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TWO TOUGH QUESTIONS

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This is again one more forward that i received from one of my friend long time back. Recently i was searching something in my inbox and found this one. A Very memorable and thoughtful mail so thought of posting it here in my blog. Am sure you will read this twice and make you think for awhile. QUESTION 1 : If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion? Read the next question before scrolling down to the answer of this one. QUESTION 2 : It is time to elect a new world leader, and your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates: CANDIDATE A: Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day. CANDIDATE B: He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whisky every even...

Mysooru Dasara !!!!

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Today i received few pics of dasara from one of my friend and that made me write few lines here. Dasara ~ A Ten day festival which have been celebrated by kings of Mysore for centuries. Though i lived very near to mysore , i have never seen Dasara procession which happens on the last day. I have seen the procession only in Tv . I still remember the days when we were kids, my mom used to tell me and my brother to finish our lunch soon so that we can watch the procession LIVE without any interruptions :) As we grow up, watching the same kind of procession every year kind of made us boring and add to that there were more channels telecasting movies or some other special shows on the festival day. I guess this will be the case with most of us. Its quite natural to forget the root as we grow up. What would we pass off to the next generation if we ourselves don't have interest in our culture and heritage ?? I remember my mom telling me stories of her childhood. She has seen the proc...