Twitter..The Joint Family Equivalent

Most of you know that Twitter is a social networking site. But what you don't know is that it's an equivalent of being in a joint family.

There is no such thing as privacy since everything happens on a public timeline. From what you're eating to where you're going...who you're friends are....who you're fighting with.....who's happy....who's sad....we know it all.

Personally I love being surrounded and loved by all these people but I do concede that at times it can get annoying. The lack of privacy, the nosiness, the questions. Everyone knows everyone's business. One sad/angry tweet can fill up your timeline with countless queries from people wanting to know what's wrong. That's the way it works....we live, laugh, fight and cry together openly for all to see.

You must be wondering what's my point? In the last few days I've come across a few instances where people have gotten upset with what they probably think is an invasion of privacy. I admit we do overstep our boundary at times. But that's not coz we're nosy. We genuinely care about the people we interact with. It's not gossiping......it stems from loving. So please keep that difference in mind next time you get pissed off......coz only when you loose this love and caring will you understand how precious it is. But it will be too late....you will no longer be a part of this wonderful and loving joint family!!!

Cut Your Losses

The saying "cut your losses as quickly as possible" has been on my mind today. And I am seriously pondering on the wisdom of doing so.

There are times no matter how hard you try things don't work. But most times we just carry on, knowing there's no point because it's oh so difficult to let go. 

I think the biggest reason we want to hang on to things is because there is a certain comfort level in the known. You know the good, bad and ugly and you figure you'll deal with it. 

I can think of so many instances when I've let things pass saying chodo. But I've realized that letting things pass is like slow poisoning. It kills you slowly but surely. 

Am seriously tempted to cut my losses on a certain situation. But the fact that I'm debating in my mind tells you that I am having trouble letting go. Wanting to hang on. Knowing fully well that if I do, this particular situation will bug me every few days. But still debating. When will I learn?

OMG

The photo says it all. I took it last night on my way back home and at that point of time I couldn't help but say OMG and laugh. I mean come on, this is Delhi, the national capital. It was hilarious.

Later though when I thought about it, I felt a bit sad and a bit mad. Sad because a whole lot of people in our country are illiterate and for them it's just a print. They don't know that the wrong side is up and I really don't blame them. They are poor workers doing their job of hanging a board where it's supposed to be hung.

Then comes the mad part. Someone obviously has not done their job properly and that's the reason these boards are upside down. If the guy who was "supposedly" supposed to supervise has paid even 1% attention, he would have seen what you and I, the educated lot can see. But he didn't and so we can all look at this photo and have a good laugh.

BloodAid ~ A Non-Profit Initiative

I recently heard about a new non-profit initiative from some friends and was really impressed. So I thought I'd share it with all of you. It's called BloodAid, an online portal which aims to connect genuine donors with people who are desperately in need of blood in case of emergency.

We all come across such cases where someone needs blood urgently and at that point of time we end up racking our brain trying to figure out someone we know with a matching blood type. Now we know where to go. This site has voluntary donors from all blood types who one can get in touch with in case one requires blood and it's FREE .

I remember the time when I needed two units of blood before a surgery and it was pretty stressful trying to figure out where to get it from. At that time my Mom and Sister had given what was needed and I still remember feeling very grateful in my heart especially since they both have an absolute horror of needles.

A lot of us don't really pay much attention to these blood requests when we see them. I guess it's because it's someone, somewhere, and it generally doesn't touch us enough to be active about it. But let me tell you when it's someone we love who needs it....that is the time we really understand just how precious donating blood is.

So please please please check out www.bloodaid.com and spread the word about it to all your friends. You never know, someday, somewhere, by doing so, you just might be instrumental in saving a life.