Avoidable Suffering and Unfulfilled Potential

Can anything else more aptly describe the current state of affairs? Just a reflection on the thought-chain..

• Do we leave it to the 'evolutionary process' to work out a mechanism that is sustainable?
  
• Can we accelerate the system? Who can change gears? Does a phoenix always have to rise from the ashes? 
  
• Why is public memory so short?
  
• Who can fix it?
  
• Why do we gauge people so wrongly often..Why do we completely mess up when it comes to gauging people in public life?
• Can the political sytem do it? I wont bet my money for sure...
• Is the media providing answers? Will the answers work?
• Does the issue require a larger societal perspective? 

Bubbling Boom !

I maintain a couple of  blogs which is by design. The point being that I wanted to devote this particular blog to refelct on the beauty of life..hence the name BooOtYpHuL LyFe. The tweaking in the spelling also done with the intent of bringing in a bit of humour. 

The current post I don't know if it actually has any element of humour or even an element of optimism or even an appreciation of human spirit. But still I go on. More because most people liked it when I first put up a part of it as a caption on my GTalk. Here it goes: 

The problem with us Indians is that we are so fond of basking in hype and when that hype is not there we oursleves create it and bask in it. Facts matter so little to us. 

• A test series win our Australia can make us think of ourselves as world champions. No matter if it just comes just after a thorough drubbing in Sri Lanka just a month ago. 
• Just half a decade of 8% growth can make us think as a part developed world. No matter that countries that have grown at this rate for almost half a century are going bust. No matter that more people die in India of starvation and under the weight of their debts than elsewhere. 
• People continue to invest in stocks even with Sensex @ 20k. The joke is they expect it to still give bumper results. 
• Even middle class Indians get buoyant to invest in apartments spending upwards of Rupees One Crore. No matter all you earn is a just 5 digit salary. No matter the economic sense the decision actually makes. 
• A 3 feet something cube (Moon Impact Probe - MIP of the Chandrayan) lands on to the moon. The media reports it as THE thing. Agreed that it was an achievement of sorts. But the others have decades ago landed manned expiditions and brought them back to Earth too.  In contrast our achievement only pales. 

It is perhaps high time we learn the difference between BOOM and BUBBLE! Or may be just another facet of the colourful Indian psyche. That we can collectively as a society get so euphoric about nothing and go into collective mourning so often only to bounce back with a vengeance. 

Of cricketing Phoenixes

Few things are more interesting than a phoenix like rise. Perhaps more than the interest that such rare occurances generate, I appreciate and keenly follow them for the inspiration that they are...

The 2nd day of the fourth and final test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy (still underway) will possibly be remembered for a couple of such reasons:

• Dada's last test. Because he could have played his last test long back - much against his own will, though - but for his phoenix like rise to come back to the team so well as only possible in a fancy dream. To add fact to the fancy, he finishes with his best average ever in a Test series against the Aussies and on his terms. Kudos to you Dada!!! You shall be loved more than any other cricketer for the sheer passion that you brought to your job...
• Jason Krejza. But for the devastation he almost caused to a nation's dream (courtesy his 8 wicket haul) I would have perhaps perpetually wondered about the spelling  of his 2nd name - if the 'J' preceded the 'Z' or if it was otherwise. To debut in the last test of the series and then have THE WALL for the first international scalp, and follow it with Laxman, Ganguly is simply fabulous. Perhaps fantabulous!!!