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Damned if I do, damned if I don't

The latest trend going viral on various groups and on Facebook is , " If suicide ever crosses your mind, just know that I would rather listen to your story than attend your funeral " I am tempted to seek some clarification because of the following scenarios Should I call you only if I feel suicidal or do you accept calls for casual chats also? Suppose I call you casually and you are too busy to talk to me and this rejection makes me suicidal, should I call you back and clarify this point? It may appear I am making fun about the whole issue, but we need to understand a very important point In my opinion, suicide is not a sudden decision; rather it is the end result of piling up of depressing events in one's life time It is possible that timely talk may avert suicide but it is difficult to diagnose which call is going to be the last one Humans are compulsorily social animals and maintaining communication with other humans is very important for survival Depression happens w...

The temporary year

By the looks of it, 2020 has been a temporary year We have all got adjusted to this temporary sense of being While we were so fastidious of the kaamwali baai about not missing her work even on sundays, now we are adjusted to cleaning the house every Sunday... temporarily While we were so strict of getting up early in the morning and rushing to office and worried of even missing a day, we are now adjusted to not going to office in time or even for a day or two.... temporarily While we were worried of children missing classes on festive days or because a teacher is absent, we are now satisfied with only three or four online classes in a day... temporarily While we were so strict of our diet, not missing the Wednesday nonveg day, we are now adjusted to not taking the risk of buying chicken regularly... temporarily How long is our temporary year going to last, we don't know We thought maybe because of the zero record earlier on, life would be back to normal by now, but now its extende...