Interim Solutions

There is a sumptuous meal on offer ,a simulation of the approaches from a few chosen philosophers/philosophies  Sartre : On a hulk piece of matter made mostly of carbon lies a  baked piece of earth upon which lies a variety of combinations of matter that have emerged out of the earth awaiting to be consumed for providing nutrition to another carbon based life form. Zen : Meditate long and hard about the food,observe the thoughts that are flowing through you at the sight and smell of food,eat slowly as if you are not eating but merely experiencing the myriads of possibilities in front of you Adi Shankara : You and the meal are part of the continuum of matter and energy,pray for peace Kafka : The thought of food should invoke joy, anger or sadness or some other emotion ?. How much ever enjoy you the meal , it is one less meal you are going to have, so what does a meal mean in the context of the evolution of human mind ?  Right now in conflict zones and e...

How can one describe a chance upgrade from economy class to business class on a trip that came up by chance and end up in a seat right next to Ganagandharvan Dr. K J Yesudas ? One has to attempt nevertheless for the possibility of reading and re-reading to re-live the three hours of ecstasy. If I were Marquez, I could have used the sunlight streaming in through the windows of the plane and may be even the buzz of the jet engines to describe the experience but of course, greatness is never to be attempted, to be imitated. White shirt, white pants and white leather shoes to match, the legend floats, wafts, glides, does not walk. There is a rhythm in his speak, he is uttering normal malayalam words to his wife Prabha (ma´am, the maestro´s wife)  but at the sight of him I have already developed a rather tenacious earworm that is doing Pramadhavanam, Samajavaragamana, Harivarasanam, Azhake Nin and Neelaravil in random, complicated order. His wife set...

One rainy morning  on the river Solimões, floating and flowing as part of a huge raft of thousands of fire ants , one particularly smart one raises its head looks downstream and then upstream and wonders - how long is this river ? , how far are we from land ?, how much water is below us ? and where is this rain falling from ?  Know that your state of mind is priveleged if you at least occasionally pose questions of the world you inhabit. You will never find all the answers but the joy of asking - infinite ?

Nothing much is going on . But is that true ? no there is a lot going on , a lot more than ever but it feels like nothing much is going on. What color is November ? Gray ? M

I am the this in the that you know I am the that in the this you know I am the familiar in the other and The other in the familiar I am the black in the white you know and The white in the blue you know Who am I ? I am the tonic in the Gin Soaked Boy

The price for peace is to be able to completely forget the past. Not forgive, but complete amnesiac forgetfulness - Me

The ultimate truth regarding love is that one falls and remains in love with one´s own mental conceptualization or deconstruction of the subject of one´s love and not the real subject as it exists in the real world.