Passion or Happiness?

There's been a perpetual debate between whether people are happy with their lives or not! Are you? I recently read on a blog about happiness and passion that the two are related. True - they are. Come to think of it, unless you are passionate about what you do, you'll never be able to remain committed to it. If you're not committed, eventually you will want to pull out and give up on what you're doing - this is true for every aspect of life - work, relationships, hobbies, etc.

If you simply join dance classes because your friends have, there's a good chance you'll give up within a week and they will happily continue till they drop! Fact is, at the end of the day, when you 'give up', you'll most likely be labelled as someone who gives up easily. The truth, contrary to this is that the only reason you did it, was because you thought since other's like it, you will too - it wasn't your passion, it was theirs! So while they were happy doing it, you got tired quickly.

It's the same with relationships - especially when people get married! Just because 10 of their friends have gotten married, they get married - not because they wanted to, but just because it was said to be the right thing to do! Fact is again, unless you do something because you really want to, you will never be able to pursue it - something that our generation seems to suffer from - lack of persistence.

Persistence can only be achieved if people are willing to keep at what they started - relations, jobs, hobbies, arts, social work, anything! Everyone says our generation lacks persistence.  If we are passionate about our decisions, there's no way we will give up on things as easily as we do - what say you?

Another Rape in Delhi? Nothing new!

5 months and 2 horrendous rape cases... can we even call these rapes? Candles, oil bottles and rods are not used for rape - they are used for TORTURE!!

But the question here still remains - why were both these cases in Delhi?! How is it that such things are not prevalent elsewhere? Or are there?

Fact is there may be.. Nonetheless, regardless of whether or not there are, the crime committed was heinous...
So coming back to the main question - why Delhi? What's it about men in Delhi that turns them into rapists so much more easily than men in the rest of India?!

Answer... no clue... but maybe its because our society has often considered women as objects rather than humans!

How do we stop it? Take a simple example - if you see 5 people you don't know touching a flame and burning their hands, would you touch it too? NO! Our mind works in a funny manner - when we see others hurt, we will try and avoid whatever brought them to the situation they're in! So when 5-6 rapists have been tortured to death, chances that a 7th one will even crop up, are less likely! That's how it's done in many countries around the globe.

Point is, if we want to do something, make a change, it's not in making a new law - it's in executing the law that's present! If nothing else, turn the rapist over to the angry protesters - let's see how many more dare do something like that afterwards!