DRUG ABUSE !!

                  

While I was sitting in my cozy room watching TV, I saw some clip of today’s youth Icon “John Abraham” with a cigarette blowing fumes like the smoke coming out of a Chimney. There were a lot more related events which occurred that day. The idea to write about this whole thing took birth there and then.

 

                   The risk that Teens will smoke, drink, get drunk and use illegal drugs increases sharply if they are highly stressed, frequently bored, have substantial amounts of spending money or watch their role models doing so. Teens who have elder brothers or sisters who smoke and drink are more likely to use illegal drugs, because siblings are a more powerful role model than any one else. Adolescents are more vulnerable than any other age group to developing nicotine, alcohol and other drug addictions because the regions of the brain that govern impulse and motivation are not yet fully formed(Biologically Proved). It takes less time for an Adult to recover than a Teen. Teens that have friends who drink are more likely to drink themselves and this influence may be especially strong for girls. It has unfortunately become a status symbol these days. At teenage stage youth gets easily trapped in anything that thrills them and makes them feel a little better than others.

 

                 Experimentation with drugs during adolescence is common. Adolescence is a time for trying new things. Unfortunately, teenagers often don’t see the link between their Actions Today and the Consequences Tomorrow. Teens use drugs for many reasons, including Curiosity, because it Feels Good, to Reduce Stress, to feel Grown up, to Catch up with the trend or to Fit In. The main reason behind excessive usage of illegal drugs is depression. Causes of depression can be any of these…………………

Grief due to death, Loss of a relationship, Loss of hopes and dreams, Inability to connect with others or a Traumatic event. Teenage girls are at especially high risk, as are minority youth. Heavy drinking and Illegal drug consumption can make the brain less able to learn important life skills.

 

                 Depressed youth often have problems at home.  In many cases, the parents are depressed, as depression tends to run in families.

Frequent Sadness, Social Isolation, Poor Communication, Low Self Esteem and guilt, Extreme Sensitivity to Rejection or Failure, Difficulty with Relationships. All these factors act as the “Drug Drivers” driving our nation builders (our youth) into darkness.

 

                Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They consider it as a social threat alone. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction—that it is a dangerous disease that impacts the brain and because of that, stopping drug abuse is not simply a matter of willpower, it needs a lot more effort than that.

 

 

Published in: on July 22, 2008 at 7:51 am  Comments (1)  

” EveryThing Is Messed Up Here !!! “

      Misery,Trouble,Discontent,Grievance, Accusing.Blame…… and the list goes on.These are the words that we have associated with our lives here.Who is Responsible ?????
         Though there is a lot to discuss about,Let me try to gel few things together and provide you with a sincere Picture from my point of view.Things we come across everyday.
         I go to fruit or vegetable seller to pick some stuff.A nice warm welcome from his side.I smile and pick a fruit from his cart,Bang ….Fire in his eyes and his fist tight enough to blow my jaw off.I am still trying to figure out what wrong did I do.
         A person driving his car,I come from behind and start blowing the horn “Loud and Proud”.I know there is one more vehicle in front of him but that doesn’t matter I want him to make way for me.He tries his best but can’t do it,anyways I can overtake him from Left and give him a piece of mind too.
        Early morning I wake up as I am irritated by some sound.I feel as if some one is hitting a nail in my head.I look out of the window and to my surprise its my next door neighbour hitting hard at the fence of our beautiful park.Seems he needs some Iron Stuff for his home.
        I see a doctor rushing towards Emergency Ward to see some patient.I follow him and add to the crowd of people(his relatives)waiting for him(patient)to arrive.Doctor gathers courage and say “Can you please go out,One person is enough to attend the patient”.Next moment he finds himself kissing the floor of the ward.The man standing next to him saying”You doctors don’t care for a person even if he dies in front of you”.You are telling us (his blood relation ppl)to go out.Remember doctor has not seen the patient yet.
        We are getting late for the office and request the driver of the local bus to atleast make a move.He turns around,looks in to your eyes and you guess the rest.After some time you make one more courages attempt and say “Now the Bus is full I think we can move ahead”.He looks into the side mirror to check if there is someone Hanging outside the bus.As he finds none,he turns towards you and says “Why don’t you hire an Auto Rikshaw or get youself a Taxi”.All you can do is wait for another 10-15 minutes.
       I am stopped by a Traffic cop and asked for the Vehicle Enclosures.Well I don’t think its necessary to carry them everytime.And what if I don’t have few of them.Ruthless cop he fined me for that.The one who was on this circle before always negotiated.Now I feel he was much better than this new one,I was wrong before.
       Electricity is necessary for every house hold even for me.But I don’t want to pay for consuming it.I haven’t done it since last 18 years.Well I ll make my own ways of getting it in a better way.Hooking is what I am going to do.Line man of our sector is good enough to ignore my activities.Only the new JE can be a trouble.If at all he forces us to get Electricity Meters installed
We ll check out with the good buddy line man if we can make the meter work our own way.I don’t think its necessary that even I should use electricity in a Genuine way as others in our sector do it.I don’t agree with our State Govt on many things.What have they done for me till now.
        One who is honest we want to Corrupt him,One who is corrupt We abuse him.What we get we don’t want to pay for that and what we don’t get we crib for that.When we break rules its ok,when others do it they lack sense.There is lot more to the miseries of our own deeds.
       Keeping all the Politics and Human Grudges apart.Does the above incidents reflect a picture of us being “Responsible And Civilized Citizens” ?????????  

Published in: on May 29, 2008 at 7:05 am  Leave a Comment  

Look For Some Govt Job Now?? (A Common/Sorrowful Scene in Kashmir)!!

 

         

Confused about the title, don’t be because today I am going to say something that every youth wants to say “LOUD AND PROUD”…….I work for a prestigious MNC(but OOP’S its Private Ltd) .

          Wow….That marks card looks real good, We all are proud of you. First reaction after you come out with flying colors in your Profession(Degree Done).I ll prove my Metal and get myself a good respectful Job, Your reaction with that towering %age marks card in your hand.

          Next ….Struggle Struggle and More Struggle. Finally you get a job and mind you in a MNC, Well the package sounds good. This is where tears start rolling out of joy. Now I can be a proud son of my proud parents. Thanks to almighty Allah. You reach home with full Enthusiasm and Joy. Your parents welcome you with all their good wishes and love.

           Sometime Later, There is this Govt Job why don’t you apply for it? Yes but its not what I have learned all my Life (You are talking about your profession) and on top of that I am already working at a Higher Rank, But its a private sector (You are next to Unemployed).This is where you start Sweating and Shivers running down your Spine. Life takes a U-Turn ,You loose track of your Present and You are not sure of your Future.

 

          Mashallah your son is so Well Mannered,Organised and Good Looking, Try to get him into some job.There will be a queue outside your house for his marriage proposals.Ya but he is doing a job(He is working as a Software Engineer/Sales manager/Hr…..list goes on).No no I mean Govt Job(His present job  is just like that  and for his own expenses).But he earns more than 20k.Ok did he apply for that Govt Job,Do you have any contacts(CM,MLA…bla bla).He doesn’t give a Heed to what your Parents are saying.Your parents keep on defending you and you status but Alas they too go with the society.For your parents happiness you decide to sacrifice(but wait aren’t you going against your wish and principles).

          You are left Alone to Fight the Ideology of a common man who can’t see/doesn’t want to see anything beyond that wall. Will you Standup and prove your Guts or Is it that you are going to Fall for others happiness.

          I do believe in today’s youth and I know We can do it but Do You ??

 

 

 

           

Published in: on April 17, 2008 at 6:11 am  Comments (4)  

” Today’s Youth Has To Do It(We have to do it/A Kashmiri Has to Do it? )”

To my agony I was caught in a discussion which I always tried to avoid not because I couldn’t do much about it,I actually knew I could do something about it which others wont like.
        Things started rolling with the punch line “Kashmiri’s don’t want to progress as they lack sense” and guess what the one who told this belongs to todays youth(Born and Bought Up here).But now working abroad.Second blow came out of no where straight on my face.”You people have to change things you are today’s Youth”.For a moment I was in a state of Tremor.I was wondering If I was in conversation with someone from 50’s(A non Kashmiri) But I regained my senses and realised that it was him ,a youth from kashmir who loves to crib about my misery and helpless condition(only because he is no more here and I am).

         So many questions were shot at me “The System here is corrupt? The roads are pathetic?There is no Self Respect?Power Supply is short?People don’t want to change?Culture is Messed up?…So on So forth  !!! To all his questions I had one simple answer “What good did you do about all this?”…Its not about You and Me its about We.We have the Potential and Intelligence,but we lack Resources(But we can create them).For a moment he was in a fix and his face pale.

        When people compare us with other states why do they forget the “20 + years of Havoc” we have gone through.When they compare us with other countries they forget that its Just 50 odd years back INDIA started developing as a nation.Do you expect kashmir to grow “Leaps and Bounds” when the country itself is still developing.
        Being proud of nations you don’t belong to is Foolish.People aren’t going to ask you about “What you have in Dubai,Uk,Us or Australia,They are going to ask you What do you have in Kashmir(The place you are born in….Your Home).Go places ,go nations, go countries,remember one thing you will still be called a Kashmiri.If you can’t do anything good for your motherland atleast try not to Insult it.If a Kashmiri is no more in kashmir He/She still can keep it alive and Honoured anywhere/in anypart of world……..Bring Loyals to your Nation being here or somewhere else because your own people need it.
     ” Make History Don’t Just Follow One”

Published in: on March 24, 2008 at 8:20 am  Leave a Comment