The Day of Drums

The posse of soldiers will sound the Last Post as a great man comes home to his village for his rest in peace. The drums will follow. Solemn ceremonies that evoke a hundred emotions. The liveried in limousines will leave.

R I P dies not necessarily have to mean what it generally does. According to one of my teachers the message is Rise If Possible!

Takes one back into times of great events, upheavals in history.

 

But the day's sunset will also have to include serious stuff for people living in countries such as ours. Questions on high law. Time to think and check if our altitudes of thought chime with those in the corridors of power. Where are those corridors in the first place? The highest pedestals of law? the viceregal lodge? or the soldiers' pillboxes?

Who is right?

As you go to bed tonight, spare a thought for those who may have been forced to exit in error!

Abdul Kalam Shifts Lanes

It is seldom that Presidents are honored the way we honor APJ. Simply put, he walked the talk. No doubt he helped this country pace through the essentials in creating Change - beginning with the basic 'thought-shifts'. 

His words became truths. His coinages became paradigms. His way of life was a mirror to our heritage values. His religion embraced All. His habits became lessons for an emerging generation. His profession belied his true personality. In short, he is India's contribution to world leadership in line with the values we hold high and dear to our hearts.

Bye APJ, but you will walk with us for ever!

 

My Dear Friends!

Here is BG after a long spell. As one can imagine, I went through a few tough minutes searching for a name that Blogger will accept. I found 'shiftlanes' was not yet 'taken'. The title of the blog is nonetheless, Change. And shiftlanes could be read as a synonym.

There is nothing as inevitable as change, or say, shift. Shifting lanes on a highway or a fast expressway is a good allegory. I mean the thoughts and plans that precede your decision to shift lanes or not.

Surprisingly, on afterthought,  you feel silly having entertained the process of thought itself! Hinting that logic has little role in planning for change!

So, here I am, back on the bloggers' ecology. The title may further undergo, yes, change as I move to upgrade the space to a more 'respectful' dot com plane. I welcome your views on the topic called 'change' and you do feel free to recommend that domain name(s) that will closely reflect the stuff it cans.