"Every mob, in its ignorance and blindness and bewilderment, is a League of Frightened Men that seeks reassurance in collective action." max Learner lot to learn from that quote, and fm Max. whether be weber, Karl marx; all good men and wise. so what if they dont sound like music or taste a bit sour at first. Or, if sour, why not if true. truth is a mix of sweet, sour, bitter, salty, blah and bluh, huh?

Light in August evening sky

today is Id ul Fitr, commonly called Ramzan. Today we will see the crescent moon in the evening/ I wish all Id mubarak, and a hearty dinner.
All religious elders tell us that God is one and people praise Him in many tongues. Some chant bhajans, and some sing hymns, and some silently. Therefore, as an Indian, it behooves me to pray for all humans on this holy day. In English, it is sunday. In Indian languages, 15 August is sacred. Therefore, it is a season of celebration for all Indians.
Let us think of the sublime while celebrating our variety and spices. Different tastes and words for different tongues. Enjoy!

for fear of angels

it is a book that describes how religion has been replaced by sex, in the new world. I recommend it to those who worry about their future, progeny, and after life. Iti...

power of positive thinking

I was full of negativity for years now. Since my father died at the age of 62.
I have been consulting a therapist ( sorry if it appears in print as the=rapist) but the point of it is, he put me right. If you mistrust God, He will cleanse you though you might fear you will drown Bernard Shaw once threw a bunch of drugs into the bin. "Why the hell did you see the doctor and buy those medicines?" Shaw replied: The poor doctor has to make a living so I paid a visit. The druggist has to run his business so felt I must support his livelihood. "And you threw them out the window? Why" 'I want to live too' said shaw sardonically.
Out of context here, I recall vivek's words, (aka Naren Datta) who said even god dare not appear before a hungry man except in the form of roti. Like Jesus produced bread and wine. (Let us not talk talk of the kite flyer Vijay, who appears in dreams too.)
It is like Godot talking about the sunrise (sorry i am not ad-ing for the super-refined coffee here).
Free will is a delusion. Predetermination is a conspiracy. You Kane join the consp. if you are Abel to.

Peter Drucker on Science and Technology

Once upon a time, people used to seek Truth. Let us call that science. In the process, interesting facts come out, and some of those facts had practical use and thence came about applied sciece. Somewhere along the way, applied science became technology. Thus far, it was alright. But now (I think Drucker wrote this in the 50's) that technology started driving science. The following is my contention. You can stop reading now if you are a technophile. Let us say Steve Jobs wanted to make a phone that can be worn as an ear top by girls. He would hire Johns Hopkins university to find the best element that would fit the his technological matrix. Funds are not an issue. This is like putting the cart before the horse. A lot of research today is therefore trivial. When I was at a telecom company in Finland, they created a prototype (it never hit the market) a foldable type like a communicator, with a mirror on one side. Some science would have been commissioned for it? Mark my words, we are going to see ear-top phone, with a gold-tooth speaking device accompanying it. If only Steve jobs was around, this would happen sooner. Let us not talk about scientific findings of science that lead to nuclear power, enough to decimate cities, whether wantonly or accidentally.

The Pharma-medical science mafia

Look at the account sheets of any pharma company. A large sum goes into marketing. That includes buying gifts for doctors. And inventing problems and formulating solutions for it is described in Listerine and the invention of bad breath. Some Pharma company had this brilliant idea that they can make people buy a mouth wash, if they scared them into thinking that they might have bad breath. "Will he marry me if I have bad breath?" worries a young (beautiful) woman in one of their ads. And so half of America now uses some mouth wash or the other. My teeth are all yellow because of smoking, I once went to a dentist and had them scraped. But the yellow hue returned in no time, and I left it alone. A few years ago, hair fall was not a problem at all. Now if you turn on the TV, every other ad is about some shampoo or the other which arrests hairfall. Hair fall is a natual thing. As we grow old, the hair becomes thinner. Many men and some women even go bald. Is a two-bit shampoo going to alter the genetic structure? Or the creator's scheme of things. I am a miscreationist but I don't fault him/her for hairfall. So be it. Did any pharma company spend a penny on a pill that reduces hunger. A nourishing and satiating formulation. A few years ago, there was a lot of noise about HIV/AIDs. Even now there are, but not such a lot of drama. Interestingly, there used to be many sex clinics for other problems than AIDS; they seem to have vanished. A majority of the doctors are hand in glove with the drug mafia, I mean, pharma industry. Others are just plain ignorant and greedy. They nod in amazement at how wonderfully hasbeerin works, and tell their victims to 'take 2'. The booze guys are not far behind: they say that two drinks per day is good for the heart. I don't know about that but it is good for bowel movements. And who is gonna bother about the booze company ads about moderate drinking after two drinks. Bernard Shaw once threw a bunch of drugs into the bin. "Why the hell did you see the doctor and buy those medicines?" Shaw replied: The poor doctor has to make a living so I paid a visit. The druggist has to run his business so felt I must support his livelihood. "And you threw them out the window? Why" 'I want to live too' said shaw sardonically. And let us not talk about side effects here. An across-the-counter cold medicine can give you a heart attack, according to the brochure given to doctors. That is possibly to cover their backsides. (like in the urban legend, some coffee cups carrying a warning that the coffee is hot and might scald your mouth). There are some people who willingly go through pharma trials for money. As I said, India has enough lab rats.

angst in a fistful of lust (adults only)

Come under the shadow of this red rock
and i will show you something uglier than a handful of lust
something scarier than the shortening shadow of the afternoon
and the 5o'clockshade on your face; something curioser than a frajous fly