Super Series - 2005

In 2005, the World XI played against Australia in a one test and three ODI series. The World XI lost all the matches by a huge margin. And thus, the concept was shelved.

Why, I don't really understand. It was said that players had no motivation and the series was without any context.

I think it was a good idea then and it's a good idea now. The Australian team of that era was so dominant that it was no surprise that World XI lost heavily.

I would love to see that concept tried again in a better way.

What is it that you want the most?

A Question of Self Worth

The other day I was travelling in Ola Share when I met a young fellow of around 25-26 years.

He had done his engineering from a private college in Jaipur and an MBA from a less reputed b-school than mine.

In his conversation, he said something which made me realise that he had a very limited understanding of many things.

In my mind, I though less of of him because of his educational background and his views.

So the question is this

What do you attach your self worth to?

Is it the money you have or make? (and the benefits that come along with it)

Is it your educational background?

Is it the clothes you wear?

Is it your beautiful face?

Is it the position you hold in your company/organization?

Is it your beautiful wife/husband?

If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then your self worth stands on a very weak foundation.  Take any of these away, and you will lose your happiness and peace of mind.

Would I consider myself lesser than a person who has an MBA from Harvard and an engineering degree from MIT, or is a CEO of a hot shot company? Unfortunately, I think I will.

The guy in the Ola share seemed much happier than I am. After he left, I thought of myself as a fool.

Ghalib - A Man for all seasons

रही न ताक़त -ए -गुफ़्तार और अगर हो भी
तो किस उम्मीद पे कहिये कि आरज़ू क्या है

Smart People

I was working on something for which I needed some sophisticated online tools.

I asked a guy who was supposed to know about it (In his mails, he would repeatedly ask me if I needed any help regarding this work)

He suggested I do a quick Google search.

Old Memories

It's difficult being single at the age of 31. Most of the friends are married and they want you to be married as well. I wonder if there's a tinge of guilt that they feel for not being around. Not entirely sure.

But people are caught up in family lives. They have to spend time with their in-laws which they don't like. But they accept it because of their spouse (who, not surprisingly, doesn't enjoy spending time with the in-laws either).

Am I being selfish here? Maybe.

I was going through old mails when a seven year old mail caught my eye. It was the pdf  copy of a friend's blog which had ceased to exist. Reading through the posts, I could see the transformation, and the evolution in terms of thought.

I see that change in myself when I go through the earlier blog posts.

*****

It's Sachin Tendulkar's birthday. How much love has this man received!!! Some people call him selfish. They don't understand. He has given too much, way too much to Indians. Even if he was playing just to score runs for himself.

It's also the birthday of a friend.. She was one of the early readers of this blog but has drifted apart after her marriage. I once started a blog with her. Now, I guess, she's much too busy in her married life to care.

I feel angry when people move on. Maybe because I take too much time to do so. It's even more irritating when some of them claim that they still care. They don't. Marriage does that to you.

Spoke to 5 good old friends today(Bansi, Sai, Ritu, Mradul, Gaurav Bhaiya) . I realized this only as I'm writing this.

Some people stay.

I feel grateful.

State of Mind

There's so much I don't understand.

The more I read, the more it gets confusing.

It gets confusing to the point that I can't even argue in favour or against the topic. Mostly I end up ending up agreeing with both parties while listening to their points of views.

But how does one know which side is talking more sense?

I don't necessarily need to take sides, but I should be clear in my head what course of action to take should the situation arises.