Technology and Tendency

The mellifluous voice singing ‘Kabutar ja ja ja’ still makes people in their 30’s and 40’s nostalgic. Pigeon used as a messenger between lovers, for exchanging eloquently written love letters, was what lovers during those days vied for. The two lovers separated due to distance found solace in this super-hit song from the 1989 flick and no wonder the song and the theme became a cult at that period of time.

Come six years later, to the joy of many, Modi Telstra launched first commercial mobile operations in India. The monthly subscriber addition back then was around 50,000 to 1,00,000 and I think that many would have been added in pairs. For lovers, personal communication improved from written letters to spoken words. The sad part: The respect that the ‘kabutar’ managed to accumulate over the years gradually died as people now began to TALK with their partners. Since then, ‘kabutars’ are hardly seen in Hindi movies and worse, someone dumb is referred to as a ‘kabutar’ in the movies. (What disrespect on their part?)

Anyways, this technological phenomenon, called the mobile phone, triggered off another cult: Long distance relationships. People then felt that they could now consider someone far away as a potential living partner and since then the number of long distance relationship have burgeoned. But what has plummeted is the duration of such a relationship which makes me call LDRs rightly a cult. Is the increase in number because of the reduced relationship time? I leave that to someone who specializes in this field. (I intend not to hurt the sentiments of any one who is in a long distance relationship. True love never has any barriers, be it distance.)

I believe technology always plays a big role in the social aspects of our life. I will try to take this whole issue a step ahead. If a simple mobile phone invention could make people compromise on the agony of distance for the voice of their partner over the mobile phone, the wrath of not seeing each other literally for seeing each other idiomatically; then just imagine what Internet, the biggest technological invention of all time, would spark off. Let’s try analyzing that.

People making new friends online, is what Internet managed to kick start initially. With advent of time, we saw online chats, social networking, etc. helping people to find prospective real partners. Nowadays, though the marriage is, thankfully, still real, a virtual marriage over the Internet doesn’t seem far. Just like people have traded voice for distance, similarly they might trade face over the webcam for going out with someone they don’t like. It might take time but we will have such cases. Who knows later we may have innovation in technology which would make people feel each other (internet speed in GB’s) or even have babies online (internet speed in TB’s) after we successfully have had hearing each other (internet speed in KB’s) and seeing each other (internet speed in MB’s).

I think that with technology anything is possible. Advances in technology might change a cult into an accepted approach, who knows? People are always prone to adopt novelty and look beyond the regular options they have got. And Technology gives them just this option to explore the world at a single click and people somehow end up finding ways of taking, well as they say: The best out of it…

Just a thought!!!

I think why do i not know even after i think i know?
I believe there's no God; but before starting anything, why do i include Him?
I fight, fight and fight; but when i know it's nearing the end, why do i give up?
I want to live in dreams; but when i know it's not real, why do i not believe it?
I need solace; but when i find it, why do i want to share it with someone?
I want to achieve greatness; But when i embark, why do i feel lost?

Anything that i desire,
If comes true,
No longer remains a desire.
Worse, It seems it never was a desire.
I hop, hop and hop;
every time more futile the hop feels
every time more pleasure i derive
Indeed i oscillate a great deal.

But i know a thing.
I would keep vacillating
till a day when i will stop and look back
and realize - This is what i was made for-
To trouble myself; for humans have won over everyone.
so the task of keeping me involved in life
had to be a selfish attempt from my side.

A cliched intrigue!!!

In this cosmic equation,
Why am I? I ask I?

The feet walking suddenly stand;
Just like a pebble in a desert sand,
I question the existence;
Irrelevant feels the pertinence -
"The most superior being
is here to just work, eat and sleep?"
The innumerous philosophies
inheriting the innate diplomacies,
Makes me doubt the word identity;
When each man's the same entity.

I am existing without a reason,
Pair of eyes without a vision.
The nouns around give no clue;
The adjectives aren't any true;
I am an exaggeration of naught,
An intellectual without a thought.
Expressions are stabbed every moment,
Paper notes imply body movement;
The multiple self's always have a strife,
Even the dark would be brighter than such a life.
Even the dark would be brighter than such a life.

In this cosmic equation,
Why am I? I ask I?

It seems a mockery, the whole affair a lie;
I am pretending life, but,
I prefer to die.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Over the years, i have made some good and some great friends. My intention is not to boast about the prodigious number here, but, someday when i sit and actually think over it, i find too less a person with whom i can relate. To less a person is just an exaggeration of one or two, which goes to prove that i love boasting :P. On a serious note, Its really tough to have a friend who would be as much you as you. You could find the ideal friends in stories and fictional work otherwise called prose, abbreviated form of prosaic meaning dull; in reality, such cases cease somehow. The point that i want to put here is: Who is a friend?

In this world of today, its all about needs. You have a friend for you have a need for it, for you depend on someone for something. Interdependence has literally made us, as one of the english poem says, hollow men. Take it, Having a great group of friends means that few stupid people come together to placate themselves of their biggest fear - 'loneliness'. For me, loneliness is a harsh word, i prefer solitude over it. It's the calmness which makes me overcome the harsh realities of life, do hell with friends who would take up this as a topic for gossiping. After all its your life and interdependence should in no aspect be present. The moment you start depending, you have lost 'You' and hence You would become a part of a gregarious bunch of idiots who try making each other feel special for doing nothing.

There's no person, but you, to whom you can look up for support. Gulp every thought within yourself. Let it flow out only when its hard to digest the meat. For enjoying life, read partying hard, you always have Free-and-Regular-Idiots-Engineered-to-Devour-Stupidness better called as friends. Have fun with them, satisfy your need and move on. Devour yourself..!!! Take out the best out of you. FRIENDS are here to make your life an exaggeration. They are here to make you feel the King of the world. Decide what you want to feel and what you want to achieve out of the ONLY life!!!

P.S. The writer of this blog is after all a social animal..

Nice words!!!

I read it somewhere.. It goes like this

"The world is ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is gonna hit hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now if you know what you are worth, then go out and get what you are worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that, and that ain't you. You are better than that."

This is called inspiration..

Classs!!!!

In 1 of the sessions in TCS, i was asked to speak my problem in front of 3 people who had their eyes shut. They were supposed to just listen to my problem without commenting on it. Wont have said any personal problems in front of unknown faces. Was thinking hard but could not find a problem to share. The exercise started and i had to speak something. So I closed my eyes 2, and left it all to my inner body. For the first time in my life i realized that there's someone inside me 2, who knows me more than me.

Inner something, i dont know what to call it, started briefing the 3 people around what problem i had. And gosh, i never knew or rather never realized that i had those problems. It/He just went on speaking and believe me, i was a speaker and listener both because i never knew what was going to come next. The moment had me mesmerized and yet i was speaking as if i was completely in control of my senses. Lived two lives for a minute or two.

What is Singularity? Is it the existence, which was my state after those few minutes passed, where i was the only 1 in me or is it the oneness of thought, which was my state during those few minutes, even though i was living two lives during that phase. Guess the later. And seriously, it was enchanting during those few minutes.

The Inner someone is quite strong. Believe me, dont search 4 a Guide outside. You have a great guide inside. I know its a cliche, bt cliches are cliches for a reason... Think over it..!!

The ATM test!!!

Guys, found a great way to know whether you should take a step ahead and propose a girl. Its effective believe me. Take her 2 an ATM and tell her that u are going in 2 withdraw money. Tell her that she can wait outside or can accompany you inside. This is the most important decision that she ll make. If she accompanies you alone 2 ATM, which is closed and has no1 inside except you and her, it implies that she trusts you. Go ahead and propose!!! :)

For those who fail to attract the girl inside, keep trying. Until shes not ready 2 trust when it comes 2 ATM, you are never goin 2 get her!!!!

P.S. Some girls might accompany you inside to see your ATM PIN. Dont be very sure in that case.