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Acceptance (Antonym of Disclaimer):  In the true spirit of our era in Roorkee (the reason for mentioning 'our era' is solely to save the current batches), I have blatantly topo-ed from one of my earlier blog... :-) ------------------------------------------  "Will I recognize anyone?" was the question that repeatedly did rounds in my head (like the rounds we used to make around Sarojini Bhawan), "Will my batchmates still remember me?", "How has everyone changed in so many years?", "Does the UOR spirit still lingers?" and many such thoughts were put to rest the moment I laid my eyes on the first set of classmates who had flown from around the world for the Bodi cup which was effectively a reunion after 23 years of our batch of University of Roorkee that passed out in 1993. While I might be telling others that I am from IIT, Rookee, somehow I still get the real feel when I loudly mouth UOR or University of Roorkee and I kn...

What does the doctor tell you when you are diagnosed with Diabetes? Stay away from sugar... What does the wife of a smoker tell him when he coughs incessantly? Stay away from cigarettes... What does the priest tell the person confessing to a misdemeanor? Stay away from sins... What does the father tell his wayward son? Stay away from bad company... I think these instances are enough to bring out the intent of this discussion, which is, if there are symptoms pointing to a problem/issue/disease you would be better off by "staying away" from the "cause". Moreover, have we not heard more often than enough that "Prevention is better than Cure"? The problem we are facing today is that of too much screen time. Anywhere we go, we see people staring at various types & sizes of screens - from large TVs, computers / laptops to tabs & mobile phones. Recently I saw four "friends" sitting "together" on a table-for-four at a restaura...