A light trek

For a change, we decided to walk down to the fields.
we took the path used by the villagers, unlike them we had no bundles of wood or fodder to carry.
the path was steep but was quite well maintained, better than the roads in our metros.
the sounds of our footsteps were in harmony with the rustling of leaves and the cool breeze which was omniscient.
for a change we didn't have to pretend that we were enjoying something; we actually were totally in awe of the settings. clearly , there was more to the scenery than what met the eye. the brown earth and the green hedges made for an aesthetically exquisite combination.
the sweat which trickled down our forehead cleansed the impure and unclean residues of the fast city life.

many villagers passed us by. we expected many a curious stare to greet us. interestingly we were the ones who couldn't resist the temptation to stare at the villagers who were quite comfortable with our presence.

when we did reach the fields, half the scenery had made a home in our hearts. the remaining half made it's way into our hearts when we started on the path which would take us to the motorable road where we had parked our locomotives.

when we glanced down upon the fields after completing the ascent there was nothing down there which seemed alien or unfamiliar.

FLYOVERS

The world beneath those monstrous structures is a different one.
quite different you see when i look at the world in which i live or want to.
sometimes i think they were built to overlook what lies beneath
or may be to overlook the ground realities.
when i cross them i never want to look down
for i know that i fear that what lies there
may pull me down.
so i smugly sit in the car, windows shut
and look straight ahead
as the slope which leads to the road triggers a stimulated sensation
in my body.

SWINE FLU - MYTHS AND FACTS

Although the flu has captured the international community's imagination, it is quite important to remove all fallacies from our fickle minded sentimentality. Firstly, this flu not only a medical problem but also a social one. The media will try it's best to inject hysteria into the public and create a situation wherein everyone would feel helpless and a potential victim of this dreaded ailment. At the same time certain news channels shall also try to paint a very brave picture of the the public by showing how resilient they are and are expected to be. Recently a news channel showed a group of youngsters dancing in a pub wearing masks . Now, judge the situation yourselves.Are those youngsters fools or heroes for walking into a pub to dance and drink, of course with the three layer-masks on. At this point i would also like to say something about the alleged controversial statements by the health minister. our health minister is perhaps the only person i have seen who has not made bureaucratic commitments over the issue. He is being targeted for doing that. No channel has devoted even a single minute tracking down those who tested positive but recovered after taking the proper treatment. Even the normally vociferous Baba ramdev is abnormally quiet over the issue, for this time his so called magical potions can't prevent the calamity from taking a heavy toll. The only thing which can save us now is the complete closure of all those institutions whose existence is dispensable at least in the short run.
Given the state of affairs which exists in our education sector, i don't think a month long vacation in schools and colleges would mar anyone's chances of graduating as Einstein.
So let us use our grey cells and and take small steps which will dramatically improve the grim situation which faces us.

When you have nothing to do and no one to talk to.

When you have nothing to do and no one to talk to,
be sure that you are ignoring some urgent work task at hand,
and a close friend nearby .

Why should you have nothing do
and why should there be no one to talk to,
after all we all lead busy lives
and live in a crowded world.

thus don't be sad
and find something to do
and someone to talk to.