Well I was told once by a fellow blogging friend that I should write on anything that makes me think for more than 5 minutes. I think I’m gonna take that advice today and write about , not one, but two things. Chauvinism and Depression. Don’t consider this to be a very positive article, it’s more of an unorthodox topic to write on, but I felt compelled to write on it, for reasons best known to me. The following statements are fact based on my observation feel free to disagree, arguments are invited. :D
I’ve never really been a male chauvinist; I don’t think being one is of much pride either. For that matter, what is pride?! According to me, Pride should be reserved for something that you achieve or attain on your own, not something that you get by accident of birth. Seriously, how difficult is it to understand something like that? Considering chauvinism, there are people who would rather commit suicide rather than see a woman attain more success than them, or well, some who are just plain jealous and start off with immature acts just so that their chauvinism is justified. I ask you, how long would you carry on such a blasphemous act? How long will it take to realise that just hiding one’s chauvinism by insulting the other individual or highlighting non-existent personality traits of the other, is just a sad excuse to hide your own personality flaws. A group of people who strongly believe in something, chauvinism in this situation, and can easily be referred to as the chauvinist cult.
Next, I would like to speak of depression. A word easier said than understood, depression to me is a situation that one would NOT want to go through EVER in their lives. Understand the fact that depression is a state of mind where one is incapable of ration thought, is disinterested in once pleasurable activities and refuses to see the brighter side of things. Would you like to see anybody in a situation where in the other person is genuinely unhappy. Where he/she unable to cope with the pace of life. It’s a proven fact that about 20 percent of teens experience depression even before they reach adulthood. The sad part is, you will still find sadist people who gloat and “PRIDE” themselves on their ability to put others in such a state. Being very honest here, I feel that there’s a way to deal with people like these. There really is. The first and foremost thing to do is to not let them get to you. Reflecting upon what another person says to you doesn’t help you in any way, but for that matter, it worsens things considerably. When such people see the effect they have on you, that will just act as an impetus for them to carry on with their antics. Secondly, don’t expect sympathy. Sympathy, will not get you anywhere, for that matter, it will lower you self esteem and morale immensely. What one needs is empathy. An individual who has been through the same thing in their past will know how to deal with the situation at hand better. Yes, solving your own problems is always the way to go and that should be followed, but a little helpful advice never hurt anyone. :P
Now I’m pretty sure most of you are tired with the note as it is. It may be a piece to reflect on for some, but absolute “bs” for some others. I just wrote this article, so that someday when you find yourself in such a situation or see somebody you care for in this kind of a problem, this article may be of little help. Just my contribution to the world. I really hope you like this piece.
:D
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Death
Okay, I hope you guys liked the last post. I really hope you did. Anyway, this post is going to be very short and crisp (atleast that’s how I planned it to be when I started out), so rake in whatever I have to say.
The past two days have been, to say the least, eye opening for me. They’ve been days which I can refer to in the future as the days that substantially changed my way of thinking about the world. We’ve all seen movies, and we’ve seen incidences wherein people have these epiphanies that completely change their lives. I won’t exaggerate to say that I had an epiphany but it was most definitely a reality check.
I’ve always heard that life is worth living if you have your loved ones nearby. That every moment you spend with them is worth a million years of happiness. But whoever was intelligent enough to say the two lines above was stupid enough to ignore the quantum of grief, sorrow and emptiness a person leaves behind after his death. It is at these times, that each of those happy moments that you once savoured haunt you and never seem to pass.
Loners seem to be more at ease in such a situation. They never tend to stay attached to any individual anyway, so the point of their loss hitting hard on friends is easily minimised. But in all practicality, don’t we all just move on too easily? As in, leaving apart the immediate family concerned, the rest of us don’t really seem to be bothered by the tragic event for anything more than a few hours and think it best not to think of such events. We consign it to a corner of our brain that we regret to retrieve any recollections from. I truly believe the dead have more to teach us than anything or anyone else in our lives. “Learning from other’s mistakes”, right? Ever tried implementing it?
I just sit back and think about the transient nature of life, the pace of life consumes us so much that we forget to sit and ponder over the people who mean most to us. No, instead, we think about deadlines that we have to fulfil, things we have to complete. It’s always work isn’t it? The rational thinkers amongst you reading this will say, “Well that’s life, you gotta work to survive.” My question to you is, “Don’t you have to survive to work in the first place?”
I really think there has to be a better way to alter our lives. Consider this; we have to do something to become emotionally involved humans. How would you possibly feel (and no offence here) if on your deathbed you repent on being a human who never cared about the pain or the suffering on the hearts of the other human soul. Think about this.. It might just hit you, where you’ve been going wrong.
The past two days have been, to say the least, eye opening for me. They’ve been days which I can refer to in the future as the days that substantially changed my way of thinking about the world. We’ve all seen movies, and we’ve seen incidences wherein people have these epiphanies that completely change their lives. I won’t exaggerate to say that I had an epiphany but it was most definitely a reality check.
I’ve always heard that life is worth living if you have your loved ones nearby. That every moment you spend with them is worth a million years of happiness. But whoever was intelligent enough to say the two lines above was stupid enough to ignore the quantum of grief, sorrow and emptiness a person leaves behind after his death. It is at these times, that each of those happy moments that you once savoured haunt you and never seem to pass.
Loners seem to be more at ease in such a situation. They never tend to stay attached to any individual anyway, so the point of their loss hitting hard on friends is easily minimised. But in all practicality, don’t we all just move on too easily? As in, leaving apart the immediate family concerned, the rest of us don’t really seem to be bothered by the tragic event for anything more than a few hours and think it best not to think of such events. We consign it to a corner of our brain that we regret to retrieve any recollections from. I truly believe the dead have more to teach us than anything or anyone else in our lives. “Learning from other’s mistakes”, right? Ever tried implementing it?
I just sit back and think about the transient nature of life, the pace of life consumes us so much that we forget to sit and ponder over the people who mean most to us. No, instead, we think about deadlines that we have to fulfil, things we have to complete. It’s always work isn’t it? The rational thinkers amongst you reading this will say, “Well that’s life, you gotta work to survive.” My question to you is, “Don’t you have to survive to work in the first place?”
I really think there has to be a better way to alter our lives. Consider this; we have to do something to become emotionally involved humans. How would you possibly feel (and no offence here) if on your deathbed you repent on being a human who never cared about the pain or the suffering on the hearts of the other human soul. Think about this.. It might just hit you, where you’ve been going wrong.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The "System"
Well let’s get to the point. I didn’t know what to write on for a long time. It was bothering me immensely. I was later suggested by a friend that I should write on anything that makes me think for more than 15 minutes. I found that advice highly useful and thus, I’m posting on my blog today.
Now most of us are aware of there being some sort of corruption or another in our country. Lets not kid ourselves, we all have seen it at some point or another in our lives, it’s just that we tend to not pay much heed to it because it’s been around us for so long that we don’t even feel that’s it’s something we need to take a stand against. Being honest here, we feel that as long as we’re getting our work done on time and meeting deadlines, any means adopted are all worthwhile.
Yet, most of us fail to realise the cost of such actions. Not the price, no, there’s a difference. Time and again, we’ve failed to understand the repercussions of our actions. I for one think and I’m sure you would agree with me, that achieving success once is never enough. Any normal human will want to do something bigger the next time around. If today you bribe a traffic inspector, that’ll just increase your courage and you’ll be bound to commit more traffic violations because you will not fear retribution as you’ve gotten yourself out of the situation in the past. In practicality, these incidences are but building blocks to heighten anybody’s knack of excessively acting against the law. How different are we from thieves who start with small, petty crimes and work their way up to bigger and more dangerous acts. Have we shown ourselves any different from them? Of course we haven’t, and that worries me immensely.
In a society that’s almost parasitical, we need to understand that people learn from their own experience and that of others as well. Experiences of avoiding the wrath of the law are commonplace and almost everybody will narrate an experience with utmost joy and satisfaction. Isn’t it necessary for us to understand the fact that outlaws aren’t heroes. They’re criminals; it’s just the magnitude of their acts that differ from time to time.
Why do we see news of the children of policemen and politicians getting away with almost whatever they do? Somehow the “System” doesn’t seem to get to them. They get away with murder, yes, cold blooded murder. I’m sure you all will understand the obvious reference I want to make here. The fact that a few strong interventions are always needed to set things straight, possibly in the same manner a dazed person is slapped back to reality, we need something that can act whenever needed without prior delay. I do not wish to be an ignorant hypocrite stating that we need a change in our system, what we need to do is realise the problems first, understand them carefully and act accordingly. Only by doing that can we truly ever believe to rid ourselves of this corruption.
Now there have been committees that have worked against corruption in our country. But let’s not kid ourselves, the sheer enormity of the pressure under which the people who work against corruption just cannot be undermined. We all know the son of a powerful political family can get high on cocaine in his house and the media can do nothing but sit and watch. What with all the power of our democracy, we can be but silent witnesses to a much higher power that refuses to change, “The System”.
The System refuses to change. It’s fearful of change. I do not wish to sound clichéd but let us be the change we wish to see. Show the oldies in office what we’re talking about. Let us tell the world that we want a change and that we want it now. That we are going to mosh through the puddles of hypocrisy of this democracy and emerge our victorious selves.
Now most of us are aware of there being some sort of corruption or another in our country. Lets not kid ourselves, we all have seen it at some point or another in our lives, it’s just that we tend to not pay much heed to it because it’s been around us for so long that we don’t even feel that’s it’s something we need to take a stand against. Being honest here, we feel that as long as we’re getting our work done on time and meeting deadlines, any means adopted are all worthwhile.
Yet, most of us fail to realise the cost of such actions. Not the price, no, there’s a difference. Time and again, we’ve failed to understand the repercussions of our actions. I for one think and I’m sure you would agree with me, that achieving success once is never enough. Any normal human will want to do something bigger the next time around. If today you bribe a traffic inspector, that’ll just increase your courage and you’ll be bound to commit more traffic violations because you will not fear retribution as you’ve gotten yourself out of the situation in the past. In practicality, these incidences are but building blocks to heighten anybody’s knack of excessively acting against the law. How different are we from thieves who start with small, petty crimes and work their way up to bigger and more dangerous acts. Have we shown ourselves any different from them? Of course we haven’t, and that worries me immensely.
In a society that’s almost parasitical, we need to understand that people learn from their own experience and that of others as well. Experiences of avoiding the wrath of the law are commonplace and almost everybody will narrate an experience with utmost joy and satisfaction. Isn’t it necessary for us to understand the fact that outlaws aren’t heroes. They’re criminals; it’s just the magnitude of their acts that differ from time to time.
Why do we see news of the children of policemen and politicians getting away with almost whatever they do? Somehow the “System” doesn’t seem to get to them. They get away with murder, yes, cold blooded murder. I’m sure you all will understand the obvious reference I want to make here. The fact that a few strong interventions are always needed to set things straight, possibly in the same manner a dazed person is slapped back to reality, we need something that can act whenever needed without prior delay. I do not wish to be an ignorant hypocrite stating that we need a change in our system, what we need to do is realise the problems first, understand them carefully and act accordingly. Only by doing that can we truly ever believe to rid ourselves of this corruption.
Now there have been committees that have worked against corruption in our country. But let’s not kid ourselves, the sheer enormity of the pressure under which the people who work against corruption just cannot be undermined. We all know the son of a powerful political family can get high on cocaine in his house and the media can do nothing but sit and watch. What with all the power of our democracy, we can be but silent witnesses to a much higher power that refuses to change, “The System”.
The System refuses to change. It’s fearful of change. I do not wish to sound clichéd but let us be the change we wish to see. Show the oldies in office what we’re talking about. Let us tell the world that we want a change and that we want it now. That we are going to mosh through the puddles of hypocrisy of this democracy and emerge our victorious selves.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The beginning of a new thought process..
Hello everyone, once again I post on my blog. I really felt guilty for not posting for a long time (a month actually) and frankly, I felt I owe all of you an apology. So, a big sorry for those of you who DID for a fact miss my creative outbursts. To the point then, I’ll speak about the latest development in world news today I really don’t care if Micheal Jackson died in the past 2 weeks. I never heard any of his songs anyway, but may he rest in peace. I wanted to speak about something that concerns the world in general and something we all have said and heard of but never taken seriously.
I speak of the new proclamation of lesbians and gays being deemed legal by the Indian Government a few days ago, which as a habit of your dear fellow Indians, was sure to raise up a huge protest and an unnecessary hue and cry of something that needn’t be so woefully publicized. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, until a few days ago, deemed homosexuality a crime and authorized police officials to arrest any individual who was a homosexual. This however, was waived off by the Indian Government in a miraculous and, well, shockingly mature manner.
What spurred me to write about this topic was actually all the inflammatory bullshit that was irritably replaying on our masala channels (they are no longer worth calling news channels anyway). Homosexuality, they said, is a disease and should be cured by the likes of Baba Ramdev (who was actually on the panel discussing the whole agenda) and that homosexuality was something that needed to be curbed rather than legalized. Their argument? They say it’s unnatural and thus, should be stopped at all costs! Smoking was unnatural, being born in a different race was unnatural, and to that matter, having a girl child was unnatural... Surely now we don’t think that’s too unnatural, so why should homosexuality sound any different?! It’s just a way of life that people have adopted! Big deal! It’s their life let them live it the way they want o, who gives us the right to interfere with what decisions they make in life... It’s not like this decision will put them in some kind of eventual mortal peril like drugs, which are rightly banned as they have sound scientific proof of the fact that a person stands a chance of dying because of their excessive use, but surely loving someone as the same gender as you doesn’t KILL you!!
What’s more is the fact that this decision comes in light of the recent approval of the United Nations of the LGBT! For those of you not aware of the LGBT, the LGBT stands for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender who have so far been exploited because of their respective orientations and genders. The LGBT guarantees, like the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, equality to all people who profess to be, well, different.
Thus, finally, all I’m saying is that people in this world have the right to choose whatever they want, no amount of orthodox people can lay to rest the current scenario, which is exactly what is needed in the world today.
I speak of the new proclamation of lesbians and gays being deemed legal by the Indian Government a few days ago, which as a habit of your dear fellow Indians, was sure to raise up a huge protest and an unnecessary hue and cry of something that needn’t be so woefully publicized. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, until a few days ago, deemed homosexuality a crime and authorized police officials to arrest any individual who was a homosexual. This however, was waived off by the Indian Government in a miraculous and, well, shockingly mature manner.
What spurred me to write about this topic was actually all the inflammatory bullshit that was irritably replaying on our masala channels (they are no longer worth calling news channels anyway). Homosexuality, they said, is a disease and should be cured by the likes of Baba Ramdev (who was actually on the panel discussing the whole agenda) and that homosexuality was something that needed to be curbed rather than legalized. Their argument? They say it’s unnatural and thus, should be stopped at all costs! Smoking was unnatural, being born in a different race was unnatural, and to that matter, having a girl child was unnatural... Surely now we don’t think that’s too unnatural, so why should homosexuality sound any different?! It’s just a way of life that people have adopted! Big deal! It’s their life let them live it the way they want o, who gives us the right to interfere with what decisions they make in life... It’s not like this decision will put them in some kind of eventual mortal peril like drugs, which are rightly banned as they have sound scientific proof of the fact that a person stands a chance of dying because of their excessive use, but surely loving someone as the same gender as you doesn’t KILL you!!
What’s more is the fact that this decision comes in light of the recent approval of the United Nations of the LGBT! For those of you not aware of the LGBT, the LGBT stands for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender who have so far been exploited because of their respective orientations and genders. The LGBT guarantees, like the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, equality to all people who profess to be, well, different.
Thus, finally, all I’m saying is that people in this world have the right to choose whatever they want, no amount of orthodox people can lay to rest the current scenario, which is exactly what is needed in the world today.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Enough is Enough...
Now as I remember someone told me once that reading never harmed anyone. Well the retard would sure like to take back those words now. I’m sure you all know what I’m referring to, the audacious acts committed against Rajesh Kumar yesterday.
For the less informed lot, Rajesh Kumar is a student in Australia and was a new victim among the many who have suffered racial discrimination in Australia of late. He poor fellow was just reading a book, when someone tossed a petrol bomb into his room from the window. Now if this was his idea of a practical joke then the guy who did this seriously needs some counseling and not to mention some serious a$$ whopping…
This isn’t the only incident that has happened. As I mentioned Rajesh Kumar is just the recent victims of the many who have suffered… Another student by the name of Baljinder Singh was stabbed in the abdomen and robbed and another Sravan Kumar was stabbed by a screwdriver at a party last weekend…
My very purpose of bringing this topic forward is the fact that we are sometimes, within our land, accused of being racially and religiously intolerant (religious intolerance is like another story in its own right) and yet when our very own people are attacked in a foreign land, we do not have any complaints?
When the migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were mercilessly beaten by the Maharashtrans it was a news sensation overnight and agitations against the whole “incident” began in a matter of hours… Yet, when our very own people abroad are targeted we stand as mute witnesses?!
You cannot expect to believe that all these fellows had some argument with the people who beat them up and caused them harm… It is utterly ridiculous to think so, because footage clearly shows that these attacks are purely opportunistic, ethnically and racially directed…
Now I now what all of you politically correct beings are thinking... We shouldn’t take matters into our own hands and let the people in power, our “representatives” take care of matters… Fat chance of THAT working out friends! I do not expect them to bear any fruitful results because, let’s face it; nothing except the Nuclear Deal with the United States has been a successful endeavor in foreign relations which I must say has its own set of problems…
Now the problem that all of us should really think about is that are we going to agree to being treated as mere pushovers in the modern world or are we finally going to show some guts and get this matter the deft attention and result it needs? Are we finally going to stand up for ourselves and show the world that we are not a bunch of douche bags who need a effing shepherd to show us the darned way? That, is what we need to realize…
For the less informed lot, Rajesh Kumar is a student in Australia and was a new victim among the many who have suffered racial discrimination in Australia of late. He poor fellow was just reading a book, when someone tossed a petrol bomb into his room from the window. Now if this was his idea of a practical joke then the guy who did this seriously needs some counseling and not to mention some serious a$$ whopping…
This isn’t the only incident that has happened. As I mentioned Rajesh Kumar is just the recent victims of the many who have suffered… Another student by the name of Baljinder Singh was stabbed in the abdomen and robbed and another Sravan Kumar was stabbed by a screwdriver at a party last weekend…
My very purpose of bringing this topic forward is the fact that we are sometimes, within our land, accused of being racially and religiously intolerant (religious intolerance is like another story in its own right) and yet when our very own people are attacked in a foreign land, we do not have any complaints?
When the migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were mercilessly beaten by the Maharashtrans it was a news sensation overnight and agitations against the whole “incident” began in a matter of hours… Yet, when our very own people abroad are targeted we stand as mute witnesses?!
You cannot expect to believe that all these fellows had some argument with the people who beat them up and caused them harm… It is utterly ridiculous to think so, because footage clearly shows that these attacks are purely opportunistic, ethnically and racially directed…
Now I now what all of you politically correct beings are thinking... We shouldn’t take matters into our own hands and let the people in power, our “representatives” take care of matters… Fat chance of THAT working out friends! I do not expect them to bear any fruitful results because, let’s face it; nothing except the Nuclear Deal with the United States has been a successful endeavor in foreign relations which I must say has its own set of problems…
Now the problem that all of us should really think about is that are we going to agree to being treated as mere pushovers in the modern world or are we finally going to show some guts and get this matter the deft attention and result it needs? Are we finally going to stand up for ourselves and show the world that we are not a bunch of douche bags who need a effing shepherd to show us the darned way? That, is what we need to realize…
Friday, May 29, 2009
Religion...
A true believer of God has a dream, a hope, the he will live, eat and eventually die in the arms of God … To achieve this dream he can take lives, devour pity & die trying…
A curious question comes to my mind when I think of this.. If there was no religion would we have found ant other reason to kill each other? I really don't think so...
Honestly speaking, I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended to forgo their use just to achieve HIM in the afterlife… These inflammatory ideas and philosophies are what are deceiving the people and making them believe that killing in the name of their God will help them achieve salvation. Utterly ridiculous…
History being my advocate, you can see that from time immemorial, wars have been fought in the name of God. Starting from as early as the Crusades, Christians and Muslims killing each other for religious superiority and strength, came the war of the Christian Jew division… These wars have profound repercussions on the events of the world still… Even today, a devout Catholic cannot tolerate a Muslim in church... The Jews cannot forgive the Christians for the cruelties inflicted upon them in not only early times after Christ but even during the horrific times of World War II… I ask you…Weren’t the merciless killings of millions of Jews a colossal example of religious intolerance??
My friends, can you point to any wars which have occurred or are likely to occur between POLYTHEISTIC believers? Taoists against Buddhists? Animists of one sort against animists of another? I don't think so. James Hillman suggests that we ought to think hard about that case. I think he's absolutely right.
Close to home… The Babri Masjid controversy was the finest example of religious prejudice in India… A fight over where previously a Hindu temple stood… It was hard to digest, how could a mosque replace the so called prestigious throne of the Hindu Gods?? Riots, mass killings, a state of utter chaos, all because a place of holy worship was not agreed upon by the “pious” Hindus… Shocking isn't it??
These are not the only instances of religious conflicts; time restricts me to narrate this endless list of wrong doings committed on the basis of religion... Ireland, Nigeria, Iran, Afghanistan, Burundi, Kashmir and Sri Lanka are just the tip of the iceberg….My friends, religion knows no bounds in promoting hatred among its embracers… Whether it be conflicts among the Protestant or Catholics of Christianity, The Sunni and the Shi’a clans of Muslims… The endless Hindu groups… All these groups are eventually killing their brothers of the world and religion has blindfolded them into believing that this is actually a good thing…Outrageous…
Now I vie deeper into what prompts these people into being so violent and merciless at a point of time… According to me it’s the Holy books which are actually supposed to show how to achieve peace and tranquility… Ironic isn’t it?? Let me talk of my religion first… The Mahabharata…. An epic exhibiting a colossal war… Having elements such as lust, hatred, jealousy and, of course, violence… We as children are taught to live by the values specified in these books and if these very books exemplify values of hatred, lust and violence we’ll grow to be peace loving people right?? The Ramayana says war is justified if it results in the defeat of evil… Mr. George W. Bush says the same thing… But how many of us are really convinced by his antics in Office?? None here…
Christians next…The violence exhibited in the crucifiction of Christ is known to us all… Children are taught the bible in school… what do you expect them to learn from this?? Another example; the documentary Jesus Camp; it walks you through the religious sect of an Evangelist church. In the documentary itself, you have a clear view of their extremist beliefs. Remember that I am showing you how our religions or no less extreme than those of terrorists (eventually violent people). Evangelists sacrifice their children to God much like extremist families do... and we say religion doesn’t spur violent feelings... PSHAW..!!!
I must mention here that I am not an anti-religious freak of any sort… I stand here to state the facts which I fell are necessary for the development of this world as an integrated unit… No hard feelings people…
My friends, a man can lose fame and fortune and still accept the world and its cruelties but no man stands idle when the very faith in God with which he fights the world upon is made a mockery of… THIS is what results in problems… The deterioration of ideological beliefs…
Finally I would like state that we cannot be dogmatic about the role religion plays in influencing the people it embraces…. And being ignorant and not doing so is a cookbook of recipes headed towards destruction.
Voting..
I decided to start off by not speaking of a shallow life experience or a humorous incident I was involved in; rather I stand here to talk of something that concerns us all very deeply.
“War is a necessary evil”, I was once told… An excuse to serve as a means to an end…The very purpose of war has been personal motive… War has always been an integral part of every country and will of course continue to be so… Nothing we say or do can put a stop to it… So let us all, first of all, clear this assumption, that we can stop war from occurring… It’s just an unrealistic assumption…
I am a practical individual, to be honest; I feel that there is no human on the face of this Earth who isn’t looking for personal gain… Even the leaders of this so called world aren’t an exception to my words… We humans are a perfect blend of hatred, jealousy and mercilessness. Nothing short of it can describe us best. Let’s put my practicality to the test. To prove that the world won’t stop to achieve its selfish goals I’ll state a few examples.
Osama Bin Laden destroys the twin towers, to promote his goal of spreading terrorism. President Bush reacts by bombing Afghanistan, killing infinite number of people, just to secure his position as President. Furthermore, Iraq is bombed, supposedly, to recover nuclear weapons (which, incidentally, were never found). Yet what did the U.S. get from that war? Oil of course, an abundance of black gold to satisfy their personal motives!
We all are well informed citizens of our country. We do realize that we are facing the biggest war that we face every 5 years… The general elections… With all the accusations, the shoe throwing, the finger pointing, I daresay, we can term it as a war. This “war” that we go through every 5 yeas according to me needs to be put under the microscope. It’s become more of a sham than an official procedure. I feel that every citizen, myself included, should glance into his selfish self and ask what he does for the benefit of his country?
Now, you must be wondering where the subject of war is involved in this. War, my friends, is commonly mistaken for a war with guns and politics. I on the other hand, today, urge you to wage a different kind of war. A war upon yourself, upon your conscience! There is need for constant vigilance. By waging this war upon ourselves we not only try and understand what is good for our country but what needs to be done. When I tried this thesis upon myself (I’m practical, so I had to try it upon myself before setting it upon you all) I realized that it isn’t necessary for me to vote for a candidate! I don’t need to! Why should I be compelled to vote for candidates undeserving and unqualified?
I really started too feel that the Right to Vote was just another formality we had to rehearse every 5 years. It isn’t something substantial. Look around you, candidates standing for political organizations with criminal records! Utter blasphemy of the Indian political system. Yet, when we do not vote we are given lectures of wasting our precious votes! Doesn’t anybody realize, that when we don’t HAVE any candidates who deserve the job. No such a candidate deemed fit for it.
My war gave me a truce! It made me realize that the next time I vote... I make it a point to vote for only the candidate who is sufficiently qualified and deserving! That is why I urge you to wage a war of conscience with yourself ASAP!! It benefits us all! And do remember, the person who buys your vote today, sells your future tomorrow!
“War is a necessary evil”, I was once told… An excuse to serve as a means to an end…The very purpose of war has been personal motive… War has always been an integral part of every country and will of course continue to be so… Nothing we say or do can put a stop to it… So let us all, first of all, clear this assumption, that we can stop war from occurring… It’s just an unrealistic assumption…
I am a practical individual, to be honest; I feel that there is no human on the face of this Earth who isn’t looking for personal gain… Even the leaders of this so called world aren’t an exception to my words… We humans are a perfect blend of hatred, jealousy and mercilessness. Nothing short of it can describe us best. Let’s put my practicality to the test. To prove that the world won’t stop to achieve its selfish goals I’ll state a few examples.
Osama Bin Laden destroys the twin towers, to promote his goal of spreading terrorism. President Bush reacts by bombing Afghanistan, killing infinite number of people, just to secure his position as President. Furthermore, Iraq is bombed, supposedly, to recover nuclear weapons (which, incidentally, were never found). Yet what did the U.S. get from that war? Oil of course, an abundance of black gold to satisfy their personal motives!
We all are well informed citizens of our country. We do realize that we are facing the biggest war that we face every 5 years… The general elections… With all the accusations, the shoe throwing, the finger pointing, I daresay, we can term it as a war. This “war” that we go through every 5 yeas according to me needs to be put under the microscope. It’s become more of a sham than an official procedure. I feel that every citizen, myself included, should glance into his selfish self and ask what he does for the benefit of his country?
Now, you must be wondering where the subject of war is involved in this. War, my friends, is commonly mistaken for a war with guns and politics. I on the other hand, today, urge you to wage a different kind of war. A war upon yourself, upon your conscience! There is need for constant vigilance. By waging this war upon ourselves we not only try and understand what is good for our country but what needs to be done. When I tried this thesis upon myself (I’m practical, so I had to try it upon myself before setting it upon you all) I realized that it isn’t necessary for me to vote for a candidate! I don’t need to! Why should I be compelled to vote for candidates undeserving and unqualified?
I really started too feel that the Right to Vote was just another formality we had to rehearse every 5 years. It isn’t something substantial. Look around you, candidates standing for political organizations with criminal records! Utter blasphemy of the Indian political system. Yet, when we do not vote we are given lectures of wasting our precious votes! Doesn’t anybody realize, that when we don’t HAVE any candidates who deserve the job. No such a candidate deemed fit for it.
My war gave me a truce! It made me realize that the next time I vote... I make it a point to vote for only the candidate who is sufficiently qualified and deserving! That is why I urge you to wage a war of conscience with yourself ASAP!! It benefits us all! And do remember, the person who buys your vote today, sells your future tomorrow!
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