Progressive vs Regressive

कुछ लोग अपनों के लिए अपने सपने को भूल जाते हैं  ||

और कुछ लोग सपने के लिए अपनों को भूल जाते हैं ||

What according to you is Progressive ?

 

If a louis Vuitton bag, determine your progressive ,you are being myopic.

If you are wearing trendy/shorter clothes, determine your progressive, you are being myopic.

If the Iphone you own, makes you progressive, you are again being myopic.

If you travel by a Mercedes, or eat in Starbucks,and that determines your progressive, you are again being myopic

If the no, of Likes and followers on social media determine your progressive , you are being myopic.

 

A person who does not have the sense, sensibility and sensitivity for his fellow beings and nature is regressive.

Progressiveness is in compassion and empathy towards fellow beings and nature alike.

 

Like Swami Gaur Gopal Das has put it clearly

•        Compassion towards fellow beings
•        Not imposing your ideas on others
•        Giving respect to the choices of others

This is progression.

There is a lot of troll junta around today, who just do things to get mileage and are not empathetic or compassionate about anything in particular. This is regressive.

My grandfather who studied up to class 7 and never moved out of his village was very progressive much more that any Stanford/Harvard  going graduate ,living in the metros as he had compassion even for his enemies.

PS: This post is inspired by the talk of Swami Gaur Gopal Das Speech in Indian Express Adda.

Mumbai Meri Jaan – Always lending a helping hand.

All they know is that you are trying to get to the city of gold and that is enough. Come on board, they say.We will adjust.-Suketu Mehta

Mumbai is correctly described as a city of dreams and a city that never sleeps.Mumbai’s vast expansiveness, the magnanimity and generosity with which it accepts all caste ,creed,religion,region rich,poor,educated ,illiterate is simple astounding.Nowhere in the world would so many people with such diversity and cultural differences coexist and live together in harmony. Mumbai embraces people wholeheartedly who are ready to work hard and honest to their consciousness.

Mumbai exemplary behavior is best symbolized by its suburban local trains.It runs at the same pace,it runs at the same times, it is crowded as ever yet a person wanting to reach a destination is lend a helping hand,even if it is an overcrowded 6:00 pm local from Dadar to Kalyan.

It makes space for each one even when there is absolutely no space.It accepts all irrespective of he being an Obama’s son,or a small roadside vada pav vendor.It treats everyone with respect whether he is from Harvard or from a local Kendriya Vidyalaya.It distinguishes no one whether he is a Malayali,Punjabi,a Christian or a Sikh.

It accommodates people from all walks of life housewife’s, senior citizens, working professionals,business tycoons, politicians,cricketers,filmmakers and journalists.

It is the single most unifying factor maybe even bigger then cricket.