Reflections

What do we need to learn from the western civilization?I will just give a hint.A few days back, on my way home from my friend's house,I saw an auto halt at a place nearby and then there was this American(as far as I could judge from his accent),who stepped out from the auto,gave the driver the money,and said him 'Thank You,Sir'.A thing which we Indians hardly do,is'nt it?The driver can be a bad man,can be a good man,maybe he is also uneducated but 'thank you' and 'sir' are words that are widely acknowledged even in the uneducated groups.The man must have felt so happy by those kind words.And there is indeed so much to thank for,after all he helped the foreigner to reach home safely.Yes,we need to learn what the word 'humble' stands for?I recognize what it is to be helped by a stranger in an alien land.I have also noticed few other things like these foreigners,when they come to stay in our country,they respect our country more than we do,like for instance they don't throw done away things anywhere on the streets,but they search for dustbins.I remember that one day in Esplanede I saw some foreigners to take pictures of a really old building.Well,people who regularly pass this place don't really stop to take pictures of this old building,neither did I ever stop to look at this building,which seemed way too dirty to hold my attention.But unlike the foreigners,we don't know that this old building might crumble down anytime and we might not get to see this structure anymore.Well they know the value and they make it a point to preserve it the best way they can-by capturing it.Let not readers assume that I am complete in this context because even I have lots of things to learn,the primary being,not to be too rude;it is however linked with the fact that I cannot pretend things,I cannot pretend I like someone or something when I don't and I obviously don't want to befriend everyone and show a smile on my face when i meet people,but i know,i have to learn to smile,as a basic courtesy,i also need to learn to help people,without judging much,because i help people when i think they really deserve it.I need to 'cool'(as people of our generation would like to term it),myself in some situations and take things lightly,and being the kind of human i am,i know this is going to be difficult. . //The post graduation admission tests have begun and travelling to Kolkata and returning back to Durgapur after writing a two and a half hours paper,the same day,is hectic.But i am thankful to both my father and mother for this because without them it would not have been possible but the pain remains.Last time too,when i went to Kolkata,i had to wake up really early and then do some major tasks after arriving in Kolkata and then prepare for my exams as well.Not that easy as it sounds and accomplishimg heavy routines just give you immeasureable happiness,so no complains.If i want to sum up my life now,'apprehension' and 'contemplation' are just the two needed words.I often sink myself into thoughts,like for example the kind of people i am going to meet in my post graduation years.I had to change my opinions about many people,many times in the last three years and while i will always be silently grateful for all the bad moments to make me what i am today,but then i will miss the last three years for all the good memories right from my first year.I made memories because i never depended on anyone to make it with me,i just did things for myself,by myself.There are so many things that i have learned and the only regret is that i cannot really write about such things in my C.V,but the good point is,it will definitely help me to survive the work atmosphere later in my life(not considering that i am a mortal,and might suddenly die tomorrow).So i hope i meet some good people in the next two years of my life-people i will learn things from and later thank God for meeting them,maybe.I don't expect good things to last long,but life is all about practical experiences and good memories,and i want to have it all.Let's see,what is in store for me?! . //Last day i came across a post on Facebook,about a blind woman who died in 1996 and who before dying made some prohecies which have come true so far.Some of the prophecies were the,Tsunami,the crash of the world trade centre,the Mumbai attacks and for 2016 ,she made a claim,that Europe will be destroyed completely by a religious war and that it would cease to exist,and another one was that the Obama will be the last President of US-like the elections in the last two months of this year will be in vain-and later today i came across an article,informing that Obama will be the first sitting President of US to visit Horoshima,well just the word Hiroshima was enough to chill be to the bones.I don't want to make this post any longer but i can atleast expect my readers to reflect on many things after reading this post.