205 minutes for 30 kilometres.
Finally!
Second Day At Cowshed!
Another Dark Night Ends!
1. Took me 54 minutes to register 20 books.
2. Couldn’t bypass conversation of Nachiketa with Yama. The lure of Brahmavidya. I read about it in a book when I was six years old. The word Moksha means liberation. I later developed a vocabulary with at least 40 words for the concept of enlightenment or awakening. Did a guest post on James Harbeck’s blog on the same. The book “Tales From Upanishads,” has been written by Shri Shankar Dattatreya Dev and translated by Shrimati Shakuntala Pathak.
3. Came across Belgian author Matter link’s play Shab-e-taar or Dark Night. The book has been translated by Premchand. The standard preface in Urdu has been rendered beautifully with glossary of terms in the footnote. I clearly recall getting this book issued in the last iteration of registration. I enjoyed it a bit. Premchand was master of Hindu as well as Urdu prose.
4. Another dark night ends. It’s the truth realm. I know the way in and out of it. I had a brief discussion with the librarian as we sat outside his naturopathy clinic. It’s the dawn of the gods as per the Hindu calender.
Disappearence of Point Zero!
1. For no bitter history. The network engineer’s instagram handle becomes invisible for me. This note is to keep memory. Maybe she would be back maybe not. The WordPress site is still there if you need to read that NaPoWrMo post or Point Zero.
2. After Nandita and others it’s for the first time that network engineer has become invisible for me. I merely made three comments on two posts. I don’t consider myself to be the cause. Direct or indirect.
Bib and Bruises!
1. I began walking systematically again in 2019. I could run a bit last year. The performance is not bad from the viewpoint of that build-up personally for me.
2. Registered 13 titles in library. The bruises on feet are due to slippers alien to them. Also need to buy new slippers.
Areca Nuts!
1. It took 80 minutes to register 30 titles today. Came across letters by Osho to his patron mother. This book I brought here with a Urdu dictionary. They are in the third almirah clockwise. Udainiya ji and ATM slips mystery is buried in them. Also came across a treatise comparing Premchand with Gorky. By Shachiraani Gurtoo.
2. Completed reading 51 pages of ‘Aditi and other deities in Veda’ by M. P. Pandit. Asked a few questions to lady weeding in the field to get a clearer picture about her life story.
3. It took about twenty five minutes to weed out 80 mustard and carrot grass plants. Strangely: in the row of carrots , potatoes and parsnip –carrot grass and mustard plants were weeds. I tasted some of the mustard leaves. They had oily taste as well as pungent acrid influence on tongue which was beetroot’s effect on throat. I had never tasted a beetroot without its being chopped in form of salad dressing before. I would advise against it to anyone going forward.
4. An hour to sweep and collect garbage, burn it and scrap grass after the meeting. Though they asked for dustbin- they put it outside- they didn’t use it. In effect: they behaved like school kids littering here, tither and yonder. It was also the case with journalists last week. The notice board ‘don’t litter’ or Gandhi’s glasses in ‘Clean India Survey’ can’t bear fruits until we lack discipline. I am supposed to buy two arecanuts which would be enjoyed with tobacco by some family member or the other.
5. Didn’t go to Deendayal Rasoi today. Instead took a nap for half an hour inside library before began working. Couldn’t play free rice either. Watching monkeys was a nice experience. Went to have couple of samose in Sunday market.
Evening stories!
1. A bird on a banyan tree dropped a half eaten guava. Guava dropping down from banyan menu. Menu yakeen nai Honda. Hondacity cityride identity typical crisis.
2. Jaggery in January. Gerrymandering. The old man shows me a miracle woodapple. It’s small in size yet ripe.
3. It took us 27 minutes to complete turning in Shivansh compost preparation method today as there were only four people.
Log 0812021
1. Had carrot halwa with librarian and naturopath to celebrate the birthday of the naturopath. A four planet stellium in Sagittarius is the actual cause of his being fond of Osho who had a five planet stellium in it. A Virgo. Atmakaraka Saturn in Sagittarius.
2. Uprooted some carrot grass plants from field. The word ‘Nidai’ means weeding. Took many pictures. Internet and earphones acted up dramatically.
3. Had some giant spinach leaves to eat. Narrated Popeye the sailor man to those present.
4. Trip to a field and hospital. First time in elevator in hospital.
5. Another interview with sportspersons. What is the English name for Malkhamb gymnastics. Mal masa and Malkhambha.
6. Registered 22 titles in library. Looked into horoscope of three people. Attended candle protest.
Bundelkhand Marathon Updated 2021
1. Received a message and then a voice call today.
2. On 11th, Jan 2021, the shirt and energy drink can be received by 12:00 PM in Baburam Chaturvedi Stadium Chhatarpur Madhya Pradesh.
3. They said we can run with cellphones. The bags will be transported to Dhavarra, Nowgong where the race ends.
Conversations with the Moon!
Hello Moon,
Good afternoon!
Monsoon too soon,
Perchoon perchance chanceon,
Chancellor lord ordained dense marksmanshipwreckedemarcation
Cation anion onion
Ion on ion on and on
Noisome meshuga gasconade bragbro
Bromide Idempotentate tattletale telltale
Ginger ale
Germane mail
Don’t ail,
Anymore,
It’s a chore now-a-days!
Prompt: same as title by My Valiant Soul on instagram
Image credit: myself.
Time can’t heal timeless wounds!
1. Walked 80 minutes and played vocabulary jams on vocabulary.com. Walking without bag on back is easier. It is possible to complete marathon by using walk and run approach in turns. One of the challenges is to wake up in time on the day of marathon. My heels have cracks and toes have injuries and bruises because of excessive walking. But it’s not new. Time can’t heal timeless wounds.
2. Received 1123124 ranks but not in that order. Moon wasn’t visible today.
3. I own all the images. Though it used to be useless. Who owns what and for how long, yadda yadda.
4. PC and Stephen were missing today. Vimal Rajendran, Yang and another guy whose name is difficult to spell played well.
5. Got shaved. Had to borrow ten rupees. Returned 5 rupees that i had borrowed from the PUBG guy. The game got banned but memories are enough to run a mobile restaurant for youth!
6. We had some discussion in library. I didn’t know it rained in New Delhi. The clouds increased temperature here.
7. Made 100 rupees as a freelancer towards a job which was not completed. Learned to use Paytm. The call which was supposed to last 20 minutes took 2 hours 20 minutes. In 2011 i published a half-baked treatise named ‘A Cookbook For Genius’ on a freelancing site which gave me 25 coins. Then i had a full time job in Cognizant Technology Solutions and yet i couldn’t earn as a freelancer. People from Nigeria and other African countries quoted such low prices that they were immediately hired. I was new. I don’t know how long i can continue but once i am out of this pit i would never be able to forget how deeply entrenched i had become here because of these ancient relationships. You think they’re resolved but complexes keep coming to surface until your identity gets completely changed or you become all-in-all.
Preparing For Bundelkhand Marathon 2021 Part Three!
1. I walked and ran for about 90 minutes and kept playing vocabulary jams yesterday evening. Wind was furious and Moon looked pale red. There were four cows and a mule and later, to my surprise, five guys joined who left after spreading some garbage in the name of new year celebrations.
2. I enjoyed playing with PC and Vishnu Ram. It’s an honor to play with such wonderful players. Stephen and Paul were also there.
3. Took some pictures which create a series:
I own my images, words and ideas, both here and on Blogger’s World.
4. I can complete marathon even at my normal walking speed. I can walk even a 40 kilometres marathon, therefore winning by running faster is not an issue. It’s merely endurance training.
Dancing light of grace 