Wow, what a fabulous 30 years I have lived. No regrets whatsoever. There is something in me that started asking a lot of questions, not that I never asked to myself before. In the last few years, I have been chasing a new target for life, a new reason, a new beginning. It is always disputable as to what the heck have I done so far, if I have to begin something today. I am going to keep it simple, no past, only today and futuristic visions from now on.
I have been a person, living the moment, all along and I will continue to be. It was initial days in college (Vellore engineering college 2002 pass-out batch). We used to have students segregated in batches irrespective of their course they have opted. I belonged to the "F batch"; there were totally seven batches named A to F, all valid for the first year only. The batch concept was good, getting to know more friends than your course-mates; in fact most turned out to be long term. Also, in the first year, it was all common subjects ranging from Physics, Maths, Chemistry, English, etc.,.
It was one of the English sessions. Folks were called randomly to talk on the stage; the classroom was setup in such a way that the professor's desk was placed in an elevated platform (like a stage) primarily for visibility of the whole classroom. I volunteered and started talking; topic being general stuff (anything). I do not remember a whole lot of crap of what I had talked, but I do remember one thing. I jumped into social consciousness and talked about how each individual should live only until 30 years and should prove worthy within that time frame; my vivid picture was to kill oneself beyond that time to let others live. The thought still lingers in my mind; when I crossed my birthday, the plot thickened. I have not realized myself the deepness in the thought I had glimpsed at that time, until recently.
The motive of that thought was to let everyone live. The deep philosophy behind that was to give food, clothing and shelter to the next generation and move-on (die). Why should one do that? Because there is scarcity of all those basic items and humans were exploiting them already. So what is the rediscovery? It merely cannot be attributed to life and death; it is about increasing efficiency for the duration of an individual's life. This thought is the soul of "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. But objectivism is not all true, only the reason is powerful in it, is my thought.
So what next? Frankly, the rediscovery is going to happen all my life. To where I stand, I am equipping myself for better learning by learning basic stuff like driving, flying, diving so I can travel to learn what I want to and to do stuff. Do what stuff? I find my interests in rectifying social calamities such as water, food and electricity - so a need for "Energy". Renewable or more efficient, either way, should get it done. One of the things I have learnt hard is self-dependency and trying to work that logic into everything that I need to run my day to day life. What is my day to day life? All I need for survival is water, food (for body), shelter, clothing and food for thought (software development). It is plain selfishness, one might say, but I am pretty confident that only when my needs are satisfied, can I stretch it to others. By the way, by being a software architect, I feel when I search for my needs, I will find them in a way that sets an example for others as well, to find on their own.
For instance, when you have your own farm, you can have your own vegetables, rice and spices. Grow cotton for clothes. You can dig up for water or take it from rain or ocean, purify and use it. Set up a solar panel on top of your house for power. Does any of this need any help from anyone once they are setup, I do not think so. This was the most primitive way a human was living (self-sustained). I do not need fashionable articles from Paris, rather I will make it myself when I need it. I will trade for an item but only when it is in my reach, only when my basics are right. Just expand this thought to a village, we have a self-sustaining village. Expand this thought to a country, we have a "sustaining economy". I think, it is the need of the hour in every place, for every person. As Michael Jackson sung it, lets make this world a better place!
I have been a person, living the moment, all along and I will continue to be. It was initial days in college (Vellore engineering college 2002 pass-out batch). We used to have students segregated in batches irrespective of their course they have opted. I belonged to the "F batch"; there were totally seven batches named A to F, all valid for the first year only. The batch concept was good, getting to know more friends than your course-mates; in fact most turned out to be long term. Also, in the first year, it was all common subjects ranging from Physics, Maths, Chemistry, English, etc.,.
It was one of the English sessions. Folks were called randomly to talk on the stage; the classroom was setup in such a way that the professor's desk was placed in an elevated platform (like a stage) primarily for visibility of the whole classroom. I volunteered and started talking; topic being general stuff (anything). I do not remember a whole lot of crap of what I had talked, but I do remember one thing. I jumped into social consciousness and talked about how each individual should live only until 30 years and should prove worthy within that time frame; my vivid picture was to kill oneself beyond that time to let others live. The thought still lingers in my mind; when I crossed my birthday, the plot thickened. I have not realized myself the deepness in the thought I had glimpsed at that time, until recently.
The motive of that thought was to let everyone live. The deep philosophy behind that was to give food, clothing and shelter to the next generation and move-on (die). Why should one do that? Because there is scarcity of all those basic items and humans were exploiting them already. So what is the rediscovery? It merely cannot be attributed to life and death; it is about increasing efficiency for the duration of an individual's life. This thought is the soul of "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. But objectivism is not all true, only the reason is powerful in it, is my thought.
So what next? Frankly, the rediscovery is going to happen all my life. To where I stand, I am equipping myself for better learning by learning basic stuff like driving, flying, diving so I can travel to learn what I want to and to do stuff. Do what stuff? I find my interests in rectifying social calamities such as water, food and electricity - so a need for "Energy". Renewable or more efficient, either way, should get it done. One of the things I have learnt hard is self-dependency and trying to work that logic into everything that I need to run my day to day life. What is my day to day life? All I need for survival is water, food (for body), shelter, clothing and food for thought (software development). It is plain selfishness, one might say, but I am pretty confident that only when my needs are satisfied, can I stretch it to others. By the way, by being a software architect, I feel when I search for my needs, I will find them in a way that sets an example for others as well, to find on their own.
For instance, when you have your own farm, you can have your own vegetables, rice and spices. Grow cotton for clothes. You can dig up for water or take it from rain or ocean, purify and use it. Set up a solar panel on top of your house for power. Does any of this need any help from anyone once they are setup, I do not think so. This was the most primitive way a human was living (self-sustained). I do not need fashionable articles from Paris, rather I will make it myself when I need it. I will trade for an item but only when it is in my reach, only when my basics are right. Just expand this thought to a village, we have a self-sustaining village. Expand this thought to a country, we have a "sustaining economy". I think, it is the need of the hour in every place, for every person. As Michael Jackson sung it, lets make this world a better place!
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Great thoughts! :-)
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