During the years I was brought up in the new world, Russia changed and grew as well as I did. Eight years later I was back.
Modern technologies, like internet and telephone, did their part and kept me in touch with people I cared about and people who cared about me, and when I went to see my old country. I dont really know what expected after all there years, but it was certainly not what I saw.
The streets of St. Petersburg are filled with expensive cars painted in all colors of the rainbow, people are always in a hurry, all dressed for business, high-heels and ties everywhere you turn.
I was surprised at how well all my friends are doing, have gone to a good school everyone I know are involved in some kind of business. Trying to make time for each other was devastating; everyone is just so busy!
One of my very good friends kept receiving phone calls about car orders (her company buys and sells cars from foreign vendors) every ten minutes, even those she was technically off the clock.
At age 22-25 most of my friends have some kind of business, or trying to start one. St. Petersburg and Moscow are becoming Russias capitalistms hot spots. Along with a superior location, right next to Europe, St. Petersburg is a gem of Russian architecture.
The government is finally flaunting the beauty of the city, with restoring old buildings, and what is even more exciting, building beautiful new ones. It is swarming with tourists, there is something for everyone. The streets are a lot cleaner.
Most of conversations I had with my friends started with standard questions... so how is the family...?, but ended with...So how much is a Toyota (apartment, iPhone, a pair of jeans, bottle of Pepsi..) in USA? When they would hear the answer that would be shocked at how cheap it was, and followed with questions how much would it be to send the item there through UPS.
The companies are always looking for young and ambitious and the streets are filled with them. The bottom line is - if you want to make money, you will.
Russians are very technology savvy and fashion oriented. They jump on everything that is new and hip, anything that drives, downloads, activates faster.
I have never seen so many designers, writers, software builders, gamers, hackers. Everyone seems to be especially interested in what is new and hip in the West.
As soon as I appeared in the company I was swarmed with questions, technology is something that is embraced and appreciated, and there is never a lack of people willing to try things, take chances. Everyone is so career/business oriented it definitely rubbed off on me. St. Petersburg left me energized and ready for action.
Human beings have several bad habits that affect them and their life. Cannabis addiction is an example of such a bad habit and the number of people affected is increasing day by day. If proper care is not taken in time, it will develop into serious health problems and there won't be any way to come out of it once lost completely.
Cannabis addicts start the habit out of a fun. They start it out of curiosity and might be as a result of provocation by the friends. The result is that, they start practicing it as a routine and find difficult to put a halt to it. When they can't get it at their place when they want it, they will behave strangely and even become violent. This will be a disturbance to the people who are supposed to be with them.
Cannabis is a substance that is completely toxic. The health problems caused due to it can't be neglected very easily. The long run effects are capable of taking him to the verge of death even. Slowly they are pulled into a state from where they won't be able to come out.
The individuals addicted to cannabis generally changes into the features like that of a criminal. Their physical appearance and social behavior reminds that of a social disturbance. He is totally isolated from the society and he thus becomes someone hated by all. Thus he is isolated and this will fill in more evil thoughts in him.
He starts doing crimes when his demand for cannabis is not met. The symptoms that he shows will make others to keep away from him. He will be ready to do even the worst crime. He gets courage to do anything for getting his desires satisfied. His dreams changes and he fails to recognize the difference between right and wrong.
Cannabis addiction slowly changes to the addiction of still more dangerous drugs. When they fall into marijuana addiction, the condition alarms the danger of death. Marijuana addiction slowly makes him lose total control of his brain. He loses his intelligence and thus become good for nothing. And the worst situation is that he will become a mental patient if the situation persists.
It is possible to bring the addicts under the control of proper medicines. This can be done with the help of hypnosis. Hypnosis is capable of a revolution in their minds. When they listen to the CD and the mp3 with concentration, they will try to get rid of the bad habit. This can even invoke a feeling of hatred in the addicts towards these drugs.
Drug addiction is a serious problem affecting the new generation. They generate a youth that is not able to do anything under the addiction of drugs. Timely action is required to escape this situation. Otherwise, if it goes too late, it will reach a situation where you can't do anything and this will put the entire nation's wealth in danger.
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