New Year has arrived and one week of 2009 is already over. I know time flies but now it’s flying faster and faster. Although this section of the blog is for retrospection, I would hate to speak about year 2008. All those who wanted to know how 2008 was for me got a standard reply that “It was a challenging year”. But to elaborate a bit, it was an eye opener. Accumulated thoughts of so many years got washed away in 2008; one hard blow put me face to face with reality.
Health wise also a very difficult year, can’t recollect when before this I had so many problems one after another. Not much of prosperity either can be claimed in the year 2008. And nobody needs to be told about the social disasters we saw in 2008. Even though, that didn’t do me any damage directly, I felt depressed hearing and thinking about it.
In short, all that we wish for everyone every New Year (Health, wealth, happiness) none was hugely present in the year 2008. So I say it was a very challenging year.
But now putting the past behind, I welcome 2009 with all my heart and soul. They say dawn is closest to a dark night. After the dark night that 2008 was, hopefully 2009 turns out to be the dawn of my life and helps me move ahead like the way I want to!
Professionally and Personally, I can prove myself to my loved ones. I am able to word my thoughts with all creativity and clarity. Talk when I am supposed to talk and stay quite when I am supposed to stay quite (not the other way round as it usually happens).
I hope all this happens in 2009 or I would be blogging about 2009 the way I did for 2008 and who likes bad publicity (except for the item girls). Because time really flies and it will not be long before 2009 also ends disclosing its share of goodies and baddies.
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Old is gold
I was always thankful to be born in this age of internet and other technologies that has helped us improve our lives in more than one way. Connecting with people, increasing our knowledge has got so much easier now, than ever before. However, on many occasions, I have also realized that in the older days, like 100 of years or before that people lived life more honestly and passionately than now.
One such occasion was when information about how TAJ hotel of Mumbai is still standing strong even after such serious terror attack was in news. There are a lot of such historical constructions that are much stronger than the recent constructions. Even though, we are more advanced now, it is during those days that we saw such supreme quality of work… quite contradictory isn’t it?
Take the example of Doctors, today it will be very rare that only one visit to the doctor will cure you of an even minor problem like flu or viral fever. Even for that you have to go more than once. It takes time for Doctors to understand the problem or it’s just a smart way to get more business… only Doctors can answer that better. I have heard from my elders that even with less research done, the Doctors in the olden times were far more effective in their treatments.
Or talk about News channels, as a kid I know how boring the news channels were but now I understand that, then they would give only news that mattered. These days news channels works hard on everything but hardly on the real news. And even if they do it sounds more like a drama!
Similarly, in all professions we see the standards are going up only superficially not necessarily from deep within. The quality of work is reducing every year and the reasons for this could be many. But the root of all is the fast paced life. It’s a fast life, people want to quickly finish one project and start with another… more projects means more money and more money means more success!! And where competition is more, dwell on the regular customers, making them wait for 10 years what can be delivered in 1 year.
It’s strange that our ancestors with less in their hands could give more and we with more are giving less!! Probably, because they found joy in giving and we are trying to find joy in taking. But the question is… are we really finding the joy we are looking for??
One such occasion was when information about how TAJ hotel of Mumbai is still standing strong even after such serious terror attack was in news. There are a lot of such historical constructions that are much stronger than the recent constructions. Even though, we are more advanced now, it is during those days that we saw such supreme quality of work… quite contradictory isn’t it?
Take the example of Doctors, today it will be very rare that only one visit to the doctor will cure you of an even minor problem like flu or viral fever. Even for that you have to go more than once. It takes time for Doctors to understand the problem or it’s just a smart way to get more business… only Doctors can answer that better. I have heard from my elders that even with less research done, the Doctors in the olden times were far more effective in their treatments.
Or talk about News channels, as a kid I know how boring the news channels were but now I understand that, then they would give only news that mattered. These days news channels works hard on everything but hardly on the real news. And even if they do it sounds more like a drama!
Similarly, in all professions we see the standards are going up only superficially not necessarily from deep within. The quality of work is reducing every year and the reasons for this could be many. But the root of all is the fast paced life. It’s a fast life, people want to quickly finish one project and start with another… more projects means more money and more money means more success!! And where competition is more, dwell on the regular customers, making them wait for 10 years what can be delivered in 1 year.
It’s strange that our ancestors with less in their hands could give more and we with more are giving less!! Probably, because they found joy in giving and we are trying to find joy in taking. But the question is… are we really finding the joy we are looking for??
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