Thought: Four Hundred
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September 15, 2010
: Hello Brother how are you doing??
: Didi, thanks a lot for saying a
Hello to me. I’m doing well. How are you? How is your school going on? Take
care.
: Always a pleasure to hear from
you…yup, my centre is doing well too by God’s grace. Thank you. How are your
studies going on? All the best for your future exams….you too take care.
: Yes, I’ve stupid exams waiting for
me. “Exams and Studies”…. my two new girlfriends!! The only problem
is, there is no conversation. I hate them, but can’t ignore them. After all,
they’re in love with me…. Grrrrrr..
September 15, 2010
: What is the secret of success?
“Right Decisions”
How do u make a right decision?
“Experience”
How do u get experience? “Wrong
decision”
: I have a very very very long
experience in making experiences… I don’t need anymore!
Sushanta Paul
September 15, 2010
What is the best job/employment
considering financial and social security? Friends, please, share your view
here…
…. That’s a very good creative
idea. Exploring alternative energy resources and trading time for it would be a
profitable platform to reach, no doubt. There’re some problems too. Anyone
intended to be engaged here must acquire an overall knowledge on how to start,
where to start, why to start (vision) and finally comes the decision. There’s
no one around to help or encourage. Everyone is going to suggest not to start
as few started it and made it successful entrepreneurship. So, how to overcome
these hurdles? Can anyone who doesn’t have financial security think seriously
of getting involved in this track? Thanks.
…. That wouldn’t be a safe zone
for a stupid like me, I think! Thanks.
……. I’ve liked the idea and
suggestion. It’s all about agro-based business. Few people are here. And, these
sectors really claim some smart entrepreneurs. I thought it earlier and also
analyzed some of its prospects. I consulted with some experts regarding Dragon
Fruit and Strawberry farming and they showed a keen interest in helping me.
I’ve found some problems:
No one is here to accompany.
No one is eager to discover an
engineer (or, an educated youth) being involved in this ‘ordinary’ (so-called)
sector.
I’ve found no helping hand to
associate with this task.
Society pays little values to such
projects.
I’ve little financial knowledge to
initiate entrepreneurship (I own a small business, though).
But finally, I’m thinking seriously
again after reading your suggestion. Yes, it’s true my thoughts flow at some
unusual tracks. I have the impulse, but not the courage(probably). Probably
it’s time I thought more about it. The most attractive remuneration of this
sector, I think, is performing the commitment to my country and country people.
Thank you very much for your valuable suggestion.
……….. That’s a nice plan. I’ve
been teaching for the last 9 years and I think this is a nice sector to work
with. But here are some fewer rewarding things too (in our country’s
perspective). Thank you for sharing your view.
……….. “Do something
before you find yourself in a loop”…. excellent idea!! I wholeheartedly
welcome any initiative, proposal, project-planning or any collaboration in this
regard if you’re really interested. What we need most are cooperation and a
sound start. If you feel like sharing any type of suggestions, please feel free
to contact me. Thanks.
… Thank you, Sir, for your presence
on my wall…. I wrote, that’d be a one-stop solution for my wife and it means
no one has availed herself of this solution yet as this solution isn’t
available due to not arising problems….lol
Now about your second comment… In
my case exclusively, my personal liking drives me more than my academic
qualification. I’ve not the least intention to build up my career as a computer
engineer…
Now Sir, about your third
comment…. Why do you suggest being a government professional? I’ve liked this
idea as there is ample opportunity for serving my country and nation. Apart
from this, what features make it a standalone priority?
Thanks.
….. Thank you, Sir, for those
wonderful inspiring words. Today or tomorrow I’ll expand my working arena to
agro-based and relevant sectors. I have this future plan. I’ll let you know my
plans through emails. Your suggestions are highly anticipated in this regard.
Thanks a lot for writing here.
…. Thank you, Sir, for your
further suggestion. Before I read your suggestion, I had always been thinking
about involving myself in any non-IT based sector. Yes, I’m now thinking of
getting higher studies on IT, but I’m still reluctant to be on that stream
professionally. I can expand my working arena to some IT sectors as an amateur
basis. Thanks for making me think twice.
I’ve always thought about how to
fulfill my commitment to my country, my society, my family and above all, to
myself. The last one must precede the earlier ones. And, I’m now trying on this
regard. I agree with you on the point that being a bureaucrat is the best
gateway to access to public affairs. This surely provides ample provision for
financial, social, personal, familial security and for fulfilling my commitment
to my state and countrymen. And, I’m now planning to switch myself to that
arena. So, far as I know, you had been serving as a doctor of military dept of
Indian Govt before you retired officially. I salute your service to your state
and its people. Again, being a private practitioner must have not brought the
honour you’ve enjoyed and are still enjoying. Such type of service is always
highly praise-worthy.
…. Thank you, madam, for writing
on my wall. I must deem your comment a hearty compliment as it comes from you.
I don’t know whether I have got the intellect or not, but surely, I’m not still
enjoying its fruit. What I’ve shown up to this stage of my life is nothing but
a bulk of stupidities. But I don’t regret. Life didn’t come to me with a user
manual. So, I’ve every right to use and abuse it!!
… You’re most welcome to write,
suggest, share on any topic, no matter it’s taken positively or not. Your idea
on my status highly conformed to its relevance. Thank you for being with me.
Reflection: Four Hundred and One
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September 16, 2010
Mahasweta Devi….I salute her
spirit. She is not a worshipper of God, but of humanity. No one ever sang the
eternal song of suffering humanity. I found some of her contemporaries writing
on this front just having a vicarious basis. But she is unique not for that she
is the only crusader but for that, she is ready for the real crusade.
September 16, 2010
An ordinary insect on a leaf had
never created such an extraordinary scene in my mind before I saw this picture.
A splendid snap, no doubt! Amit, I salute your artistic sense, photographic
charisma.
September 17, 2010
Beloved, o my dear! In secret tenderness/ write my name— in the/ temple of your heart.
. . . . . . . (O my dear! Please keep my name secretly in the temple of your
soul with the care that your love for me claims.)
Master, many thanks!
Forgive this delusion of mine, I am ashamed!!…………. “temple of your
soul”….. what can one give, tell me!
These wonderful words were never spoken to anyone, you could say, there was never the opportunity to speak them……..perhaps that’s why nothing else good came to this humble mind!!
September 21, 2010
Truth is, everybody is going to hurt
you; you just have to find ones worth suffering for.
As I’ve approached the middle of my
youth, I can realize it’s better to love and to be loved and so to be hurt than
not to hurt and to be hurt at all…. Being hurt is compulsory but feeling hurt
is optional. I’m quite good at the second option, as no one ever seemed worth
suffering for. I’d rather like to leave a promise unpromised than to bear the
agonies of promise. A promise in the veil is always more powerful than a
promise revealed!! And, I live by this.
…. Youth can’t be always framed by
age. And, in this sense, 56 can be called the end of youth. So, my youth can be
said to continue 3 decades further, a great challenge with age, no doubt! I
salute your spirit, Sir!
Yes, life is not always too easy to
feel unhurt. The greatest attack I’ve ever felt is from within rather than from
without. I myself am good enough to control such feelings. People around just
add some sauce to it. It’s the crudest reality I’ve still learnt.
….. Yes, true. To wait to suffer
is more painful than to suffer, I think. It’s better to suffer alone than to
suffer for a wrong person. And, that’s what poets call ‘the bliss of Solitude’!
September 25, 2010
: What news, Sushanta?
How are you? Why have you become so quiet!
: I’m fine, just a bit disturbed
with my indifference to my daily routine these days. Thank you for the
wall-post. Hope you’re quite ok along with your family members. Take care. Bye.
September 25, 2010
: Understand how beautifully God
keeps adding one more day to our life. Maybe not because we need it, but
because someone surely needs you…Hi Sush bro! How are doing??
: Wonderfully said, didi! I’m fine.
How are you? I feel a bit inattentive to everything around me these days. I’m
trying to pass over this situation. Take care. Bye.
Left Job at P@ul’s Coaching Home
October 2010 — Director
Address: Jamal Khan Road (Beside
Rangs-Toshiba Showroom), Chittagong, Bangladesh
Overview: A coaching centre
providing academic coaching for from class VIII to Honours
October 10, 2010
: You were born with wings, why
prefer to crawl through life?
: You must at first learn how to
crawl before you start flying… Always good thought from you, Ritu!
… Amit, you’ve got the eye of a
connoisseur of art. I highly eulogize the aesthetic value of this
time-demanding post.
October 13, 2010
: Autumn felicitations
: My dear friend, I’m thankful to
you for your friendly approach. Please accept my heartfelt compliments on this
auspicious eve. Have wonderful times along with your family members. I hope,
aunty has recovered from the serious ailment she experienced. Take every care
of her.
October 13, 2010
: How are things, friend?
We’ll wander together during the pujo!
I’m on pujo holidays now.
: Friend,
you’re on pujo holidays—
now that’s wonderful news!
Even amidst all this busyness, don’t you dare miss out on this respite!
Once the pujo passes, it’ll be back to client matters;
the endless running about of an auditor’s life!
The body may stop, but life never pauses!
: Life-affirming words! Sounds like you’ve been listening to Nachiketa’s songs.
: I see my life through my own eyes,
not through someone else’s……..
October 13, 2010
Durga Puja is the biggest religious
festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh. Although the percentage of Hindu
people is low, Durga Puja along with other Hindu festivals are celebrated all
throughout Bangladesh.
For me,
at present, the joy of pujo lies…
in the holidays!!… A wonderful opportunity
for ‘non-commercial’ wandering!!
Giving life that has come to a standstill a vigorous restart!
October 14, 2010
I always enjoy the vicarious delight
of visiting the places through your pictures of nature. As I’m in Bangladesh
and some part of this river also flows here, such a vicarious journey, for me,
is like, ‘traveling one’s homeland while riding on another’s shoulders!’
October 15, 2010
…. now enjoying the festive blend
of Durga Puja at Ramakrishna Mission, Chittagong Centre.
My dear didi,
Every occasion, irrespective of
religious or non-religious ones, brings some excuses to convince me to be a
part of it, its flavour. My soul often sighs for my past golden days when I was
to bother hardly about my material life. Gone are those days!! Time always
demands much more than we’re prepared to bear.
I adore the congregation of souls on
such festivals. The difference in status and dignity that society confers upon
us is kept apart. Yes, I feel such a communion within, forgetting the fronts
that sequester me from the world without! Yesterday, I hung around with my
friends literally all day long. We sang we danced, we got lost together.
My heart awaits such a sigh of
relief through the rest of the year. And, I spare no attempts to get bathed in
the fountain of ecstasy as it starts flowing. To me, as far as I’m concerned,
the communion of souls regarding every perspective is the greatest aspect
Religion caters for us. It always blurs the spiritual offering, I think.
Have wonderful moments with your
friends and family. Thank you.
…. I always appreciate your good
sense of humour. Mine is not bad too, for sure!…lol…. Hugs.
… Precious people are to be
treasured, not to be forgotten. How can a star that twinkles eternally, sink
into oblivion?
…. I’ve no insight. I’m just
ordinary. It’s your thinking about me that matters. Every extraordinary in this
world was just viewed upon, not born. The credit always goes more to the
viewers. Thanks.
… I’m growing terribly lazy these days…
So you could say,
this is my kind of
meaningless, yet heartfelt indulgence.
Thought: Four Hundred and Two
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October 17, 2010
Shuvo Bijoya. It’s a day of the
communion of souls… Be happy and make others happy.
Let’s make this day the start of a
new journey to better days… Let’s try to make the world a better place to
live in. Let’s dream of better dreams yet to come true.
Let’s not believe in imaginary
heaven hereafter, rather make this world heaven-like.
Take care.
May this non-commercial sincerity of ours, this sense of indebtedness, endure forever….may this affection be imperishable….
October 23, 2010
….. অন্তর অন্ধকারের গহনে একটা যাত্রার আনন্দ নিচ্ছি….
….. হ্যালো দিদি, কেমন আছেন? আমি ভালো আছি। ধন্যবাদ। কেমন কাটছে আপনার দিনগুলো? এখন কি আমেরিকায় আছেন? বাংলাদেশে আসার কোনো পরিকল্পনা আছে? যত্ন নিবেন।
…. আপনি যখন আমার ওয়ালে লিখেছিলেন তখন আমি ট্রেনে ছিলাম। স্ট্যাটাস আপডেট করার পরপরই ঘুমিয়ে পড়েছিলাম, তাই সময়মতো জবাব দিতে পারিনি। আপনার উষ্ণ আতিথেয়তার জন্য অসংখ্য ধন্যবাদ, বিশেষ করে কারণ আপনি আমার মতো বাজে ছেলেকে সহ্য করার সাহস করেছেন….হাহাহা… আশা করি কোরবানি ঈদে এখানে আসছেন। তাই না? শীঘ্রই দেখা হওয়ার আশায়। যত্ন নিবেন। বিদায়।
…. হ্যালো দিদি, অনেকদিন পর আপনাকে আমার ওয়ালে দেখলাম। আপনি আর আপনার পরিবারের সবাই কেমন আছেন? গতরাতে একটা ট্রেন যাত্রা উপভোগ করলাম, রাতের রঙের দিকে তাকিয়ে থাকার পরই প্রকৃতির কোলে হারিয়ে গেলাম। তার নির্যাস মনভরে পান করলাম। মনোহর রাত আমার আত্মাকে ছুঁয়ে গেল এবং বন্ধুদের সাথে অনুভূতি ভাগাভাগি করতে আর অপেক্ষার কোনো অজুহাত রাখল না। জঙ্গলে হারিয়ে যাওয়া নিশ্চয়ই একটা রোমান্টিক অভিজ্ঞতা। পরোক্ষভাবে অনুভব করতে পারি এবং আশা করি সেই অভিজ্ঞতাও পাব।
…. স্যার, আপনাকে আমার ওয়ালে লিখতে দেখলে সবসময় ভালো লাগে। ধন্যবাদ।
প্রতিটি আলোই আশার আলো। শুধু তার আবেদনটা আবিষ্কার করতে হয়। যে আলো কোনো আশা বহন করে না সেটা ছদ্মবেশী অন্ধকার মাত্র। হ্যাঁ, এই ভ্রামক অন্ধকারকে ভেদ করে দেখার মতো যথেষ্ট বিচক্ষণ হতে পারি না আমরা। এই দৃষ্টি না থাকার জন্য অভিশপ্ত আমরা!
সুপ্রভাত আমার প্রিয় বন্ধুরা। তোমরা আমার কাছে সবসময় আমার মূল্যায়নের চেয়েও বেশি মূল্যবান। তোমরাই আমার প্রতিদিন সুন্দর করে তোলো।
২৮ অক্টোবর, ২০১০
ইভ টিজিং হলো নীচ মানসিকতার সবচেয়ে খারাপ প্রকাশ। ইভ টিজিংয়ের বিরুদ্ধে জোরালো না বলুন।
আমার প্রিয় বন্ধুরা!
বাংলাদেশে ইভ টিজিংয়ের সাম্প্রতিক ভয়াবহ রূপ এই পরিভাষাটিকে নিছক একটা শালীন শব্দরূপে রেখে দিয়েছে। এটা আর টিজিংয়ের পর্যায়ে নেই, এটা হয়রানি থেকে খারাপ কিছু নয় যা আমাদের পারিবারিক জীবনকে বিপন্ন করছে। শুধু মেয়েরাই শিকার হচ্ছে না, তাদের অভিভাবকরা, শিক্ষকরা আর বন্ধুরাও এই অভিশাপের যন্ত্রণায় কাতরাচ্ছে। সাম্প্রতিক সময়ে এমন কোনো দিন নেই যেদিন গণমাধ্যমে ইভ টিজিংয়ের খবর নেই। ইচ্ছে করে ওই জানোয়ারগুলোকে গুলি করি। তারা কোনো দয়ার পাত্র নয়, কোনো বিচারের নয়; মৃত্যু, শুধু মৃত্যুই হোক তাদের পরিণতি। ছি ছি ওই মেরুদণ্ডহীন অপরাধীদের!!
The recent tragic deaths of a teacher and a mother lay bare the perilous position of those who dare to protest the harassment of women. And so, the stalking of women has descended into something far more sinister, with an alarming number of lives lost to those who dared resist this scourge. In Bangladesh, over the past nine months, at least 25 women took their own lives to escape the torment of abuse, while 9 men perished for taking a stand against their tormentors. The existing laws and state interventions are so wretchedly inadequate that victims find little sanctuary in law enforcement agencies. We must forge stronger laws and ensure their rigorous implementation to uproot this social contagion, while launching public awareness campaigns against this plague. Accused stalkers must face immediate arrest and exemplary punishment. This is a traumatic ordeal that leaves profound psychological wounds and devastating consequences for society at large. We cannot shirk responsibility for those driven to take their own lives. Let no promising life be extinguished before it has truly begun.
Thank you, friends, for pledging your united support for this urgent cause. Given our rigid patriarchal social structure, it is almost an act of defiance for a woman to protest eve-teasing in public spaces. This is because it may further imperil her safety and curtail her freedom of movement. Moreover, it is invariably the girl who is held accountable by society for such incidents. Under these circumstances, one could hardly expect a girl to fight back against a gang of vulgar boys. So there is little room to question the girl’s silence. But any conscious mind should not ignore the silence of those who witnessed the entire episode. Does this suggest we are retreating into medieval ways? Does it indicate we are losing our moral compass? When this is the reality, should we truly expect girls to stand alone in protest? Do we bear no responsibility whatsoever?
Victimized women and girls suffer not only psychological trauma but live in constant fear of venturing beyond their homes. They develop profound mistrust and humiliation toward men. Indeed, within our patriarchal social framework, eve-teasing serves as a weapon to subjugate, wound, or compel women to retreat into domestic confinement. It clearly restricts women’s presence in public life, which not only diminishes their participation in social activities but also precipitates early marriage. There is growing recognition that eve-teasing severely constrains the mobility of women and girls, posing an undeniable threat to women’s empowerment. Altogether, though seemingly invisible, the cost of eve-teasing is enormous for both our national and individual existence.
There are legal provisions to thwart
the offense, but those are either very weak or deficient of a clear-cut
definition, which helps the perpetrators escape trial or get away with very
little penalty and discourage the victimized women seeking justice. On the
other hand, no matter how weak those laws are, most people are unaware of their
existence as they are hardly aware of any implementation of those. Let’s fight
eve teasing to save our souls.
Some organizations working on the
human right often stand on the way of smooth execution of trial. These pressure
groups violate humanity in the name of safeguarding human right. I think the
concept of human right should be brought under the amendment. Human right
should be exclusively for humans not for beasts. Not being born with the shape
of a beast doesn’t necessarily make one human. It’s something to be achieved,
not to be inherited.
Human right organizations must not
forget that punishing the criminals might be God’s duty, but making their
appointment with God is our responsibility.
Should we avoid this responsibility?
Reflection: Four Hundred Three
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November 2010
Starts with birthday wishes…………
The ecstasy brought by your lovely
birthday wish makes me sit and think about the last 26 springs of my life..…
and be excited about the road ahead. But for your lovely wish, my birthday
would have remained just a date! Please allow me to express my humble THANKS to
you for remembering my birthday.
266 friends posted on Sushanta’s
Timeline on his birthday.
November 4, 2010
…. on the way to Chittagong from
Dhaka. The silent language of darkness is humming with the songs of Kishor
Kumar. What a romantic blend my soul is entertained with!…. enjoying it. La
la la.
…. Today I’d to appear at an
interview at DU for the EMBA course. Now, I’m returning to my sweet paradise
from this corporate hell.
…. The falling of night speaks to
my soul. I’m just lost. I’m drinking music, bathing in the moonlight. La la la
la la la….
…. I’ve no eye to see through the
creation of an artist; rather, I like to create art for myself. My Utopia is
self-made, no one ever resided there!….. And, you’ve always kind words for me
that furnish much more than I really deserve, my humble confession.
….. আমি জানি আমি কী পাওয়ার অযোগ্য,
কিন্তু জানি না আমি কী পাওয়ার যোগ্য; তাই আমি এখনো সাধারণ।
….. এখন আমি বাসযাত্রায়। অন্ধকারের নৃত্য অনুভব করছি, রাতের রং দেখতে পাচ্ছি। মনে হচ্ছে যেন এক দিব্যাত্মায় রূপান্তরিত হতে চলেছি। বিশ্বের সমস্ত ঐশ্বর্যের বিনিময়ে আমার আত্মাকে দিতে প্রস্তুত।
….. আপনার সৌজন্যপূর্ণ আমন্ত্রণের জন্য ধন্যবাদ। কিন্তু ঢাকা কখনোই চট্টগ্রামকে হারাতে পারে না। ঢাকা মৃত আত্মাদের বৃহত্তম প্রদর্শনী। এখানে সবাই নিরন্তর ইঁদুর দৌড়ে মগ্ন, এমন এক দৌড় যার কোনো শেষ নেই। এমন এক দৌড় যা তোমাকে কখনো চ্যাম্পিয়ন হতে দেয় না। তুমি শুধু একজন ধাবক, চ্যাম্পিয়ন নয়। নিজের আত্মা হারিয়ে সারা পৃথিবী পাওয়ার মানে কী? সব শেষে, এই বস্তুগত সীমানার মুখোমুখি আমাদের সবাইকেই হতে হবে।
….. কিশোর কুমারের প্রায় সব গানই আমার ভালো লাগে। তাঁর গান আমার আত্মাকে সবচেয়ে বেশি স্পর্শ করে। একটি সংবেদনশীল আত্মা যা খোঁজে তার সবকিছুই আছে তাঁর গানে: ভালোবাসা, সৌন্দর্য, মোহনীয়তা, সুর আর কত কী! এই মুহূর্তে, আমার হৃদয় লালন ও ঠাকুরের ভক্তিগীতিগুলির দার্শনিক স্বর আত্মস্থ করছে। তাঁরা বাংলার আবিষ্কৃত সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ রত্ন!!
শীতল বাতাস, রানি চাঁদের আলোকরশ্মির ছাদ, কোমল সুরেলা স্পর্শ, ছন্দময় যাত্রা….. প্রকৃতি মায়ের কাছে আত্মাকে রাখার জন্য আর কী প্রয়োজন?!
…. আমার মনে হয় গান হলো সর্বশ্রেষ্ঠ আত্মা-পুষ্টিকারী। কিন্তু আমরাই অনুভব করি অন্তরে আত্মার উপস্থিতি। নান্দনিক মিশ্রণটি আমাদের হৃদয়ের গভীরে পান করতে হবে, এবং তবেই সঙ্গীত আমাদের আত্মাকে স্পর্শ করে। সঙ্গীত আর আমাদের অস্তিত্ব আর দুটি ভিন্ন সত্তা থাকে না, তারা মিলেমিশে একাকার হয়ে যায়। এটা যাদুবাস্তবতার চেয়েও ভালো কাজ করে!!
৫ নভেম্বর, ২০১০
: শুভ দীপাবলী… তোমার যা ইচ্ছা সবই বর্ষিত হোক.. এখন এবং সর্বদা.. আশা করি তোমার জন্মদিনটাও আনন্দময় ছিল…
: আসুন দীপাবলীর শুভ দিনটি আনন্দ ও উল্লাসের সাথে পালন করি,
এই উজ্জ্বল দিন তোমার জীবনে প্রচুর আনন্দ ও উল্লাস নিয়ে আসুক,
আনন্দ ভাগাভাগি করি আর দেখি অলৌকিকত্ব: তা দ্বিগুণ হবে!!
শুভ দীপাবলী!! আনন্দে থাকো। অন্যদের আনন্দ দাও।
দিদি, আমার জন্মদিনটি খুবই আনন্দময় ছিল। দিনটি আমাকে আমার প্megaয়োগ্যতার চেয়ে অনেক বেশি এনে দিয়েছে। কী আশীর্বাদধন্য ছিলাম আমি!!
বার্তার মাধ্যমে আরো বলব তোমাকে। আগেও লিখতে চেষ্টা করেছিলাম, কিন্তু অবসর সময় বের করতে পারিনি।
যত্ন নিও, দিদি।
ভালোবাসার,
Bappy.
NB I sincerely appreciate this
personalized wall-post. It bears the grand touch of your soulful affability.
Take care.
Reflection: Four Hundred and Four
…………………………………………………
November 7, 2010
I’ve stood 6th in order of merit in
the Evening MBA admission test of Dhaka University… Feeling happy.
…… Didi, you always have
something for me more valuable than I really deserve.
……. Dada, I also pride myself on
having such precious well-wishers like you.
…… Dear friend, I feel humbled
at your kind thought about me as I think, it’s not about ‘going for’; rather
it’s all about ‘trying for’!! I’m thinking of trying for it. Thank you for
inspiring me.
….. I wish you informed me about
it earlier!! lolzz………. Brother, if the deadline of admission is before the
admission test of the MBA course of IBA, I think, it’s wise to get myself
admitted; otherwise, I’ll await the admission test of IBA. Thanks for writing
on my wall.
……. Thank you, brother. Always—whether in laughter or tears—may you remain by my side. This is all I ask. Stay well, stay beautiful.
……… Dost, I also sincerely
wish you every success. Be blessed always.
……… I wish I could escape from
this ‘Corporate Hell’!! Sometimes, Hell seems to be sweeter than Heaven.
…….. Sister, I have no sister of my own, so I never received the blessing of bhaifoṭa either. It felt wonderful to receive this love from a sister like you. Stay well, stay beautiful.
…… Dost, I felicitate you on
your standing 17th in order of merit. You always rock, we know!! Take care.
….. Thank you, my sweet, cute
sister. Dear pagli, I’m always ready to throw a party. Just come to Bangladesh
and make a grab at it!!
…… But for your presence on my
wall, this result would have been just a piece of news rather than being a
success. I feel like being on an elevated plane for your sincere wishes. Thank
you for this favour. Take care.
…………….আমি আনন্দের সাথে
তোমাদের সেই চমৎকার অভিনন্দনের কথাগুলোর জন্য কৃতজ্ঞতা জানাবার সুযোগটা নিচ্ছি। এটাই
আমার প্রয়োজন ছিল! তোমাদের আন্তরিক অনুভূতির মিশ্রণটা আমার খুব ভালো লাগছে। না,
কোনো সাফল্যেরই প্রকৃত মূল্য নেই যদি তা মূল্যায়ন করার কেউ না থাকে। আমি কত
সৌভাগ্যবান যে এই বিশাল সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমের মধ্য দিয়ে কিছু প্রকৃত
শুভাকাঙ্ক্ষী পেয়েছি। মার্ক জাকারবার্গকে সালাম!! ‘আমার যা আছে’ এবং ‘আমি যা
প্রাপ্য’ এর মধ্যকার সংকীর্ণ, তবুও আপাতদৃষ্টিতে অন্তহীন ব্যবধানটা পূরণ করা সত্যিই
কঠিন। একটা সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ পরিবর্তন কখনোই সম্ভব নয় তোমাদের এমন নিঃস্বার্থ
সহায়তা ছাড়া যা তোমরা আমার জন্য করেছ। আমি জানি আমার অর্জনটা ছোট কিন্তু তোমরা
আমাকে এটাকে বড় অর্থে গ্রহণ করতে সাহায্য করেছ। কেবল আমরা যা অনুভব করি বা ভাবি
সেটাই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। হ্যাঁ, ছোট জিনিসটাই সুন্দর আর তাই প্রতিটা ছোট বিষয়েরও
গুরুত্ব আছে। একটা বড় জিনিস আসলে ছদ্মবেশী একটা ছোট জিনিসই!!………. “আমরা
কখনো আলাদা হবো না হাসিতে কিংবা চোখের জলে।” — চলো এটাকে যথেষ্ট বড় একটা কারণ
বানাই একসাথে আরো উচ্চতায় উড়ে যাবার জন্য। সর্বদা আশীর্বাদধন্য হয়ে থাকো।
………সত্যি বলতে, যে সম্মানের আমি
অযোগ্য সেটা আমাকে লজ্জিত করে। এটা তেমন বড় কোনো অর্জন নয় যেমনটা তোমরা মনে করো।
ফলাফল জানতে পেরে আমি খুশি হয়েছিলাম (মনে পড়ছে, আজ থেকে ৮ বছর আগে আমার ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং
বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় চুয়েটের ভর্তি পরীক্ষায় যখন মেধাতালিকায় দ্বিতীয় হয়েছিলাম তখনও
একই উচ্ছ্বাস অনুভব করেছিলাম) এবং শুধু তোমাদের সাথে ভাগাভাগি করতে ইচ্ছে হয়েছিল।
তোমরা সবসময় আমাকে আমার জীবন এবং আমার চারপাশের জীবনগুলো নিয়ে ভিন্নভাবে ভাবতে
শেখাও। এটা একটা মূল্যবান অভিজ্ঞতা। এর মূল্য হাজার কোটি ডলার বা তারও বেশি, আমি
গুনতেই পারি না! একজন বন্ধুর অবিশ্বাস্য দয়ার সাথে তুলনা করার মতো কিছু নেই, তুমি
জানো। ভিন্ন চিন্তাভাবনা করা কঠিন, কিন্তু ভিন্নভাবে ভাবা সহজ, বিশেষ করে যখন তোমার
ভেতর সেটা করার তাগিদ অনুভব করো। হ্যাঁ, তোমরাই সেই অমূল্য মানুষেরা আমার জীবনে
যারা সবসময় আমাকে আমার প্রাপ্যের চেয়ে বেশি অনুভব করিয়েছো, আমার কর্তব্যের চেয়ে
বেশি ভাবিয়েছো — আমার সৎ স্বীকারোক্তি। কোনো কিছুই গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বা গুরুত্বহীন নয়
যতক্ষণ পর্যন্ত আমরা সে সম্পর্কে তেমনটা অনুভব বা চিন্তা না করি। সুতরাং, এটা
সম্পূর্ণভাবে মনের খেলা। এটার জন্য অবশ্যই সুন্দর মনের কিছু খেলোয়াড় লাগে। ধন্যবাদ
সেই চমৎকার কথাগুলোর জন্য যেগুলো আত্মা দিয়ে যত্ন করে বোনা, যদিও আমি এখনো
সেগুলোর সামান্যতম যোগ্য নই। আমার পক্ষে বলতে পারি, পৃথিবীতে কে সাহস করে একজন
বন্ধুর ভালোবাসার প্রতি উদাসীন থাকতে? কেউ না। কারণ ভালোবাসা ছাড়া জীবন
অর্থহীন; জীবন ছাড়া ভালোবাসা অর্থহীন…. আমি ভালোবাসা অনুভব করি, এত
ভালোবাসা যা তোমাদের থেকে এবং আমার সবচেয়ে কাছের মানুষদের থেকে ঝরে পড়ে, এবং যে
ভালোবাসা আমার ভেতর থেকে প্রবাহিত হয়, আমাকে আরো বেশি দেয়, যত বেশি আমি দিই!
Thousands of candles can be lit from
a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness
never decreases by being shared. THANKS for being with me with the vision of
light that fills my sight in even the darkest imprisonment of mind or on the
most sun-blessed, windswept mountaintop I’ve always dreamt of.
….Brother,
thank you for your congratulations. Friendship means so much to me!
We’ve been together for so long, and I hope we always will be. Stay well with everyone,
stay beautiful.
….. Thank you, brother for being
with me.
…. Kindness is a language that
even the blind can see, the deaf can hear. You’re the supreme master of this
language! I can hear the song your heart wants to sing, I can feel the
compassion your soul nourishes for me. Just feel the rhythm playing within your
soul, I’ll be there to entertain you forever, forever.
…. I didn’t write, I just echoed
my soul, just as the same way you’re used to doing. An interpreter of souls is
the greatest gift on this earth. The poetry you’ve tagged me in has touched my
soul and so did my writing in your case. Singleness of two souls matters. It
seconds love to make a unique blend, I think. Thank you for making me feel more
about myself than I really am.
….. Thank you, buddies for your
kind presence on my wall… I’ve not passed such a long way so as to make
success run after me. My very ordinary status just makes me humble enough to
take your wish as a compliment only. Hope you’ll see the better days that your
heart wishes to see. Take care.
…. Thank you, madam, for your
gorgeous presence on my wall. I sincerely feel honoured to express my humble
THANKS to you.
I got chance in the Evening MBA
program of the dept of Finance, conducted by the Faculty of Business Studies
under DU. IBA has not yet published any circular of admission test of MBA
program through media or its official website. I hope I’d take that admission
test too and surely go for IBA if I can prove myself competent for it.
Take care.
I sincerely feel inspired, grateful
and honoured for your dignified presence on my wall. Every aspect of pride and
pleasure comes only for some priceless people like you. Please allow me to
express my humble THANKS to you for being with me on this auspicious moment.
Take care.
Thank you so much for making things easy for me. Your friendly approach always captivates me; and I often thought, how wonderful it would be if I could address you as ‘tumi’! I had already checked your profile and seen that you’re my batch-mate; so that desire was already there. From now on, we can share everything more frankly. I’m coming to campus tomorrow. Hopefully at 2:45. I need to go to the faculty to declare my subject choice (quite a painful system, isn’t it? Coming all the way from Chittagong to Dhaka for this 5-minute task!) I hope we’ll meet, and there’ll be much more to talk about. Stay well. Bye.
………….Yes, the system is quite painful. Two or three days after subject selection, you have to submit money again for admission. Certificates and mark sheets will be needed, of course, and you’ll also need a migration certificate from CUET.
………..Brother, what are you saying! Admission in two days! That means I’ll have to go back to Chittagong today and come again in two days! Well brother, how much money will be needed during admission? When might classes start? I have the certificates and mark sheets with me. Do I need to submit the original copies of these?
………..This time, however, because of the Eid holidays in between, admission might be pushed to after Eid. You can take a maximum of 4 courses in one semester. If you take 4, it will cost 48,375/= taka. And if you take two, it will cost 33,375/= taka.
Classes will start in January. You won’t need to submit original certificates, only the original copies of the migration certificate and income certificate need to be submitted.
Reflection: Four hundred and five
…………………………………………………
November 11, 2010
: Sushanta, I want you will be a student of IBA. Evening MBA is good but IBA is IBA.
: I also want it… I hope the teachers of IBA would want it too…
Thank you dost for writing on my wall. Take care.
: Amit, are you from IBA?
:…. My friend Amit is not from IBA, but he wants me to study there. A good friend always wishes the best.
November 13, 2010
: There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer….
: Hmm… Will-power matters!
November 16, 2010
Dear friends! Can anyone of you suggest me something worth-doing (other than reading books) during this Eid vacation?
…. Hmm… It’s always nice to be busy at nothing. I often do it. … I’m getting tired of the busy schedule of idle times. I just feel like taking a break from the break! Beach? I wish I had not to go there alone.
…. Dear sister, you’ve said it brilliantly!
But the problem is, all these things appeal to me only when I’m busy. I’m sorry for this strange capriciousness!…..If you can, suggest some more things.
…. I’m tired of trying to relax!
New ideas? I sincerely feel my head empty these days. Believe me, almost
nothing is left there! There’s been an invisible wall lying between ‘new ideas’
& ‘my scanty brain’ for the last few days! Can you suggest me how to get
rid of this shortage of thoughts?
…. I spend most of the time
bathing in music. It’s my soul-provider! But, during lazy times, I hardly feel
like doing what I feel like doing during busy times! How to get rid of this
contradictory psychology? Does everyone pass through this stage? Writing? Soul
matters here, you know! The best words always come out of silence. How to be
silent with such a mind full of distractions as I do have? This plight is
killing me!!
…. The river exists, of course,
the problem is,
it’s inside my mind again! These days I no longer find God-given rivers appealing….I’m not much of a travel enthusiast, but in the whims of this mind’s musings, I’m quite the wanderer….Right now my bohemian soul doesn’t want to be nomadic. What a wretched problem!
…. Not facebook hacking, it’s
already been hacked by me! Just trying to have ideas on interesting minds of
people and to escape from my stupid thoughts.
….. You’ve put it well, brother….but the problem is, I enjoy sleeping more during busy times than during leisure….This self-destructive instinct has tormented me greatly (you probably know something of this.)
…. Meditation? I’ve tried it this
morning. Nothing came out of it. (Truth is, I was meditating over the
contradictions! lol…. It’s my fault, I know. But, I can’t help but do it
often!)…. My mind listens to nobody or nothing but me. And, I’m not good at
guiding my mind.
…. I’m tired of sleeping! They
say, bachelor life is the best time for sleeping, as you must regret not
sleeping when it’s over!! Do you suggest sleeping for this? lol
…. Your decision has really
touched my soul! In my city, I don’t know whether there’s any such old home. I
often feel moved at the untold stories of those senior citizens. My heart fills
with a passionate resentment whenever I think about those irresponsible sons
and daughters. They trade heaven for hell thinking, this makes them happy. What
a pity! I don’t know how they can even think of passing religious and social
festivals keeping their old parents apart. Their flats can’t accommodate their
parents but can accommodate pet dogs…. I feel like crying when these thoughts
haunt me!! I salute your love for sick children. I think, we share a common
soul in some aspects.
…. Hmm… Are you enjoying this
now? On which channel? Or, where? You must be enjoying it very much, I guess!
Enjoy your times…..lol
: You could start preparing for an MBA from IBA……. A value-added degree. Think over the proposal.
….That’s what I’m doing, sister. This is how my extraordinary survival goes on, this strange journey of mine!
….A fine proposal, no doubt! I mostly prepare at the very last moment, the eleventh hour; it’s an old bad habit of mine. This corporate degree seems to add tremendous value. So the suggestion you’ve given me—I was already thinking along those lines myself. … Along with this, there are other preoccupations of an unemployed life…..Thank you so much for your advice…. Stay well, stay beautiful.
…. Thank you for the invitation.
That was really lovely. … I wish I could go for a long drive with you right
now. Someday we’ll be lost together, I hope.
: Forget your wandering around and everything else. Prepare for IBA.
…. Friend, I don’t feel like studying. Give me a solution…..At this ripe old age, how much more can one study (or whether one can study at all)—you tell me!
….You’re saying exactly what’s in my heart. I follow this principle: ‘I often talk to myself, because I like talking to only better class people.’ Please don’t take this literally. Being quite set in my ways, I live with my joys and sorrows in my own manner. I’m the eleventh one out of ten you can count, I can bet!……. Eid Mubarak to you and to your family. Be happy and make others happy…. … (Brother, I think you meant to address me as ‘tumi’—please do; I’d be much happier with that.)
: Brother, you’re a wonderful person! Anyone who can find life’s joys while holding onto their values—such a person is bound to be wonderful! I’ve understood what you’re saying, brother!… really you are something different! I can understand the indication of your saying – “I’m the eleventh one out of ten you can count!”…Stay well, brother, very very well! I surely won’t make that mistake again regarding your preference! Be happy…
… I sincerely feel honoured at
your eulogy. This just confers higher responsibility on my shoulder. To me, any
trust means only greater commitment. I’ll try to abide by the principles
throughout my life as I’m doing now. Some precious friends like you always turn
my way a pleasing journey. Yes, I mean it. But for such words of kindness, my
existence would have been just MEANINGLESS. I’m hardly aware of my
insignificance for such approaches and so they mean a lot to me in shaping and
reshaping my life. I’ve some values and I respect them. I’m never ready to lose
my soul even at the cost of all the wealth of the world. You’ll surely know it
someday, I hope. Someday we’ll meet and share more about what life is, why life
is, how life is. Till then, Facebook is the only platform to hinge on…. Have
a fabulous Eid. Take care, dada.
: What do you mean you’ve grown old? You haven’t even turned forty yet! What are you saying?
You don’t feel like studying anymore?
What’s all this talk, friend?
Suranjit-da, even after all those degrees, at forty-three he apparently wants to qualify for CMA this time!
(He’s already MCom, FCA,
ACCA, CFA!) So friend, forge ahead with unstoppable momentum!
….Bondhu, I heard about him. He is
now at KDS group. He is genius. But, I’m a stupid. You know it better, buddy.
My brain helps me little these days. I don’t know why, but it’s true. Age, age
has come upon me suddenly! I sigh for my studious youth. Every day I feel than
I was better yesterday. 40 years? I’m yet to see 13 more springs to reach that
age. Still, I feel like retiring.
: You’re showing lame excuses, age
is not a factor for you. Don’t get tensed about your age. My advice for you is
Practice, Practice & Pratice. There is nothing else more.
… Ok gurudev, I’ll try to try my
best.
Reflection: Four Hundred and Six
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November 17, 2010
: Eid Mubarak! My Eid greetings to you!
May your Eid be wonderful,
may it pass in joy—
this is my heartfelt wish. Stay well.
: Thank you, Sir, for the warm
wish… I highly appreciate such an approach… Have a fabulous Eid along with
your friends and family. Be happy and make others happy.
November 17, 2010
My brother was updating the phone
software of my handset Nokia 3110C, a restart was required to finish the
updating process, my mobile switched off but did not start again. Can anyone
suggest a solution, please?
: Your phone has virtually no chance of coming back to life. Because before any phone software update begins, it clearly states that the mobile should be fully charged… If it does get fixed, then you’re truly fortunate.
: The X2 is an excellent set. I’m thinking of selling mine and getting the X2. The X2 software is really something! And that 3110 set of yours is quite an old model! You could do one thing—if this doesn’t get fixed, you could go for the Nokia X6. Among all the touchscreen feature sets available, this one’s the best.
… Such is my fate! I don’t know, brother, whether it’ll get fixed or not. It seems my overly learned younger brother wasn’t aware of this particular issue… Believe me, brother, I didn’t do this deliberately. I have absolutely no interest in latest model handsets or updated phone software… Let me see, after the Eid holidays I’ll take it to a mechanic and see what happens…
… Friend, thanks for your suggestion… And my handset isn’t a Nokia 3110, it’s a 3110C… Huh! Let me tell you the truth—if I didn’t surf the net, I’d probably still be using the Nokia 1100 model! I have no interest whatsoever in new model handsets… (This isn’t affected melancholy, it’s poverty!… Hahaha)
November 20, 2010
: If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain……….. for you SP…..my eternal romantic!
: You surely haven’t lived in vain. Our heart shatters only when it finds no other heart worth shattering for. My heart stop aching long before aches could invite the end only as you’d taught it how to live with the rhythm of love. You’re such a great healer!!
: Wow!! Just….. MATCHLESS!! It’s not easy to be convinced that this place is in our mother Bangladesh……….. Nothing can bet the beauty unseen……
Thanks for sharing…………..
November 25, 2010
When someone loves me whom I don’t/can’t love, a sense of guilt fills my heart. My heart says to me, ‘Congratulations! You’ve successfully hurt the girl who really loves you.’… Is it natural?
Dear friends, I don’t know why it hurts, but it really hurts. And, to be honest, I never promise anything which I might have to break. Does it mean that honesty of relationship develops a sense of guilt sometimes?
…. I’m happy that I’m not alone to possess this type of feeling.
… I’m fine. Thank you. How are you?
… Whatever happens, I always listen to my soul. So, what’s the use of living with a person who can’t be a soul-provider for me?
…. Hmm… I think I must be
iron-hearted. Not everyone deserves your love,and, the reverse is also true.
But, it’s not easy to let such a feeling go untouched.
… Sir, I don’t know whether such a
feeling springs from any exaggerated belief about my worth or power, but
honestly, I do feel it…. Dear doctor, could you please suggest any effective
remedy?
: False hope of matrimony should not
be allowed to rise in tender hearts of vulnerable & docile Bengali Balikas
who are eagerly waiting for their sirs’ blinking eyes for approval.
…. I agree, Sir. But heart
sometimes follows a way not be followed. And, in this case, childlike thoughts
try to convince heart, I can guess. To be hanged for a murder you’re not guilty
for, is more dangerous than the murder itself. Better to feel blamed than to be
blamed — I try to convince myself by saying this. A heart that loves but is
hurt is like a rose that never blooms. And, I know I didn’t plant the plant or
did never water it. MA… Heart is too stubborn to be controlled!
…. Sir, the language of heart is
the toughest language to understand. We’re never too intelligent to escape the
chance of misunderstanding and being misunderstood.
…. Yes Sir, that’s why, they say
that every great poetry is never finished, and I often leave it unfinished at
the point of convincing her, ‘Poetry, not to be read by heart but by brain’…
And, so far as the rule goes on, greatest is the reader who places poetry in
heart, not in brain. Worst is the writer who makes no such readers….. I don’t
know how to escape as I don’t want to escape. Megalomaniac patient I’m!! AG….
Hats off to such a Shylock!! Really a BIG deal you’ve taught me, Sir! I’ll try
to pass this on.
…. Not everyone lets it go so…
Not everyone adds meaning to a thing to make it meaningful…. Not everything
gets meaning from someone worthy of making the sense of that meaning…. And,
that’s the mystery of life revealed never.
…. Not that it veils me, I just
feel veiled. It’s difficult to unveil something that doesn’t veil at all.
Flowing with life surely needs something worth flowing for.
: All this philosophical gibberish! Listen, old fellow, you’ve never been in love even once in your life! Why do you go on about the heart so much? Do you have some cardiac condition? If so, tell me — whether it’s Bangladesh or India, I know all the famous cardiologists. Shall I make contact?
…. Friend, mend your own shoes
before mending mine.
November 26, 2010
Bapu in a computer exam…
Examiner asked, “What is
Microsoft Excel?”
Bapu: It is like Surf Excel to clean
computer…!
: Sister, my name is Bappy and I’m an
accidental computer engineer. I hope time would come when there’d be such
Excels so that I might not have to think much on such questions. …lol