Vulgar display of wealth and power

The Ambani wedding is a down right vulgar display of Wealth and Power. Compared to the Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone weddings, it is only varies in degrees. The reach is beyond the common man of course, but tickling the wealthy and glamorous , leading them to follow suit by copying in whatever way possible.

People involved in these weddings are "star campaigners" of various values,ethics,products and issues.Hypocrites !!! all of them.

Living in the world created for all humans, where is the equality of a just life? Everything is "artificial and Man made". the natural essence and value... all changed in terms of " the material " possessions and artificial dreams!!

Money is totally a "man Made" product. Can ''Happiness" be too ? 

I can "buy" this, that etc.... forgetting that all institutions like marriage are also "Man Made" To be married is a "soul & heart" matter. Display of grandeur is fooling oneself and the world at large. Man lives by instinct and natural existential qualities. Human nature is genetic...all dependent on destiny and fate !

I feel so sad for these iconic people, those who can set such great examples to the human race....but alas! Man and his ego !! All is so short lived and temporary! Happiness should be given much greater value and respect. Satisfaction should have boundaries, so that one knows the idea of the " thus far and no further  principle!!"

Am I the only being on this earth? Can I exist alone? let every person with money and power answer this !!

Our progress, is "Plain Regress". We are digging our children's graves and our own. The planet,it's resources,it's beauty is being vulgarly plundered and being taken to extinction....

I can't count the number of marriages that could have been blessed in the expenses of those done in these 3 weddings I have mentioned." That would have been such a 'GRAND' Gesture to Humanity or at least ' a few thousand' Indians at large"

Names of great people can be made greater by doing things is simpler ways than ordinary people !!

It would have shown them in a "Larger Than Life " image for sure and given a lesson or set examples for the RICH and FAMOUS.

May the "GOOD SENSE" prevail in future.....

There is so much to say and express but people have such little time...May God Bless them all. 

Endless Hunger of Humankind

Man is a social animal rapidly progressing towards becoming an antisocial and selfish aggressor.Humanity is destroying what nature has given to it. Even Rational thought and Logic.whether it be home or homeland...the human is bent upon thinking he/she is the maker of present times and all around ." Digging his/her own grave.

Making enemies is the call of the day it seems. All sort of egos clashing everywhere. Future looks like a Huge Question mark for posterity. 

'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle makes so much sense each new day dawned.

Growing in to the 60's now makes me feel so concerned and therefore this rant...

My generation has had the destiny,fate and good luck to seem humanity from "Foot to Jet" from "manual to automation" from "reality to Virtuality"

The humans should concentrate towards being more "Social" then "Animalistic" have qualities that are human> Empathy,Sympathy,Love,Care,Consideration  etc.... But Alas! One can only hope and "Pray" I dare Say!

Sense and sensibility

It has always been a thing to bother when you are talking proper sense and the one oppsite you never understands it , forget about going into depth and trying to fathom it.The only question then remains is whether one can buy sense in some shop or generate it,induce it,grow it......etc.

Where were you standing when God was distributing brains at birth? is the only frustated remark that comes to mind.Why do we forget that man is born with limitations? he/she is made up of a DNA and genetic makeup.All are not wise,brilliant or fools....Each has a growth graph,pattern and constitutional capacity.We call it destiny or fate.

Do not bother your brains if someone doesen't understand what you say.

When it rains, it pours !!

They all came all in a united wave...

The Gogamedi Fair is a traditional Rajasthani cattle and handicraft fair. It's held to pay tribute to regional hero Gogaji, believed to be a snake God. One of the big attractions of the fair is the rustic singing and dancing.

The Ladakh Festival is a cultural extravaganza, and main showcase event for the region. It has plenty to offer tourists, including polo-match, music concerts, mask dances from the monasteries, motorbike/cycle expedition to Khardung-la, Thanka painting exhibition, archery, river rafting, and folk songs. Hotel and local transport discounts are available for the duration of the festival.
Note: The Ladakh Festival will not be held this year due to the recent tragic flood in Leh.

The festival of Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Govinda, commemorates the birthday of Lord Krishna. An extremely fun part of the festival involves people climbing on each other and forming a human pyramid to try and reach and break open clay pots filled with curd, which have been strung up high from buildings.

The spectacular eleven day Ganesh Chaturthi festival honors the birth of the beloved Hindu elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha. The start of the festival sees huge, elaborately crafted statutes of Ganesha installed in homes and podiums, which have been especially constructed and beautifully decorated. At the end of the festival, the statutes are paraded through the streets, accompanied by much singing and dancing, and then submerged in the ocean.

Aadhaar card is going to make me close my Facebook account soon

I believe I was born in one of the best periods of Human existence. 1956 up to ....now.2017..Having seen it ALL. From "Foot to Flight". but alas!!

I am coming under surveillance of all sorts in modern society. "Man certainly is  born free (but lives in Bondage)"  and as we progress in time we regress in thought and 'a certain few want to have a control over most'. The power of money and the control of Power is now so embedded in the human mind for " Success" So dismally unfortunate.. I, Would rather be born as a nondescript animal on Mother Earth.

Capitalism and Greed go together..... the poison of the Human race. Not that Dictatorship and inhuman communism is any better. The human race is under a "Spell". The Ethics, Morals,Reason and Logic is all wrong and leading us in to an Abyss of self destruction.... I cannot see ahead  of me, the so called " Light at the end of the Tunnel ".

Social media , Politics, Business, and so on belongs to a "Handful" all others are like ants and insects.
God and religion are manipulative tools. Dreams are hopes sold and Achievements are Targets met to be en cashed. Humans are manipulated by Psychology and games are played to entice, lure and addict.

Where is Truth and Reality ? Where is originality and Purity ? Where is Humanity?

Has Man fallen to the depths of self hype and self foolery? Is feeling, love,sensitivity,compassion,empathy etc....DEAD ??

It is all so disgusting...Caste creed religion..Human creations

Getting older seems very punishing.

Look at how things are changing...and at what speed? Alvin Toffler was indeed right !!!

All there at the press of a button but alas!!! Common sense is still a "Rare" thing !

I am now so very sure that the Human was at his/her Existential  best in the "Stone Age" 

I am saddened to see people "forcing" their ideas onto others and not having respect for "Individual opinion" 

Respect for the learned and old experienced elders is totally very rare !!

Materialism has killed Compassion.

Empathy,Sympathy, are now only words.

Love and care are just typed,voiced,but not alive and existent !!  

Relatives are a pain and; Friends are only to be "Used" 

The opposite sex are only sex objects and subjects.

Loyalty is only toward Brands !!

Siblings and Parents are but just a biological happening

Friends are only those in "important" places.

Money is something to do "Anything" for.... 'executing' is a every day goal.

Self publicity is superior to Self Respect...

Male chauvinism ad Female Equality are the Rulers of the New world !!

Fame and Wealth are the goals 

Ethics and Morals are just Trolls

Values, duties, emotions are doing an disappearing  act ...

and life seems to be a punishment.... for a Fact !!

Emagine (cause it's on internet)

Oh a smile she must have
a lot of humour too
Empathy and compassion
and determination as a salve

Give and take of care and love
patience and principle be her way
friendly, helpful should her nature be
and her own personal affinity

Grey  matter there be I pray
so as not to go astray
Common sense be presently there
for life else one won't know where

A mother's heart and a wife's part
a companion for eternity
a sensible fashion without aplomb
just to make her look like a bomb

A manager to guide me and my life
a bonding human for relativity
Practical and sensitive he nature be
for,me, my family and maternity

A lover a friend an audience
a maker, an artist a performer
Hoping , wishing for a compatible mate
nothing to do with anger and hate

Responsibilities shared and ego never aired
happy go lucky be a a life that is shared
But alas hope and wish is all one can
Or else ordering on Internet would be a BAN.

~ c m vairale

Completing Sixty

I am surely blessed.Thank you "creator".I feel deeply conscious of the fact that I have been given such a wonderful 'life'.

The best of Parents, I couldn't wish for anything better. Many a times I question myself .."What did I do to deserve this"? Serendipity !! The number of times I look back and inquire, I only get to hear within, the 2 words which I believe in..Fate & Destiny.

The country I was born in, the education I received,the friends I have made,The people I have met,the experiences I went through till date,the relatives,siblings,guides ,teachers,schools of learning etc etc..... All point to one direction....blessed by destiny and fate.

I have been through a journey of learning from life and experience and understood all this very slowly.. I have to accept that my maturity and mental growth was very slow in the early years....and thankfully so.It was only when I passed out from School and went to college that I started philosophical growth..I became so sensitive to all my words and actions that I almost feared telling Lies.

I was never upset when I was known as Mr M A Vairale's son or Kiran Vairale's brother...They both made me feel proud ; due to their own achievements I their respective fields...I have never felt ashamed too as my father was a highly respected, non corrupt politician and my sister, a a non-compromising actress of repute.

The most I felt proud about was to be called My Mother's son !! She has always been my strength, energy and motivation. The only girl to her parents, who were farmers having 400 acres of land but married to a lawyer with no roof over his head and no possessions to his name. She taught me to stay on the ground and be practical, lovable and humble. Her attitude towards 'each and everyone' was always and still is the same... A woman who "never" complains about anything to anyone.Accepts life as is and smiles in all situations. She is a true "Laxmi"...Vijaya.

I am greatly  blessed with 3 lovely children who have been such wonderful and proud possessions given to me by my wife Vandana. I will always be indebted to her. 

Kirti and Naina the daughters have made me a proud father and Kamlesh and Ganesh a proud Father-in-law. Both the girls chose their own partners with the freedom given to them by me as it was given to me by my Parents.This seemed to me  as the ultimate blessing, as you know what the father's on our society have to go through. May the creator give them all a Blessed life ahead.

Rishi my son has always been a surprise ! A true Nature lover, a sensitive person who can relate with all non speaking products of Nature.He is a very 'home loving/ boy who has various talents.I couldn't have asked for more.

My Sister and Dad have made a name for themselves and our family which are popularly known and it is an "extra" boost in my Life ...making things so much more easy and enjoyable with "perks" never thought of.My Sister's husband is a true 'Gem'...actually much more..

Looking back i can only recollect a song that could explain things in a easier way....

.Nothing comes from nothing

Nothing ever could
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good


On my face book timeline I wrote.... I am 18 with 42 years of experience...and that's
what I feel really but I have to compromise with reality and accept my short comings.
Going into the 61st year i am now on to another plain....Much more deep , profound and serious about what "life" is all about.
My goals are clear...here they are :-
Look after my Mother
Keep everyone smiling,
Help all the deserving
Serve the one's who are in 'real' need.
Share my experiences with those who ask
Lead a healthy and rich life full of my unattended desires
and pray that 'the good sense' comes to all around.
I pray for peace and love for all in "my Small World"

Procuring a Fitness certificate from a Government Hospital.....

An annual ritual of renewal of my arms licence would have been a cakewalk.Surprisingly to my information, a new procedure had been added.Little did I know it would be an arduous task...

I had never experienced a visit to the District Medical Hospital. I therefore decided to visit and get familiar with the procedure and the place. I had of course tried to procure one from my native district as 'all' knew me but they said ,they couldn't ,as I had shifted residence. So here I was stepping into this place full of people,patients,parents,paramedics...

A huge complex as I was in a big city now !! Windows and numbers. Directions and information boards.A place buzzing with chatter of inquiry and painful sounds. Wails and Wanes ...a depressing atmosphere.

I went like a normal ,ordinary citizen to find out how I could get a medical fitness certificate. On inquiry I was told that I needed to give an application along with a photo and secure a signature from the Superintendent/ Dean. I had to then get a "case paper" from Window Number -- and then would be advised to  got 4 more Window numbers and obtain their Signatures, OKs, and finally come back to the Superintendent/Dean for the final certificate to be then given to the Police Commissioner's Office for the renewal.

Now about the 4 different windows....1. Medicine department  2. E N T Department 3. Eye Department 4. Psychiatry Department....wow....this was going to be a task..... should I still retain my arms licence ? Do I need a gun? It was  a sentimental attachment of my father's memory. In those days when my day was in the government, there were no protection body guards. One had to protect oneself. He had procured a confiscated F&N  Belgium .25 pistol from the Collector for his security. All this procedure , every 2 years to retain a sentiment? ..and all this when... Neither he nor I had any chance to use the Pistol since it;s procurement in the last 50+ years, thankfully. 

Well, I decided to jump in and give it a try.Let me find a contact to ease this out I thought. Happily I remembered I had a friend whose wife worked in there. Brazing myself with confidence I got her contact number and meet her.So here was my second visit after a few days.

I had a great welcome and reassurance about assistance so I felt I had hit the lottery! So I planned my 3rd visit armed with requirements informed to finish the job promptly! Accompanied by my son I entered her office and was given an aide to escort me ,so as to ease my procurement of the medical certificate..and the adventure began.

Please wait ...the Officer is not in... after an hour my friend;s wife comes and inquires...she takes me to a deputy and gets the signed permission...whew..a step climbed !!... then I go and make a case paper...off to window number... for Medicine... A surprise awaits....your BP seems high...please do a blood check up and get this medication and come back after 7 days.....whoosh !

So we procedure to the blood check up having paid the required fees at yet another window.
come for the report tomorrow! here we go...off to the E N T across the length of the premises , beyond the Morgue...Please sit and I will call.....a while later...come and sit here..Any problems? show me your ear,now the other one....OK please go up and get your audio metrics test done...Window number...

Back again I was told....as per your age...all seems okay...wait for the HOD and get his signature......that took me an hour and a half and the day was done....back home...task number ...to be attempted tomorrow.

Please renew your case paper date was my welcome line the next day. Having done that I was into the optometry department. Another surprise awaited me...what's your age? 60? oh okay....Read this, now that, okay right eye, now left, sir you need glasses now to read for distant letters too.... Anyway all is okay for your Arms licence as far as your sight is concerned....here is your prescription for your glasses. Please come back for the HOD signature as he is not in yet...  there went the next day....

Visiting the Psychiatry department before taking my medicine prescription from Window number... I was asked to renew my case paper date...Make a file I was told on contacting the Medic.Who do you have with you? Get a relative and come back tomorrow..

Another day dawns.. Please wait and I will call....45 mins later...who is with you? get his ID photocopies and Photos..having run around searching a Photocopying machine...irritated ..at last, I was in for the interrogation, test,...lol....40 mins later I was told...please wait , The HOD needs to be consulted ....the day was over I thought and truly it took the medic another hour before telling me I was to come back for a follow up visit....I was stumped and bowled both at once.!!

So it dawned on me that the trial had just begun....my next visit was to be a week later....so a week later,Weak now I trudged to the medicine department for my BP and ECG ... The blood test results were fine and so was the ECG. But the BP was an issue as I was now 60 and the arteries did give up and needed some medication to help me permanently....until....

Having done the follow up I was happy that nearly all had been done....but alas...HOD was missing as it was not "His Day'. now testing my patience I awaited the clearance. so another day had passed and "the return of the patient" now very impatient.....Going to windows and awaiting signatures was the true nature of my Medical fitness certificate !
Renewal of case papers and standing in Queues was the result of overpopulation ! The red tape by the government laws due to misuse of arms was a great reason and obstacle for the renewal of an arms licence.

Many visits later and Hours of observation of the common man in a government civil hospital gave me another perspective of reality. I have decided to keep my sentiments aside and sell my Pistol.....Man can be killed without being shot by a weapon !

An adventure has come to an end after hours of patience an immense, miserable effort ! 

A Sad Present....

1. Stubbornness is being shown by many a grown up in all fields and specially in the Political Narrative of Modern India...I can only pray that the good sense comes to all those trying to impose their own versions on to "anyone"...

Things Happen

  Things happen,out of the blue,it is true...

The way you come to the world is a happening,
it's true,
the way you are cared for and loved is wonderful,
so new.
You are fed,,you learn to walk is all exciting,
not a clue
Growing up,talking,reading,writing,is skillful,
helpful too.

Growing up in the family is exciting
The games you play are exhilarating
Character develops like lightening
Turning an adult from a child,so enchanting

What will be one's future,what will one do,
a shot in the blue
Will you marry or not,if so with who,
a guess unknown
Will you be a parent, kids one or two,
a result due
Will you be successful,will people know you,
a doubt sown

Try hard as you might, it is but destiny
Wish and dream but alas it is fate!
You meet souls,have relations,an infinity
Live life today,Things happen....you may be late!

Things happen,don't worry,bother or stress..
for it is true !

You can change

You can change

~ c m vairale

You can change yourself
so can you change your like and dislikes
You can change your attitude
but what if lightning strikes?

You can change your relationship
so can you change friends and enemies
You can change your habits
but what about Fate, Destiny and life's vagaries?

You can change your pace of life
so can you control stress and strain
You can change whims and fancies
but what about the quakes,fires and lashing rains?

You can change your job
so can you changes businesses and careers
You can change quality and quantity too
but what about your love ,inborn "nature" and fears?

The Human is but Genomes, dna and mind
Search the universe and you shall find
change what you wish but life unveils
which ship, which waters which banks, which sails?

Out of the Blue ~c m vairale

More than a dozen years have passed
as if it was yesterday
More than a dozen versions have changed
and it changes even today

The computer has been my friend to no end
I survive because of the internet
Self learning and teaching every interested friend
Whose friendship will never whet

Logical though it is, seems magical to me
Learning the different ways
Using and chatting ,typing on each key
Minutes seem seconds and hours consume days

Then there are chats and social groups now
the changes grow daily with interest
You meet different people from all over ..and how 
!Enjoy with your heart and let worries rest.

From the world over , but seem nearby friends
happenstance or missing contacts
A new relationship begins with all odds and ends
Messages,thoughts and exchange of dictats

Click,start and select your web link wanted
voila ! the modem comes into action
Go on check,read, like and reply undaunted
All in good faith and intention

Beware though when one opens the closet unshown
All your ware is on display
Out of the blue there may be mistakenly thrown
Secrets , tales dark and grey...

Politician

Politician
~ C M Vairale

Ask yourself
are you representing the people?
did you win their votes "rightfully"?
Are you doing justice to your election?
are you being true to your promises?

The real,genuine,faithful answer will be NO

You want fame
you want power
you want money
you want, you will never give

the real politician doesn't talk, he/she acts!!

Fooling yourself and the people
fooling the country
fooling the cause and trust laid
fooling your own destiny

Your end will show you the right result of your deeds

You use religion and public sentiment
you use falsehood to hide your deeds
you deny justice by not fighting for it
you can back stab anyone in your path

The children and spouse will never respect you ever

Politics is not a profession
it is a self elected mission
It is a commitment to social work
It is a dedication to the Nation

Filling your coffer without anything to Offer

Learning from life's experiences....an unending process

On the road completing 59 years of existence.....and I keep learning lessons.

No one is forced or by the judiciary made to learn from living. It has to be within you! Your life and destiny are all pre written. What you do forcibly with stubbornness is also included. So beware, do not try and challenge the ultimate.

I learn from life...which is a premise. Logically is a way of thought by humans, while the course destiny or fate take is everything but that!

Civil society is man made...artificial. It is an outcome of Human psychological study.All rules are manmade. Science is the principle and Human psychology is the base. All institutions and relations are conceived. A common denominator is preconceived but all things are judged in "normal' human behavioral conditions. A study by our highly experienced and knowledgeable ancestors has brought about  " A civilized society " with a set of norms and rules.

Things change and so do situations. Relevances re-arise.....contexts change and so do situations.

Acceptance of ground reality is a must and practicality should be the Human base.Life has no places for dreams....which are human wishes..they can be biased or from the semi consciousness...

What one sows .....one reaps.Truth will always prevail and justice may be earlier denied but ultimately executed.My experience is of "pure blessings". Thanking the creator for everyday is like a person working for a "boss" and thanking  the maker for not having Kicked you out !!

If an individual does not have the capacity or intelligence to understand....then to expect things to happen all of a sudden....it is sheer HOPE ! Expecting miracles is having too much of HOPE ..."all the time"

Each person is " Unique ". Making people think the way you do is foolish..... trying to make them understand is logical and sensible.....Expecting all to react according to your expectations....is absolutely frustrating.

You try...you hope... you pray you get +ve results...... that is all !!

Remembering Nana ( M A Vairale)

Nana(Dad) as we knew him

~C M Vairale

It's been twenty seven
since he went to heaven
I remember today
just like Yesterday

He died too quick
no time to perform a trick
Would he have lived a few months more
his sixtieth was just at the door

But alas time passes and heals
though your dear one's time steals
as I remember the past it feels
in front of fate and destiny one kneels.

So with sweet memories and happiness
This day I do today bless
for having given a life by dad
all the love, friends and experiences I had..

Truly Shaken

Truly Shaken
~ Chandrashekhar M Vairale

Switching on the Tablet
with no inkling of the news
Reading the message bullets
just made me blow the fuse

Quakes all over the North east
Like a sudden escape of a beast
Fears of all magnitudes came to mind
whether from below ,above or hind

Disaster spelling it's own alphabet
perish,hurt and death were all met
towers,buildings,avalanches all came down
Temples,Historical edifices, also of the crown

Locals ,tourists,young and old
weak,strong,meek and also the bold
Race religion and colour no bar
buses,trucks,vehicles slung afar

Out went lights,bridges and roads
Bricks,walls,roofs,poles, wooden boards
The earth behaved as if the Sky had fallen
Merry making happy faces all sullen

The tremors went on and on from below the earth
the shivers in humans souls aplenty, no dearth
Tears flowed and so did blood everywhere
People running helter skelter, here and there

May humanity rise to this Nature's fury
Go on doing all one can without query
Learning from this a lesson till death
Disaster comes unannounced with stealth

So enjoy what you have each n every moment
don't be satirical, cynical and just comment
Nature has kept you in her kind care
So enjoy,live , don't just challenge and dare.

She came thus...

She came thus...

~ C M Vairale

A surprise by my youngest
put us all to a test
I want to get married
The boy is chosen, not to be worried

Lo behold there 2 before her
An elder sister and a brother
The planets and stars say now
Or else it will be late and how

Parents meet and decide to twine
a marriage ceremony no dinner wine
Basics with minimum carbon footprint
last date available no cards to print

All and in gear the wife and daughters
Off to the market to do all that matters
How now, holy cow where is the money
so there she come driving it's not funny

A list for the purchases and making
shopping in the heat,ready for baking
But a wedding awaits who cares
to plan,shop,order time no one spares

She came thus.. many days later
the wedding of her daughter to cater
keeping the family concern alive
Or else life's lost and won't thrive.

Question

Question

~ C M Vairale

Why is the inquisitive one
How is the scientist speaking
When is the restless being
What is the surprised human
Which is the doubtful person

Why and when is an the eternal query
How and why a persisting doubt
When and How is always in introspect
Why and What always a mystery
Why and Which answers to reason

Instead of enjoying the answers to life
we waste our time and energy in questions
Instead of utilising what we 'have'
we while away our acumen in what we don't
One life, so little time
One self so little else

Priorities decided by the "so Sigh iety"
everything in comparison and no originality
All for a show and ego trip
one's happiness lost in other's grip
The real world never ever wandered
all in outer space is squandered

False religions,caste ,creed and Egos
Wrong ethics,morals and priority logos
The real friend and family forgotten
the forced marriage institution rotten
It should be thus, this and there
no reasons and truth stern anywhere

Love,Kindness,compassion,care gone for a toss
With all false wants and demands at a loss
Male chauvinism and humanity at a cross
Proving to the artificial manmade world ....
who is the Boss

It is tough

It is tough 

~~C M Vairale

To go against the Wave of Human habit
To dance,skip,walk and not hop like a rabbit
To not follow age old ways and rituals
To change and have modern norms for nuptials

Ages have gone by and the world moves on
Yet society wants you to follow bygone
In our caste this and our religion that
Just following blindly and copying pit pat

Are there any shoulds & musts to get married
Should one do it at any cost and n not be worried
Is the guest list binding to the parent's invite
with no compassion, care in the relative light

Spending more than required really
showing off the world,your's truly
Finances all tight and short of coming
isn't a serious simple marriage becoming

Make this, give that on their feet lay your hat
Are we not one team, both to bowl and bat?
Uncaring relatives and jealous relations
making snide remarks and muttering insinuations

The occasion is that of happiness and joy
Not that of conniving exploitation and ploy
The families grow and extend themselves
All are human ot wolves, foxes and elves

Sacred be and stay this man made institution
Not a reason to fight, die and plead execution
May the new world and new born be given hope
And not make the couple's parents difficult to cope.