Oct 12, '09
It's Diwali and there's plenty of reason to celebrate, but I'd rather think back about whatever went wrong in my life. Actually, there's a lot and why am I announcing it to the world, because, all that is history and I've left it all behind. For many years I continued thinking that I was the cause of my failures but have come to the conclusion that I was always right and that people have caused all the commotion and confusion in my life.
Starting with my spiritual quest, it all went horribly wrong as I had the most illieterate and badly informed guru. I hate this, but if I'd have continued under him, he would have defintely finished me off. During the same time, I came across some of the most vile people whose devastating effect I can still feel sometimes. Out of that experience I learnt never to trust a guru and that the theory of Karma and destiny and Hindu philosphy at large are totally misconstrued and not for the masses. I also have the inclination to believe that the masses who attend such satsangs are in for a real bad time. I don't trust any guru, any teacher, any mission or any person posing as a spiritual person anymore. They jsut don't seem to be genuine or intelligent!
Then began my search for material comfort. That too had its problems as I had to deal with some of the most vicious and pathetic people that exist only in comic books as villians. Here I was dealing with them on a personal day to day basis! Many bad bosses and poor companies later, I have come to the conclusion that working in India is only for the poor masses. No one else can actually survive the politics and spineless people who come out to work in hordes.
Then come the relationships, yes, here too I had some pathetic jerks stalking and chasing me till I developed a fear and hatred of men at large. I love your friend more than you, will you die for me, I want to drive you crazy are some approaches Indian men have had towards me. And you still believe in love? Will you fight other girls for me, I want to see you in hell, I hate to admit it, but I'm gay, I love you, but I also love your property and mother, are some of the situations I have had to deal with. Many triangles and the most complex insanity later, I've emerged victorious. Only to realise that nothing in this life, especially people, are worth it. So, what do you expect? I've put my enemies to rest, buried my prejudices, killed the I in me and am ready for the rest of the challenges head on. Who' s coming???