Daily Dose Of Depression

They say when America sneezes teh world cathces cold. An article in today's paper TOI- A Russian has predicted that US will collapse within a year into 6 different states. He cites the schools shootings, large number of prison inmates and increasing gay population to point to the great psychological stress in the country. He also thinks that Russia and China will be the new superpowers and their currency will replace the American dollar.

There's an old film song 'Seene mein jalan, ankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai? Is sheher mein har shaks pareshansa kyun hain?' I can't help but wonder how the song catches every city dweller's mood. There's hardly a smiling, relaxed face to see. There's angry, impatient, sad, bored, worried, anxious, bad, evil, envious, greedy, looking for their next victim kind of people around us.

A sure way to get depressed is to read the newspaper. There's so much bad news in it that it's sure to ruin your day if you read it first thing in the morning. There's news of looting, cheating, killing, poaching and so many negative things happening. People losing their feet in train accidents, losing their lives over petty quarrels and of course women under stress. Why does this happen? Isn't it karma? The worst part is any of these horrible things could happen to anyone of us. It's God's mercy that keeps us safe and in good health and cheer.