The Exasperated Man

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) makes the following speech in front of an audience. By the way this is from the movie, Up in the air. “ How much does your life weigh?” , he says as the crowd retains the staggering silence. “ Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. Feel 'em? * pauses * Now I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. You start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers the knick-knacks, the collectibles. Feel the weight as that adds up. Then you start adding larger stuff - clothes, table-top appliances, lamps, linens...your TV... The backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. And you go bigger. Your couch, bed, your kitchen table. Stuff it all in there. Your car, get it in there. Your home, whether it's a studio apartment or a two bedroom house. I want you to stuff it all into that backpack. Now try to walk. *laughs f...

" I am in competition with no one. I run my own race. I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone, in any way, shape or form. I just aim to improve, to be better than I was before. That's me and I'm free." -  Anonymous I have been intrigued by the silent types in movies for a long time; this curiosity about the heroes, who wouldn’t speak too much, or rather let their actions speak. Once can find such persona in movies such as Undisputed III or Rambo (especially Rambo 4, 2008), the silent Stallone types. I wondered what would be going in their minds to be so independent of thought, to think beyond the general people; to be free in what positions they are in; to never try to please anyone at all. These characters usually have one/more of the following specification in the movies:        1.        They are silent and prefer to be left alone.        2.      ...

I dare do all that may become a man; who dares do more is none. -           William Shakespeare - Macbeth Act 1. I bought a laptop somewhere before two years. It was fast at the start, but the more programs and stuff it got loaded onto it, the more slower it got. The more slower it got, the more desperate I got, every time I switched it on. It's just that too much crap got over it over a period of time. Software I didn’t even use anymore was still on the hard drive. So much shit got accumulated and it was one hell of a mess to start correcting. So, I did a very easy thing. I formatted it. Got a fresh version of windows running and then installed the necessary software only whenever it was needed.  However I still think that over a period of time, more crap is still going to get accumulated and thus will go out of control once again. I can say that much confidently; the crap in the making. When I run too many applic...

If you look up a typical dictionary, you'll find the following meaning for integrity. Definition 1: "The state of being whole and undivided:" Definition 2: "Moral soundness" Now you might be wondering why I am quoting these. Well, well, a few days ago I stumbled across a webpage which claimed to advice people on the "Steps to achieving integrity" . I literally "Stumbled" upon this page through stumbleupon , a great place to find new ideas (though occasionally it sucks, but sometimes, makes my day). The webpage had usual shit which they write in self help books. It said that the following to be followed for achieving integrity: 1. Always be honest. 2. Keep up your word. 3. Don't procrastinate. 4. Be punctual. 5. Be humble all the time and let everybody else take away your opportunity. 6. More shit coming up...... stay tuned. It's gonna turn smelly. I always find in the English language that word...