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An almost dried-up pond, wait patiently in the corner of the forest. A scorching sun, dried leaves, a heavy wind; All weathering it down bit by bit. Before its patience ran out, the wild do turn up tired and thirsty. The wild sniffs, get relaxed and dranks from the pond. When it dranks, the pond for a moment, finds the wild looking at it, in its eyes. The pond feels the acknowledgment in the eyes of the wild. But in the second moment, the pond realizes, the wild could not see it. The wild saw its own reflection in the pond. The wild quenched its thirst, return back connected to its own soul. The pond stays back, holding that half a moment of acknowledgment.

“I will change the world!” she said as if there is no other way she knows of. Lean figure with brightness in her eyes and firmness in voice, she was telling her story to fellow travelers. I just boarded one Haryana roadways non-ac bus on a scorching summer day. Had there was a helicopter service I would have taken that without flinching my eyes. I was desperate to reach my Aunt’s place instantly. My heart was sinking with each minute, and my mind was not working at full. Seems to have no other options, but to board that bus was a way in which life was asking me to take a break from that panic attack. The bus was already full when I boarded it. Beginning from the front, I reached the last bench while seeking any place to sit. Someone just made space for me, I adjusted myself on the edge of the seat, and sank my head in my hands balancing on my lap. With a jerk, the bus started its journey and with that, my mind started cursing me, “Why I took the risk of sending my ill mother away from...

(continue from the last post.. Me and My Society - part 1 ) So, where were we.. we were talking about society and its bad-good stuff. Role and responsibility at this level are like diving in sea to check its depth. Before diving, some take a long breath and some don't even blink. But inside this sea, everyone experiences the same energy and colorful life which one cannot even imagine while standing at the seaside. Anyway, by all this, I don't want to say I have been there, at the sea bottom. But such experiences give us a hint of what it could be out there. In college, I initially had nightmares, I never knew one need to be shrewd to come up scratch-less through those ragging days. I was among those for whom it was the struggle of life. It was like "What the hell going on ?". It was somewhat like adversity on us. But this adversity compelled us to stay together and really know what we all are. This is some phenomenon which gave me some lessons. This could be o...

Society, what actually it means to a guy like me who lives with friends away from their homes? As per me, the scope and impact of society differ for people with the profession and the place where they live. At an early age, introduction to society and our participation in social activities is made through our family, school, and playgrounds. The exposure gets during that time influences the person's involvement in social activities. After graduation, I had left my home and since then been away. It's been around 7 years. Like me, there are millions of people who for studies and work stay away from family for many years and tend to form their independent social network which has nothing to do with their family's network. Many a time, the emerging trend is that individual social network is more prominent in their case and they have very less to do with their family's network. In my case, I use to be a very shy person who tends to remain quite dormant in social activit...