More...
Its been quite some time since I blogged. And I finally found something that has been disturbing me for quite some time...the idea of a world thats too overwhelming for itself!
Sample this little video from youtube and you will know what I am talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
More data, more information, more people, more jobs, more money, more technology, more advanced, more, more, more...the list of 'more' is endless. More is created, more is wanted, more is desired, more is appreciated. To flip the coin, we also have more problems, more pollution, more diseases, more depression.
Dont get me wrong. I am not against technology, I am not against advancement, I am definitely not against the idea of science. I dont think yesterday was so much better and we were far happier when we had less gadgets and a slower pace of life.
Change is good, I love to see the morning sun rise and dispel darkness as much as I love darkness envelop me at night with the sparkle of stars.
I love my ipod and I love that Google lets me get any information I want within 0.82 seconds. I cannot but be amazed everytime a flight takes off and I see the wings bend over a tiny little toy town that height reduces big cities to.
But I love playing with my dog too and wonder why the park next door where I used to take him for a walk not so long ago has been closed to make way for an apartment block.
I love the fresh air at the beach but the black polluted water and the plastic covers that stick to my feet when all I want to feel are waves spoil it all for me.
I am not just talking pollution overload. Think of all the million things you have to remember to do everyday - pay your bills, service your car, pay the EMI, pay up your insurance, take care of work, take care of home, did your kids eat, does the dog look unwell, isnt it someones anniversary today, oh I forgot my moms birthday, when will I learn to be more organized...why cant I be more efficient, why cant I be more helpful, why cant I learn more, why cant I give more (yes there is that too for many), why cant I volunteer more...
Think of all the people we meet and know and the amount of grudges we hold against them! Why cant my parents understand me more, why do my friends not do more for me, why should I try and compromise anymore, why cant the auto drivers be more considerate, why cant the pedestrians be more sensible and walk on (non-existent) footpaths!
In essence what I am strugging with is the idea of senseless more. The urgency of change does not include the need to understand its implications. And the acceleration we display in acquiring something does not turn into the intense need to sustain it, nurture it and perhaps sometimes even give it a chance, be it gadgets, people, jobs, pets, relationships or just ourselves!
Sample this little video from youtube and you will know what I am talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
More data, more information, more people, more jobs, more money, more technology, more advanced, more, more, more...the list of 'more' is endless. More is created, more is wanted, more is desired, more is appreciated. To flip the coin, we also have more problems, more pollution, more diseases, more depression.
Dont get me wrong. I am not against technology, I am not against advancement, I am definitely not against the idea of science. I dont think yesterday was so much better and we were far happier when we had less gadgets and a slower pace of life.
Change is good, I love to see the morning sun rise and dispel darkness as much as I love darkness envelop me at night with the sparkle of stars.
I love my ipod and I love that Google lets me get any information I want within 0.82 seconds. I cannot but be amazed everytime a flight takes off and I see the wings bend over a tiny little toy town that height reduces big cities to.
But I love playing with my dog too and wonder why the park next door where I used to take him for a walk not so long ago has been closed to make way for an apartment block.
I love the fresh air at the beach but the black polluted water and the plastic covers that stick to my feet when all I want to feel are waves spoil it all for me.
I am not just talking pollution overload. Think of all the million things you have to remember to do everyday - pay your bills, service your car, pay the EMI, pay up your insurance, take care of work, take care of home, did your kids eat, does the dog look unwell, isnt it someones anniversary today, oh I forgot my moms birthday, when will I learn to be more organized...why cant I be more efficient, why cant I be more helpful, why cant I learn more, why cant I give more (yes there is that too for many), why cant I volunteer more...
Think of all the people we meet and know and the amount of grudges we hold against them! Why cant my parents understand me more, why do my friends not do more for me, why should I try and compromise anymore, why cant the auto drivers be more considerate, why cant the pedestrians be more sensible and walk on (non-existent) footpaths!
In essence what I am strugging with is the idea of senseless more. The urgency of change does not include the need to understand its implications. And the acceleration we display in acquiring something does not turn into the intense need to sustain it, nurture it and perhaps sometimes even give it a chance, be it gadgets, people, jobs, pets, relationships or just ourselves!
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