How selfish soever man be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and render happiness necessary to him, though he derives nothing from it except the pleasure of seeing it - Adam Smith.
Was just thinking back at the ol' times and couldn't help but notice that only things which I still remember, as if they happened yesterday were the things which made people around me happy. Is it in our psyche that only the good parts are ingrained and the bad parts left out? That's how we bury our skeletons in the closet I guess.
Anyway went to delhi to get books and it's sunday book market was no better than the one in good Old Hyderabad and infact the hyderabad one has better choice. Then went and had some good mughlai food. All in all a satisfying day and the best part was rain, man I longed for it and it came down at the right moment.
Couple of oddities, Delhi won't be ready for the 2010 commonwealth games for sure and people should try and smile a bit more at strangers. It won't hurt either if they once in a while slow down and smell the roses on the way. Everyone seems to be in a mad hurry to some place, where I've no clue but jeez show some compassion to others and that is what your culture is all about not some shit written in the books about your forefathers.
Anyway will end my post with a funny incident that happened on the way to Chandni Chowk.
Who in their right minds would travel one hour north just to get to the metro station and then travel that distance all over again and get down 2 blocks from where we caught hold of the bus, in which we travelled north. That is what happens when you have all the time in the world to do nothing.
Was just thinking back at the ol' times and couldn't help but notice that only things which I still remember, as if they happened yesterday were the things which made people around me happy. Is it in our psyche that only the good parts are ingrained and the bad parts left out? That's how we bury our skeletons in the closet I guess.
Anyway went to delhi to get books and it's sunday book market was no better than the one in good Old Hyderabad and infact the hyderabad one has better choice. Then went and had some good mughlai food. All in all a satisfying day and the best part was rain, man I longed for it and it came down at the right moment.
Couple of oddities, Delhi won't be ready for the 2010 commonwealth games for sure and people should try and smile a bit more at strangers. It won't hurt either if they once in a while slow down and smell the roses on the way. Everyone seems to be in a mad hurry to some place, where I've no clue but jeez show some compassion to others and that is what your culture is all about not some shit written in the books about your forefathers.
Anyway will end my post with a funny incident that happened on the way to Chandni Chowk.
Who in their right minds would travel one hour north just to get to the metro station and then travel that distance all over again and get down 2 blocks from where we caught hold of the bus, in which we travelled north. That is what happens when you have all the time in the world to do nothing.
Man! I miss walking along Abids Rd and Koti on Sundays :( . We should've done that when we met.
ReplyDeleteThere is this place in Chicago which has some excellent collection of used books beh. May be you can check it out some time. Will mail you the address.
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