Life is one big complication. Is it really that complicated?

I always wonder, about how my life would be if things wouldn't have happened the way it happened. Does everything happen for a reason or for the best? Certain questions are answered when you think deeply. The answers have always been there, but we always look far away thinking that everything is complicated. Life is complicated because we think it is. At some point in life we will realize that our life has never been complicated. It is only because of the preconceived notions that it seems to us that our life is one complicated maze. But that is not the truth. Ask yourself and you will know how easy life is.

Bangalore and Los Angeles have so many things in common. These cities are happening, trendy and growing at a fast pace. More importantly , they offer diversity. Nothing is as exciting as meeting new people. Their culture, their identity , their beliefs , their roots intrigue me . While Bangalore invites people from different parts of India, LA attracts people from across the country as well as from all over the world. Bangalore holds a special place in my heart because it is the place where I grew up, made my first set of friends, learned to ride a cycle, learned to ride a moped. Then I came to LA leaving behind all my memories behind only to create new ones (oh, I keep the old ones too! Precious as they are!). LA taught me many things, the most important lesson is to be independent and not to get too attached to people. Another important thing that I learnt was , if you follow your passion you can achieve great wonders (well, I followed my passion and I became a whole new person!). Meeting people from countries that I never knew existed, hearing different languages , growing more attached to India, excited about spotting an Indian on the road are some things that you see in LA (well America). Contrary to the popular perception of America being a paradise on earth, it is actually a place where you have to first go through a series of obstacles to actually make it a paradise. After you have lived a year maybe, you will understand the true feeling of what it means to be in America. People in India see only the good things about America and people who are in America see only the bad things about India. Both these countries are unique in their own way and that's what makes them so special. Of course nothing is perfect, so you cannot expect to be in heaven when you are in America nor should you think that being in India is hell (or even the other way round!). The most important thing to keep in mind is that any place in this world can be paradise. It is all in our head. No country is special. We have to make it special. We learn certain things when we live far away from our home, that is when we realize the importance of our home. No wonder they say " Absence makes the heart grow fonder". Now that I am 1000's of miles away from my dear country, I realize how much I love my country, my home where I spent a good part of my life. Coming to America was the best decision ever since it has changed me into a better person. Yes, everything happens for a reason and for the best! And yes, I did realize that life is not complicated at all and I love it.

Facebook Fever!

I had to write about Facebook for obvious reasons! Facebook - oh my! It is more addictive than drugs (not that I have tried drugs! )What is about these social networking sites that gets everybody glued to their laptops? Well, for one they are fun (duh?!!), and you get to be a totally different person! It is so addictive that I talk to my roommates who are sitting in front of me through Facebook(yeah! come on, you do it too! ) .What has happened to the good old face-to-face talk? Well its more faceBOOK - to - faceBOOK talk. Facebook and other networking sites help people find their old friends, meet new people, it even works like a online dating site (oh ya! I havn't tried that one yet, nor do I intend to!). I personally feel that it is a wonderful invention, because it allows me to keep in touch with old friends who are too far to meet or who live in a totally different part of the world. And the best part is I can choose to ignore people who get annoying without telling them. (Ah, I have not done that either, but that is a nice option!). I get to show off my pictures, update everybody on my list on what I am thinking/doing (I am a very important person, you see!), get to know the upcoming events and even stalk people (I am sure everybody has done that!) or even just learn about the other person (to be polite). But of course everything has a bad side to it. These sites make people anti-social. People will soon forget how to communicate when they meet a person. The style of speaking changes drastically. Using LOL even when you do not feel like smiling let alone laughing. When I was talking to a friend, I realized that my fingers were 'typing' in the air! Whenever I make a slick comment my mind automatically visualizes the ':P' smiley. I even ended up using 'u', 'r', 'tat', 'skool' and other similar messaging language on my exams. I did correct it though! Well the point of all this is that FACEBOOK rocks! Of course there are disadvantages, but who cares. Oh! btw [by the way ;)] I promote my blogs through these networking sites, so I am totally in favor of them! Ok, I need to update my status on FB now!