The Root of Beer [co-written by ADITI]

The bear and the boar

Danced all night 'round the fire

And the result was the birth of beer

The boar said, this is not my child liar!

The boar was sliced into two, the pain he could not bear

And all this while, Red Indians came along, and carried away the beer!

And then in the woods, the troubled bear

Went searching for the beer

But instead he found a seer

Who was only adorned in a lioncloth sheer

The seer conjured magic gear

His holiness realised on seeing the bear

The exact reason of his coming there

Meanwhile, the Indians lay at leisure at their lair

Inebriated, they played with each others' lice in their hair

The seer apparated from nowhere

Yelping, the Indians got such a scare

For the bear came too, and jumped towards all his beer

The Indians were overwhelmed with fear

But all the bear did was stand and jeer

With one skilled leap, he landed in the Indians jeep

And in a frenzy he tried to steer

His enclosure though was far from near

The Indians that followed with their spears

Invoked fear in the bear

Fleeing, the bear for victory was sure

But somehow one Indian did a spear bore

The seer, flying, whispered a spell and the wound did cure

More spells were yelled, the Indians gone, all but remained four

Beer in hand of the bear, for many years was this lore retold

Sanyasi Kamneshwari

What you fear and what you want can never be the same. When you fear death, you don't want to die. When you want to die, there is no fear. There is also no fear when you are blindsided with courage. But that is another blog post for another time.

Maybe our spirit soul, the essence of what we are, wants only that which has, at some point been familiar with. When we want to gain sensual pleasures never experienced in this lifetime ever before, we do because there is a certain sense of familiarity that assures us into believing it is what we want.

How does fear of something change to want then? Does that happen when forces outside of us assure us into believing it's what we want? I don't know. There are only questions, unending, and aimless, rolling in the deep.

So does this made up theory imply that our soul, having gone through so much, already assumes what is good for us and lends us that familiarity in our gut that makes us believe in it so wholly?

This is toh, my made up theory. But in relation to this I recall another one that says that when we are conceived into the world, we know everything. And life is a just a beautiful process of unravelling; unlearning. That is very interesting. Maybe that would explain instincts and premonitions.

One should never try and predict the future. Whenever you do, you are making plans. Planning brings disappointment. But this isn't a universal rule. You can plan a career. You can't plan a LIFE. Don't say to yourself, "I will get married when I am 24 and have kids when I am 30 and retire when I am 50." Okay, you can plan retirement. But what if you get stood up at the altar, or your to-be husband dies, or, more realistically you don't find anyone worth marrying? What if you are told you are infertile, and can't adopt because you are declared unfit by all adoption agencies? So many what ifs, every step of the way. What ifs are bad too. Especially the negative ones like "What if I should get my grandma's cancer?" What ifs prepare you too on the other hand. Get yourself examined as you turn 20 and often after, and you can nip it in the bud.

I don't know how this had any relation to the main topic but I am in that mood of penning down thoughts of the day so excuse me, few loyal readers (of my preachy bullshit.)

Great night for shooting stars! I WILL try that one day.

Of Paradoxes, Smashing into Walls, et al.

While in the bathroom today, I stumbled across an interesting paradox. It's believed that the best things in life happen unexpectedly.  Also, it's is generally believed that when you want to be happy and successful you should be positive about life. Negativity is thought to bring only sorrow and bitterness.


But here's the catch: doesn't being positive involve a positive frame of mind where everything that happens is in the hope and expectation of something good for your benefit? Of course it does. Then how, when you are being positive or hopeful about something, it doesn't happen? Why do these best things have to happen unexpectedly? I understand that this does not happen in every case and naturally being negative is bad. But sometimes when you least expect things to happen, they do, and then you somehow value it much more.


When we believe that when good things happen to us unexpectedly we assume somewhere in our heads that is has been engineered from out of our capability. Because even wishing or dreaming about good things makes us feel somewhat in control of our destiny. And when that happens, we embrace it and respect that good thing so wholeheartedly, because whenever in life we come across something that is not ours, we  tend to want it all the more.


But change, in this case is an opposing idea. When change, good or bad is enforced, we always shun it. Or maybe 90% of the time we do. Change is never fully welcome.


It's so surprising that I am writing now, at 8 am! Long gone are those deep revelations filled late nights. Hello strange new morning person! Blame it on my current routine! :/

Thoughtful Lines

The future is scary, but that doesn't mean you should run back to your past because it's familiar.

The worth of anything we do is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose. The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you.

A person's mind is his last sanctuary.

Many people have died for their beliefs, it's actually quite common.The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.

When you face choices in life just toss a coin. Not because it settles the question, but when the coin is in the air you'll know what your heart is hoping for.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

A man is as faithful as his options.