Scribbles of Sunjanaa

I got to witness a very humbling scene when I went to the Chennai book fair along with my friend. After having a great time with exploring the variety of books displayed there all we felt was to have a little extra time to explore more. It felt like even a day of wandering there wouldn't be enough to look at all those wonderful book stalls. But considering our curfew time of the hostel we live in we were rushing from out there.  The moment I stepped out of the book fair was when I really looked at the people there. All I saw was old people. People whose age barely let them walk was carrying a bundle of books in their hands and looking for more. I came across few older people who barely knew the way from out there. It felt like no matter their age , no matter the little strength they possessed they somehow wanted to make it to the book store and buy those books. I felt as if life was questioning me are we really that busy to not spare a little of our time peacefully in a book store....

The other day my grandpa and I were spending time looking in the dictionary for the meaning of various words. He taught how to search for words in dictionary,learn to pronounce them and so on. And until then I didn't realise that looking into a dictionary would be that interesting and cool.  But now are people even using dictionary? Mostly no, anyone would prefer to browse that word in Google rather to sit and search for it in dictionaries. Because we believe that it's simpler and easier in that case. But is it really? Ofcourse it cannot be that time consuming when we use technology or internet. But in this process aren't we neglecting all those things that gives us experience. Tecnology may bring comfort but not contentment. By enjoying the comforts of accessing certain things we actually lose the opportunity to experience and learn from the same.Honestly the words that I learnt by looking for it in dictionary stays in my memory better than the words I browsed in internet....

Is handling everything of our own freedom or frightening? For almost 17 years of my life I have been under my Mom's shade or say the dish is always made by someone else and I only get to taste it. Always getting to live by the easy way. But now that I have come a long way away from home the very face of my life has changed. There is a separate space for me that I can organise however I want to. Handling things in my own way. Simply put I take care of my own self. But isn't that great? Yes it is, but it's also frightening. Sometimes there is no one to look after you when you are lying there shivering of cold inside those fragile sheets. Few other times there is no one to lecture you about your health when you complain that you wouldn't eat. Sometimes it's about travelling all alone with fear. And you suddenly realise how mere four walls cannot always be claimed as home and it takes something more than that to be called as one. Now everytime I go back to Chennai from ...

Why do people always try to fit into the norms of the society? May be it's just human's deliberate way of trying to get recognised or to feel included. But in this process of pretending they don't seem to realise what damage they impose on their own personality.  By saying "fitting into the society" I don't just mean pretending to be kind or to be in the good list. With the changing generations even the way of pleasing people has changed. Imposing hatred on others is the new way to fit into the society now. Social media acts as a platform to spread hatred. I often come across certain videos of people who appear in a way the society doesn't demand. Those people do not fit onto the normal beauty standards that's set. They may be fat ,thin, dark, fair that has nothing to do with others. But people somehow tend to meddle into their business.  Everytime I look into the comment section of such videos I witness how people easily judge on the appearance of oth...