Are we all not very strange?  I mean, in the 20th century during the rare cell phones scenario, we would take the trouble of going out to the nearest phone-booth and call our dear ones by dropping an coin in the old telephone instrument, travel that extra mile to the cyber-cafes to email our people, friends ....make long-distance calls to our family on special occasions and birthdays and anniversaries .......and now, with the most advanced 21st century gadgets - wi-fi connections and with at least a desktop in most homes, blackberry the most sophisticated gadgets and with long-distance calls just a button away, we hesitate to communicate.  We sms rather than calling, we email b’day wishes rather than sending cards or surprising our people by visits.

Long walks with friends, having a cutting(Chai-Tea) at the tea-stalls is now transformed into talking to friends only when we are waiting for transportation or shopping at the malls or waiting for someone.....we connect with our people only to fill the vacuum, the space, our wait-time.

I know, it’s been repeated umpteen times that with the changing times, we too have changed.  Life doesn’t look like have got any better but seems like mechanised us.  We have all the wealth but not time to enjoy, we have people around, but not true friends to share one’s heart out, we have our families around but no time to communicate.

Today, I’m here pondering when was the last time I really enjoyed the Tom & Jerry cartoon(which still happens to be my favourite) with a hearty laughter?  When was the last time I sipped my hot tea standing quietly near the window sill that overlooks the mountains around??????  Great work-life, good positions, higher responsibilities and a handsome salary ..........have taken MY TIME of communicating with myself, leave alone my family.

We talk 24*7, but do we COMMUNICATE???????  If our hearts are still heavy, our eyes still moist, we are stressed and feel like excess baggage.........then we need to really answer this to ourselves are we really COMMUNICATING?????????? 

Keep thinking & keep twinkling !