Making waves over the AIR..

Just didn't feel like doing what I was supposed to be doing... oops..that sounds weird. Anyways, here's a masterpiece of mine...after a long time..thanks for the patience.. :-)

Ever noticed, how integral a part of our lives has the radio become? The RJs chattering in between the numerous songs, used to irritate me slightly and especially all the funnily weird jokes (not that mine are better...but still..) that are cracked. But then there were the songs that pumped up the adrenaline, to wake me up while going to office or sing me a lullaby on the way back. I used to think - thats all that the radio has to it. But this feeling of mine changed recently.

I was made aware of the fact that how sound transmitted via the air waves can save lives. How a simple appeal can change the way people feel. I was amazed to see that there is so much humanity all around. I never knew the people around me cared so much for someone they did not even see or for that matter, did not even know.

An abridged version of the story - "A family came to India from a neighboring country. Someone fell ill and was to be admitted to a hospital. There was blood required urgently. A simple appeal made on the radio. A friend of mine, called up. The date and time were fixed. On the day the blood was required, turned out that the donation was not required. Someone else has already donated".

There was a race and it was not a race to win. It was a race of humanity.. (no pun intended). People turned up from all walks of life to help the family. And the best part, many of those were related to me in some way or the other. Feels amazingly good.

This entire piece was not to spell India - Pakistan unity or anything. Its supposed to mean much more than that. Its more about the unity among people than the name that binds them. I feel proud right now.


Proud of u Alok...and all those who helped... :-)

And of course there are many more instances that can be attributed to the way the radio can change lives, but this one sure changed my way of thinking.. :-)