Jun
11th
Thu
11th
Jun
6th
Sat
6th
It is a sign neither of courage nor power to shoot rockets at sleeping children or to blow up old women on a bus. That’s not how moral authority is claimed, that’s how it is surrendered.
— Barack Obama, Cairo
Jun
1st
Mon
1st
Thoughts on Summer
This upcoming summer is going to be major for me in more than a few ways.
For one, I’m going to be a junior next year. I remember when I first came to the High School, and I looked at the juniors and seniors and said, “Wow..they’re old.” And now I’m there. Frankly, the journey has been quicker than anything else I’ve ever experienced, and I really hope the next two years aren’t reflective of that mind numbing speed. There is also one more thing about being a junior - it means the Class of 2009 will be gone. I can honestly say I’ve become extremely close to this graduating class - and I will miss them so much. The only good thing about next year’s seniors is that we’re going to wreck them at Battle ‘10. Loving it.
Moreover, my grandfather is coming from India this summer. In fact, he arrived just last saturday - and he’ll be staying with us once July rolls around. I feel as if he’s one of my few family members whose story I really do not know, and I would really love to. He is in his 80s, and the history he’s lived through is substantial. You know, we learn this stuff in books, but when it’s literally right there there’s just something so personal about it.
More later, especially as finals come to an end.
-outRAGEous
Starting off the summer the right way. Getting back to updating this after a 2 month hiatus
Mar
11th
Wed
11th
A Parisian man cries as Nazis walk through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Grave emotion, great shot.
Mar
3rd
Tue
3rd
The Vitamin String Quartet - great covers of great music.
Feb
22nd
Sun
22nd
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.
— Aristotle
Feb
21st
Sat
21st
Feb
20th
Fri
20th
I taught Mike some, uh, some phrases to help with his interracial conversation. You know, stuff like, “fleece it out,” “going mach 5,” “dinkin’ flicka.” You know, things us Negroes say.
— Darryl, The Office
some thoughts on life, religion, that jazz
I think as I’ve grown, both vertically and as a person, I’ve been more critical of religion; whether my own or the ones I come in contact with through my peers. At some times in my life I’ve been devoutly Hindu, and at others Agnostic or even Atheist.
One thing I have found, oddly enough, is that the more I learn science (whether it be in school or through random wikipedia-ing), the more I find atheism “empty”. By empty, I mean that a lot of people cite their “belief” in science as triumphing over any religion because of the practicality of it all; but, in all honestly, I find it difficult at times to believe that, frankly, this is it. I mean, so all this stuff happened (big bang, etc.) - but in the end, according to Atheists, I’m just going to be fertilizer, no one will remember me, and I had no purpose doing all the stuff I did. Half-empty glass, anyone? On the other hand, of course, I’m harshly critical of people who are religious to the point where they are ignorant of the advancement of modern science and medicine; citing all the work scientists are doing as futile. I even have considered a career in medicine, even though I find it at times to be the cliché Indian thing to do (but I’ll save that for another post.)
That’s why, as many in my family have done and are doing, I turn more to the “philosophy” side of my religion, as well as other philosophies. I find more solace in Buddhism than Christianity, and maybe it is because of how open Buddhism is to the World and human ingenuity.
Hopefully this seems somewhat coherent than just me babbling on random thoughts, and provides whoever is reading this with a good perspective.
So, I leave you with a quote from Albert Einstein, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” You know, there’s a reason I quote the man so much.
Later guys.
