My Timing Is Perfect

Digitization is such a wonderful means to connect with the ones far and feel the warmth of being near.  It sure is a blessing. However, not at the cost of the time with a loved one sitting right next to you. Or is that person to be treated afar rather than to be a near and dear one? Sitting next to your loved one but looking into a text.  Sitting next to your friend but watching TV. Sitting next to your child but laughing at a status post on FB. Sitting next to your guest who has entered home but listening to music! Well these are all Movie time or tv time or entertainment time, but never family time. Smiling conversation and pleasant patient responses helps bond irrespective of age. What is the rush? Which train of death are we running behind to give that rush into things that are near than the ones that are far? Near your beach, enjoy the waves.... Near your spouse, look into their eyes to have a quality conversation.. Near your child, drop everything and never stop to corre...

Next moment has always been unpredictable, unfortunately till we foresee a physical demise in front of our own eyes particularly a loved one, understanding this concept is generally tough. Having said about unpredictability, today in #covid situation faced all over the world, we all are aware of the fact more clearly; what is the true meaning of unpredictability. However, I could not stop myself today but to pen this down about life turned transactional. What is the true dictionary meaning of transactional? Means a give and take or take and give. Eg, mostly it was referred only for financial reasons since you pay for a product or service and that's called a transaction. But why I am I saying life itself has become transactional? Are we buying and selling amongst our own kith and kin? The non cash transactions are flooded,  You greet me I will greet you You smile at me I will smile at you You hit me I will hit you back You gifted me so I have to gift you back You fed me so I have to...

If you come from the times of my life you will understand how news papers where tagged. Yesterdays news papers is today's waste paper Today's news papers is tomorrows waste paper.. Does this ring a bell? People read news only to know what happened and where. By the time the news reaches via print medium the disaster if any, would also be undergoing recovery. Well, what is my headline got to do with new yet far?? Well its our fast paced advent in technology. With the growth of technology in the current trend, I wish to redefine the same to news papers theory. Today's technology is tomorrows waste. Simply put that, its time for me to pen down how i used to enjoy usage of technology to the effect to getting closer to dear ones when there were far away. Medium of communication, from physically writing letters to coded telegraphs. Now telegraphs being extinct and a museum piece. From telephones to hear loved ones to usage of cell phones and sms. From computers t...