(An Incomplete Musing) On Research

Passion to learn,
Patience to think,

Shamelessness to ask,
Willingness to answer,

Eagerness to know,
Determination to pursue,

Strength to withstand,
Willpower to overcome,

Depth to demonstrate,
Broadness to offer,

Lucidity to explain,
Brilliance to breakthrough,

Command to lead,
Diplomacy to get along,

Thus my friend, this method
Needs a thousand of skills.


Sandeep Palakkal.

Understanding Life

Yeah! Now I understand what life is:

"Life is a tomato!"

Being a Detective!

Again, remembering "The name of the Rose", I ask myself what it means being a detective? It is just being confused of various details available regarding the problem that one is investigating, making a number of hypotheses from them without knowing which is stupid and which is reasonable, eagerly looking for updated information to substantiate or reject at least one of ones hypotheses and to make new hypotheses... This will go on until one cracks the problem. But, if one finally understands that one had been looking for a non-existent mouse in darkness, what will happen to the detective? Will he be just embarrassed of the stupid hypotheses he had made? Will he stop doing detective works anymore? Or, will he go mad?

Whatever it be, I understand that the motive of every detective is to know the truth. It is an inexplicable and, quite often, unjustifiable curiosity to know the truth that makes every detective working... In that process, he himself is madly obsessed with the questions.

Wisdom of a Devil

"Why most of the popular philosophers are shallow?"

"Because shallow philosophers are most popular".

"Then, why shallow philosophers are most popular?"

"Because the populace understands only shallow philosophers".

A Dilemma of the Strong

I am finding a lot of people in "bad mood". They will behave rudely or without any manners and will later say that they were in bad moods. I wonder if all human beings have this problem. I never had it. I had been gloomy, angry or in some kind of bad moods. But it never made me behave in a "bad" way. I can't look at anyone whom I know well without a smile whatever mood I may be in at the moment. Even if I am angry with that person, I will behave like a human.

So, What kind of phenomenon is this "in bad moods"?

Is this an escape from ones self? You act without any control, and then blame your bad mood - this will make you to take no responsibility for your action. So, you are comfortable. And, other "good" people "will understand" you. So no more conflicts.

By this, I infer that this is the habit of the weak-willed people. They have no control over themselves, no determination and are contemptible. Or at least, they feel that they are contemptible. I must feel pity towards them, in fact.

However, it is very difficult to live among these weak people. Only my strength of will helps me to do so....

On Speech

Some talk, some chat,
But, most make noise!

A Long Wait for You... (A Poem)

"Books... books... books... windows to the world,
Dreams... dreams... dreams... windows to the mind,
Friends... friends... friends... windows to heaven.

Many things life taught me...
How many things more!
It's already saturating, and boring...

I am waiting for you to come...
In this silent solitude...
To share my knowledge, my joy!
Thus to unburden my wisdom...

I am waiting for you to come...
In this dark corner of the world...
To help me to fill up my space with light!
And to feel the completeness of living..."

Sandeep Palakkal

An Impression

Life is so vivid an experience which I can't express with words. It paints a lot of impressions in my mind. After a good sleep, today morning something was revealed to my mind. I have no words to express it. I better express it in someone else's words...

"He walks among men like man walks among animals."

--Thus Spoke Zaratustra, Friedrich Nietzsche.

Man With a Big Mouth And a Tiny Brain

Today I saw a man with a big mouth and a tiny brain.
He talked a lot.
I listened since I had a lot of time to waste!
And, all he talked was devoid of insights.

The First Step

"A journey of a thousand miles
must begin with a single step"

--Lao Tsu, Tao Te Ching

When will I make the first step?...