Screening the information

Screening the information we are exposed to is one the biggest challenge of our times. It is not very wise to believe any news completely and immediately. All news suffer from a serious limitation that is "bias". There is no reward for arriving at opinions quickly. So the best method is to take information slowly. When you come across any event try to understand the cause behind it and go for an analysis. The precondition for analysis is availability of abundant information.Read about an event from atleast three different sources to ensure that some particular rigid framework of thinking does not dominate our view.  The social media and even news channels with the ' breaking news' flashing almost the entire day have conditioned us to give immediate reactions. The cause of the social unrest and pertinent unconclusive  debates lies in this environment of urgency that has been created. So lets consume news like fibre rich food that takes a while to digest and not be addicted to energy drinks.

How close?

How close I am to the world I wonder

close enough that I exist amidst it, not enough that I embrace it

Like the breeze that flows past me

Close enough, I can feel, not enough that I can hold

Like the fragrance of a lily that mesmerises me

Close enough, I can breathe not enough that I can keep

Like the moonlight that falls over me

Close enough, I can bathe not enough that I can grab

Like the sweetest dream in my sleep

Close enough, that I rejoice not enough that I can experience

Like all the desires I had, I have

Close enough, to make me restless not enough that I can live them

Like the bond I share with myself

Close enough that I keep secrets, not enough that I can cherish being alone.

Experience the change within

I am of that category of people who love going forward in life. My biggest nightmare is if someone would rewind my life and i find myself facing past again. I only visit my past to reflect, to understand the evolution of my own self. I love every passing moment of life because every moment is leaving behind an experience. Some of these are minor but when these experiences accumulate, they give birth to transformations. The transformations again seem subtle but when you look back a decade or more you will realise that a little of learning of each moment has made you an entirely different person. Change is the only constant phenomenon is something we know but whats more amazing is to be a witness to the change within us. We will be able to appreciate life completely only when we keep ourselves open to realisations. While you are reading all of this there have been so many transitions between moments. When you keep this in mind you are able to understand how vivid life is. That will make you want to experience more of such transitions. The only way to live a happy life is to live it in moments of present while offloading the baggage of past and greeting future with excitement.