Planned things not always happen, but happen things you had no plans for. And yet many things that lie ahead of you, you dont know. Our life is like that of a river; joins another river on its way to the ocean; ocean of death, eternity.
It trickles down and down and goes on. Now it's like two... stronger, steadier, and needless to say non-splittable... needless, because; have you ever seen a river divide in parts? They are one now... that is one.
Being one they maybe enjoyed more.... each had their choice of routes to venture... dependability was nil, indulgence could be high and sacrifices meant none....
But that's better this way. They, no, no they, it, it can be more aggressive now. It can tell the world how it wants it, not the world deciding it. It doesn't have to snake down, but will push over and will wash away the stubborn stones on its way to the ocean. Stones will be gentler to it now, will respect it. Bushes will respect it. Scrubs will respect it. Trees will respect. Rocks will respect it. They will respect it.
The ocean is clean
The ocean is pure
The ocean is immortality
The world will respect us
S.A
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Learn to deceive
Today I had a belated session of marketing in my university. I say belated because it was supposed to be at the beginning of the winter break, like 20 days ago. Taking it easy on the university people and ignoring the mismanagement, I found the re-gathering of all mates really interesting, and that was apart from the fact that we had missed, or at least I had, each other and the gathering and feeling of being in a class. This time when I was listening to my professor talking about concept, meaning and some rules of marketing, I felt how superficial these lessons are. Well, that’s only one adjective of many I want to use for them.
They are superficial because it seems like stating the obvious. I mean who needs to be reminded of importance of having a good relationship with your customers? Who doesn’t know that there is a need of the customer that is to be satisfied by our products? Same goes with exchange of values, being convincing, getting their attention… Don’t you really think such things are on the surface? It’s only the terminology that look new in most cases and nothing else. We should learn about deeper contents, I learnt today. But why today? It’s been like four months that we are on this subject, and I hadn’t noticed it yet? Perhaps it’s the help of the retreat; you stop doing what you have been doing, and suddenly make a comeback to it, and then your view is new. I should put this retreat strategy into practice to double check.
This new look to the whole marketing thing, however, made me notice something else interesting today. We were illustrating the example of promoting the services of our university. We were told if a prospective approaches you, and that he asks about a programme that Kardan (that’s our university) doesn’t offer yet, don’t tell them no; no direct “nos” in marketing. You shall tell them that you are working on it and will have it shortly, and by shortly we may mean up to one year or even never! The logic behind promotion is to change a customer’s want to a need so that they would fall for it. And when more discussing being it wrong or right our professor succumbed to the fact that “marketing based is lying”!! I was thinking why I decided business administration then? Not that marketing is my special interest out of all other subjects, but is there any chance it’ll be my profession one day? I can’t even think of it. Please pray I’ll stay an accountant!
Actually I was not enrolled on this class anyway, but I was already in the university and saw all my friends walking in the classroom and I just decided to check out the first session. And tomorrow we have another session, for our presentations. We are going to be tested on how well we can convince a potential costumer that our university is the best, which is not, that its lecturers are professional, who are not frankly, and how well we can be talkative in support of something. And you know what I am going to take it. Yes, let’s practice deceiving people one day. At least I want to know my potential in that. I don’t feel like I’m good at convincing people, at least not with words or in first impression. Wish me good luck (if you like to)!
Anyway, what is it really that we study?
Ali
Ps. No offence to Kardan teachers or anyone, but they know that there are way so many things to be done for it to be deemed a standard university. If you say no, convince me too.
They are superficial because it seems like stating the obvious. I mean who needs to be reminded of importance of having a good relationship with your customers? Who doesn’t know that there is a need of the customer that is to be satisfied by our products? Same goes with exchange of values, being convincing, getting their attention… Don’t you really think such things are on the surface? It’s only the terminology that look new in most cases and nothing else. We should learn about deeper contents, I learnt today. But why today? It’s been like four months that we are on this subject, and I hadn’t noticed it yet? Perhaps it’s the help of the retreat; you stop doing what you have been doing, and suddenly make a comeback to it, and then your view is new. I should put this retreat strategy into practice to double check.
This new look to the whole marketing thing, however, made me notice something else interesting today. We were illustrating the example of promoting the services of our university. We were told if a prospective approaches you, and that he asks about a programme that Kardan (that’s our university) doesn’t offer yet, don’t tell them no; no direct “nos” in marketing. You shall tell them that you are working on it and will have it shortly, and by shortly we may mean up to one year or even never! The logic behind promotion is to change a customer’s want to a need so that they would fall for it. And when more discussing being it wrong or right our professor succumbed to the fact that “marketing based is lying”!! I was thinking why I decided business administration then? Not that marketing is my special interest out of all other subjects, but is there any chance it’ll be my profession one day? I can’t even think of it. Please pray I’ll stay an accountant!
Actually I was not enrolled on this class anyway, but I was already in the university and saw all my friends walking in the classroom and I just decided to check out the first session. And tomorrow we have another session, for our presentations. We are going to be tested on how well we can convince a potential costumer that our university is the best, which is not, that its lecturers are professional, who are not frankly, and how well we can be talkative in support of something. And you know what I am going to take it. Yes, let’s practice deceiving people one day. At least I want to know my potential in that. I don’t feel like I’m good at convincing people, at least not with words or in first impression. Wish me good luck (if you like to)!
Anyway, what is it really that we study?
Ali
Ps. No offence to Kardan teachers or anyone, but they know that there are way so many things to be done for it to be deemed a standard university. If you say no, convince me too.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
A Change!
Last month I would rather have my nose into my notebook or regular books, but today it is open in the air, facing with people, enjoys their companies, and actually looks for new faces. Last month I had whole lot different opinion about relationship, friendship and effect of that on life than today. Could people just change like that?
Even more startling it is when I recall how I have been hunting a change. Rescheduling my routines, changing my hairstyle (not much luck with that), or going to completely different-colour clothes never helped. The easiest way to experience new ideas and beliefs for me so far has been travelling. And now I conclude that one of the reasons I love to travel is the opportunity to learn about new lifestyles, ideologies and cultures and look at your own from a different angle. You learn them, compare them with those of yours, and often unconsciously alter your perspective on the world, and that’s amazing.
Anyway, the change is here and I want to embrace it. Why? I don’t know. Maybe it is because it is enough learning from your own world. Perhaps it is enough being afraid of copying ideas, or maybe it is not copying after all (still I think it is though). It is about time to shape my character in to the desired mould and present it to the world. The mould would be my friends, their ideas, and the essence of their personalities.
As weird as it sounds, I believe a personality can stay like a soft liquid, vague, and unshaped as long as it has not been affected by the world outside, as long as introversion is preserved.
But, at some point, that approach to life shall be revised. People need to be given the chance to take part in moulding it. And here you are with the chance, everyone!
Even more startling it is when I recall how I have been hunting a change. Rescheduling my routines, changing my hairstyle (not much luck with that), or going to completely different-colour clothes never helped. The easiest way to experience new ideas and beliefs for me so far has been travelling. And now I conclude that one of the reasons I love to travel is the opportunity to learn about new lifestyles, ideologies and cultures and look at your own from a different angle. You learn them, compare them with those of yours, and often unconsciously alter your perspective on the world, and that’s amazing.
Anyway, the change is here and I want to embrace it. Why? I don’t know. Maybe it is because it is enough learning from your own world. Perhaps it is enough being afraid of copying ideas, or maybe it is not copying after all (still I think it is though). It is about time to shape my character in to the desired mould and present it to the world. The mould would be my friends, their ideas, and the essence of their personalities.
As weird as it sounds, I believe a personality can stay like a soft liquid, vague, and unshaped as long as it has not been affected by the world outside, as long as introversion is preserved.
But, at some point, that approach to life shall be revised. People need to be given the chance to take part in moulding it. And here you are with the chance, everyone!
Shadows
I know this is not summer time, but this is really my favourite poem in English, and I can't wait untill summer:
Alone in the darkness of a summer night, lost
Lost in Notions
Lost in Open Oceans
No shore No boats
My eyes circling into space
I see nothing
Nothing but shadows
Shadows everywhere
Sun creating shadows
Moon reflecting shadows
Stars flowing into shadows
Shadows everywhere
A wolf's howl breaks the silence of dawn
Chasing the darkness remains
A drop of rain fall into ocean's heart
Oceans of sins flooding my heart
Again, silenceAgain, cold
Again, shadows
Shadows everywhere
A flame of light
Should have been a guide
Winds blow
Taking my guide away
Shadows surrounding
Into madness drove me
Stars whisper
Who is the man?
An ocean's wave
A man is what he was
A shadow is what remains
Shadows everywhere
Alone I felt before
But not any more
I am a shadow
And shadows are everywhere!
Alone in the darkness of a summer night, lost
Lost in Notions
Lost in Open Oceans
No shore No boats
My eyes circling into space
I see nothing
Nothing but shadows
Shadows everywhere
Sun creating shadows
Moon reflecting shadows
Stars flowing into shadows
Shadows everywhere
A wolf's howl breaks the silence of dawn
Chasing the darkness remains
A drop of rain fall into ocean's heart
Oceans of sins flooding my heart
Again, silenceAgain, cold
Again, shadows
Shadows everywhere
A flame of light
Should have been a guide
Winds blow
Taking my guide away
Shadows surrounding
Into madness drove me
Stars whisper
Who is the man?
An ocean's wave
A man is what he was
A shadow is what remains
Shadows everywhere
Alone I felt before
But not any more
I am a shadow
And shadows are everywhere!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Start Matters
Hello everyone and welcome!
Going through some weblogs of my friends, and seeing how they shared their feelings, expressed them and got commented, I was already feeling jealous. I thought of making one for myself, of course, but later changed my mind as I’ve not happened to practice my Dari typing (and something that I'm not proud of), and honestly, I don't feel that secure when writing in Dari. A weblog in English would be the solution, but first of all I thought it would be kind of weird to be an Afghan, but resort to English. Besides, there is always this excuse of lacking enough time. So, I just let it go.
Until later that I got to know a friend (I would say close, intimate, etc. but I'd rather keep searching for the right word), who encouraged me to have it done; Share your ideas, see who agrees and who doesn't, let your friends comment on you; this way you would have them to know you, their feedbacks will tell you about them and most importantly you will see yourself in their eyes. The shot is worth it; even if none of the above, the chance of building of network of your friends is the least.
"Friendship is beautiful", and of course it is. So why not to nourish the current ones and build new ones? For this I will need your helps too, needless to say.
luv,
Ali
Going through some weblogs of my friends, and seeing how they shared their feelings, expressed them and got commented, I was already feeling jealous. I thought of making one for myself, of course, but later changed my mind as I’ve not happened to practice my Dari typing (and something that I'm not proud of), and honestly, I don't feel that secure when writing in Dari. A weblog in English would be the solution, but first of all I thought it would be kind of weird to be an Afghan, but resort to English. Besides, there is always this excuse of lacking enough time. So, I just let it go.
Until later that I got to know a friend (I would say close, intimate, etc. but I'd rather keep searching for the right word), who encouraged me to have it done; Share your ideas, see who agrees and who doesn't, let your friends comment on you; this way you would have them to know you, their feedbacks will tell you about them and most importantly you will see yourself in their eyes. The shot is worth it; even if none of the above, the chance of building of network of your friends is the least.
"Friendship is beautiful", and of course it is. So why not to nourish the current ones and build new ones? For this I will need your helps too, needless to say.
luv,
Ali
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
