People are really mean

People are really mean out here. And by that I mean LITERALLY.

They have a work with you and you are God to them. And that work is done, you are no more than a piece of flesh. It is really a mean and selfish world out here. I might be exaggerating just because I got to experience it, out of many experiences, but this is a fact for most of the times.

I just don’t know what do people get by being so rude, mean and selfish in life. I just don’t understand the hell of it. And I am bloody pissed off.

May be see you later when I am in a good mood.

Happy Independence Day !!!

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high

Where knowledge is free

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments

By narrow domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where tireless striving stretches its arm towards perfection

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way

Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit

Where the mind is led forward by thee

Into ever-widening thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

-          Rabindranath Tagore

Freedom at the stroke of midnight was not something that was achieved by fluke 62 years ago. It was a well pre-planned and life straining effort. The effort of thousands of people, planning of the master minds, at the stake of lives of several innocent fellows, bills actions and movements of varied individuals and aspirations, without saying a word against anyone, on the path of Satyagraha and led by a thin man who barely had any clothes on his body drove us to the path of Freedom. We as young citizens can just imagine (probably can’t even do that) what freedom could mean and that too only on days like 26^th January and 15^th August. The next day arises and the same old story continues.

But it probably took much MUCH more than what we have read, thought or imagined by ourselves or for that matter any movie or book might have illustrated. It took their entire life. It is probably the costliest thing we are bearing while taking a breath in an independent India. Woh kehte hai na, hume viraasat mein mili hai Aazaadi. But do we truly respect this independence? I don’t think so. I am not here to debate on this topic. Only grave concern is we just don’t know what is the true spirit of freedom. Probably every aspect of today’s modern life is governed by this independence even if we have no (even the slightest) clue of it. There are still ill practices all throughout India in some corner or the other. There are still many things in this nation which seeks our attention. Corruption, child labor, bribes, dowry, child marriage and probably many more which we are not even aware of. Right? We (and I mean a literal WE; as in united) need to do something in this path to stand true to be called as an Indian. Just by writing our nationality as Indian in our resumes and by boasting of being an Indian when India-Pak match is going on, only makes us an Indian and not a true Indian. A thing done is worth more than thousand things said. I would die happily if I do one thing in my entire life before I die that would please me and my nation in some or the other way. And then imagine, if all of us have similar goals like this what would 1.15 billion junta of India would be able to do. We need a RDB scheme in some aspects of today’s modern world to make India grow better. And then I would be proud to say that I love my country.

Let us be proud of our country, let’s show respect in its success. Let’s keep our head high in glory for its developments. Let’s be boastful about its metros in Kolkata and Delhi, the backwaters and nature in Kerala, the IT hub in Bangalore, the BSEs and NSEs in Mumbai, the infrastructure in Andhra, the strong government in Gujarat, the tactics is J&K, the legislature in Chandigarh, the scenic beauty in Himachal,  Assam and Kashmir and about all other states and UTs which form our motherland. Lets stand united against every evil pointing to us and make India grow long, strong and prosperous.

A grande salaam to all those who devoted their lives so that today we can breathe free air. What a cost they have paid for liberating us.

I would like to quote few lines here:

A brief candle; both ends burning

An endless mile; a bus wheel turning

A friend to share the lonesome times

A handshake and a sip of wine

So say it loud and let it ring

We are all a part of everything

The future, present and the past

Fly on proud bird

You are free at last.

JAI HIND

5 Reasons not to Panic about Swine Flu

The world has learnt a lot about swine flu - much more than was known about previous pandemics, and much more rapidly. And technology allows instant sharing across the globe. Based on worldwide experience documented by scientists, here are 5 solid reasons why you should not panic:

1 Low Fatality: Out of over 2 lakh cases worldwide, the number of deaths is just short of 1,900, or, less than 1%. WHO says many countries are no longer recording confirmed cases. Actual number of cases might run into many more, which would bring down the number of people dying of swine flu to much lower than 1%. Many of the deaths are also due to underlying conditions or complications. In short, swine flu is not a killer disease like TB (death rate 3.5%) or respiratory diseases (death rate 11%). There is more likelihood of death in a traffic accident (1.8%) or a fire (1.4%) than by catching swine flu

2 Moderate Symptoms: Fear of suffering is next only to fear of death. Swine flu causes aches, fever, sore throat, cough, runny nose and in some cases vomiting. All this will make you (and your family) pretty miserable if you do get infected. But it's no different from having a severe case of common flu or cold. And, the symptoms can be reduced by taking (under doctor's guidance!) suitable painkillers and analgesics. Compare this to the suffering caused by diseases like malaria or cancer or by a stroke

3 Short Duration: The illness lasts up to a week in most cases. In some cases it may be shorter. It won't haunt you for a month or two like jaundice or typhoid. For this week you will suffer some isolation, but mainly you will be resting throughout, and having lots of fluids. No injections, no drips, no constant testing. Tamiflu is there, but studies show it only reduces the duration by one to two days

4 Complete Recovery: After the fever goes away on its own, you will feel weak for a few days — then back to normal. There are no lingering effects, no scars, no slow road to recovery. No future complication — in fact, you would have strengthened your immunity to the flu. You can start interacting with others within 24 hours

5 Panic Creates Problems: If you panic, rush around, crowd hospitals at the slightest sneeze, you might end up increasing the chances of actually getting swine flu. Besides, you will be unnecessarily choking the stretched medical system. Swine flu is a disease, not the end of the world. Treat it with respect and deal with it

 

 

Source - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Private-hospitals-reluctant-to-join-battle-against-H1N1/articleshow/4884102.cms?curpg=2

 

Get Going ....

Too many times we stand aside and let lean waters slip away,

What we have put off till tomorrow has now become today,

So don’t you sit upon the shore line and say you are satisfied,

Chose to change the rapids and dare to dance the tide!