Stupidity..

Have I ever mentioned that I have actually read about human stupidity. That’s right, it has been written about and published too! ‘The Power of Stupidity’is a book by Giancarlo Livraghi which does just that  http://stupidity.it. Now, it does not tell you how to be stupid, Thank God! But provides useful insight about human stupidity. The most amazing thing about the book is that it does not tell its reader What to think, but simply guides individuals on how to think. It is definitely meant for those who know their stupidity. But I still stress, a must read for all.

Ever since I have read the book on Human Stupidity I have been fascinated with the subject. Well, that is the kind of effect it has on I guess, everyone. How strange I am actually interested in Stupidity.

Stupidity is defined as (ya there is a definition for it, bet you didn’t know that;)) “Any act of a person which causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses” so true!!

So according to the definition we have all been there and of course done that! At least I have. And if you are like me then, there is of course a reason to worry about. The good news is, that we know it, so we can work on it. 

According to the definition we can only say that we are/were stupid or not, only after we have performed the action. Which is why it becomes extremely important that we understand ourselves. Watching our past will give us information on what went wrong, at least to some extent. That will help us change right… well I guess not. Only because all humans are creatures of habit. We are habitual to thinking in particular ways. For eg. we are taught as children to look at things as right and wrong.. like cheating is wrong but how about cheating death is that wrong too…

The trouble is mental laziness. The solution to which is creativity. A creative mind can rearrange systems. So is that a permanent solution? Well in the short run it is.. but only for a short while. The minute ideas are copied they become habitual thinking. So any creative idea was once indeed fresh, new and intelligent. The minute everyone blindly copies it, it changes its form and the result is stupidity.

If we blame stupidity on our existing learning system and replace it with another the result will eventually be the same.
It is safe to say then that ideas have a shelf life. The trouble is, we cant really put a date on any idea. I wish we could in that case we would be forced to think new…  which might reduce Human Stupidity.

Until next time….


Me, somewhere else http://www.gandalf.it/stupid/review6.htm
2 comments | edit post
Tomatoes and more...
“Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.” I don’t know why I picked that quote! 
Speaking of research I must tell you’ll that I have indeed been doing research on a particular matter. Its been a while since I have been trying to understand what it takes to make a perfect bowl of Traditional Creamy Tomato Soup. Yes, that’s correct, it is my favorite soup.

Many restaurants have failed my ‘Tomato Soup’ test. Now now do not misunderstand my statement, my city is very capable of serving various delicious cuisines. There is absolutely no doubt about that. But for some reason I have always noticed and experienced that there are only a handful of restaurants who can serve a perfect bowl of Traditional Creamy Tomato Soup.


I mean thinking of the fact that it is the simplest soup to prepare, what can be the possible trouble with it. It must have a lovely molly orange color, so that when you look at it there is an instant sense of gratification. It has to be thick in consistency which is a combination of various ingredients. Creamy which will make your tongue want more and must be sweet and tangy in taste making the whole experience a memorable one. Of course to be always served with croutons or garlic bread, take your pick!

I can barely pick 5 restaurants from my city that will serve me the perfect soup. I have never faced trouble with any other soup. I mean almost everyone will get a sweet corn soup right, a hot n sour soup right, a spinach soup right. Its always the Traditional Tomato which is messed up. Mostly, with the consistency and then with the taste. I have never understood why this is so. 
So I put my own logic to it.

I guess the trouble is, that it is a Simple soup to prepare. It is always the Simple stuff which we tend to complicate for no apparent reason. 
It is the simplest of relations, like the ones we are blessed with, which we will complicate.
 It is the simplest of emotions, like crying, which we will complicate. 
It is the simplest of words, like I love you, which we will complicate. 

We just can't handle simplicity. That’s what it is. 

Until next time........
5 comments | edit post
The April Breeze

I have never felt such sweetness on any other day as I have felt today. This beautiful April morning seems to indicate that the future will be filled with the same sweetness. It is a rather strange morning which has kept me smiling insanely since the minute I woke up. I bear witness to the bouncy breeze and the smiling sun as they jazz together throughout existence.

If I have felt it right the breeze is particularly happy and playful today. Swirling all around the trees and the concrete structures. Running like child from one direction to another. Her colorful transparency crossing paths with the known and the unknown. I wished to chat with her. I wanted to know her music and I wanted to know her lyrics.  But she wouldn’t tell, she likes to be mysterious it is her innate quality, it always has been.

What she probably doesn’t know is that she and me share a virtue since we are created by the same person. She doesn’t know that I have felt her and I know what she is expressing without words. I know she is happy about Existence, I know she is happy about Unions, I know she is happy about Creation, I know she is happy about Survival and I know she is happy to spread happiness. This April breeze.

She certainly kept me happy. Embracing me in her arms, tickling me with her sweetness holding me like a child. Expressing without words that she is there for me, that she loves to see me smile.

I just hope she is not fooling anyone on this Aprils Day!


Until next time......
2 comments | edit post
MNIK!
Well actually My name is Neetu! Just incase you didn't already know that. So I finally was able to catch the only show for My Name is Khan and I must say that I do have an opinion. Doesn't everyone!
So where should I start from, maybe from direction or the script or the actors or the music? Hmm, actually I have a different observation altogether. I mean we have by now read all the possible reviews about the movie and honestly there is no need for anything more. So what am I saying.......

While I was watching the movie I did make a single observation. I adore Sharukh and Kajol. Yes they are good actors, everyone knows that and they have proved it time and again. But more importantly they are the best of friends! Their friendship is what makes them!

I respect every individual who has always prioritized their friendships. I give sincere credit to both of them for working on their friendship and keeping it safe. They are both married, they breath in the atmosphere of propaganda, in which friendships are easier to sink, they are good and committed spouses and parents. They live within the defined boundaries and are always in their character.
I mean this in itself is an achievement. It certainly takes a lot of effort to make relations work.

They epitomize what friendship should be like. Simple! Considering that they have such evident 'chemistry' they could have been cheating on their respective spouses and could have ruined all other relations they have been blessed with. But they don't. Why? 'Cause I say they are simple.

Simple is always uncomplicated. True friendship is uncomplicated. It doesn't need to be followed by an affair, it can stay as it is.

I find it very difficult to understand why all friendships need to move forward! Some of them don't! Some relations are bound to be unique. Unique by living within the boundaries and still having fantastic chemistry.

I believe that it doesn't matter who the people are, what age they are, where they are from or how they think. If you have the desired chemistry then just be simple and make that friendship work. Finding a friend with such chemistry is really a matter of serious luck. Which makes me so jealous of SK! But deep within my heart I do pray that I find such friends, I do pray that I am even more luckier that SK!
And I do pray that their friendship may last for eternity!

Until next time......
0 comments | edit post
Been a while since I typed something. 
Its kind of weird that there are times when you don't feel like  doing something that you actually enjoy. Unexplainable! Speaking of which I have been shopping a lot lately, well that is explainable, its in my DNA remember, which leads me to think as to why and how I acquire stuff. I mean here I am in an exhibition and I bought myself a beautiful silver ring which was obviously seen and tried by many before me and yet it came to me! Hmm strange/unexplainable!
When I think deeper on that subject I feel that everything in life kind of finds you. The people, clothes, music, shoes, work, of course Love etc. Trying to understand why will just give you more gray hair.
Its obvious then that everything that has found me has simply fantastic taste;) Including my niece and nephew!
But on the serious side I thank God that It did find me, otherwise my life would have never been so interesting.
I hear a lot of people say stuff like 'oh we are friends 'cause we have blah blah in common' but I beg to differ. I always feel that the Perfect friendships are those which are unexplainable, I mean the people concerned will have one and only one thing in common, a feeling/a connection, which is sometimes referred to as chemistry, but I choose the words 'Unexplained/Unnamed'. It is unexplainable that how one fine day from somewhere around the world one friendship simply starts taking shape! A knock on the door and  there you see a Perfect friend starring right in your eyes, it is in an instant that that feeling suddenly surrounds both.
It is very clear feeling, unless you are the thinking kinds, in which case you will need a label!
When something like that happens believe me the experience is magical. Followed by a lot of confusion! But then there is one thing that I do understand, that, it is a lot more amusing to have things that you may never understand why;)......... Until next time
3 comments | edit post