Boy, this place is hot! The heat is oppressive, lingering, unbearable, and even breathtaking ( no pun intended…it does take lives ) ! But the word cannot be measured by degrees only….it may also refer to someone packing “heat” , or dogs are in “heat” or music makes me feel the ” heat” ! Whatever the scenario may be, it does bring about radical changes physically or emotionally. The one who is packing may feel almighty…the animals may experience excitement due to the anticipation of a release of pent up urges, and the people will probably wilt! In winter, we bundle up and feel warm…in summer , we bare all and either feel great or still miserable ! So what are we to do when the Heat raises its head ? Migrate to a colder country …stay and burn…or relax and enjoy? We may also do extensive window shopping inside of the stores with their AC on! Science may have an answer….that thing called Global Warming…..but have we ever considered Devine Intervention due to the nature of the world?
ON THE MOVE
THIS WORLD IS SO MUCH IN A RUSH THAT, AS IT PASSED ME BY, ALL I COULD HEAR WAS THE RUSTLING OF THE LEAVES, AND THEN..DEAD SILENCE! Is it about the people quickly passing by, without a thought of who is standing by or lying down on the hot sidewalk? Do people really think of each other, or are they just too selfish, only thinking about themselves , or a quick and easy way to make money? Do they have more than enough at home, or not enough which motivates them to be in this state…rushing? We cannot know that unless we can read their minds! If there is Insufficiency at home, then it is their duty to provide for their family, but at what cost? Should they ignore those who are worse off? I cannot answer! Have we also been abandoned by technology…by science? There used to be candles, wood fires and hand lamps to provide light….now, we have electricity, gas and even solar power to do that. From a simple sketch, now there are VHS TAPES, cds,,flash drives and computers…..don’t forget remote controlled equipment! From travelling from one place to another to see or talk to someone , we have video phones and other platforms to do that! So are we still going to stand there, motionless,,petrified as we are being passed? Why don’t we do something? Maybe we are too old, and our minds cannot grapple with the velocity of movement around us. Are we in the eye of the storm? Should we go to bed,,,, have a very long sleep, and then awake to reality….a very harsh reality that nothing was a dream? As we look around, there is no one in sight! Have we really been left behind,,,,,,,,,,,or are we way ahead of the competition? ?
Facebook is a platform which brings people of different cultures, backgrounds, religions , ethnicities and other factors together! We may be living in the U.S. and still chatting with people all over the world…like India chatting with Guyana…like Germany chatting with Burma, and so it goes on. We have opportunities to learn other people’s cultures , and even show them ours. Appreciation for each other is nurtured! Communication may be a little difficult because of the difference in time zones, and also in the languages, but one way or the other, we may, with enough effort, overcome that,,,especially if we appreciate the FB friends we have! Building trust through several messages, and audio calls may also lead to video calls, thus we will be able to actually see , hear and speak to our friends resulting in even a stronger bond between friends! Is this another path to world peace? That would be extremely hard to determine, because of the billions of people on earth. Please don’t forget the other planets? And I also doubt very much that they have the FB platform! That is the good side, but each coin has two sides, mostly different from each other. Some people use FB for ulterior motives with which I don’t want to dwell….but the insinuation is there! Some males pretend to be females , and vice versa….the reason behind this is for you to contemplate! Others have over 5,000 FB friends? How do they keep in contact with them? Is there a competition going on that I don’t know about? Do they answer, or acknowledge messages or posts? I doubt it very much! Anyway, to each , his own……to still being FB friends, or to unfriend …that becomes the question for today’s menu! It can also become extremely frustrating. So, chew what you can swallow, or you’ll choke!