BUZY WITH HARD WORK

Hhm haven’t been active on blogging for a couple of months now! So what has kept me away? Actually I am very busy, trying to make friends with 10 rabbits, 9 ducks and 3 turquoise. I don’t like to use common nouns to address my friends, so I might also think of some good names for all my buddies. (Definitely before my next posting) All this is keeping me busy. Besides my eyes and heart have to wander through the lush green lawns of the environs and the typical rock settings of Hyderabad. And then I have a badminton game in the evening and I am trying hard to regain my lost skills in the game.

Caught up in all this hard work, if I get time I do some match making. No this is a different kind. Not with brides and grooms but with thirsty cities looking for some private investors who can contribute to the water supply solutions. That’s how my new job at Hyderabad looks like! Besides there are a lot of hang out zones in the cities and I don’t miss an opportunity to meet new people and catch up with old buddies over a Hyderabadi meal or a brunch. Weekends are always busy either roaming out to unexplored destinations or indulging in some form of regional art. Keep watching this space for my travel stories !

ON BOREDOM

In the last few days, I have been increasingly attracted towards Buddhism, its theories and concepts. The attraction started after going through Robin’s creation “ The monk who sold his Ferrari”. I don’t own a Ferrari, but admit clinging to a lot of worldly pleasures, which give me sense of pride and satisfy my ego. So when I wrote my previous posts on Boredom, I was inspired to find out the psychological reasons of Boredom and its consequences on human behavior. I went through a lot of articles, but none of them seemed convincing except for the one that is stored at this link http://www.buddhistinformation.com/beyond_boredom_and_depression.htm. And once again, I found myself at Buddhist doorstep.

It is interesting to note the demands of stimulation are increasing manifold in our generation. No wonder the audience is glued to TV serials that make so many things happen in a short span of airtime. Fast success, fast relationships and fast break ups. Result, we are conditioned to expect everything to run through in our lives and the concentration/attention is lost. The article describes Boredom as a state of mind, which occurs when the mind has lost the ability to be interested, to be sensitive, to be contented with what is. And it constantly searches for something new, different from the current situation, which of course is never attained. The way to recondition the mind is to change our attitude. Boredom can be got over by changing the attitude in the mind and the quality of mind. Once we understand this we can avoid being bored even in ordinary situations. At the very least we can be contented and peaceful. (photo courtsey: www.pcbypaul.com/wpclipart/ cartoon/boredom.png)