An unexplainable feeling

Yesterday we visited Ahmedabad for a day. For those who don't know, it is around 100 KM north of Vadodara, the city where I live. Some of our relatives live there and many of them I had not met for around 3+ years. So, a visit was long due. We had plans to meet 3 of our relatives in that trip. Target time to leave from Ahmedabad was 5 pm. But we could leave only at 7 pm and that too after so many "stay overnight, stay overnight, why you came only for one day, next time we will not allow you to come" arguments.

We had so much talk, so much fun, we returned only because we had to return. By 9 pm, we were at home.

Today is Sunday. But what is this? I don't feel like doing anything. Tried doing some or other activity. Cleaned balcony. Threw some old cardboard pieces that I had kept aside to do some or other "best out of waste" thing. No.. something is missing... I checked emails twice, thrice.

Today was not just like another Sunday.

It was the Sunday after the Saturday on which I had met my loved ones after many years and had a lot of fun with them. And today, I miss them a lot.

Son has gone to play with his neighbourhood friends. It is raining. They all will enjoy in rains. Wife went to buy panipuri even if it is raining, because son has requested for panipuri. I am alone at home. I love watching TV, but I don't feel like even turning it ON.

So, I just blogged. Now I feel better.

When we are unhappy, we should share unhappiness with our loved ones. We feel light. They feel good.

Powerful economy vs. Powerful country

Disclaimer: I am not a graduate in Economics.

India is witnessing something that was never seen before. Markets are full of products. People are spending. We have learnt to get bored and so we spend even more. We change mobiles, cars, TV, furniture etc, whenever we get bored.

India is buying. Sellers are happ The world is happy. They say "India is powerful economy". We feel "lifted".

Suddenly of articles start appearing predicting "India will become super power by the year XXXX". They give statistics of how many Indians are young, opportunities of new jobs, how much Indians spend, how much money goes into economy, etc etc. They also don't forget to praise our values and culture, family system, etc etc.

Now lets do an exercise. Define "super power". People say (I don't) USA is superpower, right?

• They have more land and less population.
• To feed hungry citizen, they produce a lot of food in large farms.
• To keep memories alive and learn from history, have a lot of museums and memorials.
• Their universities are less of teaching centers and more of research centers.
• Best technology used everywhere.
• Allowances for the unemployed.
• (I have never been to the US, but), people say, a US common man is hardworking and honest.
• For re-creation and entertainment, they have amusement parks.
• For the sick they have big hospitals. (I am talking of basic healthcare).
• One number for all sorts of emergency. Citizen feels secure.
• They make their own war-tools. They don't depend on any country for rifle or a submarine or an aircraft career.

List can go very long.

The country in which money flow is maintained, it is "powerful economy." But superpower is something totally different.

Wish you a great "thinking" week-end!!