Wednesday, August 31, 2005

a way forward

I'm not much of a group person. Havent been into community programmes and I'm not in the habit of donating (this one is out of principle though)

I find it hard to read the paper cause of the body counts
how many bodies have been mauled, shot, raped across the globe ...
along with Celebrities clad in diamonds or a watch attending fund raisers

Then I also have this problem of opinions pasted all over.
you see I'm pretty naieve.. can't make out fact from fiction; from personal crap.

all in all... many things seem messed up and there are people who'd agree on this.
But I came across this George Foundation atricle in the Economic Times (serious) and this guy has setup a NGO with the goal to "empower people" <-- I love these 2 words.. think they go great together.

Anyways,
"The George Foundation was established in January 1995 in Bangalore, India, as a not-for-profit organization under the Indian Trust Act. Our mission is to help alleviate poverty, promote environmental health, and strengthen democratic institutions and values in developing countries."
Their website is: http://www.tgfworld.org/home.html

I know lots of good people who wanna go forward; Some are thinking "revolution", some would hold up signs irrespective of how much sense it made to them; some talk of "love"

I feel this organization is "good stuff" because they want to fix the leaky tap instead of placing a bucket beneath it. (I cant think of a better way to put it now... so do excuse me :)

PS: I know there must be other good organizations... maybe very similar to this that are there or perhaps even some that have faded with time. But it made me think that only we can save ourselves... Shouldnt we?




Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Sometimes I feel crushed and do a stupid thing

I watched 7.5 phere on a rainy day in the middle of the week.

A woman
Mysterious & Pretty
me in the corner
senses numb
grace.. no Gorgious!
insides flutter
looks over her shoulder
hundred words lost
turn to speak
wait for another day
Am I powerless or lonely?

But shes the woman on my floor
10 steps away towards the end of the world.
My cubicle's has its back to her.
But she's on my bus...
Her face in my eye everyday
My body turns sweet, amorous, then pale!