I feel like I was sleeping the last time I read The Fountainhead. Really. I feel that I had missed the most of it. Now, it feels as if the book is slowly and patiently unfolding its mysterious power to me. I have got a feeling that I was not ready for the book earlier; but now I am.
Some of the junctions which I really like, are, when...
* Howard Roark meets Gail Wynand
* Howard Roark meets Dominique Wynand and Gail Wynand
* Howard Roark meets Ellsworth Toohey
* Kent Lansing meets Howard Roark
* Dominique meets Wynand
* Steve Mallory again meets Mike
* Ellsworth Toohey meets Gail Wynand at his office
I am nearing the end of the book. It actually feels that the conversations above should last forever and I would be a part of it.
(Yes, I am even more anxious to reach the point when Howard Roark addresses the jury!)
I feel that I should revisit all books I read and liked: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance (Pirsig), Lila (Pirsig), The End of Eternity (Asimov), Zen: The quantum leap from mind to no-mind (Osho), The Bridge across forever (Bach). I think I will understand them in greater depth now. Lets see. Incidentally, some of these books are instrumental in evolving me and honing me into whatever I am today.
I think, my growth, further, would be governed by autobiographies like Only the Paranoid survive (Andy Grove), Pour your heart into it (Howard Schultz), Wings of Fire (Kalam) and others. Governed by these, my ability to challenge my limits and how I take life as I meet it head-on. These books would give me an insight in running the business I am in right now.
Till then, happy reading folks!!
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Sauce in a Bottle
What is pushing the sauce outside the bottle?
The space where it can freely flow? or
The pressure it's facing from within, from its own self? or
The quaint tilt of the hand that gives it a direction, a purpose to flow? or
The divine desire of sauce that it should flow, that gives the hand its quaint tilt? or
The attraction of open space, or freedom, that makes the hand give its quaint tilt to the bottle that the sauce resides? or
What drives the sauce?
The body it resides in?
The gentle hand that holds the body?
The presence of freedom that sauce is aware of, outside the body?
The gradual urge towards freedom that builds the momentum within the body?
The space where it can freely flow? or
The pressure it's facing from within, from its own self? or
The quaint tilt of the hand that gives it a direction, a purpose to flow? or
The divine desire of sauce that it should flow, that gives the hand its quaint tilt? or
The attraction of open space, or freedom, that makes the hand give its quaint tilt to the bottle that the sauce resides? or
What drives the sauce?
The body it resides in?
The gentle hand that holds the body?
The presence of freedom that sauce is aware of, outside the body?
The gradual urge towards freedom that builds the momentum within the body?
Saturday, March 10, 2007
some random thoughts
...continued from 26 Jan
Just some thoughts arbitratory in nature; disconnected, yet connected somehow to my soul.
"Today, consumer courts are more easily accessible than the provision stores!"
"I am a product of my perceptions and your opinions. The latter does not really matter."
"Managing pain - the happy way!"
"Talent increases to meet the criticality of work available"
"I may have lost my broom, but I know the art of flight!"
- An Enlightened Witch
"Change is inevitable; Resistance is futile!"
"Innovating reality...step by step!"
"I shuffle in Life!"
"In Change we believe,
in Ideas we believe,
in Us we believe!"
"There is nothing right or wrong - only opinions!"
Just some thoughts arbitratory in nature; disconnected, yet connected somehow to my soul.
"Today, consumer courts are more easily accessible than the provision stores!"
"I am a product of my perceptions and your opinions. The latter does not really matter."
"Managing pain - the happy way!"
"Talent increases to meet the criticality of work available"
"I may have lost my broom, but I know the art of flight!"
- An Enlightened Witch
"Change is inevitable; Resistance is futile!"
"Innovating reality...step by step!"
"I shuffle in Life!"
"In Change we believe,
in Ideas we believe,
in Us we believe!"
"There is nothing right or wrong - only opinions!"
Sunday, February 25, 2007
The Ayn Rand Effect
I am re-reading The Fountainhead after 6 years, and must admit that it is making much more sense to me now. Somehow I am able to relate to it better and also able to properly gather Ayn Rand's thoughts about Howard Roark, Peter Keating, Ellsworth Toohey, Dominique Francon, Henry Cameron and Gail Wynand.
I feel that these characters in some form or another live in us. They manifest during certain situations and we behave like them. Ayn Rand has beautifully presented such characters. No, its not a critique on Ayn Rand's work. I am merely writing my impressions about The Fountainhead that I am beginning to discover. Its amazing.
Their thought processes, their rationalizations, reasonings, etc also form a part of our logical and lateral thought processes. As I continue reading the book, I am sure there will be even more revelations, which I will share with you all. Till then, hang on and keep reading.
Some statements present themselves in my mind as I read The Fountainhead:
"He had not shown any signs of immortality. Somehow, he grew on to become one."
"He watched with stark innocence at his team's dismal display of immaturity."
"It seemed that thoughts had not inhabited his mind from a long time. His mind had become infertile. New ideas had be sown. New thought patterns had to be cultivated to make it fertile."
"He had become desperate. Desperate enough to run around and snatch the next bright idea from someone else's mind and implement it."
I feel that these characters in some form or another live in us. They manifest during certain situations and we behave like them. Ayn Rand has beautifully presented such characters. No, its not a critique on Ayn Rand's work. I am merely writing my impressions about The Fountainhead that I am beginning to discover. Its amazing.
Their thought processes, their rationalizations, reasonings, etc also form a part of our logical and lateral thought processes. As I continue reading the book, I am sure there will be even more revelations, which I will share with you all. Till then, hang on and keep reading.
Some statements present themselves in my mind as I read The Fountainhead:
"He had not shown any signs of immortality. Somehow, he grew on to become one."
"He watched with stark innocence at his team's dismal display of immaturity."
"It seemed that thoughts had not inhabited his mind from a long time. His mind had become infertile. New ideas had be sown. New thought patterns had to be cultivated to make it fertile."
"He had become desperate. Desperate enough to run around and snatch the next bright idea from someone else's mind and implement it."
Saturday, February 24, 2007
all in a day's work
Concerned emotions. Changing notions. Brutal reality. Evolving reality. Rough day. Tough day. Changing paradigms. Concepts. Shocking performance. Conjured reasons. Plebeian people. Notional differences. Plummeting.
Transforming reality. Better people. Better performances. Evidence. Confidence. Juggernaut. Sharpening Saws. Competition. Late nights. Working capital. Improved performance. Sustained performance. Skyrocketing. Catapulting. Sundry. Collectivism. Individualism. Attitudes. Howard Roark.
Asterix. Obelix. Cacaphonix. Matrix. Vanishing reality. Blinding. Blink. Change. Surreal emotions. Overwhelming emotions. Susceptible phonenix. Charting paths. Drunken soul. Startling.
-----
Just some words instantly put. Need not make sense to yal .Some randomly presented themselves with some deep, uncomprehensible purpose. Some with a definite purpose. But all related somehow. Deep within.
Hooray!!
another instant thought:
"It would be too impolite to rob a man of his innocence"
-----
Surreal senses. Danger within. Danger beyond. Reigning terror. Brutal strength. Core competence. Growing competence. Radical sabotage. Espionage. Relieved senses. New life. New twigs.
Space. Cosmos. Space within. Hubble. Expanding Universe. Multiverses. Souls. Growing Apart. Distant thoughts. Relatively similar. Uncertain thoughts. Uncertain location. Trespassing souls. Overcoming souls. Singular drive. Elemental drive. Singularity.
Hooray!!
Invention. Discovery. Eureka. Rene Descartes. Einstein. Telescope. Vision. Transcending images. Transcending wisdom. Concepts. Bubble. Burst. New bubble.
Flash. Creativity. Invading innovation. Deep. Novel concept. Nascent thoughts. Hone. Tools. Cycle. Ups Downs. Crests. Troughs. Crests. Notions. Gravity. Situational drive. Crystal. Innocence.
Hooray!! Hooray!!
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As I said, need not make sense to yal.
-------
Impervious Soul. Solid state. Mettle. Human. Howard Roark. End of story. Period. Begnining. Focused efforts. Success. Growth. Evolution.
Hooray! :)
Transforming reality. Better people. Better performances. Evidence. Confidence. Juggernaut. Sharpening Saws. Competition. Late nights. Working capital. Improved performance. Sustained performance. Skyrocketing. Catapulting. Sundry. Collectivism. Individualism. Attitudes. Howard Roark.
Asterix. Obelix. Cacaphonix. Matrix. Vanishing reality. Blinding. Blink. Change. Surreal emotions. Overwhelming emotions. Susceptible phonenix. Charting paths. Drunken soul. Startling.
-----
Just some words instantly put. Need not make sense to yal .Some randomly presented themselves with some deep, uncomprehensible purpose. Some with a definite purpose. But all related somehow. Deep within.
Hooray!!
another instant thought:
"It would be too impolite to rob a man of his innocence"
-----
Surreal senses. Danger within. Danger beyond. Reigning terror. Brutal strength. Core competence. Growing competence. Radical sabotage. Espionage. Relieved senses. New life. New twigs.
Space. Cosmos. Space within. Hubble. Expanding Universe. Multiverses. Souls. Growing Apart. Distant thoughts. Relatively similar. Uncertain thoughts. Uncertain location. Trespassing souls. Overcoming souls. Singular drive. Elemental drive. Singularity.
Hooray!!
Invention. Discovery. Eureka. Rene Descartes. Einstein. Telescope. Vision. Transcending images. Transcending wisdom. Concepts. Bubble. Burst. New bubble.
Flash. Creativity. Invading innovation. Deep. Novel concept. Nascent thoughts. Hone. Tools. Cycle. Ups Downs. Crests. Troughs. Crests. Notions. Gravity. Situational drive. Crystal. Innocence.
Hooray!! Hooray!!
--------
As I said, need not make sense to yal.
-------
Impervious Soul. Solid state. Mettle. Human. Howard Roark. End of story. Period. Begnining. Focused efforts. Success. Growth. Evolution.
Hooray! :)
Sunday, February 18, 2007
The word is out
the crisis has abated
insightful guardian
finding causality
envisioning; the word is out
breathtaking beauty
Her vastness; unifying
her freedom and felicity
sublime emotions; the word is out
journey has commenced
the divine arrival
in the human form
God Being; the word is out
Eternal me and her
stimulating patterns
liberated souls
manifesting; the word is out
stream of knowledge
flowing through the mind
instilling wisdom in the mortal self
Growing; the word is out
Disintegrating ego
channeling emotions,
through the gateway of passion
in a Tryst called Life; the word is out
Conceived beliefs and religions
notions and dogmas
all eradicating and integrating
into Singularity; the word is out
Humans with a divine soul
mortal body, regaining nobility
pure thoughts and paradigms
the Grandeur within; the word is out
insightful guardian
finding causality
envisioning; the word is out
breathtaking beauty
Her vastness; unifying
her freedom and felicity
sublime emotions; the word is out
journey has commenced
the divine arrival
in the human form
God Being; the word is out
Eternal me and her
stimulating patterns
liberated souls
manifesting; the word is out
stream of knowledge
flowing through the mind
instilling wisdom in the mortal self
Growing; the word is out
Disintegrating ego
channeling emotions,
through the gateway of passion
in a Tryst called Life; the word is out
Conceived beliefs and religions
notions and dogmas
all eradicating and integrating
into Singularity; the word is out
Humans with a divine soul
mortal body, regaining nobility
pure thoughts and paradigms
the Grandeur within; the word is out
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Saturday, February 10, 2007
fantastic trip to Banaras
Guys and Gals,
Just back from a fantastic trip from Banaras. It was a super-charging trip from one Holy city (Nasik) to another (Banaras)...
Boy, was it fun! Met up lot of my relatives for the first time... most of them have left an indeliable mark on me. Enjoyed everything from Malai-yo (a super light delight full of rich proteins), to crowded streets, to the Holy Ganga, the list is endless.
I danced like never before during all the ceremonies of marriage! (yes, its all recorded and may be displayed)...
Okay.. more of it later.. promise!
Cheers!
have fun,
Saurabh
Just back from a fantastic trip from Banaras. It was a super-charging trip from one Holy city (Nasik) to another (Banaras)...
Boy, was it fun! Met up lot of my relatives for the first time... most of them have left an indeliable mark on me. Enjoyed everything from Malai-yo (a super light delight full of rich proteins), to crowded streets, to the Holy Ganga, the list is endless.
I danced like never before during all the ceremonies of marriage! (yes, its all recorded and may be displayed)...
Okay.. more of it later.. promise!
Cheers!
have fun,
Saurabh
Friday, January 12, 2007
the me within
the souls have switched
the me has gone
trying to impersonate
the me within
uncanny as it might be
power surge; combating reality
re-discovering the true self
reviving, the me within
the restless encounter
overpowering iota
passionately insane
invading, the me within
great souls converge
sun, taking a new breath
gloriole, highlighting reality
empowering, the me within
wee soul; outgrowing body
new paradigms; outgrowing mind
information, outreaching the world
learning, the me within
reinventing passion,
re-living the life,
phantom mind, manifesting
re-discovering, the me within
hindsight, teaching and engraving
subtle values that drive
hope, both lost and found
managing, the me within
the me has gone
trying to impersonate
the me within
uncanny as it might be
power surge; combating reality
re-discovering the true self
reviving, the me within
the restless encounter
overpowering iota
passionately insane
invading, the me within
great souls converge
sun, taking a new breath
gloriole, highlighting reality
empowering, the me within
wee soul; outgrowing body
new paradigms; outgrowing mind
information, outreaching the world
learning, the me within
reinventing passion,
re-living the life,
phantom mind, manifesting
re-discovering, the me within
hindsight, teaching and engraving
subtle values that drive
hope, both lost and found
managing, the me within
Monday, January 08, 2007
Small corner of my heart
Joy, within and without
thundering cloud of emotions
showering beatitude and joy
eternal bliss; in the small corner of my heart
Feelings, corroded by the material world
Joy, seemed to have forgotton me
Radical thoughts; from here and now
vanished; from the small corner of my heart
Amnesia, had struck and hit hard
Friends, long gone in material search
restless, i become in their absence
abstaining; from the small corner of my heart
Insights, from young and new
Generation, both from now and then
Primordial intelligence; losing its focus
sparing wisdom; from the small corner of my heart
Caged intellect; with broken wings
Flight to freedom; staggering
Articulated mind; stupefying thoughts
shattered; in the small corner of my heart
Joy, beaming with happiness
Actions; speaking louder than words
kickstarting perpetual emotional cycle
accelerating; the small corner of my heart
Admiration; felt and achieved
Desire to grow; to regions abound
resurrecting artist; reinstating faith
Hope floats; in the small corner of my heart
thundering cloud of emotions
showering beatitude and joy
eternal bliss; in the small corner of my heart
Feelings, corroded by the material world
Joy, seemed to have forgotton me
Radical thoughts; from here and now
vanished; from the small corner of my heart
Amnesia, had struck and hit hard
Friends, long gone in material search
restless, i become in their absence
abstaining; from the small corner of my heart
Insights, from young and new
Generation, both from now and then
Primordial intelligence; losing its focus
sparing wisdom; from the small corner of my heart
Caged intellect; with broken wings
Flight to freedom; staggering
Articulated mind; stupefying thoughts
shattered; in the small corner of my heart
Joy, beaming with happiness
Actions; speaking louder than words
kickstarting perpetual emotional cycle
accelerating; the small corner of my heart
Admiration; felt and achieved
Desire to grow; to regions abound
resurrecting artist; reinstating faith
Hope floats; in the small corner of my heart
Monday, January 01, 2007
The year ahead: 2007
Thinking. Action. Learning. Growth.
That's FY2007's theme. In brief.
It will be the year when Andy Grove will help me nurture my business and address Strategic Inflection Points; Steven Covey will give me some tips on 7 Habits; Goldratt on bottleneck identification and improvement; Hugh MacLeod (gapingvoid.com) will pump in some inspiring stuff.
I will be defining the new year objectives, KRA, aspirations, growth direction etc by 1st Jan. Will keep yal updated!
Happy New Year folks! Have a great year ahead!
That's FY2007's theme. In brief.
It will be the year when Andy Grove will help me nurture my business and address Strategic Inflection Points; Steven Covey will give me some tips on 7 Habits; Goldratt on bottleneck identification and improvement; Hugh MacLeod (gapingvoid.com) will pump in some inspiring stuff.
I will be defining the new year objectives, KRA, aspirations, growth direction etc by 1st Jan. Will keep yal updated!
Happy New Year folks! Have a great year ahead!
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