Wabi-Sabi

    Media- The resonant voice of the people is undoubtedly placed upon a pedestal and is surely the only institution in itself and a brand that does not thrive on sycophancy. The importance of media today, whether it is print, radio or broadcast, is immense. Never before in the history of mankind have the media had a significant power and control over our lives and behavior. Media has the propensity to criticize and rightly so as criticism is the prerogative of media and cannot be termed as audacity. You point a finger at the media and the media remains unaltered and unperturbed. It comes out clean through every single mishap, as a lotus that blooms in the swamp but never fails to garner the attention of mankind.     With the authority sans any trace of audacity, the dignified Media must play a pivotal role in educating the population and questioning those in power. The hourglass of time has been the witness of scams, scandals and umpteen maliciou...

What once used to be the present, is now a dreadful chunk of history. A story of wounded nations, dilapidated cities, ramshakled streets and battered lives, victimized by war, written down on burnt parchments belonging to the past. Today, we live in a world where we seek shelter in glass houses but walk around with stones in our hands. down the line, flowers of hope would abstain from growing in the garden of love and that would mark the initiation of a world of concrete. There would be no flowers left even for adorning the graves of the dead. We will erect structures and we will destroy them. Life would be structured, devoid of sense and sensibility. And here we shamelessly brag about development. 

What is victory? Is it performing better than the last time or is it stepping over someone else to reach higher and above all the other competitors in the malicious game? Is that what we call a stepping stone? We often tend to forget our sportsmanship and gaiety back at home before we head for our respective workplaces. There is a vast difference between standing with someone and standing beside someone. while we interact and share, we learn and grow. But, we and our supercilious colleagues prefer to gather information rather than initiating healthy interaction and tend to make a run for the centerstage. Do these traits truly define success?

        In the journey called life, we embody a vessel. A vessel that does not take the shape of life but allows the clear stream of life to rush inside. Seasons come and go but being human we would never be able to take life as it is. We welcome the spring with open arms and our heart blossoms. During other seasons we stand gazing at the mirror incredulously, as an empty vessel rather than preparing the neglected fields of our heart for harvest, with ardour.