Changing World

The world has changed exponentially. Is it good, bad, ugly, beautiful, fortunate or unfortunate? Well, let us leave that for the individual’s perspective.

There was a time when water was freely available. Now we have to shell money for the ‘safe’ packaged water. It is not long when you will ask a 12 year old about his address and his prompt reply will be, “It is crazy_fella@gmail.com.”

When answers were found from fathers & not by googling. When mothers used to be the junction of correction and understanding & not some counseling sessions by an NGO who will most probably wont even remember your name the next day, let alone knowing you completely. When grandparents’ stories used to be the reference of thought and creativity & not blogs. When fights with siblings used to be on a football and how long one will play & not on how long will one sit on the internet. When dinner time used to be the time of discussion and understanding each other & not punctuated by television and cell phone in the other hand. When saying good nights were a compulsion & not just an SMS. When people said take care with compassion and sense of belonging & not just a mere ‘tc’. When clothes were a necessity & not a statement. When fruits were eaten and not decorated. When one used to go to a florist and select their favourite flowers along with a hand-written note & not just e-cards and a musical bouquet. When ‘chitrahar’ used to be the time of melody and not a touch on the ipod. When men were noticed by their intellect and etiquette & not using the term IQ in every sentence. When friends used to exchange valuable information & not how expensive is each other’s gadgets/cars. When wind was enjoyed & not air-conditioners. When language used to be refined & not used for blaming/complaining. When people wanted to be artists so that they can make statues and not burn effigies.

I think I am still lagging behind time, so what if I like the light of the burning lantern, I can always download a pdf from the internet about lanterns under the topic antiques.