This, That and Some More

While this is not a dystopian post, it may seem like one so apologies in advance for that! I am no expert on what I write about, these are just my observations on what has been going on and what could happen next. Remember those days when phones became smart or semi smart and when cameras were added to phones about 25 years back? This was so novel, we did not need bulky cameras or film anymore, we could just click away on our phones and as the cameras were ever so handy and always in our hands, we started clicking and recording every inconsequential moment in our lives, if some of you have taken photographs on film, then you would remember that they were taken on mostly special occasions, the frame and shot was decided and then the shutter would be clicked. Then came the storage problem, where would all these digital photos be stored? Perhaps on an external hard drive, but who would see that? Or a cloud – remember Flickr and other such platforms? That way, we along with others could ...

My childhood is mostly a blur, or perhaps it is carefully veiled to hide some painful incidents that my younger self didn't want to confront. There are layers and layers of dense fog, and penetrating these layers, even now, is difficult. Often, I am waylaid by my own thoughts and never really approach The Fog.   Lately, I often think back to a specific incident that seems to have emerged from that fog, presenting itself to me. I keep thinking that I must delve into it and articulate my thoughts, as it may be the seed for one of my current behaviour patterns. As usual, life gets in the way, and I keep putting it off.   However, here I am, trying to get back to writing and other creative projects when I am not hijacked by distractions. It's funny how I miss "those days" when I did something creative (for example, the previous articles written in this very blog) and don't do anything to get back to that space. Instead, I blame myself for spending time ...