The Beginning

Hello everybody! I have gotten through a few chapters of my book, "The Association of Small Bombs" by Karan Mahajan. Although it was only a few chapters, there was a lot of information that was thrown at me at a rapid pace. I would like to use this blog post to expand on what I had talked about in my discussion post last week. To give some information, the Khurana family had just lost their two sons in a bomb blast in a new Delhi marketplace. As reporters and family members had swarmed the Khurana family to find out why both sons were out alone, Mr Khurana stated that they had gone to pick up his "watch from the watchman" (Mahajan) However, this was a lie. The real reason was that the two sons were going to pick up an old broken down TV. The reason why the Khurana family had lied was because using an old broken TV while living in an upper middle class home was looked down upon. In a time where the family needed to grieve, they were instead forced to come up with an excuse of why their sons had died.

I just found this example to be relatable to much of society, as we always have continuous thoughts  of what others will think. In fact most of the decisions we make are because of other people decisions. Moreover, these decisions could range from small to big. For example, one could buy the new and trendy outfits because others are wearing them. This wouldn't really do much harm. However, when we have big decisions, like which college you could go to, it is viral to stay true to who you are. You shouldn't go to a college because all your friends are going, but instead decide which one is the best fit and has the best opportunities for you. These are just a few examples, but everyday a large part of our world is based upon others. So, I feel like we should sometimes not always follow everybody else because everybody is doing it, but decide for ourselves if it is the right thing to do. Just something to think about. Well that's going to wrap up the blog for today. I'll see you soon as I continue reading my book. Bye!