ArHI SS: RSVP: The End. 10/April [Complete] - Page 9

Originally posted by: meera30

Res

You know Khushi said what I wanted to say so much more articulately, that I now wonder if I should just let these two talk without trying to butt in with a Res every time ;)

Anyway, there is one thing i realized while I was reading this piece. Yes conversation has changed and it brings with it good and bad.

But the biggest good, i now think is that modern conversation and technologies that aide it, have finally found a solution for short term loneliness. No longer do you have to stare at the ceiling fan or the dull cream wall and dark wood in front of you. All you need to do is login and someone, somewhere is sitting with just enough time to take away that moment of insanity when you feel all alone even in a crowded office. Yes, it probably takes away the real chance of making sure the solution is permanent, that friendships you form do much more than just provide temporary relief. But isn't that too just a step in evolution?

We are in the middle of churn and churn isn't easy, it hurts - sometimes the ones at the fence the most. But eventually it evens out and life settles down again till there comes another big wave.

Khushi's perspective is realistic than Arnav and the way she speaks is less abstract than him. She takes things the way they are and makes most of it. Her memories adapt themselves and she is less clingy to them than Arnav.

You said it right - people who were scared to go out in the world and speak about their passion now have an outlet. Have you looked at Tumblr? There are so many talented people who didn't know how to expose their talent and now they have this medium where people can access their works. People who thought were inaccessible to us are now 140 characters away.

I certainly believe this is a good step further. People are closer than before. I can share my thoughts immediately with me brother who is thousands of miles away and get an immediate response. There is no miniscule panic that's sets between ribcage when your loved one lives in a foreign place. Its brought people together and we cannot take away that.

Aren't we always in the middle of churn? Because evolution and changes are a continuous process and its perpetual. Its like being in the vortex of a hurricane only less windy. It picks up speed sometimes and sometimes its just a slow gust of wind.

Whatever it maybe, we adapt. It's best to use most of what world has to offer us. There are people who see something monstrous, inhumane things in the said change but that's just a reflection of humanity in itself. That's who we are.

Originally posted by: Mirabell

"The name remains the same even when all original components in the assembly are changed or even upgraded. So what makes an object unique? The stuff and things its made of or the name the object represents?"

I am more than my parts
I am still I am, in spite of living and perhaps because of living
I am not what I was, nor do I want to be
I am who I am - All that I am is what you make of me
I am more than the boundaries of your sentience
I am ... :)

What a great post Greenteaholic! I am awake... so... thank you

--Mirabell

That's something I was going for as a summary for the series in itself. Arnav looks at every little thing and introspects while Khushi is more of a bird's eye view person. She is looking at his thought process in an objective fashion without letting go of herself in the process.

Nice insight :-)

Originally posted by: amaypranay

Very well said, Khushi!

So addicted we are to this new mechanical life that simple words sorry, thank you ..please are also a matter of texting, good old phones have taken a back seat and we are pacing with time for everything!

Six month to RSVP..., that speaks for it's self!

Wonder how and what will Mr R, have to say to this one...

I have lived in a world without a phone for years and never felt it necessary. Even now I don't feel it necessary; my friends and I managed to meet and hang out with minimal communication but made it effective. Now there is laziness in ourselves with respect to effectiveness because it isn't necessary anymore to be effective. My first computer in the company I worked had 6GB hard disk and 128MB RAM. My current phone is at least four times faster and store data.

We use things because its available and it's there right in front of us and someone is offering. Necessity rarely is a parameter.

This is the only way I could be expressing on your thread; everything else just falls short, for your writing.

Another one...

A very rambling, prosaic comment. Because I just couldn't find the right poem. I'm still searching though...:P

Ah! the layers we adorn .. labels that define and redefine, own them and shed them sometimes. I have often wondered if the text I lay on the page is better than the words I utter. Uncluttered is it? The text, I mean? Unencumbered by my self, my expressions, my face, my body, my self. Read me with boundaries?

Originally posted by: Mirabell

Ah! the layers we adorn .. labels that define and redefine, own them and shed them sometimes. I have often wondered if the text I lay on the page is better than the words I utter. Uncluttered is it? The text, I mean? Unencumbered by my self, my expressions, my face, my body, my self. Read me with boundaries?

It's been fun hanging out with these two - Gupta and Raizada.. I am happy to let them occupy a soft corner in my thought. Thank you for making them happen. :)

--Mirabell

I had to revisit boundaries once more for the sake of completeness. I hope Khushi's answer ties up that loose end.

The two are fun to hang out with on a slow day. Not sure how they would be under stressful environment :=)

Never imagined that they are already in a relationship!