Sunday, February 09, 2014

Man in black

I've been introduced to more artists lately by pandora. Johnny Cash's is a story which follows a tipsy turvy road. It's almost like a good drama movie. There is this song that hits me most in which he explains why he wears what he wears. He had this outlaw bad boy kind of image but he also stands up for the 'poor and the beaten down'. He would always wear black in public because as he explains:
"We're doing mighty fine I do suppose
In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes
But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back
Up front there ought to be a man in black.
"
When you see all this war and suffering in the world you wonder where are those men who stand up front? As if the two deadly wars (Afghan and Iraq) were not enough killing for those-responsible-for-starting-war, there are innumerable suffering in Syria. While a lot of us in better doing part of world will never know what it is to be like in conflict zone, there is a whole generation learning survival skills in refugee homes. We can bask in glory of economic boom and scientific development but for many the achievements of the day are still primitive in nature. Getting food for today.


Well I don't want to sound like socio-path. It just happens sometimes when certain things happen in certain order to lead me to this point. But amid all this darkness there are things that are bright too! Scrambling through the world news sometimes there are things which restore the positive belief. Like this one. Why do women outnumber men in technology in the Gulf? Compare this against Why are there so few female scientists? 
Percent of women in all tech entrepreneurs in Arab world is 35% compared to corresponding global of 10%. Not many would have predicted that. That's why I love technology. It stands fair. Unbiased

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