Birthday...!

On my BIRTHDAY, however weird, uncanny or whimsical it may sound, I would like to share a POEM about AFTER-DEATH by Robert N. Test as find this the most opportune time to share it…!

To Remember Me...

 

Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby's face, or love in the eyes of a woman.

 

Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain.

 

Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play.

 

Give my kidneys to one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week.

 

Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk.

 

If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weaknesses, and all prejudice against my fellow man.

 

Give my sins to the devil.

 

Give my soul to God.

 

If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever…!

 

 

Now isn’t that ending line gives it a sense…?!?

 

Stay tuned and NEVER STOP LIVING…!

Commitment...!?!

        WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY, of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, DO HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

         
    India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.

    I love my country and I am proud of its rich and varied heritage.

    I shall always strive to be worthy of it.

    I shall give my parents, teachers and all elders respect and treat everyone with courtesy.

    To my country and my people, I pledge my devotion. 
    In their well being and prosperity alone, lies my happiness.

    Jai Hind...!

    

     Create thoughts in the minds of my people,

     And transform those thoughts into action.

     Embed the thought of Nation being bigger than

     The individual, in the minds of leaders and people.

     

     Help all the leaders of my country to give strength

     And bless the nation with peace and prosperity.

    Give strength to all my religious leaders to bring

    'Unity of Minds' among all our billion people

    

    Oh Almighty, bless all my people to work and transform

    Our country from a developing into a developed nation.

    Let this second vision be born out of sweat of my people,

    And bless our youth to live in Developed India.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 

Walk the Talk...!?!

This could be considered as the sequel to my previous post or the liberal translation of my feelings and philosophies in my mother tongue, thanks to Girish Kuber...! Whatever you call or assume it, what is important is the CONTENT and it has a direct relation to my heart, I must say! Go read it and… Be Aware!

http://www.loksatta.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243679:2012-08-11-13-12-16&catid=104:2009-08-05-07-53-42&Itemid=117

Stay tuned and keep contributing!

Anarchy…!

About 2500 years ago, a prince concerned by the consequences of life renounced the kingdom in search of Ultimate Truth and Peace and we had BUDDHA. About 500 years ago, again a prince disinclined to lure in the luxurious but slavish life of a ‘Sardar’ resolved to set his own kingdom with his own rules and we had SHIVAJI. About 100 years ago, a Barrister who could have lived a prince’s life by tying a blindfold for all the inequalities, injustice and dictatorship chose to do the otherwise and we had GANDHI.

The common thread between all these stories is – If egg is broken by outside force, life ends. If broken by inside force, life begins. Great things always begin from inside.

On Wednesday 17 August 2011 at this same place I have written about Anna Hazare’s ‘Revolution’ with the title ‘Protest…!?!’ and have raised just 5 questions, I am still awaiting the answer to at least one. Instead of answers to my questions what I hear is the NEWS with Anna’s Political VIEWS!

So why am I writing today? To claim that, exactly one year before, I was right OR I have forecasted the upshot of this activity at the outset OR to once again raise some fundamental questions in the light of these undesirable and obnoxious developments?

Well, to put it all together piece by piece, I will take the route of Aamir’s ‘Satyamev Jayate’, the supposedly most socially awakening talk show of the date. I would like to request all the readers to take a review of all the activities in this so-called Anti-corruption Revolution sequentially but this time not acting as an enthusiast and excited candle-march supporter, but a real social activist and analyst. You yourself will find very surprising lacunas and pitfalls right from the beginning as I wrote in my post ‘Protest’

These are not the solutions, not even the ‘Satyamev Jayate’. At the extent of optimism, these could be whistle-blowers or war trumpets but not the solution. The real solution is WITHIN and will manifest only by Evolution and not by some filmy, glamorous Revolution. I would, one more time, reiterate the fact that if EVERYBODY undergoes moral self-examination and just keep check on his or her INTENTIONS and not INCENTIVES (Team Anna and Aamir included), everything is going to be fine and we can SURELY have the INDIA, why, the WORLD of philosopher’s and thinker’s dreams.

Tell yourSELF 'If anybody can make a difference, it’s ME…!'

Stay tuned and Do not just Like, Share or Support but CONTRIBUTE…!

Writer...!?!

There is an annual function of Indian Society of Structural Engineers (ISSE) and I got this opportunity to design and develop Invitation Card for the same as well as provide a write-up for the Citation to Godse Sir to be presented to him with the 'Life-time Achievement Award'. Here is the image of Invitation and copy of the Citation.

Citation to be printed majestically and presented to Godse Sir

We, the founders and members of ISSE Pune, with heartfelt gratitude and absolute delight, take this opportunity to present the first ‘Life-time Achievement Award in the field of Structural Engineering and Consultancy’ to our dearest Godse Sir, the Living Legend and Lighthouse for all of us.

The life story and achievements of Godse Sir in the most adverse and discouraging conditions indeed has the potential for a full length featured movie and we have no intention to curtail it to fit in here. All we are attempting here is expressing our gratefulness and pride we share as we enjoy this fortune of being the part of the fraternity our GURU spearheads. In his honour lies our honour.

‘Nothing succeeds like success’ is the notion. Sir, YOU have proved it wrong with a new principle ‘Nothing commits like commitment...!’ With the genius of Engineer and passion of facilitator, YOU hardly ever thought of Structural Engineering as a Profession; it forever was an Obsession for YOU and YOU always went that extra mile for the most rational and not fractional solution to a situation. This will stand as a ‘Professional Ethics Lesson’ for the generations of engineers to come.

Sir, by leading from the front and setting a selfless example, YOU have set the Standards of Practice so high that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to match those, let alone surpass them. We are not only proud and indebted to have YOU as our idol, but feel more responsible to be worthy of the heritage you have structured and we have the fortune to inherit.

While we prepare to present this token of our gratitude to YOU, in the retrospection of your accomplishments, our minds are occupied with realization and our brains are confronting the question – ‘Do we really love and respect our profession like this...?’ Sir, we promise YOU and take a pledge to answer this question positively and proudly for years to come.

Wishing YOU long, healthy and content golden life, we thank you for being there for us... always!

The Empty Pickle Jar

 

The Empty Pickle Jar

Rice.. Nice!

Peter Rice, an Irish structural engineer who originally studied Aeronautical Engineering but switched to Civil Engineering and designed the roof of the Sydney Opera House which was his first professional assignment! His poetic invention, his ability to turn accepted ideas on their head and his rigorous mathematical and philosophical logic made him one of the most sought-after engineers of our times. Following is the poem by Peter Rice that he supposedly composed in his last days...!

Tonight I know that I will leave

The fight is done

And slowly as I say goodbye

I need to speak

And say my love for close-knit friends.

Support, support was what they gave

They made me live.

To die, not old, cocooned in love

Transferring through a point in time

To somewhere else

A gift we have no right to ask

And it is mine.

My brainwaves span the cool night air

And tap goodbye to friends unseen.

Will they go on and span in time

My after life

I’d like to know...!