Random Contemplations

For a long time, I'd dreamed of being an author. I wrote a few short stories, but I quickly lost interest. Then I found out about blogging. Though I didn't think much of it at first, I soon found it interesting. It didn't take me long to decide that I wanted to start my own blog. But it was easier said than done. I looked up about blogging online & there were 2 major steps given on every site—choosing the topic of the blog & the blogging platform. That's when I realized that it wasn't going to be easy. So, I took the help of the internet & asked my dad's friend, who's been a blogger for more than 10 years, for some tips. I also started writing some new content & editing my old ones. It was apparent to me that there was no similarity whatsoever between them, so I decided that I must include the word 'random' in my blog's title. When I felt that I was ready, I clicked on 'Sign In'. The first thing I had to do was put in the ...

Trends come & go in all fields-- fashion, food, technology, music.... the list goes on. There're tons of new trends every year, out of which some become really popular. They stay for years, even decades, while some don't, but may end up coming back after years. One trend which has blown up in the past few years is eating organic & healthy food. Organic food is any food item grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides or other artificial chemicals. They don't absorb these harmful chemicals, which is good for our health. Healthy foods are basically the same thing. They're believed to promote & maintain good health because they contain vital nutrients or have low sodium or fat content. Eating such foods is definitely good because our health is affected by what we eat. But too much is often bad & food is no exception (though I wish chocolate would be). First of all, organic food may not really be organic. Research by the U.S. Food & Drug Ad...

2020 will always be remembered as a historical year filled with despair, loneliness & boredom. Healthcare workers were on duty 24/7, people lost their jobs, loved ones died & everyone was cooped up at home. No one had thought that not just a country or a continent, but the entire world would be facing the same problem at the same time. But the pandemic wasn't just a problem-- in a way, it was a solution. People with a hectic lifestyle started slowing down & found that they had time on their hands to do whatever they wanted to. Kids who wished that there would be more holidays, or no school had their wish come true (kind of). Parents who wanted their children to go to school had to refrain them from going. Life had turned completely upside down. At first this change was accepted happily (it's not like we had an option anyway), but as the deaths increased, so did the lockdown. And the increasing lockdown increased not only the negativity, but also creativity. We sta...