Development at the cost of what??

We are developing at unimaginable rates. But what really goes into development? Do we claim we are developed just because we have increased in number?  World population is going up every minute. We have definitely come a long way in the field of science and technology, medicine, forensic sciences, nautical sciences, astronomy, architecture and what not?

Concrete buildings

But all of the above so called development has taken place resulting in the earth we live in today, a concrete forest! We don't live in individual houses anymore. We would rather live in an apartment where we don't know our neighbors if there are no activities involving everybody in the apartment. We have become emotionally detached and don't care about anything that's going on around us. We have an interesting life online with our social peers rather than actually spend time with them. It has become inevitable to accept the changes, be it positive or negative. We have learnt not to raise our opinions against what we feel is wrong.

“Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.”  It is rightly said, We don't ever see beyond our happiness. We just want all the happiness in the world to be ours. We pray for ourselves and our family members. We must learn to have a heart that is kind enough to help the needy and try and empathize their situation. We do not have to give away all our wealth to the poor out there. But, we can definitely give a part of our money for their well being. It will definitely bring more happiness and bliss to you too. 

Over populated city

 What has happened to all the beautiful rivers, bird sanctuaries, forests, national reserves? Have you ever wondered?? They have all perished in the journey of human development. We have chopped all the green reserves and have ended up in a world which is filled with plastics and non-bio degradable, toxic wastes everywhere around us. There are too less ways of disposal of these wastes. With the problem becoming more critical everyday we ought to face its consequences. The earth is the only planet said to contain life in it. We have developed so much that all the other living species are in the verge of getting extinct or are critically endangered.

In terms of becoming urbanized we have switched over to various professions and even agriculture has become mechanic. We don't get any physical exercise unless one is determined to do so. We all are struck with the sedentary lifestyle ad want to get things done from the same place. This is going to do no good to us all. We expect others to come bring some changes in the society.

We must tell our friends and neighbors to utilize the resources available to them judiciously so that others who are deprived of them can share the resource amongst us also. We must take imitative in our city and tell the local municipality to collect waste only after separation into bio degradable and non-biodegradable. We must conduct awareness programs about the current situation and make people aware of the consequences we will have to face if we resist to thrust change upon us.

Lets begin today, make a change, for a better tomorrow.

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The People Around Us!!!

Human beings are social animals. We can't live all by ourselves. We need to get along with people around us to grow in our life. We meet a lot of people everyday. It has become important to get along with friends to lead a great life.

Do we really care about how everybody lives? We are all self-centric. We wish to grow constantly. It has become part of lives to compete with each other and succeed. It has also been proven that the fittest survives.

But how do we compete? We fight amongst ourselves. We have our peers and we indulge in competing with them. Let us consider studies, its natural one is going to get marks based on his performance alone and not based on his preparation. No matter how much effort we put in to learning the lessons and working out the worksheets all that matters is the performance in the answer script. We are always judged constantly. People never stop judging us. We are under constant watch.

Many of us may feel that appearance matters a lot more than our skills and talents. Its natural for one to feel pressurized by the society and do things which we never thought we would have done. We feel insecure all the time. Whether its success or failure. We tend to worry too much about future or ponder over the past and wonder what if this had happened or what if I had done this earlier and that my life would have been better. Its high time we understand we cant go back and rectify our past mistakes. All we can do is learn from them and accept and forgive ourselves that we're just human beings and its very natural for us to commit mistakes.

It is rightly said, "to err is human; to forgive is divine." We must start loving ourselves. We always look out for the person who completes us. But, the truth is that we are the ones who can help us keep going. We must understand ourselves better than anyone else and know what we want in life to put the best you in the society. We must love ourselves for whom we are today and thank all the difficulties that came our way. Its only because of the difficulties that we faced earlier we have made it here.

Its said in bhagavad gita that only if we love a particular person, problem arises as you start feeling insecure and needy. Instead love everyone. Love your enemies too. The best thing to do to your enemies is to push yourself farther in life and make them wonder how the hell did he/she come this far? :O Prove to the world your worthiness. Prove it to all those people who said or believed you cannot and that you can do better than anyone. Set realistic goals for yourself and push yourself and keep yourself motivated so as to achieve the goals.Remember only if you are happy you can find happiness around you. No matter how rude or mean the people around you may be trust that there is a supreme power guiding you to the right path and do what you have to. People yap all the time and do not bother to spread false rumors about us. Its up to us i.e., how we handle the situation tactfully.  People are just two-faced nowadays. They behave sweet in front of you and the moment you turn your back to them they speak all rubbish about you. They even try convincing others not to be friends with you. All I can say is that don't let yourself get distracted by all these things. People are meant to cross your path for a reason. If they're hurting you, try to learn why that is happening and means & measures to correct them. Make sure you learn in every opportunity you are given. No matter what happens don't let yourself give up on your goals!! Set goals and work towards it!!

 ALL THE BEST!! :)

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Be someone- motivational poem

Be Someone

Be someone who listens and you will be heard.

Be someone who cares and you will be loved.

Be someone who gives and you will be blessed.

Be someone who comforts and you will know peace.

Be someone who genuinely seeks to understand, and you will be wise.

Be someone who values truth and you will be respected.

Be someone who takes action and you will move life forward.

Be someone who lifts others higher and you will be rich.

Be someone filled with gratitude and there will be no end to the things for which you will be thankful.

Be someone who lives with joy, with purpose, as your own light brightly shines.

Be in every moment, the special someone you are truly meant to be.