Jewish- Muslim-Hindu- Christian… how about a human first!

Organized religion is something I never understood.
How can a person be told what to do or follow certain rules go to a church, mosque to worship?
I was always told your body is a temple where the almighty resides and all one has to do concentrate and look within. I don’t know how going to a church, mosque or temple help you attain God, neither do I understand how praying collectively help us gain the ultimate supreme. When ever I went to a place where they preached or organized a collective way of praying it was mostly to meet and socialize with other people than praying.

And then there are fanatics who believe that anyone who doesn’t follow the way they pray will go to hell. I remember a funny incident that didn’t happen long ago I was invited to a friends house for thanksgiving after dinner I was asked by his father in law (who by the way was a preacher) did I believe in Jesus to which I politely answered “No”, what happened after that was not what I expected he blankly burled out “You are going to Hell”, I smiled and replied thanks for giving me the heads up.

What people forget is God created man and man was the one who created religion, so to force people to believe in something is absurd, God has given you a brain please use it to think instead of blindly following.

Indians attacked in Australia. Is it really racism, or just a grudge shown on a skilled community?

The definition of racism has undergone a drastic change in recent years. Earlier racism meant differentiation due to color/race (something a person is born with). In today’s real world, the term racism is a differentiation between skilled and unskilled (goons as we call them) people. The irony is that the goons have an upper hand today.

Skill is something a person acquires through his/her hard work slogging for years it changes him both mentally and physically. Acquiring knowledge opens up his prospective and helps him understand and analyze situations, something that non-talented goons lack, they see people with skill as a threat and the only way they can retaliate is through violence.

Classical example is recent attacks on Indian students in Australia, attacks on Indians in Europe, US and even middle east (who by the way share the same skin color as Asians). If they cannot physically abuse you, they find ways through their legal immigration system, e.g. asking Indians and Chinese to wait for 10- 12 years before they can achieve legal residency in US, and an unskilled Hispanic get the green light to stay, ironic isn’t it.

Bottom line, goons no matter how much you try to push us down we will be victorious in the end.

GM Bankruptcy a stunt

June 1st 2009 was a day that I would never forget throughout my life. this was the day when the industrial power house General Motors declared Chapter-11, I knew this was going to come but it still hit me like a rock. my whole belief that a company this size and so intermingled in it's day to day operation over 5 continents would ever go that route.

People tell me that this was bound to happen, the retiree pension and health care costs were slowly drilling holes in their profits, making it a Swiss cheese foundation and we all know that such a configuration won't help to support load in terms of ever-growing costs.
Some say that the government is to be blamed for it, due to the lack of socialized health care in this country. To which I say that it is not the government that is at fault but the retirees and the board members. you can't expect a private organization to be responsible for your costs, that's what the government is for.

With the government supporting them with billions of $$ this might actually work, after all the government doesn't have to make money. They can afford selling cars for next to zero profit, after all they need is a country like Japan, China or India willing to buy their debt with treasury bonds right??

The New GM = Government Motors!

Father's day

What does father's day mean to me... hmmm thinking deeper it means more like a friendship day to me. My dad has always been more of a friend who I can trust for unbiased advice who knows my shortcomings and my strengths.
Someone who taught me how to walk the walks be it the stock market or riding the bike. I still remember my first bike ride with him where we went through the woods near the lake. I was six back then but the whole experience has been embedded in my brain. Also remember Sunday mornings we spent around the table talking about everything from the recent events to the political situation in India.
Picnics were always fun be it walk in the ocean towards the Sindhudurga fort in Maharashtra or the car ride from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, where we visited all the places that he grew up in as a kid.

There are a lot of funny, sad, angry moments but the ones that left a lasting impression were when he took time off from his job to spent time with me during my preparation for my high school exams and making sure I did well, now that I am a Dad myself I hope that I spend quality time with my son.

Dad wish you a happy father's day!