Philosophical Gyaan - VII

Every moment, you have two logically relevant options to choose from:
1. Think that you are living every moment
2. Think that you are dying every moment
The second option is not that bad either since it gives you the advantage of not being shocked at finding yourself dead all of a sudden, when you would say, "big deal" (assuming that your sarcasm won't die with you. It would be really sad if it does).

Cryptocross - I

(Clicking on the crossword might give you a clearer image, which can be copied to a word file and the solutions written on.)

Across:
1. Babes with rectangular extremities somehow help you with cutting-edge tools (7)
5. Race around ten squared cricket-pitch lengths (4)
7. The small city will not be shortly changed (4)
8. Use tray somehow to get to the tidal river-mouth (7)
9. Dormant, refreshing talent (6)
10. A circus accoutrement may catch muddled alphabetical end in a non-British way (7)
13. Fall behind with empty-headed goon to reach the salt-water lake (6)
15. One of the hundred cellulose fabrics is colourful and waxy (6)
18. Happen before something that was somehow parted electronically (7)
20. A confusing publicity race for acquiring the supporting series of a kind (6)
21. Accomplish the corruption of the best of the pack in a bee house (7)
22. Renovated room became an open wasteland (4)
23. Creepy, headless lake (4)
24. Disgruntled son glares at the set of gifts (7)

Down:
2. Hitler was born where Al wasn’t down-under (7)
3. Relate without right to induce excitement (5)
4. A partly floral way of doing things (5)
5. Ferrous deficiency is caused by the absorption of volatile amine by Alcoholics Anonymous (7)
6. Destroy the snake-tail on the way (5)
11. Enthusiasm without much ado while dozing (4)
12. Mark of an injury due to crashing of cars (4)
14. Result of a changed coo not heard (7)
16. Dazedly save shortened long month to get sets of seven diatonic notes (7)
17. The head of the borough is on a short march with half-rebounding toy (5)
18. A gem of a Russian cereal (5)
19. The clear sky can be imagined to consist of anaesthesia (5)

Matter of fact - XIV

It is pretty obvious that God is either everywhere or nowhere. In either case, squandering millions of taxpayers' money on construction of places of worship, is not justified. But then, the human penchant for doing unjustifiable deeds is quite legendary.

Quote Hanger - IV

There are two types of people on earth.
Type 1: who do not believe in luck and miracles, who believe that they are alone and no one is out there to look after them and that fills them with fear.
Type 2: who believe in luck and miracles, who believe that there is always a higher power somewhere who will protect them in times of danger and that fills them with hope.

- Mel Gibson in 'Signs'

There is one more type:

Type 3: who do not believe in luck and miracles, who believe that they are alone and no one is out there to look after them and that fills them with hope.

- Adarsh Shettigar

Matter of fact - XIII

There are too many stupid people living on this planet.

Matter of fact - XII

Success is not about never falling, but about getting up every time one falls.

Also, the above sentence is nothing but bucketful of crap, and made up as an excuse by those who were foolish or incompetent (or sometimes unfortunate) enough to fall in the first place.

Matter of fact - XI

Time is like a rural Indian wife; no matter how much you abuse her, she offers herself to you silently, ceaselessly and unconditionally.

Philosophical Gyaan - VII

There is always a right time and a right place to start something good..... The time is now, the place is here.

Matter of Fact - X

Commitment without ability often fetches more than ability without commitment (sadly).

Life - preface

The redefining e-novel 'life' is a philosophical attempt at compensating for all the idled-away non-blogged hours of the past 12 weeks and hence, for the lack of compelling torturous epistolaries.

The topic 'life' has been chosen as a smack on the face of the agitators propagating hatred about this blog for the heck of it and on top of that, finding a justifiable cause for their unrest, that being the irrevelance of the posts. So, here is a 'relevant' subject - life. All you esteemed critics out there, try all you want to get away from this one - you can do that only once and won't live to do it again.

Matter of fact - IX

The seriousness with which you are listened to, is (usually) inversely proportional to how much you speak.

Matter of fact - VIII / Philosophical Gyaan - VI

Sometimes in life we have to choose between a right way and an easy way. But at other times, the two ways coincide and we don't have to make a choice at all.

Quote Hanger - III

Time has no divisions to mark its passage; there is never a thunderstorm to announce the beginning of a new year. It is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

- Thomas Mann