Noise

i often think there is too much noise in this world, noise which we could very well tone down , if not live totally without.Our senses are bombarded with so much information daily,its little wonder that they start to malfunction at an early age.

I find comfort in the quietness of the night, when the lights are out and the city ever so unwillingly breaks for the day. I have always wanted to write. to turn to that oft ignored being in me; the debates, the endless chatting, the ever so restless being. But then writing has often evaded me, mostly my fault, caught in the conundrum of procastination.

I have made a promise to myself, that i shall write one blog a week, this being the first.

So coming back to noise, dont u agree with me that there is too much noise out there; that we have become little more mere pawns in the chessboard of life; dictated by the ebbs n flows of the captains of industry and the government,

No no, am not against capitalism or pro communism; don't mistake me, but I mean cant we all see that where our lives have gone. Day in and day out the never ending struggle to maintain status quo;your status as a husband, a dad, the manager of a company, a good frien; that we struggle daily to live up to these expectations. We have subscribed to this idealogy that one day one day, we shall b there....and what is there is upto each ones imagination.

A day will come when i will have a million dollars and then then I shall put down my shovel. But alas, the million dollar dream will always elude you because when you have made your million, the bar has been set even more higher. Its a never ending game, the more u win, the more u want.

Yes work has its own special position in the chain of life; to channelize your existence into something productive both for society as well as yourself. But in todays world, work no longer signifies that basic essence; the sanctity of work has become intertwined with commerce, wealth and money.

So now when we work to get money, its a totally different meaning which we have given to work. Thats why so many people shuffle between 2-3 jobs. As long as we subscribe to this lifestyle and this never ending saga of the haves and have nots, we will have to suffer this noise.

so what can be done to reduce the effects of Noise on oneself.

One needs to revisit himself every second day, to connect with his inner self. meditate, read a book, paint, garden develop a second hobby or a lifestyle, something which he always liked. This will take away to a large extent the stress that comes with noise.

(my apologies to those who might feel that I was very preachy)