The Curious Case of the Talking Tom Cat

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I believe all of you must have heard or seen the Mobile App: "Talking Tom Cat". It's a pretty nifty app, a cute looking tom-cat, who imitates your voice in a very funny way. End result- people clutching their stomachs and laughing their heads off. I too downloaded the app, and joined in the frenzy of the app world phenomena.

                                                                                       
                                        

Well while coming back from Dubai, I happened to chance upon a small life size tom cat toy. The toy also does the same things- talks back, purrs when you cuddle him and cries in anguish when you hit him. The app designer must have designed it keeping the small kids in mind, but too my surprise, it's the adults who are more addicted to the tom-cat. Reason: the cat is giving all BUSY adults a chance to jump time zones and go back to their childhood, to relieve some stress and above all- have a good laugh, something that we all miss, don't we?

As of now, we are all part of a big race called life. Everyone is busy- too get promotion, to get bonuses, to meet their so called "targets". So basically people are finding it difficult to cope up with stress which in turn leads to tension, various diseases and above all a sense of sadness, emptiness. Out of the blue comes this new app- which does nothing but repeats what you say. And people go crazy laughing! I wondered why this was happening.

Its simple. We are forgetting ourselves. With increasing competition and the urge to rush one step above everyone else, we forget to pause a  minute and laugh at the small moments of life. It was those small instances that kept us moving. It was those small moments that made us forget our sadness, and move on in life.

The lesson to learn today, please do not loose yourself in this rat race. Sit back, give time to your family. Go get your own Tom cat, or any other thing that makes you smile. Smile...

No copyright infringement intended. All rights to Talking Tom Cat belong to Outfit 7.

Location: Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Comments

  1. Devneet28 March 2013 at 08:50

    Your blog too had a similar effect like the Talking Cat!!...Made me smile & soothe my nerves (especially when I am still stuck up in Dubai & missing my home)...Good work Salil...You have kept the words of the blog simple, yet convey a very deep meaningful message...
    Love,Devneet

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  2. Salil28 March 2013 at 12:57

    And you sir like always,make me write more....have to say, its ur words that make me continue writng....

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  3. Unknown30 March 2013 at 07:47

    nice one..... dis really made me smile.. :)

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  4. Salil1 April 2013 at 00:20

    Its always a pleasure...to make u smile!!

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