Science evolved through ages and we
went from tablets to laser treatments, but our ideologies on religion, caste
and sub-caste, and their sub-sub-caste have become fragile than ever before.
The country has done great deeds as far as scientific explorations are
concerned. They have reached the moon; even crossed it and landed on Mars. But,
the reason we are creating a religious apocalypse on our land, is because of
our thinking. I may not be an expert in educating people about religious doctrines.
I may not know the intricacies of any caste, why and how they were created.
But, one thing I do know for sure, and the whole world knows, is that, the
world won’t develop if there’s peace. Chaos is the fuel for progress. Even if
an artist wants to create a masterpiece, he/she has to disrupt the creative
thinking process in order to design something extraordinarily magnificent. This
ideology doesn’t apply to politics. It doesn’t appreciate beauty of positive
vibes. The reason we still lack behind is simple – we don’t let science decide
our religious inclination. We have to accept what we are and that’s getting
difficult in these days too. Why do we succumb to easy violence? There are some
vital signs that show us that we are living in a fallen world –
We
are easily offended
It is not that we are weak, but it is
our sentiments. It’s the same analogy that says, “People don’t kill, guns do.”
We are a country with population that has given the Americans and British, a
decade full of nightmares when it comes to employment. On the contrary, we also
hoard a population that doesn’t have any jobs or have chosen not to work at
all. Reason – they get handsomely paid for leading some of the most
controversial protests and dig for content online and offline from where
offense can be taken easily. And who pays for creating this entire ruckus?
YEAH! You got it right!
We
are a greedy, insecure breed
No matter who runs the business, who
runs the nation, or who runs the world, everyone thinks that they could have
done it better, if they had a chance. It’s not the position they are interested
in, but it’s the greed for the perks attached to it. Nobody wants to develop a
village and bring it at par to the metropolitan cities. Instead, they invest
millions and billions in developing a city that’s already developed. For
instance, Mumbai had local trains functioning perfectly well. The introduction
of Metro did lessen the burden on local commuters. But, so did BEST; and
monorail. The authorities might have their own reasons to justify their
investments. But, did it do any good? The stampede at Elphinstone Road Station
is just an example of what really the authorities care.
Creativity
has no value
There was once a man who made an
impact by protesting differently. He chose non-violence. I wouldn’t say he
became the “Father of our Nation” for his creative approach, but I appreciate
the creativity he chose to implement. I there were more creative ways to
protest. Blocking the roads, torching public and private transport, and causing
inexplicable hindrances to public in general, have seriously become a passé. And
even if someone tried to conduct a ‘peaceful protest’, authorities would just
laugh it off and treat it as a joke. Why do you think stand-up comedians these
days are jailed more often than any corrupt politicians or government
officials? (Read vital sign #1) Their lack of creative understanding hangs on
one side of the poetic justice. On the other side, is the brain-dead justice
system performing a ballad of war-cry. The Censor Board bans every movie that
points out the loopholes in our country and promotes movies that films maximum
cleavages. When the Censor Board Chief was taken over by a person who was eponymous
to creativity, the whole country had high hopes that the future of Indian
Cinema was about to change, but in the end, even he turned out to be an upscale Pahlaj Nihlani (statement copied from a tweet).
There
is no life
Whether it’s about the safety of
women, roaming at night (or their freedom to do so), or safety of children
going to school, or even about elders going on a pilgrimage - None of them have
a choice to live their life freely. The male-dominated society has very little
to offer to the safety of women. It is always the women’s fault for being born
a woman. The misogyny in this country has no end because we all want our sons
to carry the name of the family forward. But, if their son’s sexual orientation
is not in place, he dies too. Every old-mentality person in the country who
rules the constituency; the chair; and the rulebook, has to go. Only then,
there will be change. The country with the second largest population in the
world is shy to utter the word - SEX
in front of their children. That’s where the education system takes a colossal descent.
They skip the “Life Process” chapter from text books. “How do we pay our taxes”
is not part of our curriculum, but “How to draw a rhombus” is. When these
children grow up, they will become a flagrant generation full of misinformation
or a curious breed that’s hungry for sex. In the race to make our children hip,
well-versed with the trends on social media, we lose on feeding them with family
values and keeping them in tandem with the harsh reality of the world. Either way,
we are at a tremendous loss – the serial rapes led to the loss of faith in
humanity, the education system led to the loss of childhood and most of all;
the loss of respect for elders. Because, in the end, they are the reason for us
to become what we are today, right?
After everything that has happened in
the past, and everything that’s happening today, one thing is crystal clear. No
amount of scientific explorations can find a cure for the chaos caused by
religious outfits. Religion, in itself has its own atmosphere. People living in
that planet, eat, live and breathe the air of ignorance. Change is something
allergic to their system and talking to them about logical progress is Greek
and Latin. On a lighter note, there are people in this world who can even speak
Greek and Latin, literally.
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