Thought: Three Hundred Sixty-Five
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. . . . . . . feels like floating
on a sleepy blue ocean and enjoying the colour of night . .
Life is a Disneyland . . . . . .
People with beauty, but without
brain, are often dangerous and disgusting!
I’m going for a sea bath…………………Cox’s Bazar!………………come on,
let’s go wandering into the unknown……………
I love my parents, because they are
the only persons in the world who always put up with all of my stupidities . .
. . .
Necessity is the mother of nice
excuses . . . . . . .
On this golden moment, I feel
blessed to have passed the 25th spring of my life! . . . It’s bliss to be alive
in the midst of near and dear ones . . . A Birthday is a second spring where
every leaf is a flower. . . .
468 birthday wishes! . . . How can a
stupid like me even hope to deserve it? I wonder! . . . A nice start of the
journey to the 26th spring of my life. . .
It’s very easy to be a writer in
Bangladesh, because most of the readers are not serious and responsible here .
. .
If we rape the environment once, it
will rape us twice or, even more . . .
In case of love, knowledge is
silvery, experience is golden . . . I’ve an ocean of the 1st one, yet not even
a single drop of the second one! . . .
Miserably, most beautiful girls are
not intelligent, and most intelligent girls are not beautiful . . . Friends! Do
you agree? or, Not?
Never show your talent to a person
with power but without brain. He might abuse his power to utilize your talent .
. . Pity for such a person!!
The parents and the university
teachers should watch the movie ‘3 Idiots’ . . . They often forget that
Dreaming is never Compromising.
The easiest way to remember a girl’s
name is trying to forget it . . .
Rush hour . . . . Always . . . Dhaka
City . . . A city of never-ending noise and crowd . . . A better city for
career, a worse one for living . . .
Friends! Is there any shortcut to
avoid the clash between Dream and Reality? . . .
I’m a stranger to my intellect. I’m
an outsider to my instinct. And so, I’m still an ordinary man. . .
They say, I am the best they have
ever seen. I know they are the worst the world has ever seen . . . .
Grrrrrrrrrr
I’ve a wonderful memory for
forgetting things. I often rename girls I know, name boys I don’t know . . .
Soil mixes with soil but a brick
made from soil never mixes with another brick made from soil.
Dear friends! Which post or cadre of
Bangladesh Civil Service, do you think, is the best? I sincerely ask for your
opinion.
The worst sides of our weakness
often hide the best sides of our strength. Agree? or, Disagree?
Friends! Please write a word/phrase
that suggests the quality of the person you like most . . .
Teamwork is essential — it allows
you to blame someone else.
I’m a perfect vegetarian. I hate
non-veg items. I like vegetable with chicken, vegetable with prawn, vegetable
with fish.
Ques. Why do some people use fake
profile pictures in facebook? . . . Ans. Because, they love only beautiful
things . . . . Hats off to those lovers of beauty.
I think, The Mothers’ Day shows us
how ungrateful we are to our mothers on the other 364 days of the year . . . Am
I wrong in holding this idea?
Thanks Australia! . . . Goodbye
Pakistan!
Thank you, father, for what I’m and
for what I’m not . . . Happy Fathers’ Day.
Where is “The Hand of God”?
If Germany had some more time, they
could score half a dozen goals . . . Is there anyone who dares to disagree with
me?
Argentine and Brazilian players
should form a “friendship committee”!!
Dear Argentine fans, be happy
thinking that Argentina has escaped at least 2 more goals!
Most Bangladeshi people are not
supporters, they anti-supporters of either Brazil or Argentina. . . Thanks
Netherlands! Thanks Germany!!
Where are my Argentine supporter
friends? Please come out of the cocoon. Sing Waka waka!!
Heroes aren’t those who say what
they can do. Heroes are those who show what they can do — the lesson for
Brazil & Argentina.
Friends! What type of human
behaviour disturbs you most? Please share . . . .
Friends! What is the most important
quality that makes a man ‘a gentleman’? Please share your opinion . . .
Is poverty a curse of honesty? Or,
is honesty an excuse of poverty? Friends, what’s your opinion?
. . . . . now watching ‘Kuch Kuch
Hota Hai’ for the third time . . .
Music makes or unmakes my mind. I
live with music, by music.
Reflection: Three Hundred Sixty-Six
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Dear friends! Do you think that a
teenaged or a young boy/girl most often confuses ‘smartness’ with
‘shamelessness’?
Every girl wants to be appreciated
for her beauty, no matter whether she has it or not. So, you can’t be a good
lover without being a better liar. . . Friends! Agree? Or, not?
I’m so happy today
to declare my younger brother
Prashanta Paul a qualified student of CAT (Certified Accounting Technician), a
worldwide recognized professional course of Accounting . Friends! Please pray
for his future success and professional betterment.
Dear friends! If anyone of you has
celebrated today’s Eid leaving your parents in Old Homes, please remove me from
your friend-list. . . my apology. . .
Beloved, with loving care, secretly/ 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.)
. . . . now enjoying the festive
blend of Durga Puja at Ramakrishna Mission, Chittagong Centre.
Shuvo Bijoya. It’s a day of
communion of souls . . . Be happy and make others happy.
Those girls who roam around in jeans and t-shirts all year long—for the past four days they’ve worn red-bordered saris, especially today ………… It’s quite something, isn’t it?
. . . . . enjoying a journey through
the heart of darkness . . . .
Eve-teasing is the worst
demonstration of a mean personality. Say a big NO to eve-teasing.
. . . . on the way to Dhaka—one of
the most convincing Hells ever created! Yes, it’s a Hell in the guise of a
Paradise.
. . . . 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
I’ve stood 6th in order of merit in
the Evening MBA admission test of Dhaka University . . . Feeling happy.
Dear friends! Can anyone of you
suggest me something worth-doing (other than reading books) during this Eid
vacation?
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?
. . . studying hardly, instead of
studying hard . . . I sigh for my studious youth
Happy Birthday to my younger brother
Prashanta . . . I thank him for what he is, I thank him for what he isn’t.
I’m looking for a two-room flat near Shahbag or Dhanmondi in Dhaka, but I can’t find one. It seems like I’ll have to end up living in Ramna Park! . . . Can anyone lend me a hand?
Becoming ill is the most convenient
way to convince yourself of being on facebook! Head works less, fingers work
more! It’s what I feel now
I’ve just watched the movie, Rab Ne
Bana Di Jodi . . . There’s always an extraordinary love story in every ordinary
jodi (couple) . . . It’s true and will remain true, forever, forever!!
Not all extraordinary people are
strangers to us, some are our neighbours too! Why do most of us remain as
ordinary as we were born? Hats off to our Bangladeshi scientist Shuvo Roy! My
grandfather and his grandfather were colleagues and friends.
Goodbye 2010! . . . Happy New Year
2011!! . . . . Be happy and make others happy.
Friends, I’ve been finally selected
for admission into the MBA Program of IBA, Dhaka University. …… feeling
happy. ……. HATS OFF to Sharmeen didi, Ira madam & Romel bhai!!
“Never ASSUME. Just be
specific. Because, if you’re assuming, you’re probably trying to make an ASS
between U & ME.” . . . . (said in today’s orientation class of MBA
program of IBA, DU)
My Bangladesh rocks!!
And . . . Bangladesh WINS!! . . . .
Miracles happen when you believe!
Some of my friends have asked me
through inbox, ” Do you still support your Bangladesh cricket team?”
I’ve just answered, “YES” . . . . Can I ever call another beautiful
woman Mother only because my own Mother is ugly? . . . . NO!! NEVER!! . . . .
Better days must come, I believe!!
The Royal Birthday Celebration of
Ross Taylor!! I salute your spirit, BOSS!!! Hats Off!! What an outstanding
batting show!!
Here I am at home this Friday; it feels like there could be no holiday more wonderful than this. I’m eating my mother’s cooking, chatting with my father; everything together makes life feel strangely beautiful! Just these two days! After this, I’ll return once again to Dhaka, to that city of clamour. Ah! If only one could go back to that childhood! ……… Age is advancing……let it advance! But why do sighs grow longer with it? Can anyone tell me?
Thought: Three hundred sixty-seven
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Miracles happen when you believe!!
Hundreds of my brothers are in the street!! They’re dancing, shouting like
children!! I’m one of them!! That’s my Bangladesh!! The whole world has heard
the roar of our tigers!! Hats off to you, my brothers!! I’ll be always waiting
to dance for you, my Bangladesh, my mother!! We’re your silly children!!
Ireland . . . England . . . And now
. . . Netherlands!! Yessss!! We’ve beaten all the three European LANDs of Group
B!! Our tigers win Europe!!! Hats off!!! What’s next? South Africa!! I just
can’t wait for that BIG match!!
Mother called to say there’s a gentle drizzle in Chittagong. Cool breezes are blowing too. Oh! How exquisitely beautiful!! …… Why not here in Dhaka? Such a grey city! …… I truly miss my town! I long to get drenched in that fresh rain, to bathe in it! Would anyone come with me to Chhaybithitala, to the nip groves?
A dream journey growing longer doesn’t mean the dream is shattered! Why are we collapsing so completely? If the goal remains unbroken, with faith in the heart, we shall meet, we shall witness victory! Good luck, Bangladesh!
I wanna go back to time when
happiness meant toffees & biscuits (not my country’s WIN), victory meant
finishing my plate first (not BEATing opposition), safety meant being in my
mom’s arms (not reaching TARGET score), the only things broken were my toys
(not my HEART), goodbye only meant till tomorrow (not till next World Cup). I
wish I could go back. . . We’ll miss you dear Bangladesh in Quarter Finals.
The small details of our lives are
what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property,
the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but
cannot give happiness in themselves. So, let’s find time to be our families’
friends and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Let’s
have really happy families!
Australian Era in cricket ends
finally!! Goodbye Australia!! The World Cup must not be a unique possession!!
Nobody salutes the setting sun,
though it once rose to shine! . . . . I’d rather salute the pauper who is
wearing the crown than the prince who has lost it!!
And . . . Another pillar of world
cricket falls!! History repeats itself for South Africa!! Cricket talks!!
Stay stupid, stay happy
Never think it compulsory to attend
a program or a party where your presence might be considered optional . . .
Anyone disagrees?
I never thought of study as
employment. I’ve never asked myself why I’m devoting several years of my life
to my studies. Is it the likely reason that I’m poorly directed and still far
away from what I deserve?
I think, I’m not good enough at English
. . . I’m no good at thinking straight (even if sometimes I’m, I can’t write
clearly what I think), I can’t speak better, I’m no good at being myself . . .
. Dear friends, could you please suggest me how to speak better, write better,
express better in English? Any kind of help would be appreciated.
Do you really know who cares for
you? Recognizing a friend who truly cares for you, is really tough.
I was home the entire day today. No,
I wasn’t alone at all—
Facebook was with me constantly,
and so were some books of poetry. What strange companions I have! They never leave me behind!
I missed my parents
and my little brother terribly!
On this day of the year, one is never alone,
so it was rather difficult!
Is this how it begins? ……… Friends,
how did you spend Pahela Baishakh?
………… Happy New Year 1418!
Be nice, or just leave. I don’t care
(no matter, whoever you’re!) I’m quite happy with myself and my family . . .
Thank you.
Hello, is it me you’re looking for? /
I can see it in your eyes /
I can see it in your smile /
You’re all I’ve ever wanted, (and) my arms are open wide /
……….
And I want to tell you so much, I love you … / …….
Are you somewhere feeling lonely, or
is someone loving you? ………. (I just crazily feel like telling these lines
to someone whenever I listen to this song!! Hats off, Richie !!)
When a girl stares at you so
romantically, don’t always think she has fallen in love with you. Maybe, she is
trying to learn how romantically she should stare at a boy to make him think so
. . . Yes, it’s true!
Not all questions can be answered.
Not all answers should be questioned . . . . Follow this, be happy
When a boy falls in love with a
girl, his parents ask, “Stupid! Who is that girl?” . . . When a girl
falls in love with a boy, her parents ask, “Who is that stupid?” . .
. But, why is the boy always that stupid? Only because he loves a girl? . . .
Hmm
Dear Friends! It’s nice to share
with you that I have qualified for Master of Development Studies (MDS)
Admission for the session 2011-2012 at Dhaka University. Now, I’m doing MBA at
IBA in the same university in the session 2010-2011. Is it academically
permissible to continue two Master’s programs at the same university in two
different sessions? Please help me decide it. Thanks.
If you get poor marks in the exam,
be sure that your teacher couldn’t understand your creative writing. Don’t
worry, it’s his problem, not yours . . . . I hate memorizing things! Grrrrr . .
.
Reflection: Three Hundred Sixty-Eight
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I’m returning home;
not after so many days,
yet it feels like an age has passed
……… There will be conversations with father and mother, and a little playful banter with my younger brother……… Oh! How many words have gathered waiting to be spoken! How long it’s been since I’ve had mother’s cooking! ……… I was missing my idle books terribly;
I know, when I reach home, they will miss me instead
……… Yes, I am this lazy! Sometimes it feels good to just be idle!
Please read it . . . . . What’s the
difference between a school master and a station master? An ordinary person’s
(like me) reply: One teaches the students and the other doesn’t . . . An
extraordinary person’s (like Netaji S Bose) reply: One trains the minds and the
other minds the trains . . . . Why can’t I be extraordinary? What should I do
to uplift my thought-level? Any suggestion, please?
I’m at home;
my mood is quite buoyant as it is,
and alongside that, Uttam Kumar and Jibanananda are playing. Magnificent feasting—that’s always there! What else is there in life, really? How much does a person truly get in one lifetime? Why is life so wonderful, can you tell me?
It really annoys me when people
forget to say thank you. Most people are no gentlemen!!
Just watched the hindi movie
‘Raajneeti’. An Emotionless Masterpiece! Everything is fair in politics.
Everything! Everything sells! Everything! Emotion, love, status ! Everything!
This is how things go on!!
People often ask me, ” Why do
you always stay at home? ” Humbly speaking, I know, being ugly isn’t my
fault, but coming out and scaring others is definitely my fault. That’s it!
Just watched SEVEN POUNDS . . . A
must-see masterpiece of Will Smith! So touching! Love can give you hundred
reasons to live. Again, love can give you at least one reason to die.
Please try to stay close to your
parents during this Eid vacation. Help them, take care of them, pray for them,
make them smile at any cost . . . . I wish you all a happy Eid celebration with
your friends and family members.
Strange things work inside the head—that’s no problem.
The problem is
that these strange things don’t always stay inside the head; sometimes they come out too, rebellious by nature! But why? They were quite content there,
so why venture outside again?
This is perhaps how our time gets stolen! . . . . . . . So be it, even if just a little! Let the gang of time-thieves eat and survive!
Let this mundane life mingle a bit with their crew! What great harm is there in that?
Most of the great quotes quoted by
me on the exam answer scripts were never quoted before I had quoted them . . .
. . . Important Warning: Don’t try this at the exam hall if you aren’t familiar
with the author and his/her style. You might get poor marks.
Shutter Island —- Watch it! Just
experience the movie as well as the island! Some movies aren’t ended till
they’re ended! DiCaprio is simply incredible as always! Hats off, boss!!
. . . . . on the way to Chittagong .
. . . It’s a wonderful thing about returning home . . . . looks wonderful . . .
. smells wonderful . . . . feels wonderful . . . . waiting to meet wonderful
people . . . . . off to my home on a long vacation of 12 days
Friends! Let me share a great news .
. . I’ve stood 1st in order of merit in Customs & Excise cadre in the 30th
BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) Exam . . . Till date, it’s the greatest birthday
gift I’ve received ever. I just feel like being in heaven. Heaven must not feel
any better, I can bet! Now, I’m the happiest man on earth! Sweet birthday
02.11.2011!! Please pray for me
Tomorrow I’m off to Cox’s Bazar; for a holiday.
Dear Facebook friends, is anyone among you going there? Or does anyone live there? If so, we might meet up. We could even share a cup of coffee.
. . . . . off to Cox’s Bazar for 3
days . . . . . . feel like hearing the call of the sea beach!
. . . . . . lovely green hill on one
side, dreamy blue sea on the other side . . . . . . the road kisses them! . .
on the way to Inani beach via Himchari . . . .
The last light of evening ………… linger a little longer ……… the sun’s game of hide-and-seek with the waves ……… exquisite!
Beneath the full moon . . . . On the
sandy beach . . . . Rhythmic waves . . . . Cool breeze . . . . . Roar of the
sea . . . . . Evening entertains my soul! My heart goes on and on . . . . .
The best part of beauty is what we
cannot buy with money . . . . . (learnt from this evening at Cox’s Bazar sea
beach)
. . . . . . . The speedboat battles the ocean waves as it surges forward from Cox’s Bazar,
leaving Maheshkhali behind
. . . . The helpless waves crash and fall back in defeat . . . . . The silver sunlight plays hide-and-seek with the white foamy waves in their vulnerability—a fusion of these two. Ah!
What exhilaration!
What enchantment!
First learn, then earn . Don’t
reverse the order. Reversal might prove suicidal for you . . . . . . . (learnt
from my own life. . . . . Thanks God, I narrowly managed to cheat the possible
consequence. . . :))
You can’t eat the fruit you achieved
and keep your mouth open at the same time. Let them talk who have failed to
achieve it and hates to see you eat it. Just eat and enjoy.
Thought: Three Hundred Sixty-Nine
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Don’t judge how perfect others are.
You aren’t that perfect either, in fact, nobody is. Just judge what they’ve
done with perfection. It’s more important. Learn it. And, just do it.
Success can buy silence. And, it
often really buys
A suggestion is always good for you
when I don’t have to follow it
The secret behind my being 1st in
the BCS Customs & Excise cadre: If you’re not thinking about your dream,
you’re not thinking at all . . . . . (shared on hundreds of requests in my
inbox)
In life two things are needed:
Patience to become successful . . . & . . . Tolerance to others’ jealousy
when success comes . . . . . . (learnt from my life)
The golden rule: When you’re in the
shit, keep your mouth shut.
Don’t try to claim yourself smart
until and unless you do something really smart. Only stupids and flatterers
grant your foolish smartness . . . . . (learnt from my life)
A gentleman is he around whom people
do not feel uncomfortable.
They say, ‘ Hey! You’ve grown much
old, yet you’ve never been in love! Pathetic!! ‘ . . . . . I say, ‘ Huh!
Everybody is always young enough to fall in love. ‘ . . . . . Pathetically
optimistic I’m . . . forever!
It took me almost 2 decades to
decide what I really want. When I’d decided finally, it took me only 1 year to
get what I really want . . . . In short, this is the story of my life till
date.
No landlord wants to rent to bachelors. Yet when it’s time to marry off their daughters, they go looking for bachelor grooms! What a world!!
. . . . . . . (A certain bachelor’s soliloquy)
Please avoid the tendency to visit the toilet during examinations for higher learning purposes.
. . . . . . . (—A senior Customs official, addressing trainee officers at the Customs Academy) . . . . . .
My dream transforms today. My
brainchild Dovana surrenders to my new journey. Please be informed that from
now on, I’ll accept no responsibility for any transactions with my giftshop
Dovana as it’s now under a new ownership . . . Vision changes. A confused
computer engineer becomes a humble entrepreneur first, and now dreams of being
a loyal civil servant.
I saw a girl and thought, she was ‘
so nice from far ‘ . . . Impressed, I went near her and found, she was ‘ so far
from nice ‘ . . . . Not always ‘ Love at first sight ‘ sounds ok!
A friend of mine got married recently. His wife is stunningly beautiful—the kind that lifts your spirits just to look at. The problem is, the lady’s sense of humor hovers near absolute zero. She won’t laugh at any joke until it’s thoroughly explained; though these days she at least laughs without understanding. My friend is in deep trouble.
. . . . . . This phenomenon is fairly common.
I wonder—do most beautiful women tend to have less sense of humor? Or is it that women with a good sense of humor are, for the most part, not beautiful?
Identity is more important than
existence . . . . . . Others think , therefore I’m .
Dhaka is the most expensive slum on
this planet . . . . . Friends , do you agree ?
Let’s learn how to live the life ,
just not to spend it . It’s life . Let’s live it
Truly speaking , nobody cares for
your honesty and nobody bothers about your dishonesty until and unless you
interfere with their interest . . . . Do you agree ?
2011—–the year of successes for
me. . . .The greatest one is : I stood 1st in order of merit in BCS Customs
& Excise cadre in the 30th BCS exam. I’m so happy for it as it has made my
parents happy. . . . . . Dear friends, what is yours? (success/ happy incident/
anything worth-mentioning) . . . Please share . . .
. . . . . . proud to be a
Bangladeshi ! Hats off Tigers ! Happy to see that not always Tendulkar’s
century saves ! Cheers friends !
Yessss !! It’s my Bangladesh !!! Run
Tigers ! Runnn !!
Thank you Tigers ! We love you !!
Hats off !! Goodbye DEFEAT !! Welcome WIN !! Bitter were the days ! Sweeter are
the days !! And, will be ! . . . always ! . . . forever !! We believe !!
Still I will say
. . . . . we played well. India couldn’t, Sri Lanka couldn’t, but we did. . . . . Don’t be disheartened, friends,
we dream many dreams with you. We were by your side,
we are, and we will be. . . . . . Always.
Smart people teach, smarter people
read, smartest people learn.
The sweet punishment of success is
that people will overrate you and you will feel delightedly embarrassed.
I’ve heard…that day, you went to
touch the blue horizon
riding the waves
I’ve heard…that day, you walked alongside the salty shoreline
for miles after miles
I’ve never went to sea
never glided on blues
never glanced at the wings of a seagull
Next time, when you’ll go to the sea
will you take me along?
Will you?
I’ve heard…that day you, you and you
in an ensemble, discussed many complex conundrums
and unspoken words
Why this eternal rat-race?
Why endless series of monologues?
Reflection: Three Hundred Seventy
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Friends! Good news to share!! Today
the notification of our appointment (30th BCS) has been published on the
official website of Ministry of Public Administration. I have been appointed as
a civil servant of Govt of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Cadre name: BCS Customs & Excise (& VAT) . . . . . . . Designation:
Assistant Commissioner . . . . . . . Merit Position: 1st . . . . . . . Joining
date: 3 June 2012
Please pray for me
Sometimes it’s better to let go than
hold on to something that was never meant to be for us, it’s harder said than
done, but then that’s the way life is, can’t have always what we want . . . . .
.
Yesterday a friend appearing for the BCS examination called me: “Brother, there are quite a few errors in your book ‘Robi Mini Job Solutions.’ Please correct them in the next edition.” I was utterly shocked! What on earth! Far from writing or even reviewing the book, I had never even heard this title before! I investigated. I discovered that some unscrupulous guidebook merchants had exploited my image value without informing me! (Had they asked, the question of permission wouldn’t even arise!! I have plenty of subjects to write about and contemplate. Whatever I write, I would certainly never write guidebooks. The question simply doesn’t arise!) I am deeply annoyed and embarrassed by this matter. Therefore, I humbly request all of you—if you ever see my name on such cheap books, rest assured that Sushanta knows absolutely nothing about it. Thank you.
Yesterday I went to the Prothom Alo office at their invitation. They wanted to publish a piece about me in their ‘Dreams’ feature section. I wrote something as well. An article about my feelings on coming first in the Civil Service (BCS) examination, some reflections on my journey of dreams, and some advice for those who are our successors—covering all these topics. The piece comes out tomorrow. I request all friends to please read it. Please let me know how the writing turned out.
. . . . . . on the way to the
secretariat. . . . . . going to join the first job in my life. . . . . .
feeling excited! Friends, please pray for me
I’ve got my first posting as an
Assistant Commissioner at the Custom House, Chittagong. I’ve been ordered to
join my work station by June 6, 2012. Our four-month long foundation training
starts from June 12, 2012. . .
. . . . . . now enjoying a reception
dinner with our honourable Sirs arranged by our Bangladesh Customs, Excise
& VAT Association. The evening smiles! It’s lovely! It’s gorgeous!!
Don’t let your dress be smarter than
you. Not always people are that stupid to be fooled. Dress smart, be smarter.
When people don’t acknowledge your
presence, just make them feel your absence. Not always it’s easy to accept
ingratitude.
The train rolls on. Racing alongside: chatter with colleagues, revelry,
off-key singing. Go on, sing your heart out! What else is there in life? The mood-lifting weather outside touches us softly, tenderly!
With us are the fields,
kites dancing in the air, my beloved river too, boats playing hide-and-seek!
The hills beckon with gestures,
the trees’ forms enchant the mind!
Ah! Chittagong, here I come.
(I didn’t say ‘going’—
it’s my own city, after all!) . . . . . .
When a day we assume will pass like any other suddenly brings unexpected joy, surely the architect of that small happiness deserves a little extra love. Life is made of these tiny moments of bliss! Happiness is beautiful! Humayun Ahmed was one of those magicians of simple beauty. This conjurer of words has today withdrawn into the silence beyond. Your creations will endure. May you be well too.
Age advances—let it!
But why does despair grow with it? Can anyone tell me?
Alongside come the sorrows—of every hue, every shape. Sorrows of all colors. The sorrows are doing quite well!
What a mess!!
Let me share some lessons my life
has taught me that I wrote to my younger brother Prashanta last night:
Quitters are never winners. Que sera, sera—Whatever will be, will be. Things
are that they’re, things will be that they’ll be. If you quit, only you quit.
Some won’t quit and will reach the peak. The easiest way to finish something is
to start it. Once you start, you’re surely on the way to the end. If you finish
before it finishes, you must search for another way. Not always a new way is
better rather sometimes it brings newer pains. If you still don’t know what to
do, ask your heart. Do what you love, love what you do. Your heart strangely
somehow knows better than you. Never ask a blind man to help you cross the road
because he is also trying or has failed to cross it. If you can’t see ask
someone who has already seen. Better to live 1 minute with a wise man than to
stay 1 hundred years with an idiot. First decide, deserve and then desire.
These 3 D’s can give you what you and others want from your life. Not always
life is easy, but it’s still worth-living. Tough time doesn’t last long for the
tough men. Be that tough. Don’t tell the world what you can do, let the world
tell it for you. Your actions speak much louder than your words. Don’t
challenge others, challenge yourself because at the end of the day what all
you’re left with, is only yourself. It’s never too late, rather being late is
good as you’ve already paid the price for mistakes that others haven’t yet.
Know what to do, learn how to do it and JUST DO IT! Be that tough guy for whom
time waits as he has refused to shape his life with time, by time, for time.
Remember, only your results are rewarded, not your efforts. This is the way the
world accepts or rejects you. Good Luck! Happy Living!
Thought: Three Hundred and Seventy-One
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Wandering through bookshops on holidays is one of my oldest habits. Its pull is irresistible. Today I’m going again. I effortlessly hand over all the money in my pocket to the shopkeeper and walk away. This yields little profit. The piles of books grow endlessly, but not the piles of wisdom. I gaze at the books, touch them, breathe in their scent. Time passes in quiet contentment. This is all the gain there is! And its worth is a hundred thousand taka. The silent frowns of the scattered books leave me helpless. Nirad C. Chaudhuri read over ten thousand books in his lifetime. How he managed it, who knows! When his last book was published, he was a hundred years old. You can imagine the situation!!
ভালো বই সুপারিশ করার শাস্তি হলো, লোকজন আপনার কাছ থেকে বই ধার চায়। একবার ধার দিলে, তারা ফেরত দিতে ভুলে যায় এবং পরে বই ফেরত চাওয়া আপনার কর্তব্য হয়ে দাঁড়ায়। আমার বিশ্বাস, যে বই আমরা ধার নিই, তার থেকে আমরা খুব সামান্যই উপকার পাই। বইয়ের ক্ষেত্রে ধার নেওয়ার চেয়ে কিনে নেওয়াই ভালো।
মেধা ও সৌন্দর্যের অধিকারী নারীরা ৩ ধরনের:
~কেউ কেউ বিবাহিত।
~কেউ কেউ বাগদত্ত।
~বাকিরা অবিবাহিত, কিন্তু তাদের সৌন্দর্য আবিষ্কার করতে পারবেন না।
ফলে আপনি অন্য কারো প্রেমিকা অথবা প্রাক্তন প্রেমিকাকে বিয়ে করে ফেলেন।
স্বপ্ন দ্যাখো স্বপ্নবাজের মতো,
ভুলে যাও পুরোনো ব্যথা যতো৷
চলতে পথে যদি কেউ হাতটা এসে ধরে,
ভালোবেসো তাকে তোমার মতো করে৷
শুভ বন্ধুত্ব দিবস — তাদেরকে যারা আমার মধুর ও
তিক্ত ভুলগুলো সহ্য করেও রয়ে গেছেন আমার পাশে৷ তাদেরকেও যারা সরে গেছেন,
অথবা সরে আছেন৷ আজ খুব মনে পড়ছে আমার প্রিয় মানুষদের একজন Ritu দিদিকে, যে আমার কষ্টের দিনগুলোতে সবসময় পাশে ছিলো;
যে আমায় শিখিয়েছে, বেঁচে আছি—এটাই তো আনন্দের৷ দিদি, তুমি সেরে ওঠো আমাদের ভালোবাসায়৷
সবাই ভালো থাকুন, অনেক ভালো৷
ইদানীং পরিচিত জনের সংখ্যা যতই বাড়ছে,
বন্ধুর সংখ্যা ততই কমছে৷ ব্যাপারটা ব্যস্ততা,
স্বার্থ-সচেতনতা, নাকি স্রেফ স্বার্থপরতা, সেটা ঠিক বুঝছি না৷ সাথে বেড়েছে মেকি আন্তরিকতার যন্ত্রণা, যন্ত্রণা দিচ্ছি, যন্ত্রণা নিচ্ছি৷ অদ্ভুত সব মিথষ্ক্রিয়ার মধ্য দিয়ে দিন কাটছে৷ বন্ধুরা পরিচিত হয়ে যাচ্ছে,
পরিচিতরা বন্ধু হচ্ছে না৷ ভিড়ের মধ্যে নিঃসঙ্গ থাকা একই সাথে সুখের এবং কষ্টের৷
একটি মানুষ ততক্ষণই আপনার কাছে ভালো, যতক্ষণ না আপনি তার খারাপ দিকগুলো জানেন।
লুকিয়ে রাখুন আর জিতে যান।
অত্যন্ত নিম্নমানের স্মৃতিশক্তি নিয়ে বেঁচে আছি৷ মনে রাখার নানা পদ্ধতি ও তার ব্যবহারিক প্রয়োগ নিয়ে বেশ কয়েকটি বইও কিনেছিলাম৷ পরে সেগুলোও পড়তে ভুলে গেছি৷ বিশ্রী টাইপের একটা সমস্যা
প্রিয় বন্ধুগণ
ঈদ মুবারক।
আল্লাহ যেন আপনাদের, আপনাদের বন্ধুবান্ধব ও পরিবারের উপর তাঁর রহমত নাজিল করেন। আপনাদের আপনজনদের সাথে সুন্দর সময় কাটুক।
শুভেচ্ছা, ভালোবাসা ও শুভকামনা
কাস্টমস অফিসার হিসেবে আমার প্রথম অফিসিয়াল ট্যুর কাল শুরু। আমরা বেশিরভাগ কমিশনারেট ও কাস্টম হাউস ভ্রমণ করব। আমাদের প্রথম দিনটা কাটবে চট্টগ্রাম কাস্টম হাউসে। আমি ২৭ জন সহকারী কমিশনারের গ্রুপ কো-অর্ডিনেটর। . . . . . রোমাঞ্চিত লাগছে। আমাদের আনন্দ হবে, মজা হবে
. . . . . . . চট্টগ্রাম কাস্টম হাউসের আয়োজনে ওয়েস্টার্ন ক্রুজে নদী ভ্রমণ উপভোগ করছি। . . . . . . . জাদুর শো, সঙ্গীতানুষ্ঠান, পার্টি . . . . . আরো কত কী!! রহস্যময় সন্ধ্যা, মায়াবী নদী, ছন্দময় ঢেউগুলো আমাদের সাথে নৃত্য করছে! হ্যাঁ, আক্ষরিক অর্থেই!! কী অপরূপ!! . . . . . জীবন কত সুন্দর!
. . . . . সিলেট রওনা। . . . . . আনন্দ আর মজায় ভরপুর একটা ব্যস্ত দিন কাটিয়েছি। খাবারের দিন ছিল, খাবার দিয়ে, খাবারের জন্য, খাবারের সাথে . . . . হা হা . . . . . কুমিল্লার কাস্টমস, এক্সাইজ ও ভ্যাট কমিশনারেটের ধন্যবাদ। . . . . . আরেকটা ব্যস্ত দিনের অপেক্ষায়।
. . . . . . . . সরকারি সফরে রংপুর রওনা। জীবনটাই একটা যাত্রা, আনন্দদায়ক কিংবা দুঃখজনক। এসো ব্যস্ত হয়ে চলি আর বাঁচি।
. . . . . . . . এইমাত্র জিরো পয়েন্ট পার হলাম আর ভারতীয় কাস্টম অফিস ঘুরে দেখলাম। সীমানা বিভাজন করে, কাস্টমস সংযোগ স্থাপন করে।
. . . . . . . যশোর রওনা . . . . . রংপুরে টানা দুটো ব্যস্ত দিন কাটালাম . . . . . . ল্যান্ড কাস্টমস স্টেশনগুলো ঘুরেছি, কিছু ঐতিহাসিক জায়গা, আজিজ বিড়ি ফ্যাক্টরি আর মায়া বিড়ি ফ্যাক্টরি (ওদের উৎপাদন প্রক্রিয়া পর্যবেক্ষণ করেছি আর কিছু ভ্যাট বিষয় নিয়ে পড়াশোনা করেছি। যারা ওখানে কাজ করে তারা কেবল টিকে থাকে, বেঁচে থাকে না, বিশ্বাস করো! অতি দরিদ্র শ্রমিকেরা বিষাক্ত পরিবেশে কাতরাচ্ছে। এটা মৃত্যু উপত্যকায় জীবন!) . . . . . . অবিরাম আনন্দ, উষ্ণ অভ্যর্থনা, আমার অসাধারণ সহকর্মীদের সাথে আড্ডা (হ্যাঁ, ওরা তেমনই :)), জমকালো পার্টি আর কত কী! কাস্টমস অফিসার হতে পেরে গর্বিত। আমরা আয় করি, অন্যরা খরচ করে।
. . . . . . . আমাদের অভ্যর্থনা উপলক্ষে বেনাপোল কাস্টম হাউসের আয়োজনে সাংস্কৃতিক অনুষ্ঠানে মঞ্চে কিশোর কুমারের ‘আজ এই দিনটাকে’ গেয়ে পরিবেশনা করলাম। জোরালো হাততালি আর প্রশংসার মধুর কথা শুনে সত্যিই ভালো লাগছে। আমি খুব খুশি।
. . . . . . . . . off to Dhaka. . .
. . . . had a cool stay with my cool colleagues at Khulna. I’m so happy to have
such helpful colleagues. . . . . passed some nice moments at Khulna Varsity,
Khan Jahan Ali Bridge, and in the main town. Khulna is so beautiful . . . . . .
will be at Dhaka upto 26 September.
Never think that the world you’re
living in is the only world you’ll live forever. Life is a joke, yes, the
greatest one.
Don’t argue. Don’t hurt or don’t be
hurt. Just remove and block or let them do it. It’s just what we sometimes have
to do. Be happy. Let them be happy. Not all can make you happy. Neither can you
make all happy. Being happy and making happy is important. It’s that simple!
In this rain-soaked morning
. . . . . coffee mug in hand. Ah!
. . . . . without you the morning wouldn’t be this sweet.
. . . . .
The one who inflicts wounds considers himself supremely powerful. He rarely perceives the greater strength that lies in choosing not to wound.
Whoever defeats you,
consider this:
they possess the strength to defeat you. Alongside your anger, acknowledge this truth as well.
Sometimes I’m afraid to dream without the boss’s permission. Alas!
There is no pure employment in this world.
A job is something where ‘maybe’
rewards (for the right things you do) might come from God Almighty but
‘certain’ punishments (for the wrong things you do) must come from your boss.
Yes, that’s it!
Stab me on my chest if you dare, not
on my back.