MASKS OFF,BE YOURSELF

SHOW-OFF is the key word today...Hardly we find a person who conducts himself or herself the way he/she actually is. It is all about the so called STATUS or position(may be fake as well) what matters to an indvidual these days. Gone are those days when simplicity could win hearts.The world is changing for the worse. It has become more important to be in the limelight,no matter it may be because of some wrong reasons. SHOW-BIZZ is what strikes me here.
INTROSPECTION-analysing oneself in a true and required way is very important. We as human souls have to be pure and atleast honest to ourselves. However,its all the more contrary. We expect but do not give. We want others to change but how can we expect that if we dont do it to our ownselves first? For any revolution or a considerable change we require the change in us. What can we earn with a fake reputation? Just a mere temporary fame or few words of praise, which too is fake in itself. How about being original? The best way is to establish a position anywhere you go by the means of what you are and not by what others want you to be. Moreover god has chosen us for this precious gift-LIFE. So how can we go against his will and be what we actually aren't?
Thereby Introspection is must. One should know one's innerself and be crystal clear to his her/conscience. Afterall the first and foremost key to success is being a good and a true human being.
Inorder to conform to present-day societal norms, most of us hide our real ourselves and instead project a fake identity to gain acceptance in our respective peer groups. We have become impostors of the elites and often end up trying to conform to their requisite'styles and attitudes'. However,instead of simplifying our lives,these masks have only complicated matters. A contradiction between our true self and the other self ensues within,which may create disorder in life. Hence,it is always better to be one's real self rather than worrying about others. Afterall,a person true to himself gains respect everywhere.

Media: Let's Not Believe It Blindly

We live in those times where the media is faster than the speed of light. Within few moments we get to know what happened where! Even our lives are so fast that we don’t have time to sit back and give it thought to what’s happening around us. Media heavily influences our opinions, media has got the power to create the revolutions but is the current media creating revolutions? Does anyone guarantee we are getting right and true news? These days media has merely become a puppet in the hands of gangsters and double faced powered politicians and so-called powerful citizens of the country.

Recently I was watching a Journalists’ conclave on a leading News channel of the country where all the senior and respected journalists of the country were present along with some young MPs like Sachin Pilot, Deepender Hooda and Union Minister Kumari Shelja. What they told was completely shocking. They told “During recent Lok Sabha Polls, they were approached by some of the leading newspapers and asked for Rs 50 lacs in which they’ll cover the Candidates’ whole election Campaign and favor them in the elections through their columns”, no doubt these 3 respected MPs refused to pay them to which Mr. Hooda further told that his whole election campaign are spoiled by local media and their columns published articles against him, although he won the elections.

I wish to share one more thing you which haunts me. 2-3 years ago, AAJ TAK news channel aired a video in which many Bollywood personalities were found dancing and singing in Dawood Ibrahim’s Party and this video was about 10-12 years old. Now my question is WHY this news channel did not air that video when it was recorded, WHY its telecast was delayed for 10-12 years?

My purpose of writing this article is to make the readers think over WHAT we see, hear and read. When the audience will be aware and responsible, media will also get responsible and will uncover and unhide the whole scene behind the story.

DRUG ABUSE

Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behaviour. What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction-that it is a disease that impacts the brain and because of that stopping drug abuse is just a matter of will power. Through scientific advances we now know much more about how exactly drugs work in the brain, and we also know that drug addiction can be succesfully treated to help people stop abusing and resume their productive lives......
No single factor can predict whether or not a person will become addicted to drugs. Risk for addiction is influenced by a person's biology, social environment, and age or stage of developmenT. The more risk factors an individual has,the greater is the chance that taking drugs can lead to aadiction
PREVENTION......
Drug addiction is a preventable disease.Results from NIDA-funded research have shown that prevention programs that involve the family, schools, communities, and the media are effective in reducing drug abuse. Although many events and cultural factors affect drug abuse trends, when youths percieve drug abuse as harmful, they reduce their drug taking. It is necessary,therefore to help youth and the general public to understand the risks of drug abuse and for teachers, parents and the healthcare professionals to keep sending the message that drug addiction can be prevented if a person never abuses drugs.
"DRUGS ARE THE GATEWAY TO HELL"