First Entry

A retired person in our part of the world doesn’t prove to be as useful as in the developed western countries. It is very difficult for him to cope up with the change from a busy routine life of so many years, to a living style with ample free time and no particular duty to perform. Retirement from work or minimizing of social activities has negative effects on the life of an individual who is getting old. The problem of adjusting to new circumstances is likely to generate anxiety and tension. Men, in particular, are faced with the task of finding a meaningful use of time as they retire from their work. Within the community the aging person can readily detect that as far as the new generation goes, he is no longer viewed with the respect and attention that he commanded during his active and productive years. Society tends to look ahead rather than into the past, and is more youth-oriented than interested in looking at the needs of the old. Thus the aged person is confronted with a situation of social isolation, rejection and uselessness.

Facing a similar situation myself, the computer has proved to be a bounty for me and seeking refuge in this wonderful pastime, I have succeeded, to a great extent, in overcoming my day by day increasing depression which I was being subjected to, after my retirement. Although learning computer operation is considered to be somewhat odd for a person of my age here, yet I have acquired from my children, many skills which are quite sufficient for me to operate the machine independently.

During my net surfing, the areas which I have found the most interesting are the news, the science & technology, religion &history and my native Urdu and Punjabi language sites. But I have recently come across these blog sites which I feel are a very nice place where one can express him/herself in whatever way he/she likes. Skipping away from a lot of filth scattered here, I have found some very nice contributions by the bloggers which are a very healthy food for thought and addition to the knowledge of people like me.

So friends, I have tried to start my very simple blog here and hope to contribute on it regularly. The comments will be welcomed with utmost pleasure. Best regards to all the readers !!!