Feels like 2006?

Pune, 31 Dec 2005

Last night, my nephew woke up around 5AM to ask for an additional blanket.This was inspite of wearing a warm blanket in addition to a duvet. And we were sleeping on a thick mattress in a room with most windows shut.It was probably 10 degrees Centigrade.

That's when my mind wandered to Kashmir and I was thinking about all the people freezing to death in the cold and possibly wet flimsy tents.It must be 4 degrees Centigrade there.Is it less painful to die when cold? Does it numb the senses sufficiently?Of course not! Where's the senses of this world gone?Why is it better to have nuclear arms rather than the warmth from nuclear energy?

And why is it better to be hungry in zimbabwe than to work for white farmers?And how does renaming a city or a station or a street solve any problems?We all know the problems, but we don't have the time or inclination to do much about it. We are as selfish as we were back in the 1900's.