I am just back from a very pleasant but hectic official trip to Khandala. Mumbai is a little less hot, the traffic is still the same, I somehow still prefer the Old Western Express Highway to the New one and Mumbai, as a city, has become faster.However, these are besides the point. There is a 'in-flight' phenomenon which I have noticed before, but somehow it did not register enough for me to write a post..
The 'phenomena' that I am referring to is very commonplace in flights. Anyone who has flown more than once would have realized this. Upon touchdown, the air hostess or the lead cabin attendant very politely and with a very bored expression goes through the routine of telling us the outside temperature, that we should remain seated with the safety belt on till the aircraft comes to a complete halt, etc etc, and that too in multiple languages...However, we just turn deaf and carry on switching our mobile phones off, pacing up and down the aisle, opening the overhead bunks for our luggage. All this to suggest as if switching the mobile on after a couple of minutes will make us miss an appointment that will decide our life and death.We are all in a hurry to reach for the aircraft door first and possibly jump off, as if we are all sitting on a ticking time bomb and we are looking to save our backside from being blown off!!!I mean how much time do we waste by just waiting that extra minute to get off comfortably...I am saying these at the cost of being touted as a being regressive. However, I am sure there are many like me who like their own space and do certain things by their own watch.
Very recently, Reliance (Broadband Services)has captured this 'slice of life' beautifully in their ad. It shows the exact same phenomena and then goes on to add that since everybody is in a hurry, they should use Reliance as it is fast, etc,etc.
Today, everybody is in a hurry. Everybody wants to come first as if to say that coming second best is shameful. I am nor sermonizing ala Rancho of 3 Idiots. We earn to earn more, we spend to spend more, we compete to compete more. It is about scoring more always. Are we not in this process distancing ourselves from the little joys of life...
Are we living to LIVE MORE????
Pratik's Idiosyncrasies
Mea Culpa!
- Pratik
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Hi Guys!!Welcome to my world of literary expressions. A bit about me first - I am a researcher by profession, an observer by design and an author by choice. I have various interests of which I find human behavior the most interesting.There are many things (small and big) that I come across as a result of meeting and speaking to various people. I call them, the 'flavor of life'. This blog is my way of penning down my experiences with life, on a variety of subjects. This blog is in no way meant to be a great literary piece...This is just a vent to my observations and experiences. Happy Reading!!
