another post after a long long time, the delay is attributed to my own laziness. i'm working on my masters and phd applications and an article on the financial crisis being a boon for india. don't really know if i want to do a phd but i guess anything which helps me help others and thus help myself... charity helps no one but the giver, for whom, winning becomes richer on losing a part of what he long struggles to win.

“the Light was lost, a gleam remains,
In every inch of his being, the sight remains.
Brain is lost, the Intellect remains,
The manifestation of an Intense life-force still remains.

With your soul unscathed by the agony of Truth,
It merely reminds you of the work to be done,
of the life-force to be exalted by fasting and thinking,
And thus the desire to live still remains.

But It still sees you, constantly reminds you,
Through its dark and glary penetrating eyes,
An attempt to change you through its power and beauty still remains."