reality is just an illusion!

There is an invisibly visible line between illusion & reality. If you live in an illusion for a long time; that may well become your reality one day. I know it, because I have experienced it. You live in an illusion, that becomes your reality one day and from that day you will never again know whether what you are living is an illusion or it's your reality. And even if you know that your reality is just an illusion; you wouldn't want to change it because illusion is always better than reality.

Well, Who knows who's real - the person looking into the mirror or the person looking out of the mirror?

I think the person who stares back at you from the mirror is the real you; and you who's looking into the mirror and trying to see yourself the way you want to be is just another illusion of yours. And that's why I avoid looking into the mirror at times; because that's when so many truths would be uncovered; but I don't want to know the truth.

Tell me if you know the difference between reality & illusion!

Photo: taken by me at Southend On Sea

I thought I was changed…

Today I have completed 2 yrs in the UK. I had actually forgotten this date. However, a funny question reminded me of that.

There are some issues with my movement to another IDU and they needed some information of mine. They asked me a question “When did u first land in UK?” Funny question, as if I had landed on moon that day. And after I replied to that email, I realized it’s been two years.

Two years is a long time. I still can’t believe I have stayed here for such a long time. And that too away from family and friends … I simply believe that the only thing that keeps you going is family and friends and I am the kind of person who used go home every other weekend when I was in Pune. And now once in 1.5 yrs. Seems I have gained a lot of strength and a lot more patience.

That was the time when ppl used to call me an emotional fool. I think I have grown up now. I have become a lot more practical. Now, I can smile even in front of ppl I just hate. I can stay in hostile environment and adjust to any place. And the biggest achievement is that I seldom cry J May be I have adjusted to the new environment. I can politically handle all the political ppl around me. Oh yeah. And I now know how to look gud ;) And there are many other things I am not able to think of right now.

However, I am still the same confused person. I am still not able to decide whether the change is for gud or bad.

I was talking to Spruha the other day and I was telling her the same thing. That I have changed and I can now adjust to any environment. And she replied “But you still talk the same things”. May be you never change to the ppl you love.

This time when I was coming to UK I was feeling very nostalgic and very sad. The first two times I hardly cried. But this time I cried in the flight, in the airport while waiting for next flight, in the bus while travelling to MK. And I just didn’t want to come back. This was the thing I had least expected.

I miss India so much. As they say and it’s very true – East or west.. India is the best J

Hmm.. the point is that the change is quite evident. But somewhere inside I feel I am still the same person. I cry when I miss my ppl, am happy and contented with small things and am still an emotional fool; I hardly use my brains and believe in whatever my heart says.

May be my behavior and attitude towards life are changed; but I have not.

The Matrix

some dialogues from the movie

my favourite ones

"Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real. What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?"

"You have to let it all go. Fear, doubt and disbelief. Free you mind"

other gud ones

"How do you define real?"

"Human beings define their reality through suffering and misery. The perfect world (where no one suffered and all would be happy) was a dream."

"I know because I was once looking for the same thing. And when he found me he told me that I wansn't looking for him. I was looking for an answer. It's the question that drives us."

"Don't think you are. Know you are"

"Stop trying to hit me. And hit me"

"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path"

Law of land

read it from here

The police carried out a raid and closed a factory.
The children, who were working there, were all set free.
Some said: "We are orphans. To eat we need a livelihood."
The reply was swift and crude: "It is against the law".

"Then we will have to beg", they said,
"or else we will have no food."
"That, too, is against the law,"
the policeman in charge said rudely.

"If we cannot work and cannot beg, then we will die from hunger,’’
replied the crying children. "That you can do,"
was the answer.
"There is nothing illegal in dying".