The Taliban is back...

The new Shia Family Law passed by Afghanistan comes as big blow to any progress towards gender equality. The fall of the Taliban might have been welcomed in Afghanistan, but they surely don't seem in a hurry to let go of their philosophies..! The law stands against the most basic rights that a woman can ask for. 

She cannot leave the house without her husband's permission and cannot get education or employement or even medical help without his consent. The wife is supposed to submit to her husband's sexual demands- which basically means that whenever he gets horny (sorry about the language), she better be ready or he would be well within his rights to rape her (after all it is one of his rights as her husband!)

It is heartening to see that the women of Afghanistan have not given up...about 200 of them took to the streets in a protest march against the law...only to be faced by a mob of angry men who spit on them and threw stones at them!! And these same men say that this Law has been passed to protect the weaker sex (though I wonder who they are being protected against?) 

And the roller coaster continues...

I sometimes wonder why I cannot be as proffessional in my personal life as my proffesssional life. I wish I could just treat myself like a colleague or a job to be done or deadlines to be met... would just be able to become a task-master and just do what I need to... Just go about Life as if it were part of my job and take up whatever comes my way- whether I like it or not... 

I mean, I know I'm going round in circles... but sometimes I wish I could just be more content with life... I wonder why I keep getting this feeling of dissatisfaction every now and then, like there's so much I'm missing out on... I sometimes wish I hadn't gone to K at all... bcoz the days spent there have shown me how much more one can get out of life... and how much more I can expect from life... and when you raise your expectations, then obviously you won't be satisfied in life..! (pout)

GiST

Came across this site called Grace in Small Things. The concept is just soo simple that you'd be surprised you never thought of it. It's just about being thankful about the small things in life. We all find it so much easier to crib about life, work, relationships, families etc... but how often do we feel thankful for the good things? So this site gets people together to fight against embitterment, against sarcasm, against cribbing.... :) 

All you have to do, is say thanks for 5 good things everyday...It's not going to be as simple as that though... bcoz we are conditioned  in such a way that we cannot see the good in people/situations/life... frankly- when I sat down to write, I really couldn't think of a lot of things to say grace about. But that  doesn't mean we can't try :) 

I'm flying my helicopter to SA

The power of imagination is the best thing about childhood. It can make you into whatever you want to- a pilot, a doctor, an actor, a model... it changes everyday :D You can make as many imaginary friends as you want...you have to hear my 4 yr old nephew talk, to understand what good, vibrant imagination is :D 

He has 2 imaginary friends- one is Rahul (he is supposed to be a doctor) and the other is called Kashyap (!!??)... and apparently both of them are his colleagues from office! :D I get to hear stories about how Rahul picked him up in the morning and how they went to office together... everyday, he talks to them on my mobile... gives them details about his daily activities... tells me about how they are all going to South Africa to watch the IPL matches... he will apparently take his helicopter there and park it somewhere outside the stadium.... hehehe.... and the best part is when I tell him that I can't come to SA with him, coz I have office... he says, "Bad luck! I'll just have to leave you and go" :)) 

Kids! :D