Sky is the Limit, till the Earth gives way!

Suddenly I've realised why I like my city so much... or to be precise, the place where I live. It is mainly because of the huge expanse of open space in front, which is so uncommon in metros nowadays... one looks out the window and draws a deep breath... :) coz there's nature right outside the doorstep... makes me wonder:

DO HIGHRISES SIGNIFY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT?

For me these are suffocating reminders of how much weight we are putting on our mother earth, without being aware of how much she can endure! What if one day the earth's crust crumbles? Hypothetical situation? May be, may be not! Do you know how much weight is safe for your locality, or the land on which your abode stands? According to scientific estimates the earth's crust is like the film of cream (?... Uff, what is 'malai' called in English?!!!) that sets on boiled milk if you let it stand for a few minutes... That is the thickness of the continental crust... the thickness of the oceanic crust is far less than this... am not going to go into scientific details now! ;) One can always google it! LOL ... hmmm, but the main point is that most of us are living on a surface we know nothing about... And yet, we keep on adding storeys to our already tall buildings... trying to outdo nature... building skyscrapers... trying to break each other's record of the tallest building in the city, in the country, in the world... in the process putting undue and unbearable pressure - not only on the landmass, but also on the natural resources of the region... how many people can one particular area sustain? What is the limit? Well, we'll surely know soon, coz the consequences of human idiocity and greed are surfacing one by one... drastically lowering groundwater levels, polluted air, less trees i.e. less fresh air to breathe... we are like the young Kalidas, who was cutting the very branch on which he was sitting! He was saved because of the inspiration of his learned wife and went on to become the greatest Hindi poet... who's our Vidyottama and where is she?!!!

Twist in the tale: As usual I've veered away from the topic... but the new question: Kalidas says: "... as every good householder should include his wife's opinion in every decision'' ... Is that part of the Indian men's psyche? ;)

Hmm, enough blabbering for now... :D It's finally good night time! :)

Sick Post

Imagine you come back home on a Monday, with a burning forehead ... and land in bed for two weeks recuperating from a fever that refuses to go! Well, I used to think that this would be an ideal situation, one would get to rest so much... but after sleeping through the day burning with fever or spending the day like a zombie, not really aware of goings-on around me... I've come to the conclusion that it's not so nice to rest like this! :D

Ahem, the whole monolog above means that one should really take care of one's body... if you don't take enough rest, the body will take it one way or the other! It is also amazing to see how many of us (i.e. I, me, myself!!!) don't do simple things that could make us healthier... I've avoided drinking fluids just because I've been too busy with work... (hang on, juice break happening right now! ;) )

... It is so easy to take care of oneself... LOL isn't it? And yet, so difficult... But being ill puts a lot of things in perspective... :D ... So am glad for this break, really am! :) Back to ze outer world on Monday... where another disease is creating havoc! People were wondering whether I also had swine flu... hmmm, sadly one big symptom was conspicuous by its absence... :D LOL ... Uzzerwise, I'd have been featuring in 24x7 News channels by now!!! LOL

News Channels remind me of, who else, journalists... and I have to admit that I totally detest the kind of journalism happening in today's world... there used to be some ethics, some morals earlier, now all that one is bothered about is the eye-catching headline... Human life was never very precious, despite all claims to the contrary by all and sundry... and now it's been reduced to a peep show of the worst kind... and the journalists are the modern day pests, the leeches, the parasites that survive on the mess left behind by human follies... (If there's no mess to be found, they're fully capable of creating it as well! LOL) ... Suddenly, everyone wants to know everything about everyone else! My God, how aware we have become socially... awesome! Our penchant for juicy bites is surpassed only by our own ever lowering dubious moral standards. Life is only for now, so everyone's interested in living it to the hilt... who cares about tomorrow or the coming generations?!!! And who was that stupid fool, who was planting mango trees in a tale, so that future generations may enjoy the sweet fruit of his labour?!!

Stop... think... why are you here? There must've been some unfinished task that you came back for, right? So, what was it? And have you finished it yet...? I am trying to find mine, I must admit... there are things that no one else could've done, I know... but there are things that could've been done better...

... no time to rest, no time for illnesses... there are promises to keep... and miles to go before I ... can finally put my documents together to file my tax returns! LOL