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Affluenza !

Recently I read a thought provoking article about the so called 'Ilness'...AFFLUENZA.
Simply put, affluenza is a harmful or unbalanced relationship with money or its pursuit. Clinically, Affluenza is in the individual as the collective addictions, character flaws, psychological wounds, neurosis and behavioral disorders caused or exacerbated by the presence of or desire for wealth. Globally it is a back up of the flow of money, resulting in a polarization of classes, and loss of economic and emotional balance.
What are the symptoms of affluenza?
In individuals, symptoms of affluenza can include: workaholism; an addiction to chaos; low self-esteem; depression; a loss of future motivation; an inability to delay gratification or tolerate frustration; a false sense of entitlement. Affluenza is frequently accompanied by all manners of addictive/compulsive behaviors.
What causes affluenza?
The assumption that money can, should and does buy happiness -- what is called the myth of the American dream.
We all have our pursuits, our dreams, ambitions...but it shouldn't lead to Affluenza, I feel.
The word AFFLUENZA might be a new name for this... but this thing's been talked about since looooong, Frankly Speaking.

The Real Ms Universes

"My new home is beautiful. It's a little bit crowded right now with all the stuff we''ve brought over from SPACEHAB and my shuttle comrades here," she said with her loose hair flowing uncontrollably upwards in the zero gravity of space station.
Apart from some snap shots, she is carrying a copy of Bhagwad Gita, a small statue of Lord Ganesha and a letter written in Hindi by her father, representing her half Indian heritage to keep her company during her six-month stay at the space lab. "We all have a small amount that we can take up on shuttle," she said.

She is Sunita Williams.The real Ms Universe...also Ms India....
alongwith Kalpana Chawla.

Flashback: British Gameplan in India

Before British rule, there was no private property in land in the India! The self-governing village community handed over each year to the ruler or his nominee a share of the years produce.East India Company put a stop to this and introduced a new revenue system superseding the right of the village community over land and creating two new forms of property on land -landlordism and individual peasant proprietorship. It was assumed that the State was the supreme landlord. Fixed tax payments were introduced based on land whereby payment had tobe made to the government whether or not crop had been successful. As one British put itwe have introduced new methods of assessing and cultivating land revenue which haveconverted a once flourishing population into a huge horde of paupers. Indeed the firsteffect was the reduction in agricultural incomes by 50% thereby undermining the agrarianeconomy and self-governing village.

This is a very important piece of information in context to todays' times...the times of Real Estate boom / bubble and it's related negative factors as Politics, Crime, Prices,Urban chaos etc. Imagine if it was still a Self Governing Village/Community base system ! Imagine few Positive factors ! !

Kumbh Mela 2007

Nearly 70 million Hindus are expected to take a dip in frigid temperatures at the Sangam – the confluence of Jamuna, Ganges and Saraswati rivers – as part of a 42 day religious pilgrimage aimed at washing away earthly sins.
This is the KUMBH MELA(Ardh Kumbh).
Authorities have erected nearly 50,000 green, blue and brown tents and 25,000 makeshift toilets in a sprawling area of 80 square kilometers on the banks of the Ganges.
Nearly 10 million Hindus, led by ash-smeared and naked saints, are expected to bathe on Wednesday --the first day of the festival The main period of bathing during the “Ardh Kumbh Mela” or Half Grand Pitcher festival, would be on six auspicious days, depending on the alignment of stars.
Remember it is the OFFICIAL LARGEST BIGGEST HUMAN GATHERING ON PLANET EARTH ...!
It doesn't get bigger than this.
(More later)