Since being officially diagnosed as a "sweet person" aka
diabetic, one thing I have been stickler about is a decent 5 km morning
walk...I'd like to add rain or shine, pan sadhya punya madhe, "Ye re ye
re pausa" situation
aaslya mule, just shine!!!
I set my mood right by loading the ipod playlists with Mangeshkar
to Bhosale to PL Deshpande to Sonu Nigam to Rafi to Kishor Kumar to Yo Yo Honey
Singh :-)) Unhh Unhh, I must confess, walking on the beat of, " Char
Bottle Vodka" at 6.30 am is not always a bad thing!!! Now some readers may
want to kill me for even typing his name on the same line as the other
legendary musicians, so my apologies...but in the end whatever gets me going,
right?
Anyhow, while I walk I come across so many strangers who now seem
like unspoken friends, same recognisable faces at same spots and turns. What has
become more and more obvious in my interpretations is the generation gap and
how we techno-savvy people are really changing for the worst!!!! Let me tell
you why….
I see many disciplined old couples going for a refreshing morning
stroll. I meet one Aji Ajoba (grandma, grandpa) daily. Ajoba is tidily dressed,
aged gracefully with silver hair combed neatly…portraying his years of
experience…while Aji is sweet and comfortable in her cotton salwar also dressed
meticulously and gives a broad smile each day we cross paths. I reckon they are
in their late 70s…but nothing softens my heart like the sight of the handsome
old man holding his wife’s hand as they cross the Baner road at MyWorld…simply
a nourishing sight!
And then there are the sport model wannabes…with their fancy
sporty attire and shoes and colourful headbands…one wonders are they out to get
a good morning run or to model their branded sports wear…its amusing!!
On the other hand, I see many many groups of mums and their kids
also waiting at the bus stop for the school bus to come. From their uniforms, I
can tell they go to some up-market international schools. What is appalling is
that all the kids are standing with smart phones in their hands, crushing candy
or playing angry birds without interacting with each other. When I went to
school, my friends at the bus stop and I wouldn't stop talking with each other
after reaching school…and even in the classroom Ahem!!
How unfortunate can it get? Kids, with their heads buried in
phone, who can't be bothered to look up and say a good morning let alone
smile????
It made me feel disappointed and concerned at the same time and I just
couldn't stop thinking, will these kids grow up to be the old together and turn into the gentle and
caring ajoba who hold’s ajis hand while crossing a busy road??
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| Is this a dream for todays generation? |
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