People like to think and feel that things are getting worse for other people. SuperFreakonomics talks of "Unbelievable Stories of Apathy and Altruism" but I think fatalism constitutes the core of a human being. Remove the many different layers and emotions and you would find that the Second law of Entropy forms the basis of one's psyche. The jar of milk will fall and smash to pieces. The eggs, no, the crate of eggs will break and splatter. 200 people will die of dengue. That little nuclear coolant problem in Jap land will result in Apocalypse. I have got no less than fifteen odd text forwards describing the radiation threat as an EOW symptom. Stop wallowing in self pity, imagining the last few calls you make to parents and other loved ones... Boring...
Whoa! That was some heavy stuff. Thought the reader would brood and look deep and forget about why I haven't written in a long while. An explanation is deserved and an explanation will be given. I was writing an article for Cactus Flower, the annual magazine of BITS, Pilani. Hopeless excuse, isn't it? Not if you consider the number of tests and quizzes and the Raag practice which has been going in the past few weeks. Sangamam'11 was presented successfully on the 6th of March and since then I have been diverting evenings to ahem, studies...
Two important discoveries in the recent past. One, the library. Hitherto used only for nerding away in peace, away from the confines of my room and the distractions offered by my bed, I also discovered that it has things known as 'books'. Not just the "The Physics of Particles and Waves" and "Soil Mechanics" type but also the Rowling, Ludlum and the Asimov types. The little snag in the above statement is that whenever I manage to locate a book using the lib's computerized system(A veritable treasure hunt), the book is usually in such a dilapidated condition that it kills the joy of reading. ..
The second is the fact there is a profound mindset change among freshers as they enter their second semester in campus. They know the ways and means of the world and most importantly can use institutions like The All Night Canteen(ANC) without any fear of being trounced upon by seniors. I also started ANCing. My senior has a nice way of putting it. I could've been eating for free. The mess bill involved was an impersonal equation my father had with the insti and my wallet was not involved. And Et voila! My ANC bill was a bloated 1200 bucks before I knew it. And the worst part was I couldn't stop myself... Egg rice and Cheese Burger... Holy Shit!
And guys, the situation genuinely seems to be getting worse... Pray for Japan...
