Member of the Week - Krutilynn - Page 7

Originally posted by: innocentindian

regarding your above answer, hope u don't mind, but i don't think i understand whether you have understood me...by the katha's, i did not mean the small stories such as the soorya one you have outlined, but the religious discourses taking place globally by excellent orators, particularly from Gujarat, and who speak on ramayan, bhagavat,gita.....so u have heard these? O gotcha now...nope...they are laden with ritualistic overtures and some of the speakers (in what i hear from my grandparents) also promote a rigidity in beliefs rather than leaving them lucid and flowing...just IMHO...as a kid i used to go with my grandparents to hear Dada Bhagwan discourses, and Moraribapu discourses...but i soon got antsy...a couple of times i spoke up when i shouldnt have so i stopped going after that...😆 my darnd tongue is going to get me in trouble one day 😆


nice point about the Mrs. being on IF... ummm, i suppose in this day and age, these things are not necessarily gender-centric... 😉 Yeah, i agree!! 😃

V.interesting what u wrote on gandhi and hitler....have u read nathuram godse's speech after he killed gandhi? Yeah, i did...and i hate to say this, but i agreed with a lot of what he said...though i still dont think that his violence was justified, regardless... Any other such interesting points about hitler or hitler-related?...i didn't know all that about stalin...I have strong opinions about Hitler (or anything else, i guess 😃) but i feel that he has been given too much importance by the media...what he did was peanuts as compared to the oppressions carried out by groups of people all over the world for centuries- Egyptians vs their slaves; Romans vs Gauls; Romans vs Jews; Church vs pagans; Spanish Inquisition; Britishers vs their colonies; French bourgeouise vs commoners; Genghis Khan vs the lands he overtook; Alexandar vs his exploits; etc. etc. etc. Ultimately, in a modern setting Hitler stands out because it is relatively recent and was very disturbing for the rest of the world when the survivors told these tales of horror. Unfortunately, Stalin's camps had few or no survivors. Hitler's officials also made statements of apology etc. and came out with what happened. Stalin's officials were sent to the Gulag themselves...

Hitler had scientists that used the people in camps as guinea pigs. There is more than one medicine out there in the world today which was first experimented upon on helpless prisoners made by Hitler. He was also a qualified artist and some of his paintings are still considered to be classics after all these years. He also had very good architectural skills and had designed six underground bunkers for himself and his officials. I guess he is the inspiration for a lot of "bad" characters we see in movies to this day - the concept of the Evil Genius!

I guess whati am trying to say is that oppression and cruelty have existed in our human existence since the begining of our time. Even Neanderthals were probably displaced (cruelly or not) by homo sapiens. What Hitler did was in no way different from this human behavior. Was it cruel and inconsiderate? YES. Was it something to learn a lesson from? YES. Could it happen again if someone where as versatile and influential like Hitler? YES. Am I justifying Hitler or his behavior in any way? NO!

Just my opinion...of course...

BTW - aha, so u r not shy to answer in public, so thou art bindas? 😉 Me not stating what me is myself...people are allowed to guess what they want 😉. In my words i would say that i am confident...some see it as bindaas..some dont...thats all...

excellent post kruti! 👏...very interesting....

Originally posted by: krutilynn

.they are laden with ritualistic overtures and some of the speakers (in what i hear from my grandparents) also promote a rigidity in beliefs rather than leaving them lucid and flowing

see, now this above quote surprises me...cos, whilst i always endorse kids being close to grandparents and elders and respecting their views and all that, i would have thought you are the type to make up your own mind?....kay bolto?

Originally posted by: krutilynn

Moraribapu discourses...but i soon got antsy...a couple of times i spoke up when i shouldnt have so i stopped going after that...

any chance u can pm what u spoke up on? where? when? etc...just a personal interest that's all...u can put it here if u want, but i think this may not be the place for it.....

next questions...

anything else about hitler, stalin, or anybody else that u want to put up that u remember and feel is important, then please do.....ya, i also thought godse's speech made a lot of sense though there was no need to assasinate...if i were to meet gandhiji, then i really would bow to his feet, but i still disagree with some stuff...osho was a great critic of his...

also, anything else you would like to tell us about yourself, or anything at all?

Originally posted by: innocentindian

excellent post kruti! 👏...very interesting....

see, now this above quote surprises me...cos, whilst i always endorse kids being close to grandparents and elders and respecting their views and all that, i would have thought you are the type to make up your own mind?....kay bolto? I meant to say that these are my conclusions based on my talks with my grandparents...and they are also quite liberal (for the lack of a better term)

any chance u can pm what u spoke up on? where? when? etc...just a personal interest that's all...u can put it here if u want, but i think this may not be the place for it.....yeah you are right but the problem is that i dont remember - i was probably 4 or 5 yrs old at the time but a little "over smart" - so i guess we cant discuss that!

next questions...

anything else about hitler, stalin, or anybody else that u want to put up that u remember and feel is important, then please do.....ya, i also thought godse's speech made a lot of sense though there was no need to assasinate...if i were to meet gandhiji, then i really would bow to his feet, but i still disagree with some stuff...osho was a great critic of his...Yeah, i am not big on Osho - some of his thoughts are interesting but the whole "cult" mentality is just not my style, i guess.

also, anything else you would like to tell us about yourself, or anything at all? O boy...hmmmm.....about myself - no...but i will answer questions. ANYTHING else - love yourself because that is the only feeling that promotes love for others. Another little poem that iremember from school:

He who knows not and knows not that he knows not

Is a fool...shun him!

He who knows and knows not that he knows

Is ignorant...help him!

He who knows not and knows that he knows not

Is eager...teach him!

He who knows and knows that he knows

Is wise...follow him!

😃

Wow Kruti, i just could not believe my eyes, when i saw 10 pages of this thread in just 2 days... I had not logged in from yesterday... I must tell you, you are fabulous with your answers. I read all your answers!!!

I am very much elder to you, so, i feel, i should write few lines about what i feel about you.... Kruti, You write amazingly well. Very frank, cool and composed in aswering to all questions. I was very glad to know about you and Lynn. May God give you a bright Future. My appreciations to Lynn for giving it a try to learn your language... This really needs some guts going!!! Fabulous.... May you both have a bright future. May you ward off alll the hurdles that come in your life (If at all they come!!!)

Now to my questions:

What are the languages you know?

So as per your reply, Lynn celebrated his Birthday in November. So what did you both do? How did you spend that wonderful day?

Do you and Lynn have some arguments about the Culture differences in you both? If yes, then how do you both handle this?

How will you describe your Love Life with Lynn ?

What is the value of Marriage to you and Lynn? Do you think you need to know each other more before you marry?

When are you both planning to marry? Any thoughts on that?

Have you analysed the various problems that you might have to face after marriage? How are you both going to tackle them?

You both seem to have a sensible and broad minded thought towards your relationship... I wish you both all the vesy best in future!!!

Sree

Originally posted by: dreamzkp

Hey Kruti,
Kem cho, maja macho?
(That's all I know 😉 ) That is so cute 😊. Haa majhama chhu!
I have been going through your MOW threads. They are very interesting. Keep going. Thank you 😳

My questions :
1. How long did it take you to get adjusted to the American weather, people and language? I don't think you took a very long time to get acquainted with US of A. It did not take me any time at all because i used to visit USA/UK frequently since i was a kid. I also went on an exchange student trip to other countries so adaptability was kind of required. I did not have much problem at all.
2. What is your pet name? Krut-krut; cookie
3. What does Kruti mean? "creation"
4. What other languages you know? Hindi. I understand all north indian languages - incl bengali & marathi but i cant speak any. Same applies to sanskrit...i understand a lot of it, cant speak any though!

Wish you and Lynn a very Happy new year. Hope you had great fun! Yes it was nice...hope you had a wonderful New Year also!

Kiran.

Originally posted by: sree_20

Wow Kruti, i just could not believe my eyes, when i saw 10 pages of this thread in just 2 days... I had not logged in from yesterday... I must tell you, you are fabulous with your answers. I read all your answers!!! Thank you, Sree...people at IF are so interactive that it is fun!!

I am very much elder to you, so, i feel, i should write few lines about what i feel about you.... Kruti, You write amazingly well. Very frank, cool and composed in aswering to all questions. Thank you Sree...it means a lot coming from you because you are so good in your posts at all times!! I was very glad to know about you and Lynn. May God give you a bright Future. My appreciations to Lynn for giving it a try to learn your language... This really needs some guts going!!! Fabulous.... May you both have a bright future. May you ward off alll the hurdles that come in your life (If at all they come!!!) Thank you very much...your wishes are greatly and warmly appreciated by both of us!

Now to my questions:

What are the languages you know? English/Gujarati/Hindi...i understand some others but cant speak them...my goal is to learn Spanish soon!

So as per your reply, Lynn celebrated his Birthday in November. So what did you both do? How did you spend that wonderful day? Well, we got dressed up and went out for a nice dinner. The following weekend we visited DC for a conference and then went to meet my brother! It was nice...he did not want a party so i cancelled on that...

Do you and Lynn have some arguments about the Culture differences in you both? If yes, then how do you both handle this? We usually dont get into arguments about cultural differences...when we see or hear something drastically different...we sit down and talk it out...sometimes we invite input from parents or siblings if we feel concerned that our adjustment to each other might potentially offend them.

How will you describe your Love Life with Lynn ? 😳 very pleasant. Lynn is a very caring individual so he makes time for me, the same way i do for him. I think that his biggest expression of love is the way he handles the house and the pets when i am deep in work. He swings by my desk and kisses me on my head...says that i love you and goes back to his work. He even sleeps on the couch to give me company all night long when i pull all nighters for work. In short, his care and concern, in my opinion describe to me how much he loves me...sometimes he writes notes with soap on the mirror in the bathroom so that i can read it when he is at work...and so on...

What is the value of Marriage to you and Lynn? Do you think you need to know each other more before you marry? We both come from families where family and spouse are the focus of our parents attention. We naturally have learned to value marriage very highly. While we both feel that it is better to get out of an unhappy marriage, we also both agree that sometimes trying hard and willingness to compromise increase the depth of a marriage. To us, marriage means more than just committing to living together and having a family - to us it means loving each other through thick and thin, supporting each other's growth and growing together - even if it means that he has to learn my language, and i have to learn to love cars!!! 😆 But on a serious note, we both have known each other more than three and a half years - in this time, we were friends, then more than just friends, and then engaged. We have been through rough times together - moving, losing a job, short time of unemployment, financial troubles, losing a close family member, health problems with close family members, doubts about our own relationship - everything under the sun! and we have survived together...so we feel that we are ready for marriage! And we both care enough about each other to make any adjustment that God and life may require of us!

When are you both planning to marry? Any thoughts on that? May 2006. We are waiting until i graduate so that we can take a proper vacation after that and enjoy married life in all senses of the term😳

Have you analysed the various problems that you might have to face after marriage? How are you both going to tackle them? Yes, as a matter of fact we have...we both deal with problems differently...so the msot important thing we have had to learn is to understand each other's way of handling issues and keeping our trust and faith in each other regardless of circumstances. Some of the issues that pop up often are kids - i am not willing, he is - and also i am stricter than he is so if we did have kids, i guess that i am going to end up being "the villain" but we decided to think about this when we first agree on having kids!!

You both seem to have a sensible and broad minded thought towards your relationship... I wish you both all the vesy best in future!!! I appreciate your kind words, and also the opportunity to be MOW. Thank you 😊

Sree

Originally posted by: krutilynn

Fabulous answers, Kruti. Especially, the one about Marriage and your description on Love life with Lynn...👏👏👏You really seem to be more matured than your age. Wow, Incredible. Best of luck!!!😳

When are you starting to learn Spanish, will Lynn be your tutor?

Can you make Lynn type few lines here, maybe describe his love "Kruti". Am i asking for too much? 😆 This MOW thread can be a very nice remembrance to you😳

What are the kind of pets you love?

How did you find "The Da Vinci Code". Did you like the ending? What is your thought on this?

Does Lynn like Hindi music? If so, what is your favourite song , also ask Lynn to tell his?

Where do your parents live in India?

Have you finalised the date of your marriage in May, if so, can you tell us the D-date? 😳

Will be back with more!!!😆

Originally posted by: dreamzkp

Thank you for answering! My pleasure!!
All the very best to both of you. Say my hello to Lynn(hope you don't mind 😉 ) No problems at all...all my friends are very close to him also!
Can't think of any questions right now and I need to get back to work. Will see u later with some more questions. Take care! Focus on work...we can chat about whatever you want when you have the time 😊