Who deserves what?

Ethics is an extremely complicated and controversial topic. The widespread yet diverse beliefs regarding what is wrong or right in a particular situation pose several moral dilemmas both large and small.

For those who follow the Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs Reality Show, I wish to pose a moral dilemma.

Just recently the judges decided to give another chance to the previously eliminated kids. One of them will be brought back into the running for the 15 lakh scholarship, based on public demand. Both my parents expressed their wish of seeing Diwakar(the unfortunately blind kid from Delhi) return.

However, it is evident that he doesnt sing as well as some of the other kids he is running against, but my parents believe that he needs the scholarship and the future career opportunity more than any of the other kids.

I see what they mean but I wonder if that is a valid reason to give him an unfair advantage over the others. Logically speaking, it would make sense to expect the kid with the greatest merit to be brought back, because he/she deserves it more than Diwakar.

Now, I am not exactly a cold hearted person who doesn't sympathise with Diwakar. On the contrary, I would be really happy to see him being given another chance.

Nevertheless, the introduction of the subject ethics and values into my life, through my university courses has taught me to look at things from different perspectives. Hence, I bring into light this dilemma of mine after putting aside my own biases and preference.

So, the question I pose is: should Diwakar be given another chance just because of his physical diability? Is it ethically right to give him an unfair advantage over the others?

For those who would say that Diwakar doesnt DESERVE the unfair advantage, I would like to ask another conflicting question of whether Diwakar deserved to be blind in the first place?

Imaginings

...Some dream in vain...

......entrap themselves within the ambit of expressions such as: i wish..if only......

.........choosing to ignore the fact that certain things are simply never meant to be.........

Interesting lines/phrases from "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

=> Children aren't coloring books. You don't get to fill them with your favorite colors


=> This was my one chance to become someone who was looked at, not seen, listened to, not heard.

=>I could feel the emptiness in Soraya's womb, like it was a living, breathing thing. It had seeped into our marriage, that emptiness, into our laughs, and our lovemaking. And late at night, in the darkness of our room, I'd feel it rising from Soraya and settling between us. Sleeping between us. Like a newborn child.

=> The aptness of a cliched saying is overshadowed by the nature of the saying as a cliche.
...his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase.

=> Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence

=> Perspective was a luxury when your head was constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons

Mundane workings of nature

For the one whose vision is cleared,

the sun brings no signs of hope,
even the moon fails to provide any solace.

Yet both rise and set in their timed manner,

reminding one of the mundane workings of nature.

Trapped

Entangled in an intricate web of meaningless words and complicated lies,
the eye searches for a means of escape.

One yearns not for the one who sings praise,
but for the one whose words carry meaning.

With the falling granuels in an hourglass,
Lost is the innocence,
Lost is the faith

What remains is merely the eversuspicious mind.

Advice

Expect nothing and you wont be disappointed

Trust no one and you will not be betrayed

Furthermore believe nothing and your faith will not be mocked


Proceed to build a wall around you to remove yourself from harm's play

but realize that it will deflect not only any sadness but also all the happiness coming your way

Pair of Wings

Attach to your heart a pair of wings,
let it fly, let it sing,
as it soars through the sky,
shed all inhibhitions and cease to be shy.

Attach to you heart a pair of wings,
let go of your past, let it not cling,
then all unpleasant memories will never return,
a bright promising future will be rewarded in turn.

Attach to your heart a pair of wings,
expand your horizons from within the enclosed ring,
learn to accept the truth, yet never resign to fate,
attempt to realise all your dreams because its never too late.

Attach to your heart a pair of wings,
observe everyday the sun shining,
with every storm, with every rain,
learn to grow stronger, learn to endure pain.

Understand that it is only through a lightened heart,
can one hope of making a truly new start,
so attach to your heart a pair of wings,
set it free; let it fly, let it sing...

Living the Unpredictable

Life brings change,
expectations beyond a range
Every dawn signals a new hope,
every dusk threatens to reduce its scope
Every step forward leaves the past behind,
yet memories of the past never cease to boggle the mind
The unexpected is always feared,
while the expected can sometimes be revered
What seems is often never true,
and the truth is like a puzzle without any clue
but thats what makes life worth living for,
attempting to discover what we are here for

Destiny

Moments spent with you,
always left an everlasting hue
You had the magical power,
that could pull me out of the blue

With you I laughed, I forgot all my troubles
With you I learned to walk even across sharp pebbles

Amongst us there was always a sense of ease,
we could always talk however we pleased
Somewhere there was this unbreakable bond,
Of you I soon became exceedingly fond

Yet as fate would have it,
our destiny denied it
we were forced to walk our separate ways,
distance ourselves within a few days

Now my heart aches for you day and night,
I cannot forget you try all I might
in my misery I am left with no other choice,
but to live the rest of my life without hearing your soothing voice...