or are they so possessive that they only want their son to follow their explicit wishes...

Only time will tell

Mohan.