Directions from Elders...

Feb 21st - Mothers Birthday (Pondicherry Ashram)

It was a long desire to visit the "ROOM DARSHAN" which happens only on 21st Feb and 17th Nov every year, where we are able to pass through the rooms and have a glance of the articles used by Mother. It is a treasure for eyes and soul, which should be seen atleast once in lifetime. JMO

We were fortunate this year and felt at loss for words to describe the maintenance, the systematic approach to manage the devotees so calm and orderly. Thanks to Maa, for her guidance.

As we enter a steady moving queue with the Predetermined time slots token issued to each one of us, we are checked for Mobile phones at the ENTRY POINT and are asked to switch them off, (they have been kind enough to allow devotes to carry the same as they come from even long distances and cannot be done away with it)

Though most of us sincerely do that, there are a few who do violate that after moving inside, that has made them check again (2nd time) before we are made to sit in BLOCKs arranged well ahead. Because of the few, all of them are being checked again which should have been our conscious doing at a serene atmosphere like the gathering.

Ashram School children aged around 15 are deployed with duties, one of them being if someone is using mobile phones - a check for the third time, These children did find some annoying characters who after seated in the BLOCKS wherein the wait is anywhere between 20 to 30 minutes, using Mobile phones for texting, speaking, seeing videos, checking mails...

What was more annoying is that 3 -5 same people out the crowd of 50 in a block were caught two /three times by these students (young boys) for again and again not adhering to the rules of switching of mobile phones, at last these boys were asked by the higher authorities to snatch their phones to the Volunteers' custody and given back at the EXIT point.

So, should those ELDERS not feel belittled before these students for repeatedly doing the same, even after three checking and warnings, what are those people's DIRECTIONS to the youngsters where ELDERS should be the role model to follow, to do as they like... and tune the students to disrespect Rules

Their Explanation (which I overheard) that it was something inevitable, don't you all, readers agree with me, if we cant switch off or keep away from the calls/texts why should we come to such gatherings at all.

Lastly my thought ... "Where are we heading with these Mobile phones which have become inseparable part of everyday life" should we not understand to use it judicially to only the needs of important conversations.

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SAIRAM

 

Sister Rajinitk4,

Thanks for dropping by, Sairam

 

Sister Srama,

Thanks for stopping by to share your thoughts, Absolutely TRUE, wish everyone comes to a gathering be it a theatre, religious place or any gathering for a purpose and understand the priority.

I agree with you that people who go to satisfy themselves for inner peace, do follow their conscious, hope elders could set example for the youngsters.

SAIRAM

 

@Amma15

:thankyou2: for taking time to read and LIKE... SAIRAM