Wednesday, September 10, 2008

1 night.....

He is desperately trying for a job that would pay him so that he can support his family in a better way... He keeps applying for jobs in the job sites...one day he gets mail, stating him to join a very esteemed organization, with a very fancy salary and many details... there is no limit to the happiness he is filled with...he did not get any sleep that night.. stayed awake late in the night making plans for life, without knowing that, that happiness is not going to last for more than a few hours... it dawned.. and also dawned on him to check the genuineness of the mail..

He did...

Only to find that it was a hoax mail.... it just shattered the dream he built in 1 night....

How many such people are affected.... what not they do believing such hoax mails??? They invest so much of money... They make so many plans.... just to be cheated so badly? What do they get by playing around with somebody's feelings? Doesn't it pinch their conscience?????

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Why?

We have made progress in so many fields and have marked our footprints on the moon too... if we can just see around us then there seems to be nothing that cannot be achieved by we 'humans'... we claim ourselves to be advanced forms who possess the most celebrated common sense.... but do we really have them???? do we really use them???

People are superstitious in many ways... they say you will soon have a child if a small baby eliminates the liquid waste on you... ridiculous... in that case why do all the medical fraternity strive so hard to dicover different ways like artificial insemination.. test tube baby... surrogate mothers...to help a couple who dont have a baby... isnt making a new born baby eliminate the liquid waste on you, enough?????? How can be people be so stupid???? why dont they apply their common sense here..

It was almost 5 pm in the evening.... Happened to hear a woman say that she is going to see her daughter who has met with an accident... The accident had happened in the morning but she was informed only in the evening... just because it was a 'Tuesday' and you are not supposed to go out on tuesdays... fine it is ok when you wanna do something in some good time (though there isnt any demarcation like that) but even for an emergency????????? that too for one's own daughter?????

Holy Shit!!!! isn't this heights of being superstitous????????????

Monday, September 08, 2008

Will we?????

it was 3 days after Ganesh Chaturthi.... we were waiting at the signal... happened to see a small van with Lord Ganesha's idol.... and through out my travel that day that was the only idol i have seen...

Earlier there used to be Lord Ganesha's idol in every street corner and here used to be Ganeshji's bajans being played with amplifiers... you hardly would be able to hear what you speak.... there would be vendors who make small 'pillayar kodai' (umbrella) with bead hanging from the tips... beautifully decorated.. Ganesh statues being made out of mud... and new stall which would sell all pooja items necessary for the pooja...

Now hardly can you see any shop nor a vendor selling pillayar (Lord Ganesh) or umbrellas.... What has happened? Why is there no excitement or enthusiasm around? Not only with Ganesh Chaturthi but then with any festival.... Why are people not finding joy in celebrating a festival????... This country was definitely a very religious country.. here religious sentiments take more value than anything... there were so many festivals.. but now we hardly celebrate any.... in a country where there used to be festivals throughout the year, now there are celebrations only for major festivals like Diwali, Pongal among the hindus... christmas among the christians and ramzaan among the muslims... even during these festivals people dont really enjoy themselves very much...it seems like they just celebrate it coz they are used to it...

what has made us not to enjoy celebrating these festivals? now a days we only find time to sit in front of the TV not knowing which channel to watch... for all channels are screening new movies... interviews of film stars... do we meet our relatives or friends on these festivals... do we invite them home? NO WAY... we only want to make some easy dish and sit right in front of the tv.... we dont even bother to call and wish ppl... Where are we heading to?

In the days to come will we be celebrating any festivals??? Will we remember there were such festivals or do we have to dust the old books to find about them??????