"Connected."

 An Old Teacher was being interviewed by a Young Female Professor. 

The professor started interviewing the teacher thus:

 

Young  professor:  "Sir, in your last lecture, you told us about *"Contact"* and  *"Connection."* 

It's really confusing. Can you explain?"

The Old Teacher smiled and apparently deviating from the question asked the Young Professor:

"Are you from this city?"

Young Professor : "Yeah..."

Old Teacher : "Who are there at home?"

The Professor felt that the Teacher was trying to avoid answering her question since this was a very personal  and unwarranted question.

Yet the  Young  Professor said: "Mother had expired. Father is there. Three brothers and one sister. All married..."

The Old teacher, with a smile on his face, asked again: "Do you talk to your father?"

The Young  Professor looked visibly annoyed...

Old Teacher: "When did you talk to him last?" 

Young  Professor, supressing her anger said: "May be a month ago."

Old teacher : "Do your brothers and sisters meet often? When did you meet last as a family gathering?"

At this point, sweat appeared on the forehead of the Young  Professor. 

It seemed that the Old Teacher was interviewing the Young  Professor.

With a sigh, the Young Professor said: "We met last at festival two  years ago."

Old teacher : "How many days did you all stay together?"

The Young  Professor (wiping the sweat on her brow) said: "Three days..."

Old teacher : "How much time did you spend with your Father, sitting right beside him?"

The Young  Professor looked perplexed and embarrassed and started scribbling something on a paper...

Old teacher : "Did you have breakfast, lunch or dinner together? Did you ask how he was? Did you ask how his days are passing after your mother's death?"

Drops of tears started to flow from the eyes of the Young  Professor.

The Old Teacher held the hand of the Young Professor and said: "Don't be embarrassed, upset or sad. 

I am sorry if I have hurt you unknowingly... But this is basically the answer to your question about *"Contact and Connection ." You have 'Contact' with your father but you don't have 'Connection' with him.* You are not connected to him. *Connection is between heart and heart...* 

*Sitting together, sharing meals and caring for each other, touching, shaking hands, having eye contact, spending some time together...* All your  brothers and sisters have 'Contacts' but no  'Connection' with each other..."

The Young  Professor wiped her eyes and said : "Thanks Sir for teaching me a fine and unforgettable lesson."

This is the reality today. 

Whether at home or in the society everybody has lots of contacts, but there is no connection. Everybody is busy in his or her own world. ...

*Let us not maintain just "Contacts" but let us remain "Connected."  Caring for one another, Sharing, and Spending time with all our Dear ones*