Don't touch me

Well, that's what hard liquors are going to say if you are below 25. Maha Government has raised legal age of alcohol consumption from 21 to 25. While you cannot have hard drinks if you are below 25, you can still have beer if you are above 21. Now technically, two bottles of beer cause same alcohol consumption as three pegs of hard drink.

In India, the minimum age for voting is 18, the legal age of marriage for men is 21 and for women it is 18. Now if a person can decide who should run the country at the age of 18 and if he is capable of taking marital responsibilities at the age of 21, why can't he drink hard liquor at 21?

Though the intention of government behind this new rule is good (which is to reduce alcohol addiction among the youngsters), the steps taken seem inappropriate. They should have raised taxes on liquor, increased scrutiny on liquor shops licenses, started awareness campaigns, etc.

Also I don;t think it's governments job to guide the society morally. It's the job of society itself. If government starts doing morality checks, they will end up in losing the focus from important things they are supposed to do.

Also implementation of this new rule seems to be a problem. I wonder how they are going to check if the person is above 25. It looks like youngsters will have to carry their birth date proof with them when they go to purchase liquor. Let's see how things unfold. I have no worries though. I am above 25. :)

Memory and Concentration

                 Memory! Memory!! Memory!!! My memory is treacherous to me. I am having difficulty in remembering things. Well, it hasn't happened in  day. But the severity has increased in last couple of months. I could never remember name of people. Well, not of my close friends. But of people I have met just couple of times. I even joke about this. It goes like this - I would even forget my own name if people stop calling me by my name. I have started wondering if it's a joke or fact. :)
                 I mean I'm just 28 (It's another thing that I look 22. :) ) and I'm having trouble remembering information. Preciously speaking, English words. I wanted to build up my English vocabulary, so I started reading books. I used to note down new words and find their meaning. Now I expect myself to remember these words and their meaning. Now what happens is that when I encounter the same word after some days, I surely remember that I know the meaning of that word but can't recollect it. It has been happening for quite a while. I'm frustrated.
There is another thing -Concentration. I was never a good concentrator. Even this sentence is overrated. I should instead say- I'm one of the worst concentrator. I have great difficulty in concentrating. This had created problems in my school and college class life. It's another thing that I couldn't care less about it. :) I get distracted very easily. I don't know if, as a kid I was hyperactive or something. But I think this 'poor of memory' and 'lack of concentration' go hand in hand. They are connected. I don't remember things because I don't grasp them with enough concentration. If my concentration improves, my memory might show better results. At least I would be able to remember my own name. I'm waiting for an elixir on both. Do you have any? :)