Bad tummy and Philosophy

I have an upset stomach! Actually, it's not an upset stomach. It's a stomach that's not digesting the loads of food queued up in my intestine. I ate only one solid meal yesterday and still there's no sign of hunger today. Had a lovely preparation of honey and bread made by my cutie wife. I had some curd rice and more curd for lunch. I thought that would help me get some food in and also help the digestion - but no luck!

When you have an upset stomach, and not slept enough the previous night - the mood is ideal for philosophizing. I'm not feeling good - mentally and physically. I'm trying to listen to some Clapton numbers and do some work. But no, somehow work's not kicking off! Today being Monday also doesn't help.

I tried the drinking-water-to-flush-the-bad-things-from-stomach technique also - but no success! My tummy's feeling bloated like a balloon. It feels ugly. It's not a good day. The weather outside's also pretty murky. No sunshine - yesterday there was plenty of it. It was such a beautiful day - until ..

I'm gonna try and do something - like say read something interesting. Like say Bertrand Russell's book - "Our view of the external world". We all love to philosophize. More so when you have an upset tummy - okay, I know I've spoken enough about it!

On the more serious side - what is our view of the external world? I haven't read the book yet fully. But independently, I do have some views. It's basically my upbringing. Our view of the external world is largely based on the environment - parents, family, friends etc.

My philosophy is based on these two points I list below:

• Happiness is a decision, not an outcome.
• Nobody means harm - I mean nobody is out here to mean bad things for a person.

I love the first quote. It really keeps me going. Also, removes all hang-ups I've had. I had a lot of hang-ups in life before I went to that magical place in the North-west of India called Pilani. My friends in college have given me the exposure and strength to get over these hang-ups. Today, I'm a relatively hangup-free person. Somebody calling me something, or telling me something really doesn't affect me. I'm glad I'm here today. It's the desert that makes you stronger. It's the ability to see things in bigger picture!

The second point - I really am not sure yet on what I mean by this. All I know is - that when people try to harm you, it's for a reason - there're no psychopaths in real life who just get kicks by harming you. Everyone's out here to do something - whether for themselves or for the world! Mostly, for themselves - so harming you can't be their priority. This gets me going too - especially in corporate life - when one faces allegations, challenges, questions, reasons - the why, how and when part of everything. I'm getting used to this as part of a minuscule manager. Someday, I hope to be a little further up the corporate ladder.

Getting bad to the upset tummy - I'm already feeling better. I've blabarred enough on this blog. Weird, bad tummy implies philosophy implies better tummy!