words...

You have hope,
and the world before you,
and have no cause for despair.
But I—I have lost everything
and cannot begin life anew..

Life without compassion
is not what I look for..
it would end some day.
and love does never end..
love deepens,grows and matures
or it sours, grows bitter and cynical..
and parodies itself in hopelesness..

elections

Come October 13 and the shops, malls, multiplexes, commercial establishments, restaurants etc would see an unprecedented closure. Thanks to Maharashtra Govt and its ridiculous notion that if the citizens have nothing else to do, they would line up to vote. What a way to combat voter apathy? They would not pay attention on improving the basic amenities and they worry about their vote banks. When it comes to elections, Mumbai has a pathetic voting rate. The 2009 Lok Sabha elections saw merely 41.24% voters. Less than 50% voters decided the outcome of the elections. And the condition of rest of the cities is not that great. Our politicians do not look into the real cause for this mismatch. They rather prefer to raise irrelevant issues. They try to ban public gatherings. But is this a solution or is it a sign of frustration? I don’t get inspired to vote when I see the likes of Sonia Gandhi campaigning against those like Shashi Tharoor over an issue of what not to twitter. Madam, could you have been more creative?? They could have used this time and energy for something more useful and more productive. And anyways this way to lure voters is not the correct way in my opinion. People like me were almost devastated when the shopping malls etc were closed down for a long duration during the swine flu outbreak. And has Maharashtra not seen enough of closures of malls and theatres?? Or is it going to go the Bengal way where bandhs are a common phenomenon….?? Anyways, even if it is a holiday, most people like me would not vote to these parties with no sense of moral ethics. Thanks anyways Maharashtra Govt! We would rather sit at home and relish the fact that we don’t have to go to work
PS: a friend told me that I have not written any new article since many days… and I saw the news of another holiday. I stared making plans of a movie an some shopping and got the news that even those favorite places would be closed.. and hence this article… 