2000-2010

RECENTLY I CALCULATED THE AMOUNT I SPENT DURING THE PAST SEMESTER.THAT COST INCLUDES ONLY MY ENTERTAINMENT AND REFRESHMENT EXPENSES LIKE HOTELS,CINEMAS ETC.I CALCULATED AND IT CAME OUT TO BE Rs 17000 IN 4 MONTHS.I SPENT ON AN AVERAGE 4K A MONTH.THATS THE AVERAGE PER CAPITA INCOME OF AN AVERAGE INDIAN.SO IAM SPENDING AN INDIAN'S LIVELIHOOD JUST FOR MY EXPENSES.THIS IS IN 2010.

I STILL REMEMBER JUST ABOUT A DECADE AGO,I WOULD BEG MY MOTHER TO GIVE ME 1 RUPEE TO BUY bigfun,A KIND OF BUBBLEGUM.THAT WAS THE MAX I COULD EXPECT FROM MY MOM.WHEN SOMEONE CAME HOME AND GAVE A 50 RUPEES,I WUD THINK OF ALL THE WAYS OF SPENDING IT.SO 5O RUPEES WAS SOMETHING UNMANAGABLE TO ME.FROM NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW TO SPEND 50 RS TO TODAY WHERE EVEN 500 DOES NOT SEEM SUFFICIENT.AND THAT TOO IN A SPAN OF 10 YEARS.

WHAT ALL HAVE CHANGED IN THE MEANTIME

1.AGE
2.MATURITY
3.OUTSIDE WORLD

THOUGH THE EFFECTS OF FIRST TWO CANT BE REMOVED WHAT IAM AFRAID OF IS THE OUTSIDE WORLD
IT IS CHANGING AT SUCH A RAPID PACE THAT 10 YEARS AGO I DINT EVEN KNOW THAT SUCH A THING CALLED PIZZA OR BURGER EXISTS.
THE BEST WE ATE FOR EVENING SNACKS IS DOSA OR MIRCHI.

POPCORN WAS THE BEST WE COULD HOPE FOR IN TERMS OF MODERN FOOD ITEMS.

TODAY THERE ARE ABOUT 15 PIZZA JOINTS IN NELLORE ONLY.

I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS SUCH A CUISINE AS CONTINENTAL,THAI ETC ETC.THE WORLD HAS CHANGED IN A JIFFY.

MY BIRTHDAY DRESS COSTED RS 600 GENERALLY.
NOW IAM NOT GETTING A 3/4TH WITH THE SAME AMOUNT.

SO THE POINT IAM TRYING TO MAKE IS WE CANT STOP THE RAPID PACE OF CHANGE

BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LEARN TO NOT GET INFLUENCED TOO MUCH BY IT.

THESE DAYS PARENTS GET THEIR CHILDREN EVERYTHING WITHOUT SAYING NO.MY BRO,MY COUSIN KEEP DEMANDING THINGS FROM PARENTS AND GET IT DONE.

WHEN I ASK MY FATHER AND UNCLE THEY SAY IF WE CAN AFFORD THEN WHY NOT.

BUT ARENT WE SPOON FEEDING THE KIDS.THEY GET EVERYTHING THEY WANT,SO INFUTURE IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIVES CAN THEY BEAR IF THEIR GOALS ARE NOT MET.

WE SHOULD GIVE THE KIDS NOT ONLY HAPPINESS BUT ALSO A TASTE OF FAILURE,DESPAIR TO MAKE THEM WELL PREPARED FOR THE WORLD.

GRACIOUS ACCEPTANCE OF DEFEAT CANT BE ACHIVED WITH THE MODERN UPBRINGING.THAT IS WHY I DONT APPROVE THE YO-YO GENERATION AND THE WAY THEY ARE BEING BROUGHT UP.

BECAUSE IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY GADGETS YOU HAVE,ITS ABOUT KNOWING WHETHER U REALLY NEED IT OR NEED IT BECAUSE THE NEIGHBOURING KID IS HAVING IT

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