learning and growing

When literates and intellectuals say that they don't believe in humanity anymore, I consider it to be very 'normative',nothing surprising enough to shake the previously laid foreground of the intellectual premises. I am still on my way to make my mark and thus not highly literate, but a common woman who sees the world through the spectrum of emotions, most of the times. So,one little incident that happened yesterday, shocked me and I started believing in the notion of the intellectuals- Humanity has died and people are not only extremely mean and selfish, but have forgotten their basic civic sense. I went with my aunt to get hold of a mud made Saraswati,in a nearby market, and on our way back stopped to purchase our daily grocery stuff, and my aunt casually asked the shopkeeper, 'Dada apnar bou kemon ache?'(How is your wife?) and the man as if suddenly stoned, stammered and tried conveying that his wife had died. My aunt felt sorry, even I did. The man had tears in ...

A letter has come, With words of chilling surprise ' Splendiferous' thought the mind Not the news, but the words Letters could speak, thought the mind Of stories and dying... Death was the news, and tears had arrived ' Splendiferous' thought the mind The faded letter has finally arrived.

Once Bacon,drowned himself into a pool of thoughts concerning men and their nature. He perhaps enjoyed it. I,a lesser human,is FORCED to think about some.For example,when I write or say something, sometimes,some people spontaneously assume,it is for them.I fail to contemplate why? HOW do things become so obvious and WHY do things become obvious? Many a times I see people accuse me as having deliberately caused them some emotional damage,as if I have no other thing to think about.Some are overtly domineering, because they think I am and they can't stand that, and they confess that to others.Then there are some others who try to brainwash you, and since you know them too well,you give them the pleasure to believe that they have been successful in their endeavor.But o,come on how can wicked people and their thoughts substitute good people and their thinking. Then there are some,who can well identify and situate themselves, yet stop themselves from being and explicitly accepting what t...

You want to know what hypocrisy is?When crowds and crowds of people gather in front of Swamiji's statue on his birthday,but don't even bother to look at it on a normal day.You want to know what is annoying?When people try to peep inside your room,even when you draw the curtains of the windows and shut the door.You want to know what is vulgar?When a woman pees,standing straight and with pride,apparently to contribute towards the cause of gender equality.Sadly,she lowers her esteem and the esteem of her gender.Yes,I guess North Kolkata has more in store for me.