Everyday Echoes

🌆 A Normal Day That Turned into a Nightmare June 12, 2025, began like any other summer afternoon in Ahmedabad. The sky was clear, the city bustling with its usual energy — until the unimaginable struck. Just 30 seconds after takeoff, Air India Flight AI171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London, crashed into a hostel building near BJ Medical College in the Meghani area. In an instant, smoke billowed into the sky, screams pierced the air, and life as the city knew it, changed forever. 🛬 The Crash: What Went Wrong? The flight took off precisely at 1:38 PM. At first, everything appeared routine — then disaster struck. The aircraft barely climbed 600 feet before it nosedived into the densely populated neighborhood below. It slammed into the upper floors of a hostel, engulfing the building in flames. Thick black smoke darkened the sky. A trainee doctor nearby recalled: “I heard a roar, then a loud boom. I ran outside and saw the sky on fire.” 😢 The Toll: Lives Lost, Dreams Shattered...

  Realizing the 30-Second Mind: A Personal Moment of Clarity           Recently, I was watching a beautiful Tamil feel-good movie called “Tourist Family” — a film celebrated for its warmth, slow unfolding of emotions, and heartfelt storytelling. But during the movie, I noticed two Gen Z kids sitting nearby who seemed visibly bored and restless. They were fidgeting, checking their phones, and clearly struggling to stay engaged. That moment struck me deeply: Why was this happening?           As the movie played, I reflected on how much our collective attention span has shrunk. Later that day, I observed something everywhere — people endlessly scrolling through their phones, swiping through Instagram Reels, TikTok clips, and YouTube Shorts, myself included. It felt like we had adapted, almost unconsciously, to a culture of instant gratification — a world where content comes in quick bursts delivering fast climaxes, immedia...