Finally, the moment has arrived. I created this blog account almost four months back. Since then, I have not been able to write even the first blog for various reasons. But now I have made a start and hopefully it will not be the very end :-). Atleast not so soon.
Why blog? And more importantly, why now? I am one of those who would prefer to stay away from computers as much as possible. I usually dont chat, dont log into social networking sites and whenever possible avoid even e-mail. No! I am not scared of computers. I have been interfacing with them for more than seven years, and around 8 hrs a day for the last 3 years. I guess this is the cause of my aversion. So the questions, why blog and why now become even more intriguing. Simple answer: Of late, my brain has been barraged by ideas, perceptions, views and what not. As it is, the poor thing works overtime. And now with the multitudinous experiences that I am encountering on a daily basis, soon it might short circuit.
Things are not as bleak as they sound. Many of the experiences have been quite entertaining and sometimes refreshing too. It is just the processing of the experiences that is taking a toll. And since I do stare at the compace (computer's face; why not create my own lingo, when I am at it) for so many hours, why not sit another half an hour and unburden my poor brain? That's it. Four months after I created a blog account, I am enlightened that I should start using it. And so here I am, read to ram!!!
Now that I am clear with the reasons, let me explain the titles. The title of this blog account and the title of this particular piece. First, the title of this particular blog: Praarambha is a Sanskrit word meaning motivated beginning. I genuinely want it to be good start and so the title (Note: aarambh means beginning, but the motivational factor is missing :-)).
Now, let's move over to the title of the blog account, Kaalatraya. Kaalatraya is a composition of two Sanskrit words, Kaala and Triya. Kaala means time and Triya means three. Thus, the composition of the two words, Kaalatraya, means the three states of time - past, present and future. I dont want this account to be a chronology, nor do I want it to be scratchpad for expressing my current feelings or takes on the future. I want it to be a time machine that moves back and forth as per my mood swings. If it does not sound logical, cant help it. Repeating the statement for the umpteenth time; I created this account four months back and now I have forgotton the exact reasons for choosing this name ;-).
