It is not an easy to thing to write simple and meaningful sentences. I once read a wise quip somewhere:

I first write down my thoughts in a first pass. Right after, I go back and find ways to make it shorter!

Seth Godin did two posts around this thought in the past few days. The first one was about how there are fewer words per sentence now in the most selling books than a few years ago.

The second one was about how attention spans are getting shorter.

I concur that people would like to derive meaning from every minute detail of their lives - every second, every random action, every thought, every person they meet ..and would like to make the most of it. It is, ofcourse, possible to convey such meaning in pithier sentences, fewer sound bytes and shorter time frames.

I cannot help but wonder..
If only there were room for a longer moment, to understand and let communicate what is truly meant and felt inside..we would certainly have more meaningful commercials to begin with. Even better yet, we might have better and deeper relationships to bank upon.

I love seeing unread mails but today wasn’t a good day .I just recieved the news that Thamarai selvan passed away .No he wasnt my friend but i did get a chance to interact with the team .I wished he lived longer not to be though .

I did what i could ,donating a small amount of money and also help spreading the word by blogging on My own blog and At Archie’s . He has been under treatment for more than a year for Aplastic_Anemia .

Archir behen anduday bhai were generous enough to donate the money they earned through their blog for a year for his cause and i take this chance again to thank them for this gesture ,it may not have saved him but it atleast tells me ,there are still enough souls alive who don’t mind giving their bit for others.

It makes me feel very sad and upset such things have to happen but also a grim reminder all our days are counted as well .

I convey my deepest condolences to Thamarai selvan and his family and also a word of appreciation for KCG Tech and his friends for making this effort until the last breath .

We might have been unlucky this time around but iam sure some day some other person ,some other place we might be able to save other’s life .

I know i have been away from my blog for some time ,but i this news was too big for me to handle ,so i thought may be i should share it with you guys .

Keep Faith !

I reproduce the mail i recieved from Alex below

atul alex <atulalex@gmail.com>		hide details	7:35 pm (1½ hours ago)
	to			S Theyagarajan <theyaga@gmail.com>
	date			Oct 24, 2007 7:35 PM
	subject			sad demise of thamarai selvan
	mailed-by			gmail.com

sir

with great sorrow and pain, i inform you about the sad demise of our dear friend thamarai. he passed away at 6pm, today 24th of October, in Vellore CMC Hospital. he had undergone two operations, which were unsuccessful. the funeral will be held at his place tomorrow.

may his soul rest in peace.

Students of KCG College of Technology