the road less travelled

we sat under a spreading tree and discussed death.it was a strange setting for the topic.for all around us nature buzzed and blossomed with life.bees hung over flowers,the scent of which hung heavy in the air.
leaves danced in the sudden gusts of breeze and the palm fronds kept up a chorus of whoosh whoosh that invoked the far away waves.
a very close friend of ours,had just died.but naturally the talk turned from his death to ours.
your life is what you make it.a sin once committed has its own consequences.how often in the course of our lives do we reflect on how our life will end?
life is unpredictable.we can not say how long will we live.we often do pass remarks on others but how often do we comment on our own mortality.
many of us are scared of death.death does startle us.we do continously convince ourselves that death is something that happens to others very soon..or may be we will go on living to the very edge of immortality.
however each of us under that wonderfully spreading tree had a different opinion of death.
being peaceful creatures,none of us worried about violent deaths,though in today 's era a sudden ending is as likely as any other.perhaps the peaceful surroundings influenced us to take the notion that all of us would die naturally and not be rudely summoned to the creator......oh lord.!
the debate raged long over wether it was better to have a body able and the mind weak and wandering or the other way round.
losing control over ones body could be indeed demeaning to dignity,and impose a dependence on others that the mind would rebel against its torment its owner with.
our conversation mingled a variety of thought inside our heart..what are we..? what is our life..? have we made it worth being called life..?what have we achieved besides material happiness?where were we going to stand 10 years down the line ?would we die like our friend at a very young age just like that?the trependency continued....................
suddenly a cackle of parrots flew screaming past and our mood lifted as we looked up and marvelled at the sky.
perhaps we were looking for an excuse as the conversation dropped suddenly.....it was tough facing ourselfs for a chance.......our consience blurtes....who are you..? what are you? where are you?are you living life....? are you sinful?
at the spur of the moment we were thinking of a variety of things we never dreamt of facing.we lived life at ease until wee lost our buddy.....soon we all departed in different directions to a road we had less travelled...................
the mystery continues..........we still have to invoke ourselves..........

ragging

Aman Kacharoo..the name itself will refresh your memory about his death due to ragging in a medical college in himachal pradesh in march 2009.he died of severe injuries after being brutually beaten up by his seniors who were drunk.a bright student.aman wanted to be a doctor.currently his murderers or rather his seniors are behind the bars for charge of murder.

Talk about ragging with someone and the first argument put forth is that it helps the seniors and freshers to interact. Of course, it does! It is also true that in almost all cases, there are some questions that are never answered:

Why does the fresher need to be humiliated for this interaction to take place?

Are we so uncivilised that we have not found a better way of interaction with the freshers in so many years?

Why is this interaction one-sided? i.e. why doesn't the senior interact with the fresher at the same level as the fresher?

Why should there be dress codes? Why should a fresher bow to seniors? Is this how our culture teaches us to interact?

i am convinced that all reasons propounded for ragging are mere hogwash. Introspect deeply and you will find that none of the arguments that are put forth in favour of ragging actually hold ground.

currently there is no central law on ragging.however it is banned in all states in india.ragging is a punishable offence.but despite these measures,some people have the guts to humiliate others in a very bad way.

today.if seniors are caught ragging their juniours,they have to pay a fine of Rs.2.55 lakh.also.if the matter is very serious.the college can be disaffiliated from the university.

also.during the pre admission procedure parents are made to sign a document that ther child will not indulge in a menace like ragging.

there are such extreme cases of ragging where young girls and boys are exploited and made to dstrip.have sex,dance in bars...publishing nude pictures.

i hope ragging is curbed with the new laws being introduced.a new ray of light towards a better society...

teenage

teenage is the age when you are between 13 to 19 years of age.teenage is the most confusing age.this is the stage when you are struggling between adulthood and being your age.according to some.teenage is the most pricky age.but in todays teenage as your child matures..he also does many things which he is not supposed to do also.
but what exactly are the changes that a child undegoes when he enters his/her teenage?
todays teenagers are well educated about many things our society is camfouled to like sex,blue films,relationships,drugs,adult films etc.
most of the teenagers today get into bad habits like watching porn and taking narcotics.many people also undergo ragging and abuse in their schools and colleges.teenage is an age where you easily get influenced by people.you may not know if something is right for you or not, but you fall prey as a victim into doing something unethical.
an example of this is that every month so many teenagers who are out with their friends for a party are caught in the drugs scandal.not only this.teenagers are rated as the best viewers of online porn videos.very often they do store obscene videos and pictures in their cell phones.
the goverment wants to introduce sex education in schools and colleges.but todays teenagers want to try this out and are also caught in so many scandals.teen apregnancy is also very common today.
the scenario where a teenager should show maturity is no where...teenagers arte infact getting spoiled and exploited ............i hope this drastic sceneraio changes and teenagers come back to their senses and show a level of maturity..

friendship

i was a small kid
searching for a friend
until i met you
you changed my entire world
i had someone to care
someone to love
someone to share
its been ages since we are friends
but still every year i learn about you more
every day the bond between us grows stronger
distance seperates people
and their bonding grows
but you being so close to me
my friendship blossoms more
school might have ended
but our friendship will never end