Deepavali - Lights, sweets, crackers and wishes

May the joy, cheer, mirth and merriment of this divine festival surround you forever.

May the happiness, that this season brings brighten your life and hope the year brings you luck and fulfills all your dearest dreams!

Happy Deepavali…

कोशिश करने वालों की हार नहीं होती...

लहरों से डरकर नौका पार नहीं होती

हिम्मत करने वालों की हार नहीं होती।

नन्ही चींटी जब दाना लेकर चलती है,

चढ़ती दीवारों पर सौ बार फिसलती है,

मन का विश्वास रगों में साहस भरता है,

चढ़कर गिरना,गिरकर चढ़ना न अखरता है,

आखिर उसकी मेहनत बेकार नहीं होती ,

कोशिश करने वालों की हार नहीं होती।

डुबकियां सिंधु में गोताखोर लगाता है,
जा-जाकर खाली हाथ लौट आता है,

मिलते न सहेज के मोती पानी में,
बहता दूना उत्साह इसी हैरानी में,
मुठ्ठी उसकी खाली हर बार नहीं होती,
हिम्मत करने वालों की हार नहीं होती।

असफलता एक चुनौती है स्वीकार करो,
क्या कमी रह गयी,देखो और सुधार करो,
जब तक न सफल हो नींद चैन को त्यागो तुम,
संघर्षों का मैदान छोड़ मत भागो तुम,
कुछ किये बिना ही जय-जयकार नहीं होती,
हिम्मत करने वालों की हार नहीं होती...

-- Harivanshrai Bachhan

Go To HELL...

How does it sound if you are caught red handed while copying in examination hall, you are presented in front of school principal and you say – you don’t have faith in principal?

What if you are caught in a sexual harassment act (red handed!) and when reported to HR of your company, you say – you don’t have any faith in HR system?

Now don’t take it personal. I know you didn’t copy in your school and you are not involved in any sexual harassment case.

However, something even more surprising is coming out from the drama being conducted at Bombay High Court where Ajmal Kasab is being procecuted.

After killing 3 senior officers, after killing hundreds of common men like you and me, after spraying bullet on innocent lives walking on the road, after holding entire nation on ransom for 3 days, after conducting one of the most gruesome terror attack ever in this nation, after Mr. Kasab Ajmal made an astonishing statement – That he does not have any faith in Indian judiciary. He wants his case to be transferred to an international court.

Taken from Rediff.com on 12 October 2009

I have no faith in Indian court, says Kasab

After facing trial in the Mumbai attack case for nearly six months, the lone surviving Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab on Monday said he had 'no faith' in Indian court and made a dramatic plea for transfer of the case to an international court.

But Judge M L Tahaliyani rejected 22-year-old Kasab's plea saying, "It is misconceived."

"I have no faith in Indian court and this case may be transferred to an International court," Kasab said in an application to the court. He had moved the application written in his own hand in Urdu. The application was filed through jail authorities who translated it into Marathi and produced before the court... Read complete article here…

Now I am at loss of words. Hmmm…combined with loss of expression. Or say, I have too many expressions that I can’t decide which one to bring out.

We know we have this judiciary system in place which we should follow to bring anyone to justice. But isn’t it going too far? Isn't it competing with Ekta Kapoor's drama cum farce? Should such plea even be allowed to come for hearing in court?

Mr. Ajmal Kasab – if you do not have faith in Indian judiciary, then you should have committed your crime in a country, where you have faith in their Judiciary. May be Afghanistan?

Go to hell Mr. Kasab. I am sure you will have faith in judiciary system being followed in hell. At least nobody will entertain your plea there.

WTF.

What do you say?

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