The life changing revolutions - social networking sites

Like, share, tweet, interact - I'm pretty sure you're familiar with these social networking phrases. We're the age of social networking, we're privileged to have a platform where we have the option to connect with people who can be totally strangers to us at first but gradually become our great 'social' networking friends. Facebook and twitter stand among the major social networking sites, we all spend quite some time on either or both of these sites, I certainly do.

The story behind the invention of Facebook is very interesting and having watched the movie - the social network, made on the real life story of Mark Zuckerberg, I can say that this man is extremely inspiring. He has not only given us a platform to express ourselves but has also provided us with a 'whole new world', imagining of which 20 years ago wouldn't have been possible. 

There are people who hate social networking and people who adore it/love it. The fact remains, you can't ignore it. Even those who are totally against such sites would've created an account at some point of time to experience this world, they might not have liked it but they couldn't ignore it and that's the magic of these sites. These sites have got negatives but they've got plenty of positives as well.

Talking over the mobile isn't the 'trend' anymore. It's better to stay socially connected over FB and twitter where your friend and family leave you a message and you have the liberty to reply whenever you want. Besides, no matter in which part of the world you're residing in, social networking has spread it's magic everywhere.

Sites like IndiBlogger give us the liberty to express our views through the median of our writing to a very widespread reading audience. This is another great example of how social networking has given us several platforms to express our views with people having similar interests. 

Here's me, saying cheers to the age of social networking. We're truly privileged to be a part of this generation - this age rocks! :)

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The curious case of Campa Cola - has justice been done?

Some of you might be unfamiliar with the case of 'campa cola'. It's an apartment in the suburb of Mumbai, built on an unauthorized property. The people have been living in this very apartment for around 20 years now and after 20 years, it's now come to the attention of everyone that this very apartment is unauthorized and must be 'tarnished'. The last few days have been full of emotions for the people residing in Campa Cola. Their apartment was about to be torn down early this month but the decision was postponed until the SC (supreme court) had it's final say, the people got happier and celebrated a late diwali. Sadly though, yesterday the BIG decision came.

The SC has ordered the apartment to be torn down, late in the may of 2014. There are several perspectives to this case. Is the property Illegal? YES. Is it therefore safe/right to stay there? NO. 2 very obvious questions but what about human aspects? Whose to be blamed - held responsibly for the people now? Where will they go? Many would've spent their day-to-day hard earned money on their flats in this apartment and now- they're ACTUALLY on the ROADS. What a sham! What a sham! No one, absolutely no one is standing up for these people. Are they not citizen of this country? I understand the fact that their apartment is built on an unauthorized land and if the SC had not come with the decision it has, it would've been wrong - as per the law at least.

If we see the case as per the current circumstances - there are so many unauthorized lands in this very country of ours, on which people still reside without any worries. Besides, what about the politicians? There's one of the politicians who came on one of the news channels to speak on this very issue and to my utter surprise - even HE has a flat in a nearby apartment to Campa Cola- which is also unauthorized. What explanation could we possibly get to this?

With all due respect to supreme court, the decision that it has given is indeed right and I sincerely stand by it but the point I raise is - whose to be held responsibly for all the people that have now come to the roads? Shouldn't the government help them? If their livelihoods have been WASTED on an unauthorized land, they have been cheated, betrayed and frauded - whom should they now turn to get help? The government in my opinion ought to help these helpless people in the smallest of the way that it can. This loss is incurable, if you watch the videos of these people (being shown on news channels) - they're crying, they're sad, they've got nowhere to go - and I as the citizen of this country feel the need to help them but can't do anything.

What are your thoughts on this? Is there any solution? Can a compromise be made?

Do post your views. 

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Youth - don't get carried away, know your priorities

Youth is a time of life when there are sudden changes in our personality, some are good and some not so. This story is of a boy, aged 26 and how one incident could have gone either way... Read to know what I mean..

It was yet another Saturday night, Mithun was tired of continuous work load and decided to party out with his friends. His father was sick - he had this HUGE question on his mind, should he go to the party or stay at home and take care of his father! He was reluctant to go and party but he just couldn't decide, his friend called him from downstairs and said - come down, I'm here. Mithun had made up his mind, he was going for the party, after all it was just a normal fever that his father was having. Mithun went to his father and said - Dad, I'm going for a party, call me if you need anything. To which Dad replied, I'd let your mother know, you go and enjoy with your friends.

Mithun was going to party with his friends in a disco, he couldn't help but question his choice- was he right to leave his ill father and old aged mother alone? Is partying really more important than his parents? Well, it was too late now, he was about to reach the disco... After reaching to the disco, he forgot everything and started partying.. Loud music, good food, chit-chat with friends - he couldn't be happier.

1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hours and finally after 3 and a half hours later, the party came to an end. It was time to go home. It was late, 11:30 in the night. Mithun checked his phone and the next few minutes were filled with tension - 38 missed calls in 10 minutes, he wondered what was going on.  His mother called him continuously 2 hours ago, 38 missed calls in just 10 mins - he was bound to get curious. Mithun called back but no one was picking up, Mithun tried to be positive but just couldn't help but think of the negative side - was his father alright? Did something tragic happen? Mithun was sweating, he let his friends know of the same and they were supportive but at the end of the day, only Mithun knew what was going inside his head. He requested one of his friends to immediately take him to his house - he sat in the car and on the way back home, all the negative thoughts came into his mind.

Mithun wondered - if something has happened to his father, no one but he himself will be responsible. Was partying actually so important? The moment arrived - Mithun reached his house, stood on the door step - the door was locked, he rang the bell.. He wondered - will someone open up? Is everything fine? And then came his mother and opened the door and said "aa gaye beta, aao"... Mithun's friend was with him.. Both he and Mithun looked around and saw the father resting in his bedroom... Mithun took a breath of relief.. 

Mithun asked his mother - why did you call me 38 times? Filled with tension, he hoped for a positive answer. His mother replied "38 missed calls"? And as she said that, she started laughing and then explained... "Your cousin Ajay came with his son and I gave my mobile to his son to play games on"... " He might have mistakenly called you.. And sigh - Mithun was relieved.. He thanked his friend for dropping him off.. As soon as his friend left, Mithun told everything to his mother. How he questioned himself, how he thought that a tragedy had happened, how he regretted leaving his ill father at home along with his old-age mother. The mother was all shocked hearing this.. She tried not to cry but couldn't help it.. That's how mothers are, they're just too kind.. :) Mother looked at his son and said - tu itni chinta karta hai, yehi behut hai, beta.. Sab theek hai.. :)

End Story

To the readers :- Through this story I want to convey one message - youth is certainly beautiful but at times we get carried away and in this young hood we make certain wrong choices. We must be careful of the choices we make and we must know our priorities. I hope you liked this story.. :)

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda

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Good concurring over evil - insights of our life

Good concurring over evil - that's the main extract from the festival of Diwali. One must not follow the path that leads to the wrong direction but always opt for the path that might be tough at first but will eventually lead to the right way. Our forefathers instilled these values in themselves and set an example for the coming generations. We too must abide by the examples already set and are being set by our elders.

My grandfather lived a life with ethics and integrity. He's currently aged 77 and still persists with his values. He refuses to take any help from his sons (4 of them), he believes in doing all his work on his own. Several times when he has financial crisis or either of the 4 families isn't doing well, he looks to help them in whichever small way he can by HIMSELF. At the age of 77, I asked him once - "do you regret following the path of ethics and integrity"? I asked him this because he belonged to the civil engineering line and was time and again in his life offered bribe and if he had accepted all those bribes, he would be a lot richer today but he ALWAYS refused. At the age of 77, he doesn't regret with his choice and that makes him the perfect idol for me.

My father has always followed HIS father's footsteps and I also look to deem with similar values. In today's highly competitive life, getting influenced by earning money through the wrong means is no wonder. It's sad that on one side of the coin, certain people of our country have so much money with themselves that their upcoming generations wouldn't even need to work to support their family and on the flip side of the coin, there are so many people struggling each day to provide their families with day-to-day necessities. Every society has such kinds of different strokes but is our country a little more 'exceptional' in this context?

The rich businessmen of this country spend heaps of rupees in a sporting league, couldn't this money be of a better use if it was contributed to charities instead? Entertainment to the people is one thing, agreed that it is required but the development of the country is the 'NEED OF THE HOUR'. Similarly, the politicians of our country that are OUR representatives 'as per say' - they get richer and richer whereas the majority of the people of this country get frustrated/depressed by their financial situation. Getting sacked from jobs, not getting promotion, salaries being stopped, excess work load - it's not going to be a 'happy diwali' for many of the Indians. Whose responsible for this? We talk about the victory of good over evil but is it true to say then, that in today's world, the people who are instead rewarded are those that 'do not value their principles' and instead earn money through wrong means and stay happy, whereas the highly honest and ethical people of this country, remain depressed with their situation.

You decide - is it worth persisting with your values and principles in today's world? Is the theory of 'the good always wins over evil' - no more true? Do post your views! :)

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