Isn't it Ironical?

It's been a few days since I have been bitten by this so called Facebook bug. Not so long ago, when I didn't have a call from IIM B, I was too reluctant to log into FB and check the happennings there. Was there a way I could have escaped the clutches of modern day social networking contagion? No, I believe, but you don't want to be left behind either. So it has been my sincere, reluctant yet dedicated effort to at least give my profile page a visit daily. And now I have started enjoying some of the links and messages being posted there. One such status that I read was, "We live in a country where pizza gets delivered before the police." Later on I found that it has been picked up from some online source with due credit to the original author, I believe. I then had this eagerness to write more on this State of Affairs of our nation.

Isn't it ironical ?
I read the news about children dying of hunger and politicians blaming the monsoon for lack of food
When millions of tons of foodgrains are getting wasted in our granaries.

Isn't it ironical ?
I see the street dweller divide his only bread amongst his children and go hungry himself
When the glass pane of the luxury car's window is rolled down and food is disposed away in the dustbin for the dogs to eat.

Isn't it ironical ?
I and my friends talk big things about poverty alleviation and the importance of food
When we order our food and without any remorse throw away the extra food that we ordered.

Isn't it ironical ?
I read about the ultra luxurious wards in private hospital where people book a place for medical excuses
When a government hospital is in complete shambles without anyone to attend to the dying patients.

Isn't it ironical ?
I read aplenty about the entrepreneurs who have shaped our country and their achievements
When I find only a few of the youngsters even willing to go that way

Isn't it ironical ?
I go on a shopping spree and spend 10k on a set of clothes
When I find a person happily telling his fellow commuter how he plans to manage a family of six with his 4k income

Isn't it ironical ?
I see my food home delievered any time of the day
When the guy who delivers my food waits till the night to have the food by the street side for a few bucks.

Isn't it ironical ?
I see and read about hundreds of children dying for they cannot afford food for even a single time a day
When I see thousands of obese people wasting another thousands on the gym to bring down their weight

Isn't it ironical ?
I sit in the air conditioned confines of my car and discuss how fast my city is developing
When I see hundreds hanging out in the bus, holding on their breath and stampeding to get to their destination

Isn't it ironical ?
I blame each and every political outfit just before elections for the shoddy performance they put up
When I, for myself, don't bother what I do for the society

Isn't it ironical ?
I read each day about the property rates shooting up
When the value of human lives are falling at a much faster rate

Isn't it ironical ?
I speak about creating millions of dollars from a new business plan
When I do not understand the value of a single rupee

I don't think this world is too complicated to live in. If there is any complexity in this world and the way it runs it has been introduced by us. At times I wonder, can't we make our living a bit simpler so that at least no one sleeps without food, a roof under the head or a blanket to protect from cold weather. I am not an advocate of socialism because my belief in capitalism is far deep entrenched. I am a firm believer in entrepreneurial skills and I think that is the only way to take our country forward.

Instead of hunting a million dollar job, I shall rather create an avenue for hundred others to earn and make a living.

Random Musings

I am penning down a post after an eon. Not that I didn’t want to but just that my fickle self didn’t find me enough motivation to write one. Finally, the jinx was broken. In a short burst of 20 minutes, I was bombarded with a fusillade of thoughts that touched extremities. I usually find myself some time that I spend alone. Usually, the night works to my favor. When everyone’s asleep, I break free on my thoughts. I feel that’s the best time one can bring the best clarity to one’s thought. Today, I got this break while travelling in a BEST bus to my home. Travelling amidst the darkness and minor patches of lights in the woods of the Aarey colony, I was confronted with myriad questions.

Is there any pattern to things in life? This has been subjected to intense deliberation over time, but is still left to debate. To me, the entire universe is systematic as opposed to pure random happenings. The only difference being,  no one knows the frequency at which things get repeated. At best, we can provide a guess as to how things would span out but cannot be sure on that. This is because each smaller pattern is embedded in a larger pattern, which in turn is embedded in still larger pattern. Stock Markets are in vogue again. We all talk about the recovery. Some say it is going to be a V shaped recovery and others are of the opinion that it shall be a W shaped recovery. Trend Analysis does help us quite a bit in this but nothing is devoid of serious shortcomings. What makes it difficult to predict things in the immediate short term is that there are quite a lot of unknown factors in play that affect the outcome. At the best, we can retrospect and find the hidden pattern in things. None of us know what tomorrow would have in store for us, but the larger picture in life is still clear to us. It is a great leveler to ensconce in the cozy confines of office or a friend’s car and be a part of the rushing crowd in Buses. It helps me to experience things without letting go off the reality. I read an article in the Guardian today regarding the sanitary conditions in our country and believe me it was shocking. What then is the purpose of our lives? To live selfishly or to live selflessly? I believe it is better to be selfishly selfless rather than being selflessly selfish. I didn’t find any answers to my questions at the end of the journey but I realized one thing. Just as we go with the fundamentals of a company to determine the expected return over a long term period, we should look at the ultimate aim of our lives to guide our action in each and every moment. Momentary deviations are part of the system and are just corrective measures that are bound to cancel out in the long term.

Hey, I have reached my bus stop. I am back to the chaotic world of randomness but am somehow trying to filter off the noise. In the meantime, I guess that our markets would trade flat for most part of June and thereafter the budget is going to guide the way forward for our nation.