Declaring Emotional Bankrupcy

I've realized something over the last one week. We as a generation are absolutely emotionally challenged! Whomever I've talked to, seen around me, tried to take advice from gave me back the same story. What's wrong with us I wonder! Or is there anything wrong? Did our parents go through the same head vs. heart turmoil when they were our age? Is it that we give problems too less time to sort out by themselves? Or is it that being busy has become so much a part of our lives that whenever we are free we try to jump into strange relationships and then go completely emotionally bankrupt?! Is this the problem our ancient culture was trying to guard us against by defining specific gender roles? If yes, I think that was a pathetic solution. If no, what is the solution?

Acknowledging the Women in my Life

I realized something very important. Only women have been able to influence my life. No, am not a feminist. But female characters in my life have been exceptionally strong. My mom, my aunts, Bela Dutta Gupta, Suchitra Mitra (well am blessed I had a chance to know these legends personally!) and Susan Thomas. Trust me, I've never come across men as strong and as inspired and successful. Perhaps what they say is true, "Behind every successful man, there is a woman." However behind women perhaps there are just more women. Am not sure. But this post is just an acknowledgement to all these women in my life.