Saying "Good Bye" is tough

Has it ever occurred to you that, saying a "Good Bye" is a tough thing to do? 

There are times when you most certainly feel so. After having a good time with your family, friends, or relatives, when you think about leaving them, your mind goes that crazy of not having to leave and wish for the moment to just stay on. Weddings, birthdays, picnics, parties, all bring in fun-filled moments that leaves an ever lasting impact on most occasions. The contentment and merriness would only raise after all the excitement of being together and we can't just let go of our beloved because deep inside we don't want to depart or more so want their company to last a little longer. So saying a good bye then would seem so hard. 

I always wonder how a "Bye" can be "Good"! How is it good when you are hugging your loved ones and whisper "Good Bye". Is it a good situation when your heart beats faster, continuously asking you to do something to stop that person and hold them with you! Is it really good at that instance? May be it is right to say that, Bye is not Good for you, but you want it to be Good for the one leaving you for days or for months or may be for years..!

Our little heart is too big to have spaces for people who come into our life to make us smile, cry and live! And it is too small to handle these situations of separations. They say nothing is permanent in life - not our faith, not our destiny and not our people. But we can never stop people coming into our life just because they are going to leave us someday. Rather let them come, live every moment of your life with them and fill their life with happiness.

Facing separation requires guts and stability in our mind. It makes us feel the vacuum. It hurts us, beats us and kills our heart! Everyone is going to face it someday, with a heavy heart and teary eyes. That day may have already gone or it will come in future. I am not sure how perfectly we would handle these situations. But all I can say is...

Though saying "Good Bye" will add blessings, just don't forget to say "See you again"!

- DC

Oops!! Smart Phones aren't smart after-all!!

Looking down at our phones isn't just making us bump into one another, it's also exerting a damaging amount of weight onto the back of heads and necks, says scientists.

How much weight exactly? Twenty seven kilograms is the most recent estimate according to a study published in the journal Surgical Technology International.

That's about the same weight as four full-size bowling balls or - to use a more relevant comparison - 200 iPhones. All piled up on the back of your head.

Dr Kenneth Hansraj, the spinal and orthopaedic surgeon behind the study, says it's become increasingly common for patients suffering from back and neck pain to report hours spent hunched over smartphones and tablets.

"You can call it an epidemic. Wherever you go, just look around: People are heads down into their phones, especially teenagers," Hansraj told NBC news.

The extra pressures is created by weight of the human head and the angle of the neck and spine. The average head weighs around 5kg and this weight increases massively as people hunch over: a sixty degree bend adds an extra 22kg of strain.

"These stresses may lead to early wear, tear, degeneration, and possible surgeries," writes Hansraj.


What texting does to your neck. (Image credit: Surgical Technology International)

Hansraj's advice is simple: be aware of your movements. You don't necessarily have to bring your gadgets up to eye-level to use them, but don't crane over them all the time.

Similarly, try exercises such as touching your ears to your shoulders or pushing your head against your hands, to bring some flexibility and strength back to your neck.

As computing becomes a mobile activity for more and more of us (and that includes slouching on the sofa with a tablet) neck difficulties seem set to join 'texting thumb' in the technology 'hall of pain'. Bring on those brain implants instead.

Courtesy - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Texting-neck-Using-smartphone-can-be-damaging-to-your-back-expert-claims/articleshow/45323923.cms

MODIfication - The change we all hoped for!!

Rarely has any world leader come full circle the way Modi has. Denied a U.S. visa for nearly a decade for his handling of religious riots that broke out in the state he then led, Modi recently fled into New York to an overwhelming reception - as an immensely popular leader and a sought-after strategic partner. 

There has been a notably huge void in the whole democratic system - the element of trust that had eroded particularly in recent years as negligence both at the Centre and state level, had caused a loss of public confidence at a time when the expectations of the people were soaring. Modi with his enthusiastic and careful approach is essentially calling for a revival of the trust between the government, business, society and other institutions. This is the most critical element in restoring faith in the minds of people. A ray of hope and revival of sorts is so vital in building the economy. Hope the PM lives up to his words of bringing a better future. Hope for a better INDIA!

Almost as soon as Narendra Modi became prime minister of India, words spread around rapidly about the increasing level of apprehension on true India. Of course the growth of Gujarat had people believe in the man and led him to the throne. One would not quarrel much of what has recently been unleashed by the PM - Make-in-India campaign, a lion's step, as quoted by the PM himself. The driving of this project and restoring India's place in global manufacturing comes as a highlight. Sought to inject a new optimism among businesses and improve the economy through streamlining of sectors across the country, this campaign promises much. To succeed, the PM must bring about fundamental changes in the economy and steer a stable course in a country prone to conflicts.

Big Vision. A Better India. All it takes is a Change. Hopefully the man - Modi is the change. Let's be hopeful.

- DC