Friday, December 25, 2009

Once upon a time

Once upon a time sunrise meant the start of the day and sunset meant the end But today the day is divided into shifts and a 7-8 hour sleep is a luxury.

Once upon a time politicians were leaders, examples rather than percepts,aching every
muscle to work for the welfare and for the politician of today the picture is dark and deep,and promises to glibly lie through their teeth and miles you go, the government sleeps and miles you go ,the government sleeps.

Once upon a time knowledge was a part of the privileged few and ignorance was bliss.
But today information is overloaded and u copy,u write

Once upon a time the music was about instruments and their strings.Today its about mixing and digital sync

Once upon a time beauty was skin deep and blossomed in youth and lost its sheen with age ,However inherently stayed ,for every stage had its beauty.But today Beauty is about another B..Botox, chopping, enhancement,the lifts and the lasers try to camouflage the original.

Once upon a time when eyes did all the talking ,passion lurked behind the walls of values.Today expression is bold and loud;living in ,sleep out...where in a moment
"I LOVE YOU" to another "we are GOOD FRIENDS"...and your relationship status changes from single, committed or complicated.

Once upon a time where marriage was an institution but today the ties don't bind you that well..where marriage has something extra.. you swap,you divorce to be freed from the burden of vows and become a fiddler with fidel
HAI APNA DIL TO AAWARA NA JAANE KIS KIS PE AAYEGA

Once upon a time work used to be about integrity and worship .Today its about incessant growth and nomadic life.Nomads were there even in yesteryear s But the deluge of opportunities make your life a wanderer ,in search for MORE ,MORE AND MORE.

Once upon a time when yogis used to lead an ascetic life, in austerity ,simplicity and denial of life's pleasures .Today the yogis are of different kind, to get down to size zero, to augment their pleasures of the bed .

Once upon a time NEWS was to inform, to state ,to educate.Today news is always "BREAKING" so that there are enough fissures for viewers to peep in.

Once upon a time there was fresh air to breathe and clean water to drink.But a gill less specie gained power and changed the dynamics of life.When protocols are made and dismantled but an entire specie ,the intelligent one,drains its own resources.

But then such is life, at a point where it is implacable,it gives you a hope that the present state has also come from the same root which it once was.
In the vein of confession, we might have become complacent with such a life where money could have given all pleasures but loses its essence.Lets go back to our roots and learn little lessons which have been forgotten and trashed.

13 comments:

aayanman said...

Life is simple ..not easy.Instant gratification is the buzz of this generation,so either you beat it or join it.Either ways, it will not be easy.!

/\v|\| ^ live life in full throttle said...

Life and human beings are two things which are unpredictable, so this is the way life goes on because of the flaws of the society,just for some materialistic things like money and comfort & its good to go back to the roots but it will take a lot of time to that ~Make the World a Better place to live in ~ till then keep writing & spread awarness through your writing~. But this what is called "Change" some times for Good and some times for ~~~~

tanvi said...

Gyanban: i dont want to differentiate the two worlds but integrate.little good things are not that difficult to incorporate.

tanvi said...

live life full throttle:
The unpredictability lies in our reactions,everything else is just a catalyst.
M no saint preaching world welfare . Am just forwarding the thought that in the wake of being accomplished , do not forget little golden values..integrity , respecting relations, everything is not that difficult. We can get better and be better at the very same time.

Naveen said...

Tats the irony of the so called modern world...The world has becum so complicated...But i guess its worth tryn to share such msg n hope fr the best!!!
Cheers To Life;-)

mulling anonymously! said...

hello!!..

..yes the times have changed...things are definitely not rosy now...whether on moral grounds or otherwise....but wasn't it so in the past too.....even though we as humans have a tendency to glorify the things our memory associates itself with..i ask on a realistic scale...whether the situation now is not better?....nothing is perfect...it never was!...or else there would be no moving forward....every age has its own flaws...and the onus is the people to correct it and usher in a new age....but as humans we are....it gives rise to new flaws......its an intricate cycle....a natural order...!!


p.s:..i noticed that ur blog has a new look!!...i like it!!!:)

VeeKay said...

nicely expressed..I personally feel the "once upon a time" which u mentioned were lot better than the present days..Anyways it was a good one..:)

tanvi said...

@anonnymous
hello...
thank u for the appreciation of new look.
moreover u write pretty well. y dont u start a blog or else if u have one do make me a note of it
@VAMSI THANKS.

[Amod] said...

Your post covers the stuff that has been in running in my mind these days. Superficiality is everywhere and it's increasing and look how far have we gone! The 80s and 90s was the time when I grew up and there was very little in the world as compared to present times. I've seen how money and assets have grown manifold and greed increased at a much higher rate. Money can never give you satisfaction, it will always leave you craving for more. The capitalistic forays and monetary system is eating up the world. 1% of world's elite hold 40% of the world's asset and people are starving everywhere. Have you watched movies like Zeitgeist and
Corporation? Please do watch.

Soon, this greed permeates to all facets of life and "image" becomes instrumental. Be it your dressing, profession, skin, words, promises..they all become governed by the same feeling and thus the story. We really need to get back to our roots.

Too long a comment :) I'll read more. Have a good 2010.

Tamanna said...

... And yet, life is only as complicated as you make it. Once you see the humour in what life has become, it just becomes a journey full of laughters and shared smiles... Marriage, for those who truly want to be married, is about fun and laughter too. The more seriously one take anything in life, higher are the chances of wanting to break away sooner or later. So load nahii lene ka :)

Loved the post, girl! Very beautifully written! You should write often, you are just getting better :)

tanvi said...

@Amod
Thanks i guess u should think more...
cause i guess i translate ur thinking..:-)
@Tamanna di-ya di load sahi mein nai lene ka

Amitabh Mishra said...

I am getting increasingly amazed about the depth of your perception. Way to go, Gal!

tanvi said...

@musingswidmustaedsauce oh thank u sir , its an honor for me to receive such a great compliment. You are truly one of my greatest inspirations.

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