Me, my family and friends, my city (Bangalore), my country and the earth

"Each day I live, I want to be, the day to give, the best of me ......". Parts of this song was my motivational hymn growing up, parts of it still is. So that should explain the title of my blog!

As for my post - believe it or not, these are thoughts that go through my head every moment! Thoughts that are part happy, part sad, anxious, frustrated .... you know what I mean. I'm sure this does sound like something inside your head. But being a civic / social / environmental conscious person I must say that of late my head has been telling me "and you thought things couldn't get worse!!". Whether it is happening in your lives or somebody else's (thanks to the 'great media' no details are spared), don't you feel humankind in general is going downhill, topspeed on something like a bicycle that doesn't have brakes? Whatever the issue maybe - social or political or environmental - there are many positive interventions by individuals and NGOs, but that is just not enough! Every individual has to contribute (twice as much for those who cannot - for those whose goal is to just survive the day), even if not to the society then just to ones self and ones household. We need to make a conscious effort not to add to the chaos, not to add to the corruption, not to add to the pollution ..... I am proud of who I am, proud of my city Bangalore, I am a proud Indian. I am trying to make me count - for the better.

I hope to use this platform to just rant (that's what it will be if there are no comments, feedback, discussions, 'beenthere-donethat-dothis' responses) about all that's close to my heart my family and friends, my Bangalore, my country and the earth.

I am blogging pretty late in the day but I'm sure my two cents worth is worth something somewhere.