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Rejoice Rebuffs Remorse.


Media,  made a significant contribution ,in publishing the news about Karanunidhi’s family ensemble.

They carried  a group photo of  estranged Marans  looking cheerful, with  brothers,Alagiri- Madurai chieftain appering  joyful , Stalin –  the sitting Minister heaving a sigh of relief   with father Karunanidhi beaming,and with   mother Dhayalu smiling.It was  virtually a perfect  disposition  of rejoice.

A beautiful photography,  giving expression to all  positive sentiments as proposed by the top family of Tamilnadu.

But the picture , lacked the most  required  gesture, that of remorse.

Three innocent lives of promising youngsters, was plucked by the  demonstrators devilish behaviour  at Dinakaran Office in Madurai, last June.

The parental grief, the anguish of the family, the  truama of  the brutal  beating  the three young men encountered,  while laying down their lives,  will never  be reported  by  the media.

The intensity will not be transcribed, will not be recorded, will not be brought to light , as they belong to ordinary folks, who  supported  their parents  and who earned  their livelihood by slogging in such demeaning offices.

 Remember ,as  splendour brings in harmony, grief too heralds unity.

The story of “The Three Bears” .  crossed my mind as,. I noticed.the  picture of these celebrities.Father bear, Mother Bear and the Baby bear, had a life of their own , away from the multitude, in  a make believe world of fantasy.

This  unusual reference, is brought in  , as a humorous  interlude to  heighten the emotional  impact by means of contrast.

Buddham saranam kachami , unwantedly  keeps on ringing in my ears, nagging my mind,  setting it to a discordant  upbeat. 

 

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Well Above All


A child shunned by family,

Ranked  well above all.

 A child  deprived of  wealth,

Strode  well above all.

 A child exiled from  home,

Returned  well above all.

 A child denied  of rights

 Legitimised well above all.

 A child iintrigued by taunts,

Glistened  well above all

 A child reduced by rivalry,

Competed  well above all.

 A child deformed by prejudice,

Rationalised well above all.

 A child shattered by indifference,

 Distinguished   well above all

 A child sheared by tantrums,

Radiated  well above all.

 A child tarnished by ill will,

Rejuvenated  well above all

 A child embraced by God,

Extolled  well above all.

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Bonus


Bonus is bounty in Latin.

It is something extra  given or paid in addition to what is usually expected.

This is how the Dictionaries define the word.

It is a disbursal of the profit or rather sharing the excess.

Merill Lynch chief executive,  John Thain, demands 10 million dollars as bonus for the year 2008.

The company has made a loss of 11 billion dollars.

Most of the employees face retrenchment.

The share value has gone down by 73%.

Bonus , makes good sense. It is a progressive practice. Rewarding,the employees for their prowess. and for their hard work is a right predilection.

But the demand by Thain ,lacks moral debenture.

Merrill Lynch , will come under Bank Of America., and cease to exist as an independent company..

Thain , entered the scene when the going was dismal,had pushed the brand, kept the company alive, and restrained its bankruptcy by negotiating with Bank of America.

He  has received heavy pay  for his work.

His tall claim  seems atrocious. It is comparable to  the act of seizing  whatever you can from a burning house.

Thain ,however much an efficient executive , defies   justice,deputes greed,deforms economy, denies sense and defers idealism.

Thain has dwarfed himself.

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Face the music


‘If music be the food of love ,then play on, give me the excess of it’ bids Duke  Orsino, in Shakespeare”s, Twelfth Night. 

Excess of anything , be it music , food, drink , money ,love,  prompts sickness.

The appetite gets surfeited, the interest disappears,the love wanes,and the  glamour fades.

The global economy is   facing a turbulence.

There is unpredicted sullenness, unprecedented stiffness and unlamented sorrow.

Governments world over , are trying to pull the broken ,badly beaten economy , by providing rescue programmes.

 A resurrection  is much expected.

But , it is not going to happen.

The markets are waxing and waning like the Moon.

We have to face the music.

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Stimulus Vs Corruption


U.S has announced a Bail out  of 700 billion dollars.

India has offered a stimulus package of 4 billion dollars ,which is 17000 crores in Indian Rupee.

Rescuing the economy, is an applauding insinuation

Growth stimulus and Fiscal stimulus have received praise and criticism.

The markets have given thumbs up to the package,as it would push demand and have a massive impact on  growth.

Wall Street reversed early losses and closed sharply higher on Friday 5/12/2008,hoping  that Washington will again step in to aid the economy.

The pick apart ,is will the market sustain this upsurge?

A malady , physical illness , in this context, is to be treated with  diligent care and meticulous attention.

A medical practitioner , has to diagnose the cause, read the history of the illness, assess the condition of the patient, analyse the degree of affliction, before prescribing medicines or performing a surgery.

He should  not slip, but  constantly keep in mind that life is precious, any little misdoing , any wrong move,any half hearted attempt ,will cost a value.

Admitting the sick person in a well founded hospital, giving him a posh furnished room, nursing him with  expensive medication, coaxing him with all comforts, cajoling him with relievers , is a transitory  truancy.

The patient ,should be made aware of his ailment, should be compelled to  respond to proper medication, and should be subjected to exact applications, however hard, however serious, however strenuous it may work out.

The economy  is nearly dead.The infection  and infliction is  worldwide

To revive it , a lesson has to be learnt in a hard way.

First decimate corruption, weed bribery, extract treachery, diffuse falsification, defer procrastination.

Then , maintain transparency, practise faith, avoid double accounting,insist urgency,and centralise trust.

Once , these significant  principles are moderated, the economy will look up.

The theory of Bail out , as perceived in U.S ,and stimulus , as referred in India ,will have a meaning and will win a purpose.

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The jostling mind.


“Mind can make a hell out of Heaven and Heaven out of Hell”

Milton’s words are worth a million.

It is the mind which governs the individual.

Physical discomfort  can be alleviated by medicine.

Financial pressure can be alienated by proper management of wealth.

Mental burden can be aggravated by simple mechanism of taunt ,envy,treachery,and indifference.

A solid mind is structured by,a sure dictum, an invincible courage ,an undaunted spirit,an indomitable stoicism.

All these idiosyncrasies ,in excess support , fumble in no time,when the tide turns against the norms.

The mind gets tossed as the tidal waves.

There is lot of puffing. lot of sighing,and lot of fretting.

Bereft of sleep. exhausted of fatigue, tired of controversies,submerged by apprehensions,and shaken by atrocities, the mind dives deep into a whirlpool of misery.

Misfortune breaks the spine.

The man becomes a ghost of his original.

Mind  can wrought wonders and confound  ruins. 

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Halo around the head.


The aura surrounding , Mr.Palaniappan Chidambaram, the most idealised Finance Ministerof India ,has waned.

The radiance of his spectacular oration, the nimbus of his over bearing presence,and the sparkle of his policies have lost their lustre.

Economy of India ,is now in shambles.

 Generally this may be attributed to Global meltdown. But specifically ,the weakening of India’s financial spectrum is due to the policies of the much talked about  and most garrulous minister, Mr. Chidambaram.

His philosophy of  business ,is completely an anachronism, in the Indian application.

Indian economy was making a slow and a steady progress, The advent of Mr. Chidambaram  with his rapid  dash in globalising, has mesmerised the country’s vulnerable financials.

He threw open the much guarded doors of the stock markets ,thus paving the way to the entry of overseas investments.

The sen sex rose exorbitantly high, reached the summit of about 21,000.

He  invited   sophisticated  foreign business houses to participate in India’s roaring growth.

He gave a stimulus to companies which tagged with competitors of the world.

The scenario was one of plenitude, one of perfect amalgamation of export and import culture, one of appalling growth and one of unforeseen impetus and unrivalled enthusiasm.

The brand motto “India is shining” , made us gape. propelled us to adore the shimmer,and  forced us to look aghast

Is India really  strolling , nay racing ahead of all powerful nations?

The throbbing mind was put to rest by the quick successive crashes in the stock market, fast deterioration in  industrial  output, speedy rise in prices of commodities like rice, vegetables, dhals and fruits.

The  stock trader lost his investments, the industrialist was ebbed by negative results, the common man was thrown out by the steep escalation in groceries.

Mr. Chidambaram  has dissatisfied all cross links of society.

A week back, he was summoned by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh  ,while he was participating in a function in his native place Kandanoor, a remote hamlet in Southern Tamilnadu.

He was asked to take up the Home Minister Portfolio, which became vacant due to the resignation of Mr Shivaraj Patil.

The latter behaved most clumsily during the terrorist attack in Mumbai.

We expect Mr.Chidambaram to  perform creditably  in the new innings as Home Minister, since  the country’s security consideration is alarmingly low.

 He should make the best of it and amend for the  mess he created  as Finance Minister. 

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Silence is Golden


 Talking is an art.

Oration is a gift

Silence is an endowment.

We engage in wordy interactions. We talk about land, water, mountains, fire, earth -the five great natural intermediaries. We rave about politics, economics,society, language , literature,cricket, and more mundane things.

We display the wealth of information derived from reading, hearing ,seeing with our own additions and subtractions.

We , revel in the admiration and appreciation put forth by our audience.

How many days will these speech last?

A politician, in power , , is praised by his yes men,and his talk gets the wildest applause.

But , once he is out of office , his magical charm  becomes  a drab reflection.

A reputed scientist’s discovery  makes waves, drives a sensation ,till another new discovery is made.

A legal luminary’s arguments cause an uproar , a surprise entrance,till another lawyer,subdues him with relevant details

Speech is a mirage. it has a dubious appearance. It fetches no result.

“The first step for life is restricted speech.” says Adi Shankra.

Incessant talking is waste of energy.Unnecessary  speech disturbs ordinary life .

Arunagirinathar , the famed Tamil poet. advises us to talk relevantly at regulated ,negotiated intervals.  We should  restrain from talking about the undesirable, unrequited. non happening subscriptions We should control our mind’s travel into the non existing arena,into the despicable world of vengeance, horror, and mystery.

By talking less,by being silent, we are sure to achieve success and  merge with the omniscient.

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Abstinence


Intelligence,Love, and piety formulate the human mind.

The refinement of the individual depends on education,and the restraint from spurious drinks, cigars,and meat and poultry products.

The  Tamil poet , Thayumanavar,eludes such withdrawal in his poems, by saying,killing of animals for food is a detested practice and the uplift of mortals  will be enhanced by  abstaining from such habits.

The growth of the mind, the progress of  skills, the promotion of love and the elevation of the soul,are the outcome of  the absolute refrainment of non killing, and nonconsumption  of  animal products.

This has been vociferously endorsed by Thiruvalluvar and Ramalinga adigal.

The two  essential dharmas that  mankind have to inculcate are,

1.Non killing.

2.Refraining from eating animal flesh.

One can assimilate knowledge, achieve power, earn money,but the ultimate salvation , the nirvana or enlightenment is the outcome of abstinence.

This quality raises Man.

The ordinary becomes extraordinary,the simple becomes special, the mortal becomes celestial, the Man becomes a Saint.

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Intelligent Eccentricity.


The title will send the head whirling.

What does this odd combination of words interpret.?

This  fusion of  seemingly unrelated words is called an oxymoron.

Intelligence can be defined as superior power of mind.

Eccentricity connotes a whimsical behaviour.

The mixture of   wisdom and  unconventionality,. may appear strange in the apparent procedure, but they coexist in reality.

Many examples  can be cited to prove this hypothesis.

A ferociously intelligent person , another oxymoron is jutting in,will make life unlivable.

His penetrating mind will percolate to the basics,will make an incisive research of  the human frenzies. will make a mockery of the frailties, and try to fish  from a dried pond.

He will think the unthinkable, worry unnecessarily, make others jittery, predict  unheard equations, draw unseemlier parallels., formulate unrealistic theorems.and attempt to hunt in a barren land.

Many a man revel in such eccentric behaviour,  transforming a sprightly ,ebullient  life into a  risk  prone enigma.