Confusion...chaos

The recent events happened in Mumbai, have left me with a feeling for total confusion and helplessness. I really do not understand why this all had to happen.
People have given me various reasons. But i just fail to understand or be convinced that any reason is reason enough. How can any motive or feeling or reason be so strong, that people are ok to kill so many other fellow human beings, just like that.
They just walk into any random place and shoot anyone and everyone??? Please tell me what is convincing them to perform such a barbarian act...

Another question bothering me is....who do we trust? Where do we turn to for help? And how long will we keep waiting for someone to come and help us. Maybe its time for us, to stop blaming, stop condemning and start doing.

A Pen is mightier than a sword but....actions speak louder than words.

Think about it.....

A Laughing Matter??

The 9 PM prime time news on CNN-IBN was flashing a message about some problem that the locals of Lonavala created on the Big Boss set. The Bangalore Mirror (not that i expect too much from this paper!) had Ishant Sharma's haircut as the front page news. There are so many forwards that we get about the ridiculous news that is covered on Aaj Tak. I remember getting one which said Commisioner ka kutta bhaag gaya or something to that effect!!!

This kind of news reporting makes me laugh, but I wonder is this really something to be amused about?? Or should we be saddened by the fall that the media has taken?

I sometimes wonder when there are so many things to report about. numerous issues over which the media can debate around; why would they want to report about totally irrelevant and trivial issues. The media according to me is a very powerful medium and the reach it has it totally awesome and unbeatable.They can do a lot to make an attempt to improve the society and bring about a change.

Another point to ponder on, Is the media giving us what we want? And this I think disturbs me even more.

My maiden venture......wish me luck!!!

My first attempt at blogging and sharing my thoughts with such a wide audience. I start with my first blog today and hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I hope to enjoy writing this :)

Few days back I finished reading Daddy (Danielle Steele). It was recommended to me, ages ago ( I do not even remember who the person was), but I could never find a copy till recently. Thanks to the Book Fair, from where i got a decent number of books :).

The novel was not so great, very much in line with what you would or at least I would expect out of any Danielle Steele. But it left me thinking about the life of many women who are either forced to or at times even voluntarily agree to walk down a path that they had not planned for themselves. Is it true of most of us, who put aside our dreams,aspirations,careers,etc to raise a perfect family and make sure everything is in place. And once our children grow up and go away....then what??? I somehow do not feel that each one of us has the courage to do what Sarah did by following her dreams. I always wonder and this book got me thinking more about how to achieve the perfect balance between family and career. And in the first place, is there a perfect balance at all?

However I do feel that, with the right man in your life who understands, respects and trusts you it is possible finding the balance does become much more simpler.

This blog is dedicated to all the ladies out there trying to achieve this balance and trying to keep track of all their dreams. You rock!!!

Thank you Ms Pande for inspiring me to start my blog and thank you to my husband for giving it a cute name :)