Have to agree with the reasons :)
Why Men Are (Justifiably) Proud Of Themselves
1. We know stuff about guns
2. A 2-week trip requires only one suitcase
3. We can open all our own jars
4. We can go to the bathroom without a support group
5. We don't have to learn to spell a new last name
6. We can leave a motel bed unmade
7. We can kill our own food
8. We get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness
9. Wedding plans take care of themselves
10. If someone forgets to invite us to something they can still be our friend
11. Underwear is $10 a three-pack
12. If you are 34 and single nobody notices
13. Everything on our faces stays the original color
14. Three pair of shoes are more than enough
15. We don't have to clean the house if the meter reader is coming
16. Car mechanics tell us the truth
17. We can sit quietly and watch a game with a friend for hours without thinking "He must be mad at me."
18. Same work-more pay
19. Gray hair and wrinkles only add character
20. We can drop by and see a friend without having to bring a little gift
21. If another guy shows up at a party in the same outfit you just might become lifelong friends !!!
22. Your pals will never trap you with: "So, notice anything different?"
23. We are not expected to know the names of more than 5 colors
24. We never have a "strap problem" in public
25. We are totally unable to see wrinkles in our clothes
26. The same hairstyle lasts for years-maybe decades
27. We don't have to shave below the neck
28. A few belches are expected and tolerated
29. Our belly usually hides our big hips
30. One wallet, one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons
31. We can do our nails with a pocketknife
32. We have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache
33. Christmas shopping can be accomplished for 25 people on the day before Christmas and in 45 minutes
Monday, October 26, 2009
Why Men Are (Justifiably) Proud Of Themselves
Ramayan & Mahabharat
Few days back, I was explaining about Deepavali, to a Singapore cabbie, when he asked me about the period of Ramayana.
My first response was 14th Century, for which he replied: that means only 600-700 years back !!!
I tried hard to recall & guessed it probably to be around 4th Century.
Anyways, this incident got me thinking, & today I just thought of checking out our Pauranic literature :)
Following are some excerpts from wiki page on Ramayana ….
Traditionally, Ramayana is ascribed to a Valmiki, regarded as India's first poet.[4] The Indian tradition, is unanimous in its agreement that the poem is the work of a single poet, the sage Valmiki, a contemporary of Rama and a peripheral actor in the epic drama.[5] The story's original version in Sanskrit is known as Valmiki Ramayana, written around 4th century B.C.[6] According to Hindu tradition, the Ramayana takes place during a period of time, known as Treta Yuga.[7]
Basing his assumption on these features, the historian H.D. Sankalia has proposed a date of the 4th century BC for the composition of the text.[20] A. L. Basham, however, is of the opinion that Rama may have been a minor chief who lived in the 8th or the 7th century BC.[21]
Here is the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana. Am glad, it turned out to be 4th Century :)
Following are some excerpts from wiki page on Mahabharata ….
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Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. There have been many attempts to unravel its historical growth and composition layers. Its earliest layers probably date back to the late Vedic period (ca. 8th c. BCE)[2] and it probably reached its final form by the time the Gupta period began (ca. 4th c. CE).[3]
With about one hundred thousand verses, long prose passages, and about 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is the longest epic poem in the world.[4] It is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and Odyssey combined,[5] roughly five times longer than Dante's Divine Comedy, and about four times the length of the Ramayana. Including the Hariva?sa, the Mahabharata has a total length of more than 90,000 verses.
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Beside being rich with philosophical and religious jewels , the epic also reveals complexity of human relationship in various dimensions which can be related even with the modern complexity of the human relationships.[citation needed]
The Mahabharata claims all-inclusiveness at the beginning of its first parva ("book"): "What is found here, may be found elsewhere. What is not found here, will not be found elsewhere."
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Here is the wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata
Cheers
Mo
