Recently, lots of people have been asking me why I’ve suddenly stopped blogging. I’ve just had one answer to those several dozens of people… “I’m not inspired enough!”
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere
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There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation”
So Cheers!!
Recently, while I accompanied my friend to the dentist I engrossed my self in one of the magazines on the coffee table. There was an article about the ‘Girl child’. Well, it’s a topic that’s neglected talking about, reading about and speaking about! But here I am, doing just the opposite.
Living in the city, being independent, going to work, being on my own, and shouldering the responsibilities I always felt that
Haryana for instance is among the Indian states where girl child related issues like female foeticide, infanticide, early child marriage, dignity need to be addressed to with urgency.
It sounds unbelievable that in this age and era, girls are still classified as the ‘unwanted objects’.
This social evil is deep rooted in Indian ethos and the most shocking fact is that the innovative and hard high end technologies are brutally killing the Indian girl child. Innovative techniques, like biopsy, ultrasound, scan tests and amniocentesis, devised to detect genetic abnormalities, are highly misused by number of families to detect gender of the unborn child. These clinical tests are highly contributing to the rise in genocide of the unborn girl child.
In some parts of
It’s simply not fair!
Female feticide and infanticide is not the only issues with a girl child in
After killing her she was thrown into a trash can. It sounds melodramatic but the unfortunate part is that it’s a verity!
During childhood, her brother was loaded with new shoes, dresses and books to learn while she was gifted a broom, a wiper and lots of tears. In her teenage, she missed tasty delicious food to eat and got only the crumbs. During her college days, she was forced to get married, a stage where illiteracy, lack of education where her constant companions. Again if this female gives birth to a girl child, the journey begins once again. She missed all roses of life and was finally fitted to a graveyard. That’s where she got peace of mind. Is this equality?
The nation of mothers still follows a culture where people idolizes son and mourns daughters. UN figures out that about 750,000 girls are aborted every year in India. Abortion rates are increasing in almost 80% of the
The need of hour is to realize our responsibilities and give a halt to this evil crime. What can we do to curb the brutal and undesirable practice of mass killing girls? A determined drive can initiate a spark to light the lamp and show the world that we all are part of the great Mother India and also the world.
As I researched further for more information on the topic, I’ve come to realize that this problem exists in other countries too, including a few very developed countries but in smaller scale of course. Though, the reality is shocking, it has to be faced!
Would writing blogs or articles about this really help? It might or might not. It depends on how you make use of it. The criticality of the situation compels us to try and help families by making them aware of this.
Time has arrived when we need to realize our responsibilities and give a halt to this evil crime. What can we do to curb the brutal and undesirable practice of mass killing girls? A determined drive can initiate a spark to light the lamp that will compel the darkness away!
This is how I’ve decided to begin, visit the nearby slums and provide education and awareness to girls. It’s not an easy job but it has to be done. There are foundations that focusing on welfare and empowerment of girl.
We as a nation seem quite content to accept and even promote violation of constitutional rights of girl child. But it is time to stop accepting!
Towards the end of this blog, it dawned to me that when every I've visited the orphanages, majority of the kids there were girls. Why is that so? Is it because people want to adopt boys and get rid of girls?? The question remains unanswered!
It is time to wake up and bring justice to the source that gave us a chance to see this beautiful life… it is time to make to make the unequal music a melodious one…!
Have you ever wondered why people blog. I’ve talked to several bloggers and non-bloggers about it, and have got mixed feedback.
Some people think blogging is a waste of time; others feel it’s a way to get famous!
I’ve read several blogs and I feel I can definitely eliminate the above two options.
Blog is an internet space provided to each individual. How one makes use of the 5MB or so space is up to each! Some use it to upload movies, songs, pictures, reviews et al.
After writing to this point, my mind is all boggled up and I’ve decided to look up to what wiki has to say about the term ‘blog’. So here it is:
“A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video”
I’d classify blogs into the following categories:
- Personal
- Corporate
- FAQs
- Genre
- Educational
- Misc
Let me talk more about Personal Blogs.
How are they used?! Well, of course they depend and vary from individual to individuals.
Some use it as a diary, share experiences, ideas, innovations, thoughts, videos, pictures, graphics, etc. It all seems so perplexing to some one who doesn’t blog but I can assure you its fascinating if you like to read.
Text Blogs can be a creation of human minds and it’s a rare opportunity to read it! A mind has the ability to create a piece of fiction, poetry, share a beautiful or sad memory! Each has a story within it and each can captivate you! Some blogs I’ve read recently do deserve a standing ovation! A beautiful piece of fiction has been created, and I absolutely like to acknowledge their precious efforts here. Some blogs are informative and have helped me extensively when I’m looking for specific information on varied subjects.
However, at times blogs can be a total disappointment! People tend to use the internet space to store crap and junk! For instance, pieces of absolutely useless graphics, text, etc. People blog to bitch about someone, bad mouth someone, take off their frustration, etc. which I feel is a total waste of one’s time and internet space. But then again this is a debatable topic. What might seem totally crap to one might seem to be piece of gold to another. It is subjective!! Still I strongly feel that the internet space should be used with proper thought, even if it’s free!
For me, blogging is about sharing some precious memories, thoughts, incidences and experiences with friends. Things I value and things that would bring a smile to any face every time they are read! It is not a mean to find my way to fame or fortune, not a mean to bitch about someone, not a mean to be mean! It’s a mean to be happy and make others smile!
I’ve decided to use the internet space thoughtfully unlike some! But it is everyone’s private space and each are free to use it the way they like.
Hopefully this tiny effort would help create a speck of awareness amongst us bloggers!
Happy Blogging! Keep up the Good work all of you!
Stubborn!! Ziddi!!
What impression about a person do these words give? How do people react when they are called stubborn?
If some one told you that person ‘X’ was stubborn... it fashions a negative impact.
If you call someone stubborn, they generally would get defensive about it. Is being stubborn so bad?
Well recently I’ve seen the other side of the world to this word!
This is how dictionary defines stubborn:
Can being inflexible, unreasonably obstinate or rigid be any good?
I say it can. But indeed it needs a second thought!
Until now, I must admit I’d give my nose a little twitch, when some one was described stubborn. My friends on the other hand would make a small sad face when called stubborn.
Lately however, it has dawned to me... that being stubborn can actually be a blessing. At times when life is tough, the stubborn get going!
Yes, we all face problems in our lives and we all crib and cry about them, but I’ve known a few brave souls, who after facing hardships and series of tragedies in their lives keep up a smiling face and keep moving on! They are obstinate in keeping their stand to face no matter what destiny throws at them. It was a 360° turn in my thought process. This was something that touched my core, the foundation of my being.
This was something to be admired, something to learn!
I dropped worrying about my problems, and decided to move on!
Instead of cribbing and complaining about the minuscule problems in our lives, try to face them, solve them, forget about them and move on!
Well, stopping the cribbing didn’t really stop me from thinking, why did good people go through bad times? After a lot of brainstorming, I finally came to a conclusion based on feedback and experiences.
Let me share it here…
A person though being very good might lack something being human. Well, this is God’s way of training you and teaching you how to deal with tough times! So that next time you are prepared.
‘Life is like an exam, it tests you and it trains you.’
Bhagwat Gita says “Whatever happens always happens for good!” ; Yes I agree. At times it might seem to be an endless road of hardships and no good might seem to come... but in the end you will realize that it was all worth it! All you need to do is believe in yourself.
Through this post I salute the spirit of few of my brave friends who have stood stubbornly through the worst and (In continuation with the previous post...) with a promise... that I’d try and be your guardian angel… and be there just a call away…whenever you need me!
A quote from Robert Frost before I end this:
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”
This poem is a fine example of being stubborn, and continuing with life no matter how many hardships cross your way and how easy death may seem.
Let me elaborate the above four lines in the poem.
At times although death, the dark and deep woods covered in snow, would seem be an answer to problems; it's not the answer. We have promises to keep, things to do. There is actually a connection to the life; though at times when problems seem insurmountable; we want to ax it, and therefore the journey must go on. There are many things still undone. Many miles to go before we sleep.
There is just one life time... and there are miles to go! So put on that armor a brave stubborn smile and get ready to face ‘THE UNPREDICTABLE LIFE’!
Years ago in school, I was fed with stories about Christmas, Santa, Guardian Angels, Devil and Demons. Now years later, I wonder if these truly exist or are just figments of someone’s fantasies.
As a kid, we are always told; that Santa maintained a big book having everyone’s names. Every time a kid did a good deed, it earned a ‘Golden Star’ and a bad or naughty deed earned a ‘Black cross’. It was always important to earn as many golden stars before Christmas.
Each of us had a guardian angel, to protect us and guide us from doing the wrong. The devil on the other hand misguides us and tempts us to be naughty.
Well do you believe in these myths? Have you seen Angels or Devils? I guess not!
I also think that there is an Angel and a Devil in each of us, ‘Our Conscious’. Every time you do a good deed, help someone, it’s the Angel inside you nudging you towards the right path. Every time you do a naughty thing it’s the devil laughing out at you, at how he tricked you to the wrong path!
It’s up to us to decide which path to choose.
~~ And the choice is “Yours”!! ~~
