Bangalore Week

I was in Bangalore for a week to give GD/PI of XIME. Even though I didn't get to travel many places, I had my moments. Things I learned from that travel are as follows :

Train Journey
I traveled alone for the first time in train. It was a 2 days journey and the return was even a longer 3 days journey(day wise). By now I am confident of travelling anywhere in India, at least with AC 3 facilities.

Buses of Bangalore
It was amazing to find out the Gold Pass Ticket facility inside the Bangalore city for buses. Bought a ticket and enjoyed several bus ride.





Orien Mall
By far one the best shopping mall in India in terms of infrastructure. The water fountain was breathtaking and the view of World Trade Center Office was one I will not forget in a long time.


Bangalore Metro
Yes, Bangalore city has got metro trains facilities and it's different from the ones in Delhi in some technical aspect. I asked why there were many security guards in the platform and the reasons given was really good. In Delhi, you could jumped down the metro tracks and the worst thing that can happen to you is that you might go to jail. In Bangalore, you will simply die because of high voltage that runs through the tracks.



Family Bonding
It's been long since I had proper family dinner. Felt really great after sleeping, eating, playing and staying with my friend Rokesh and his family for about a week. Staying in hostels, single rooms has made me quite an alien to the world of togetherness.



That's it folks. It's was a time well spent. Hope to visit Bangalore again.



Update: The result is out. I did not get selected for XIME. Thanks to them for giving me a chance to visit Bangalore.

Why should you avoid poor and miserable people?

A nut found itself carried by a crow to the top of a tall campanile, and by falling into a crevice succeeded in escaping its dread fate. It then besought the wall to shelter it, by appealing to it by the grace of God, and praising its height, and the beauty and noble tone of its bells.

"Alas" it went on , "as I have not been able to drop beneath the green branches of my old Father and to lie in the fallow earth covered by his fallen leaves, do you, at least, not abandon me. When I found myself in the beak of the cruel crow I made a vow, that if escaped I would end my life in a little hole."

At these words, the wall, moved with compassion, was content to shelter the nut in the spot where it had fallen. Within a short time, the nut burst open; its roots reached in between the crevices of the stones and began to push them apart; its shoots pressed up toward the sky.

They soon rose above the building, and as the twisted roots grew thicker they began to thrust the walls apart and fore the ancient stones from their old places. The the wall, too late and in vain, bewailed the cause of its destruction, and in short time it fell in ruin.

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There are people in our  world who have suffered by the circumstances beyond their control and deserve all the help and sympathy we can give them.

Then, there are others who are not born to misfortune, but who draw it upon themselves by their destructive actions and behaviors. It would be a great thing if we could raise them up, change their patterns, but more often than not it is their actions that end up getting inside and changing us.

The reason is simple - humans are extremely susceptible to emotions.

The risk of associating with such kind of people is that you will waste valuable time and energy trying to free yourself. The danger is that these type of people often present themselves as victims, making it difficult, at first, to see their miseries as self- inflicted.

These kind of people can be recognised by the misfortune they draw on themselves, their turbulent past, their long line of broken relationships and their character, which sweeps you up and makes you lose your reason.

Their is only one solution to this problem: AVOID THEM.

Do not take pity. Do not enmesh yourself in trying to help. Flee the infector's presence or suffer the consequence.

How many marbles are in the bag?

I walk up to a child with a bag of marbles. I tell him he can reach into the bag and whatever marble he pulls out, he can keep. He pulls out a black marble.

Excited for only a moment, he asks me what other colors are in the bag. I tell him that the only way to find out is to reach in and grab another marble. Excited again, he reaches into the bag and pulls out another marble. It’s yellow, and he quickly tells me how much he likes the bright color.

He then asks me if there are any other colors in the bag or if they are all black and yellow. I smile and tell him he will have to figure it out for himself.

He then looks back at the black marble, now at his feet. He asks if it’s OK to pick it up. He is asking if it is OK for him to have more than one marble. I explain to him that there are no rules to this game he is playing.

He puts the black and the yellow marbles into his pocket before reaching back into the bag again. He pulls out a red marble. He really likes this one, but I encourage him to reach back into the bag for another one. This time he pulls out a metallic silver marble.

In that moment he understands that this game has so many more possibilities than he originally thought. He tells me that he never would have expected to get this type of marble until now, as he was holding it in his hand.

He then asks me, “How many marbles are in the bag?” I tell him there are more than 2.1 billion marbles inside the bag. At this point he realizes there are more marbles than he could ever play with.

Lesson:

Life is like the bag of marbles, full of opportunities. People can reach into the bag and whatever marble they pulls out, they can keep. The way to find out and get which marble is to reach in and grab the marble.