When ppl think about Justice, it is natural they feel short changed most of the times. Most prob its bcos we dont remember the times when we are given more than a better deal.
If anybody other than a hard core Italian fan had watched the Italy-Australia soccer match she would have gasped and said Australia was hard done. It doesnt get worse than this she might say, but Harsha Bhogle, one of the better commentators of our times, made life so much easier by his comments.
You always get short changed in sports and life but in the long run you get many in your favor. Maybe in the quarter finals or later if Italy is given a bad decision against their favor, they possibly cant complain, since they wouldnt have been there had it not been for the one bad decision in their favor.
Maybe many of us are not fortunate enough to have the match drawn at the end of the day. What matters though is that the referee is beyond our control and all we can do is to 'play on'.
Monday, June 26, 2006
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Markets for everyone
I still get to hear anecdotes from my mom about share markets ruining so many homes during her times in Bombay. No matter what I say about the state of current affairs and the sea change that we have gone through since the days of shouting for bids, she is strong about her views after having seen the pain. In a way she is right.
No matter how modernised the system gets, there will be loopholes and there will be enough ppl wanting to use them.
The system is as good as the general culture prevailing. For, its the culture which will set the system, and its the culture which is the soul, breathing life into the system.
For quite sometime now, we have seen a wave of new comers taking an active position and following the markets as actively as following Nicole Kidman's love life. I am one of them.
This situation is just like the scene in any of the countries affected by the World Wars. There are two sets of ppl, one who have seen it and the other who were born after it. Just as there is a huge difference in practically everything these two sets do, think and hold dear to, we will soon have two sets of ppl in the Indian stock mkts too. Those who have seen the sub 3000 levels around 2003 and before and the ones who came in after the 'bull' market supposedly started. One might say you cant exactly classify based on this criteria , but there are many reasons for this.
1. The huge number of ppl who have latched on to equities as a source of money (investment or otherwise) since ppl started dumping "the dot com bubble" memory.
2. The rise of the great Indian middle class (am sure many would not call it the great Indian, nevertheless..)
3. The hype attached to the stock markets by media. (This far exceeds the impact of other reasons)
4. Speed and reach of information through various means
Whatever the reason , whatever the classification and whatever the advice. One thing is for sure, greed and fear are two of the most important entities in any market.
No matter how modernised the system gets, there will be loopholes and there will be enough ppl wanting to use them.
The system is as good as the general culture prevailing. For, its the culture which will set the system, and its the culture which is the soul, breathing life into the system.
For quite sometime now, we have seen a wave of new comers taking an active position and following the markets as actively as following Nicole Kidman's love life. I am one of them.
This situation is just like the scene in any of the countries affected by the World Wars. There are two sets of ppl, one who have seen it and the other who were born after it. Just as there is a huge difference in practically everything these two sets do, think and hold dear to, we will soon have two sets of ppl in the Indian stock mkts too. Those who have seen the sub 3000 levels around 2003 and before and the ones who came in after the 'bull' market supposedly started. One might say you cant exactly classify based on this criteria , but there are many reasons for this.
1. The huge number of ppl who have latched on to equities as a source of money (investment or otherwise) since ppl started dumping "the dot com bubble" memory.
2. The rise of the great Indian middle class (am sure many would not call it the great Indian, nevertheless..)
3. The hype attached to the stock markets by media. (This far exceeds the impact of other reasons)
4. Speed and reach of information through various means
Whatever the reason , whatever the classification and whatever the advice. One thing is for sure, greed and fear are two of the most important entities in any market.
Friday, June 23, 2006
its the journey .. thats all there is
Read somewhere..
"Your journey has moulded you for your greater good and it was exactly what needed to be. Don’t think that u have lost time. There is no short cutting to life. It took each and every situation encountered to bring u to now. And NOW is RIGHT ON TIME..!!”
everytime I read that it makes perfect sense. And everytime I read it I also know that I wouldnt be holding onto it when it will be required the most. Therein lies the problem.
But this is where arguments start. There are 2 extremes. Leave your life completely in the Chauffeur's hands or convince yourself that you are ready to drive. No view is wrong, no method is false.
The statement does not take away the freedom of driving one's own car.
It gives you all the control of the car and at the same time says that you can use 'hope' as the fuel.
You take heart in the "no short cutting in life" yet it does not allow you to lie low for long.
Hmm.. wonder why on earth did I start off with something like this. But then whats a start after all? just a premium of the unprecedented gives it so much hype.
"Your journey has moulded you for your greater good and it was exactly what needed to be. Don’t think that u have lost time. There is no short cutting to life. It took each and every situation encountered to bring u to now. And NOW is RIGHT ON TIME..!!”
everytime I read that it makes perfect sense. And everytime I read it I also know that I wouldnt be holding onto it when it will be required the most. Therein lies the problem.
But this is where arguments start. There are 2 extremes. Leave your life completely in the Chauffeur's hands or convince yourself that you are ready to drive. No view is wrong, no method is false.
The statement does not take away the freedom of driving one's own car.
It gives you all the control of the car and at the same time says that you can use 'hope' as the fuel.
You take heart in the "no short cutting in life" yet it does not allow you to lie low for long.
Hmm.. wonder why on earth did I start off with something like this. But then whats a start after all? just a premium of the unprecedented gives it so much hype.
test test test
Am I a late entrant or is this the point from where the world starts seriously looking at blogging?
On a serious note I hope to cleanse this world by writing filth.
Hope to write regularly now on. (dunno how many times I must have said that)
On a serious note I hope to cleanse this world by writing filth.
Hope to write regularly now on. (dunno how many times I must have said that)
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