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A few words

A few words of encouragement, a shoulder for support, a gentle nudge. That is all you need to comfort someone. Be patient with those who look up to you for guidance. You do not need to be an orator to appreciate others. All it needs is empathy and a warm heart. Whenever you waste food, natural resources or splurge on meaningless purchases, think of the millions who are hungry or live on the streets. You would realize how lucky you are. Make the best of the opportunities you have and move ahead in life. We live in a small world. A tiny dot in this vast universe. Let us make it a safe place for future generations. Let’s make this a better world.

The social bug

The social bug had infected the world. Its symptoms are visible in our fingers, which are constantly at work. Typing away furiously on blogs, social media apps, chatting. Churning out our thoughts, converting our imagination into text. All over the world, the story repeats. Irrespective of age, race, gender, financial status, the effects are the same. It dramatically increases the amount of time we spend on our smartphones or electronic devices. It forces us to keep churning out messages and posts. Libraries report a decrease in readers. Neighborhood bookshops are going out of business. In their place, smartphone shops are springing up all around. A whole new lexicon has emerged. Emojis are being invented every minute. Emotions that would need multiple lines of text can now be conveyed with a single image. A couple of decades ago, a landline was a status symbol in most homes. Distant relatives, school friends,… The social bug