why blog?

I have taken up this blogging seeing my friends and others. In Bangalore, travelling in buses, working with set deadlines and what not? Everything has become a challenge. And in this crowded world, I hope to see a ray of hope and express myself in this blog.

""I don’t take life seriously. One of my yoga teachers used to make students laugh during classes. One student asked him if these jokes would take away something from the yoga practice. The teacher said - don’t be serious, be sincere. This quote has defined my work ever since. Whether its my writing, my job, my relationships or any of my goals. I get thousands of opinions on my writing everyday. There is heaps of praise, there is intense criticism. If I take it all seriously, how will I write? Or rather, how will I live? Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It’s ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices" - Well-known author Chetan Bhagat in his blog http://www.chetanbhagat.com/blog/