Horses captured by me :))

Jan2009 045, originally uploaded by Pranay Rao.

This picture was captured using my new camera, a Canon Powershot SX110 SI. It's a picture of a painting which adorns the walls of my home since childhood. I'm really artistically challenged and would not be able to decipher what the painting tries to symbolise. However let me give it a try :).

The three horses are all running into the unknown. The brown horse has pulled back because he is vary of the path. The dark brown one leads because it is within it's nature to lead while the white horse is a youngster trying hard to catch up. Any guesses on who ends up ahead?

Anyway while you think let me tell you about the amazing fun I had today with my friends Kau n Chints. We reminisced about college days and the things we did. Chints had a theory about certain things happening in our lives lately. It's called 'what goes around comes around' which had us solemnly promising never to brainwash any1 ever again :D.

Chints n Kau are doing very well in their fields today though there is the pressure of the recession around the corner. I feel that most of my tech friends lack a reality dimension courtesy a disconnect from the pressures of life. The recent recession has probably brought that facet to their lives.

Chints and me have been away from Mumbai from some time and we really really want to get back but professionally it doesn't make sense. The time away from the city has helped us in more ways than we can count. We are a little more mature now. Me for sure :).

Coming back to the painting. It has an error which was why it did not sell at Jehangir which is why we could afford to have it on our wall :). You see there is a space on the left which means the balance of the canvas is off. There is too much happening on one side which makes it unbalanced says Kulkarni Sir, the painter. The reason I call him sir is because he taught me Marathi in my eightth standard which explains my command over the language :). Ok that's all my fault but he definitely tried.

Well which one of the horses comes up first. Guess fast? Tell you what as per me it really doesn't matter which horse comes first. People spend too much time looking over their shoulder trying to ensure that they have performed better than the next guy. Enjoy the race and don't look around to see where the others are. Remember these rules which will help make your life better
1. Do not make excuses for your failiures
2. Do not make excuses for other's successes.
3. Surround youself with friends who will stick with you through both successes and failiures.

Luv,

Pranay