browsed through the
gosh
how few books on the list
I have actually read
therefore decided to go along the line
set a goal to read from the list
give the very old school quote
the more books you discover
the more you realize how little
you have actually read
then there’s BBC, Guardian, Telegraph
do not get intimidated okay
thought of reading like 5
during the break
but it failed miserably
I ceased reading on 7th July
and officially continued back
not too far away
on the 1st Aug
awfully lazy of me
out of the long list
why did I pick this old classic
1st of all
franking speaking
it isn’t the kind of story I expect
I imagine it as a journey, literally
maybe an adventure
thinking along the line of
Murder on The Oriental Express
or
Around the World in 80 Days
it intrigued me
and there are a few points
which I find pretty much true
and applicable up till today
you can build an England in India
and vice versa
people carry their root cultures
no matter how far they travel
today
especially given the technology
no matter where I go
I shall still carry the music
I always listen to
in my iPod, iTunes,
(not to promote iProduct)
or listen to it online
no matter how the environment
is being changed tremendously
I will slowly survive
and adapt to it
and still find ways to fit in
the same old things I used to do
the British people
in the story
are initially very much keen
to learn more about India
especially the people
but you think it is possible
given the variety of backgrounds
let it be religion, language, caste
therefore
the point brought forward is that
even though
you have travelled to a certain place
it doesn’t mean
you have known the people well
all you have seen
is tip of an iceberg
all you have enjoyed
is the scenery, perhaps
not the people
who you are to judge
the local people
the culture and stuff
and the country as a whole
coming to the issue of
discrimination and racism issues
you know
certain people claim that
they are not racist
they do not discriminate against
anyone in the whole wide world
their love towards the human race
is just so god-like
wait till their own benefits
have been eroded
then they will account everything
to the issue of race
“blame it on their races
they are born to be bad”
those derogatory comments
they used to condemn
come out from the very same mouth
therefore
just enjoy your friends
while you can
because you will never know
when will thing turn ugly
and if it does
it will never be the same again
no matter how hard
you try to patch things back