Gaps

In this age of expanding and exciting new communication mediums being launched every few years it is a tragedy that the gaps between people is increasing on a daily basis.

All the talk of the world coming closer, distances getting erased is just on paper.

The world is coming closer but we are going further away.

We are running away from each other. We are becoming too self-centred and selfish to notice the changes. We are just too engrossed in our own lives to look outside and reach out to others. We are distancing ourselves from the world and are seeking solace in the virtual world.

We talk for hours on the internet to friends and strangers and celebrities but don't have a thing to say with our own neighbours when we are in the elevator.

Communication gaps that are being created by us are killing. they are on the verge of becoming voids we can never fill.

We talk to our friends but rebel against our parents, we talk to our sibling but fight back with our parents. We do not keep them in the loop but yet expect them to trust us in our effort. We don't inform them of our actions but expect them to understand us. We blame it on generation gap and conveniently avoid all the hassle.

We do not take a minute to put ourselves in their shoes and then think from that perspective. We are so engrossed in our own self that we are not thinking about others. We do not have time to do the little household chores but when a friend calls in for help we are there the very next second. We get worked up during the week and need to unwind but partying all night on weekends but do not think may be even our family needs our time to help them unwind.

the smallest of free time we get, we think of spending it with our loved one. We do not think may be our parents expect us to think of them as our loved one. for the unconditional love showered onto us over these years all they ask for is a few moments every day and we can't even give that.
We are acting to be so focussed on our careers and life and tell them that this is the right time and shrug off our responsibilities.
We give reasons like, its either now or never, or something like " look at our friends, look where they have reached, it is the era of competition and we need to pull up our socks too." May be we really need to pull up our socks. But there is no competition when it comes to giving love and talking. there aren't just enough people doing it at the moment.
it is so very easy to say these are our growing years, youngsters tend to make these mistakes and learn from it. But why let that happen to very youngster. why wait till we grow old and understand all this and be left with no time to do what we were supposed to do.

Or worse, have no one to give love to.
Your parents might not even live longer than you think. by the time your realize it, it could be too late. they might not even be there! give them the love and care they deserve. talk to them, let them know what is happening with you, share things with them, treat them like your friends, even if they do not behave like one, let them know you trust them and care for them more than anyone else in this world. they have brought you up and have sacrificed their life trying to make sure you got the best in everything.
They must have gone empty stomach just to make sure you could have that extra bite of your favourite vegetable or your favourite dish.

Think about it. may be there is something you haven't done for your loved one that is still eating you. May be it's not too late, may be the time is now.

Fill this gap before it becomes a void you cannot fill.

We have loads of time for our friends and spouse but when our parents want us to have dinner with them we find reasons to get out of it.

We get calorie conscious when someone is happy and is celebrating a birthday or a special occasion but when we travel outside chocolates are the first thing that we buy.

In our own family we do not know what is happening. We get news about each other more through the internet or friends staying far from us than from each other.

there is a link in each family that is helping them stay together. Once that link breaks or disappears for a few days, the network crashes.