The Fountainhead !

Hey Friends,

Recently, ordered "The Fountainhead - by Ayn Rand."
Thanks to Flipkart, it reached its destination on time.

What a book ! Really, I have read many books on various categories. Fiction, Non fiction, Suspense, Self help, Romantic, Leadership etc. This one is different, special and intriguing.

This book makes your mind work. Every character portrayed in the story had a sense and perfection in style. They have their own signature. They allude to real life people we met and talked to. You can find Howard, Cameron etc, everyone, in your friend, teacher, boss, and even in yourselves.

The diction and story revealing capability is simply awe-inspiring. The usage of words, command over language left me agape. Such is the style of Ayn Rand.
This book got published in 1943 and still, even today, it is the bestseller in all major bookshops and digital book-houses.

She made a statement saying " The author shouldn't keep his/her contemporary needs in mind and make a work. It should be a statement for years." She kept to her word.

Really, my ideas to write a book grew stronger after reading this life changing book.  Yes, I will :-)

Cheers,
Kishan.

Don't RUSH !

Greetings Friends.

Yesterday, a small news article appeared saying that a young person was killed in a road accident.

So?

Does this call for a post in one's personal blog? No.

Let us get into the specifics.

A person was trying to cross the road at begumpet flyover and a speeding motorist suddenly hit the person.

He fell down and before he came to his senses, a speeding truck crushed him to death.

The bike person sped away from the scene and no one could ever note down his regd. number.
The truck person was held by people around the scene.

The saddest part of the incident is that, the person who died actually was handicapped and had polio.

If the person was a bit more cautious ? or was the biker ? or the truck driver? the accident could have been averted.

We always rush on roads, feeling that we are doing our bit to our 100s of CC Horse power.

Where do we rush? Nowhere.

I will bet you, the bike person may not be caught again. After coming to know that the person was handicapped, the biker will suffer with deep remorse and with guilt for the rest of his life.

I personally, till yesterday felt that, if someone was crossing a road, interrupting my ride, i would curse them..."Kya Yaar? Dekha kar !! ", with my speedometer saying hello to 60s.

Now, I am changing my attitude.

Where do we rush? To a waiting girl/boy friend? To an exam ? To Office? To Restaurant ? To a movie? To any other crappy place, which doesn't have importance more than a life.

All the above things will wait. All these can have a retake. Also, you can mend your girlfriend/boyfriend later with an excuse and perhaps with a kiss ;-)

But once imagine, if the person you hit is the lone earning member in his family?

Of-course, the people crossing the road might be using a mobile, seeing the other side of the road or maybe, he is ignorant of the traffic rules or maybe he is having a "so what?" attitude on his face.

All this doesn't have more importance than his life, which he may be not realizing at that moment.

Perhaps, you can teach him, or say gift him that life with showing a small amount of compassion and a little amount of time by applying a tiny amount of brake.

So, Friends !

I am Changing ! Are you ?

Cheers,
Kishan.