What if there is no money in the society

I have always been a fan of movies based on post apocalyptic events. Every time I watch such movies, different ideas of resuming humanity/mankind again started hovering my mind. One of them is to completely eliminate the use of money. Though, in current scenario, it seems completely impossible for not using money/item in any transaction. But thinking of it for a while, it seems to be possible to a certain extent. What if people just get what they want without paying anything and there should be no trading of currency or item for it.

The main motivation of people in this kind of scenario should be to just feed his/her hunger rather than collecting assets. What it means is that a person must be getting something to eat/drink whenever he/she feels hungry/thirsty. There should not be any other reason for living. The sole motivation of living is to feed oneself and family. If everybody agrees to do so only then this kind of environment is possible. People will be growing their own food and feeding their family. If they require anything from outside, they will get it for free and they will also provide anybody anything for free. There should not be a feeling of give and take/barter/exchange or returning the favor.

Take a bigger scenario. If you need to go somewhere, it is the responsibility of the government of the country to provide you transport and if that country's  government do not have resources for it then it can ask from another country to help them to build proper transport facilities. It is purely on the basis of sharing the resources rather than paying for it to get the service. These two countries should agree to mutually share their resources. There should not be a criteria of quantity. If resources are available in the country and the country is in the position of providing assistance to another country, it will provide help to that country and should not think of getting similar favor in return.

I know its very hard to implement, it is just an idea. Seems like a weird one but it is just a thought that came to my mind while watching these movies. One can start this between two families, then society and then between countries and then gradually other countries can also join it.

"Without a struggle, there can be no progress"

Life is full of uncertainties but what is it that keeps you going. No matter how tough things are around but it is certainly a confidence, self belief and positive attitude that keeps us moving forward. I realized planning things in advance help us deciding our present course of action. Always work towards realizing your future goals and these small present issues and problems will look small when you see your future goals.

When you see people around, you will find each one has their own problems to tackle. You can see it from their faces. No matter how much they hide but when you get to know that person, you can easily see their problems. But we all have been given a power of resistance i.e. to survive the tough situations. Lets take a example, if you were told a joke first time, you will probably laugh at it. The second time, you will laugh less but after repeatedly hearing the same joke, there will be a time when you will not laugh at all. Similarly, we should not cry again and again by thinking of difficult times. The things which have happened are past now. No need to be sad thinking about it. “Tears are for after; they just waste time before." Adversity is a fact of life. It can’t be controlled. What we can control is how we react to it. The true test of a person's character is how they stand during test of adversity.

Its a faith that we have upon us that keeps us going. Difficult times will remain with us throughout our life. Its just the small small happy moments that make our days and life.

The Earthquake Experience

Tuesday, April 16,2013, 16:15 IST: I was in office reading on Wikipedia about Mario Video Game. Suddenly realized shaking of floor but thought as if someone walking on the wooden floor as usual. But then someone inquired as you also feeling tremors? Then I realized it is not somebody walking, it is EARTHQUAKE! Every-time we experience Earthquake in office, the thought comes in our mind with speed of light, that dude, we are on 15th floor. The thought of being on 15th floor is more scary then earthquake itself.

I felt that whole building was slightly shaking, I looked at the nearby building and saw everything shaking. The building was shaking like see-saw but it was not funny at all. Everybody on the floor were puzzled trying to take in what's happening.  I quickly grapped my cellphone and car keys and put them in pocket , the shaking kept going harder and harder.

The only thing we could hear was panicking of people. In my mind, I told myself not to panic, stay calm but inside it was fear. Once I heard people shouting lets move, we started leaving the floor. We walked out of the office. We saw huge crowd on the staircase but there was no option but to walk downstairs with the snail's speed. People were saying, move fast but we knew it will only bring in more panic. We realized, the building is still shaking. We keep looking downstairs as how many floors still left. After reaching downstairs, a sense of relief came to mind and body. I looked up and saw 16 floor building standing tall like a God who as if very proudly saying, "Look I have saved you". I thanked God.


It was a horrible nightmare which is happening too frequently now. Everytime, I go through it, I pray to God, please don't repeat it again

An earthquake can happen anywhere on this planet. It's not a feeling that you have everyday. For me it changes some of my priorities.

From a Boy to Man

When does time come when people started treating you as a man and not as a boy anymore. Does age matter? Completing 30 years makes you man? or after marriage? Since, I will be completing my 30 years in a month and few days, this question started knocking my mind. Most of us will say that age doesn't matter. You become man when you start handling greater responsibilities, take decisions, etc. I agree to that.

It is that time of your life when you realize that you are alone and you have to deal with the problems yourself. Family is there, but its you who need to take risks and trust your instincts.

We always want to remain as a boy but time will automatically shifts our personality from a boy to a man not because of age but with our traits. You don't realize when you start behaving like a man. So I guess the time has come for me to take few important decisions and handle greater responsibilities. Its only a coincidence that I am completing 30 years at the same time. Whatever I have learned till now, its time to implement that in my life. Though the learning is endless but the basic concepts of life has been learned.

I am Nothing!

Once I have gone to my family doctor's clinic for some general cold or fever that I don't remember now. This is about 1 year old incident. As I was telling the doctor my my condition, a small boy came in the clinic alone. He was bleeding from his leg and asked compounder "How much for a bandage". Compounder told him 20 Rupees. By looking at his wound, I knew he was in great pain but his expressions do not look like he is feeling pain. He stood there for a while then left.

I was busy telling my condition to doctor but somehow also looking at this boy. At that time I could not react but after sometime I realized that I could have helped him but did not respond at that time.

After finishing my appointment with the doctor, I rushed out to see if I could find him but he had vanished by then.

Today after almost 1 year, I may have contributed towards various investment schemes or may have given some amount for the deprived and poor but those 20 Rupees are still heavy on my mind. A little delay and hesitation and most importantly, the tendency to weigh the pros and cons while donating keeps us in doldrums.

Here I wish to convey that we spend few hundreds and some times few thousands towards cakes, flowers, candles some wasteful clothes during sale etc. which are of very little use later but when it come to donating such meagre amounts, we take a long time to decide whether it is for the right cause, or the person is genuine or we are not being taken for a ride or even wondering whether he will take it in the tight spirit etc. etc. Yes, cases of cheating are there but do follow your instinct and act fast.

That was the day I realized that we are Nothing if we can not give a thing !