So close yet so far...

June seems to have a blog-trigger in me! Blogging-2011 also started with June. Here we go...
The world's getting smaller with mobile and internet. Social networks are already powerful and are influential. 
Virtually everyone is in touch with the world. However, is this connectedness merely an illusion? Are hearts expressed in dead digital content and spamming shares and app requests in the age of limited attention spans, switching minds and ever-changing expectations? Unfortunately, everything now is counted in minutes and bucks. 

I'd love to think that we have not yet gotten over the power of a friendly smile and a warm hand-shake. There's nothing like looking in the eye and speaking the heart out. Most successful organisations are working hard on keeping their operations human and personal by customising their branding and services. Human beings have a hard-wired bias for anything human. So, the organisations are targeting that pre-judice and fine-tuning this aspect to make it more commercial and at times artificial. Those who succeed in resonating with the emotions make a striking brand statement and leave a lasting impression in the minds of the customers.
   
For effectively communicating a message especially when there is a high chance of misinterpretation, what would you prefer doing? A phone call or an email or meet in person?
3D conferencing (virtual meeting place), video conferencing and telephonic calls are excellent alternatives and less legally binding if unrecorded ;) than a blog post or an email. But they are only the alternatives and remain always so. Ever wondered why some of the mails are conveniently ignored?
And finally, if you want to connect, nothing like being there in the hour of necessity! In the human form or digital form is upto you! The assurance of a nod which says "I'm here! It's going to be allright." makes a hell lot of difference. 

(Courtesy: Enlightenment in the bedroom on Saturday morning. It's probably a result of a mixed feeling of excitement, nervousness, confusion, anticipation, slight disappointment and to an extent regret. )

To be continued...

PS: Irony, this had to be a blog post! It means "I'm here for you, digitally". ;)

What purpose!

Starting and ending  this is in one way tricky. All that starts well doesn't go well and all that goes well needn't necessarily end well. ( Just a recap: In my futile attempts to connect various dots of life, I jot down a few thoughts every now and then here so that I can read back and laugh at myself later. As usual it was decently long enough since I got back to myself publicly.) I fancy looking at our life as a small part of this universe where we are some insignificant parts like a photon or a proton where our presence unless if hit to a heavy metal or pushed to a high energy state doesn't matter much. So, you may wait for that moment of truth when the revelation strikes and from then on you become an enlightened one reminding the rest of the world how mean they are. My philosophy of becoming a changing force of the world and giving back to the society, I should say, isn't so anymore! The world is getting much more focused and specific on their requirements. I saw the pet pedicure clinics and post-breakup stress consultancies and started thinking of some alternatives.
 
I gave a lengthy speech to a school junior of mine on methodical approach to exams and importance of practice for understanding the concepts. It came down to "Well, fine! Thank you. What now? How am I taking the exams on?". We now need actionables and a bigger picture of what is expected out of them.
I, hence, succumbed to the force of growing pressure from the world around and adopted an amended version of my universal outlook. "I'm part of the world, so anything which is good to me is in turn good to the world!". That way I guess I can make my expectations specific, measurable and achievable. Think about having a goal saying "I want to do good to the society". For me, it means too big a thing to implement now. Instead, I can say "I'm going to add so many bucks to the org X" or "I am going to cut down my carbon consumption by 50%" or "Conserve water by using half a bucket for taking bath" and stuff like that. That, my friends, helps bragging later in life, skillfully weaving them into various perspectives as the situations demand.