MASKED LOVE

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Monitors beeping, doors sliding open and shut, sirens of ambulances, screams and cries heard everywhere. The news anchor exclaimed "Three thousand six hundred forty five deaths reported today!". The aunty in corner started to sob while her little son , unaware of the situation , innocently gives her his handkerchief. Sat in the corner a group of people praying hard for their loved once in front of the mural of Lord Ganesha. The prominent odour of disinfectant could be smelled even with double masks. Nurses and doctors rushing to the emergency ward brushing off the crying relatives. "How can God be this cruel?", shouted someone. "Bhaiya, it is not God's fault, it is our own fault", shouted another.

Loud cries approaching them intensifies. Girl with tied up bun, hair falling all over her face. The bun was not doing it's job. Her eyes swollen apparently from all the crying. Her face was not clearly visible as the wet mask covered the half of it. An old man lay on the stretcher lifeless. "Code Blue", doctor in PPE kit shouted. No one heard the first time as the hospital was short-staffed. He shouted once again ,"CODE BLUE!". This time a nurse came running. "Sir, no ICU beds are available.", whispered the nurse. Doctor rushed the stretcher outside the Intensive Care Unit. The girl was asked her name and relation to the patient ."Durga, he's my father." ,snorted Durga who was told to stay back. She could not stop crying and squatted near the gate.

Once again the gate opened, the boy tripping over Durga exclaimed ,"Fuck!" ."Haye! Haye! What a young age! " ,an aunty stood up from her chair seeing the girl on the stretcher. The boy gave a sharp look to aunty and screamed for the doctor, "Doctor! My name is Sahil Oberoi...","Oh yes sir the ICU bed is ready for your sister, nurse take her fast. Sir would you like a coffee? "."No, I am fine. Take good care of her.", imposed Sahil.

The sanitizing team entered and requested everyone to wait outside. Durga, not in her senses did not stand. "Madam! Madam!", shouted the team. She was numb. Sahil tapped on her head gently. The gentle tap was similar to the tap her father used to give her when she said or did something silly. "PAPA!" ,she regained her senses only to see it was not her father. "Excuse me, they need to sanitize the room, we need to move out." ,Sahil requested. "Uh uh." ,Durga wiping her tears.

 The waiting room had become more of a funeral house. The dead bodies which could not be cremated were present there. The scenario was heart wrenching. Durga watching all this started to cry once again. Aunties praying loudly. People talking to each other. Intercom buzzing. Such chaos had never been seen in the hospital. The mere scene was depressing. Sahil was just about leave for a smoke, when intercom buzzed and the beeping of one the monitor stopped. "We have one fatality.", doctor replied from the other side of the intercom.

 

Digital Detoxification

皆さん、こんにちは! So after reading the title, you all must have realized that this blog itself is the irony to the title. It really is impossible to get rid of devices once we get used to them. 

Digital or technology detoxification is defined as "a period of time during which a person refrains from using electronic devices such as smartphones or computers, regarded as an opportunity to reduce stress or focus on social interaction in the physical world." The word 'Physical world ' seems merely an illusion. People are more comfortable vibing on chat messages than analyzing the actual energy of the person. They may feel comfortable with each other in front of their phones but remain socially awkward in person. The day is not  far when humans will be void of physical touch. The best of friends may be replaced by human bots. Being a technology freak is good but over dependency on anything is bad. 

So now we talk about how to detox. It's should be practiced on a weekly basis on the days ,you have less work related calls or messages. You could simply just switch off from the virtual world and give real world a chance to show it's miracle. Just visiting the park for walk may do wonders. Get in touch with your long lost inner child, and relive past hobbies. Merely trying to cook as the TV host chef will make you happy. People who actually care about you will eventually contact you in an offline mode, maybe a letter! 

So what do you think? 

Random Thought

Hola amigos! Today, actually yesterday I had this random thought which I'd like to share with you all. Parameters of judgement vary so vastly that we cannot compare ourselves even with other human beings.

We all have had different life experiences even if we end up interviewing for the same job, we will have extremely different and vivid answers to the same questions. The key points of judging are so clearly defined which literally seems so shocking. There's this quote by Einstein which goes ' Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.'
Thriving to be the best is another concept but competing with others just means you are blindly following a path which isn't even yours. Theory of evolution, one of the greatest theories for mankind,  is now getting dissaproved. We all have grasped and are holding on to the fact of survival of the fittest but now even that is false. So instead of believing what we are told, why not live our life our own way, make our own mistakes, give our own theories which atleast we have experienced ourselves.
It's not true that we are unique like everybody else but we all are unique like nobody else, so never let anyone decide for you or judge you on the parameters they have defined. We should all stop fitting in the boundaries set by others and get out of the box in which we have lived till now!
So what do you think? 

God Or No God

Hallo Freunde! Today I was thinking about the difference of my opinions on religion and spirituality. I, myself, stand on a crossroad and unable to choose what I actually follow. It seems to me that I've chosen to step on both boats. 

So according to oxford dictionary the meaning of religious is 'Belief in or acknowledgement of some superhuman power or powers (especially a god or gods) which is typically manifested in obedience, reverence, and worship.', and meaning of spirituality is 'The quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.'

Our generation have a great amount of curiosity and like to go to the depth of everything. We all are spiritual (I am assuming here but you may have difference of opinions). The question arises about the religious aspect. According to me we all believe in a higher power or energy, we may not regard him as God but we all feel the vibes of something stronger than us. But my dilemma is that 'Do we believe in a higher power or it's just our hope? '. We all subconsciously hope for positive outcomes or we pray for it, even when we have not given our best. So is everything intertwined or it's just our hope, our soul expecting things from us! 

So what do you think? 

Introducing My Mind!

*Beat Drop* Salute plurimam dicit! My name is J. Kaur and I'm pursuing bachelors in Aerospace. There are a lot of tangled threads in my brain, so I'm writing this blog just to gain clarity and maybe a get an insight of other's opinion on some topics. This is basically a semi personal diary not entirely personal, you'll know the reason by reading further blogs. 

Today, I'll like to talk about vulnerability. We all know what is vulnerability, to define it as per the oxford dictionary it means 'The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.' I think you all may have let your guard downs when you trusted the person in front of you and sometimes it may have been worth it while other times it would just have been a knife through your heart(I'd like to know about your experiences if you may share). But, in my case I do not have the power to trust anyone. It is like I rarely trust myself so it is indeed an impossible task to trust others. I can never let my guards down even though I try very hard. It's like my system has a glitch. Also, note that I never had any negative experiences with trust. Vulnerability is something that comes with trust but even when I may trust someone I can not be vulnerable. People tend to put their own happiness in the hands of others, I'm not saying it's wrong but when they get hurt it is something unforgettable. Vulnerability can be both a good and bad thing but for me it's impossible even though I want to be vulnerable at times! 

So what do you think?