What is in “IT”? "The Irrational Space"

A thought that was haunting me for quite some time now and I really had not understood the reason  for it not getting deleted off my memory, it keeps ringing like a morning alarm, this thought has always made me insane and finally a decision of jotting this down was the easiest way to get rid of it at least for a while till I start to think about it all over again; those were the days when I used to see my dad and my other neighbors waking up at 7:00 am in the morning;  complete the chores peacefully and leave by 8:30 am to the factory and return back home by 6:00 pm; never compared or regretted for what they are paid for, a simple life yet a calm one.

Today,  I get a fat pay yet complain on how soon it all gets over; surrounded by all business magnets and famous people but still remains dissatisfied of not having establishing contacts with the most powerful ones, strive hard to have  the latest technology on finger-tips and manage to commit an err on small things; dreams only about being a star-performer; owning a sedan worth lakhs together, just cannot live without having the best food from  lavish restaurants , party hard all night, have fan-followers, deserve the best at the cost of others pain attitude, slogging like a donkey, get treated  like a dog and but manages to mask it with a lion’s face, existence only by a tag around a neck matters and not by the name our parents proudly would have christened; ought to think logically always and there is no other word in the dictionary as sophisticated as “Being practical” that is allowed . I love to speak up and I know I have been a good orator at school won many awards and accolades but all of a sudden I need some jargons to frame my sentence.

It’s all about in accent and not the language, it’s all in the fake body language and not the real respect we mean towards a person, it’s all empathy and not a bit of sympathy, branded footwear, branded clothes is all what matters and not your feet inside, Hats-off to the Pizzas and burgers to have conquered your taste-buds over the food which mum or spouse makes with lot of effort and love. Exorbitant mobile phones with a 3g connection is more significant than really trying to connect with a loved one, public display of affection is he status quotient, visiting malls on a weekend with a window shopping is equivalent to have really shopped something for self or your loved ones, dragging old parents to a place where they completely feel out of place is socializing.

Smoking and drinking are no longer considered injurious; these are stress-busters, a hobby called reading is scanty, it’s now the era of trekking, Skiing, Scuba-diving and last but not the least hiking.

Mindset that is completely irrational yet spends the entire life on attending training sessions on behavioral aspects; preaches everyone to have confidence but still has the residues of fear within him,

We celebrate Independence day every year, but have we ever stopped by and given it a thought if there is any significance remaining for the phrase “INDEPENDENT INDIA “, anymore; it is as good as we being slaves under British; we are striving not to keep ourselves happy, it’s just to meet the numbers, going to work is no longer fun, it’s just means to pay off your monthly bills,  going to college and mastering a subject is not knowledge;  it just means to a job in an MNC; gone are the days when we used to have computers to play games, this is a world as ruthless as the god of death; a whip in the hand, the track is opened to the swift runners, while the losers are shattered in one sway.

“What we are becoming is more important than what we are accomplishing” is an old saying; you are always looked up to only by the values you carry on your shoulder. Before the time flies by, leaving us behind with the unanswered questions we need to decide; if life is more important to us than anything else. As change is the philosophy, so is evolving into a better person. Being superficially modern is not necessary, think modern is what matters. It’s not the world which has changed but us who have changed it.