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Name: siddhant
Country: India
Metro: Mumbai
Birthday: 10/10/1987
Gender: Male
Interests: reading(a little), music(most kinds, but really classic rock), comic books, football and writing
Expertise: none really, unless you call being a smart-ass one, also getting highly philosophical for no apparent reason.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Media
Message: message me
MSN: siddhantmehta_87@hotmail.com
Member Since:
10/1/2005
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| It has always been about you and me. It has always been this is my side and that is yours. Once again we meet and now it is our side. Suddenly it is our side.
It has been years now that I grew to believe and write that blood will always be spilled. Believe what you will and say what you might but this is just another wake up call and trust me, people will be reaching for the snooze button soon enough. They took it to the streets, they took it to or buildings and they took it to our homes. They won the day and we watched them do it. It is all too human, so sadly human.
It took their actions to take us away from our own little lives and unite as one. This is a classic strategy, its called Polarization. They get us to get together and unite us in tragedy, while they stand by and hate. This is hate.
Here we stand, shamed and humbled. It took not more than 10 men to stop our world. They took everything and you know what's worse? They did it in front of us. At this point I would have to say I'm thinking clearly. I'm not angry at them anymore. There is a reason for that. There is a reason for everything. You have to understand that now that they have us together, the battle lines have been drawn. Of course, we believe that War is futile. Naturally, we think there is a better way to do this. It is true, we realize that this is not a place that we understand and these are not things we do. The truth, the difference between us and them is that we have much more to lose. Yes.
I have been studying War for three years now. The more I learn the more I ask. The more I see that this something that will never go away. Do you know why there is War? So far the answers I have are:
1) We are logical beings, who need to live our way
2) We are logical beings, who feel threatened
3) We are logical beings, who feel threatened but need to live our way
Whoever is reading this needs to ask themselves just one question. Would you do it?
Say: "No, there is always a way out."
I'll ask another question
"Would you do it, IF...?"
Now fill in the blanks with any number of situations that you think would get you to pull the trigger to end another human being's life.
Now say "No", if you really can't think of any situation where you wouldn't take a life ( I highly doubt that you will say no)
Here is the formula of War so far then.
Take any reason from 1 to 3 + "Would you do it, if..."
Consider this, somewhere in this World, at this very moment, there are a bunch of people who are celebrating a great victory. They asked the question and they have their answer. You and I do not think it is a valid reason, but the simple fact is that if we agreed with them, they wouldn't do it in the first place. Polarization. One side is right and one side is wrong and both sides will see each other as the negative to their positive, thereby cancelling each other out. The problem is when you are at War, you need an enemy. We have been referring to our enemy as "they", "them", "terrorists" and many more. While "they", have a national flag, a politcal system, South Indian food, a cricket team and Shah Rukh Khan to hate, target and kill. Our enemy is faceless, armless and the best part is we don't even know them. We don't know our enemy enough to hate them. So why get angry? There is an answer.
In War, there is Black and White, this is where the two parties stand against each other. In between the Black and White is just Blood Red. What it takes for one side to reach the other is not the Gray mixture of ideas, Gray is what is common between both. What it takes is for the White to remove the Black or vice-versa.
You see whether we like it or not, the lines have been drawn. We've seen trains explode and homes burn and I hate to break it to you, but it has only just begun. It is said that in the recorded history of man, there have just been about a 130-odd days where there has been no known conflict on Earth. War is always going on and it always lives besides us. What can we do? Join conflict proactively or be vigilant and defend our homes. Both choices are hard and we may not always be able to do it, but if we don't no one else will. Jerry Seinfeld once said "The Snooze button has set Mankind back thousands of years..." Well, you are awake and the alarm bell is ringing. You can either stay awake and get ready for another attack or you can sleep, only to be woken again in state of despair and panic.
"Si vis pacem, para bellum" - Latin adage ("If you want peace, prepare for war")
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| Transmission feed 20434:
Execute:
The earth opened up one day.
it sang a little song.
or was it a poem?
some fragments of this historic event was recorded by a prestigious worldwide news agency. Here are some extracts.
"There is only one me.
I am all to me and all to others,
they know me as many things.
I am alone here,
ageless and unique.
No template, just me.
... dark place,
but i found warm light.
I made the best of what I had.
I wonder what my destiny is,
I wish i knew what i was supposed to do.
Yet none of it matters, because I am here and now.
My home is frigid,
yet my core is warm.
Somehow I know why.
My core serves me well,
it keeps me warm and optimistic forever.
I know nothing and yet I wait, because I am content.
.... many beautiful stories.
I am never bored by these fascinating things,
this is because imagination is the greatest gift.
....I cry
............
...belief in our ability is all we need.
I do not thank you for being here with me all this time,
you have died many times and come back to me many times.
To thank you is to say "I did not think you would be here for me." I know you always will be.
The day becomes night,
because it is measured according to me and thats how I see it.
The truth is I see like you, the only difference is I do not ask for permission, I just 'be'.
The past is a strange trap,
we get caught in it and never let it go.
Yet we need it, to learn from it and grow. Do not mix judgement with the past.
It was a person who summed many things up in a line once,
this line has haunted and inspired many as much as it has questioned the value of living.
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." Make of it what you will.
No reason.....give it all away,
you won't need it anyway.... rule.
You have great power, so why don't you just try to move me and make me feel?
This is not a sermon or an outlet for frustration,
this is something that burns in me like molten metal.
This is me saying "Here I am." "
We are not sure whether this actually happened or if it is even possible but all evidence suggests that this voice was somehow manipulated by tectonic movement of continental plates as well as, pressure of gases and resonance. It is also clear that this was heard in every region around the world. In fact, no one is sure of which language the oratory was delivered in, as all regions claimed to have heard it simultaneously and interpreted it the same way. No technology exists to carry such a large scale machination and experts are certain that the source cannot be terrestrial but subterranean. The message on the other hand was widely heard but unclear in some parts which is why only some extracts could be pieced together. It is our conclusion that the Earth may have actually spoken and if so these words will stay with us till all life is at an end. We highly recommend to every human being alive to always remember the day the Earth spoke and what it means for all of us.
End Transmission.
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| Time is a thing that depends on other things to exist and these things depend on time to have meaning. Space makes Time. Have you ever wondered though? When I ask if you have wondered I mean, have you wondered if Time tends to repeat itself sometimes? Sometimes you feel a unique certain way at a moment and thats when you remember that you felt this way during a moment that has passed you by. Mostly we have strong feelings of joy and sadness that define these unique moments because these are extreme reactions. I feel sometimes like i used to a few times in the past and I never seem quite believe how the whole process works.
You see Time hits you at a precise point and you initially feel like you used to and if the feeling is bad for example you will notice that the gloom does fade away faster and is replaced by optimism, or if you're happy you realize sooner that things can get bad very fast so you should not be complacent. This is what learning from you mistakes is all about. I have been caught out a bit recently. I kept thinking that I was just going wrong somewhere and that I needed to try harder. This is when I realized that, it was never about commitment or working hard, it was about paitence and maturity. I know I'm a much better person than i was even six months ago and this is just because i realized that Time will not hurry up for me. Time needs to take its course because that is how events will work themselves out. I've had such a fantastic year so far and there are a few people that have made it so worthwhile and perhaps one person in particular more than anybody else.
This is no vain attempt to big myself up and beat my chest and exclaim how good I am, rather it is to acknowledge that I am growing into a better and more fun person and that I intend to continue. Everything works out for the best and sometimes tomorrow doesn't agree with what you said today but it is best you try and keep your word because you will see how the benefits arise, it is your one constant. Remember to stop and think about Time sometime during your day because you contribute to it. Let Time take its course but please pay the fare and enjoy the wait. Also...Smile...you are still young  !
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| The plan is simple.
Make money
Spend money
Have fun
Die.
The tricky bit is always the execution.
I wonder if i can be given a Skittles factory
Perhaps a chain of Bookstores.
Or what I really really want
One Extra large Media Empire (no i do not want to upgrade to a combo meal)
I feel there needs to be a system put in place here. The "Give-him-what-he-wants-cause-he-asked-nicely-and-has-a-lovely-smile" system is sure to be a winner in today's economic climate. Gone are the days when i have to work from the bottom for a living, i just have to smile and go "please" and "thank you". This economic model benefits millions....by letting them give their money and power to me and feeling good about leaving it with "such a splendid young man". Do you feel it in the air? Its electricity!
The time has come to write to the U.N and ask nicely for my system to be implemented immediately.
If it doesn't work I ll have to work like all the drones around me and bow before the mighty dollar which offers me joys and comfort by taking my money and making me love its evil, devious but wonderful false reality and material objects to keep me a motivated slave. I have to succumb to the suit, bow before The Man, let Big Brother watch me watch Big Brother.
Or i could write a lot and keep myself in and out of the soul-sucking nature of modern life, nip in for a bob of the evil (but oh-so-good) forces and get back to thinking about people wearing spandex and a guy that shines silver and rides a surfboard. Also I can amuse myself by letting loose my frighteningly arrogant judgmental side once in while and cut the "I'm nice guy" crap. It's true I am a devious, malevolent, calculating and heartless human being most of the time, but I'm well groomed and I smell nice not to mention....I do have a lovely smile......or sharp katana...Hey whatever gets you to give me what I want.
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| Sometimes we don't return. Sometimes we take forever to return. Eventually there is something that happens. Events that shake you and change you. Its time you figured out what it is that changes you. You always thought you knew about yourself and then something comes along to change it all, there we go, back to square one. Feel good or bad about things, react adversely or perhaps rise to the occasion , how you react is temporary, it doesn't mean you 've failed or succeeded. Everything is relative, so you must remember that this will go and something else will take it's place. Smile. You're living the life. The life of change, discovering yourself and the world around you and even getting something awesome done. It's all good, you just have to make it happen.
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