We live in strange times. Dickens might have had the best and the worst, but at this time, we live in strange times. Let me provide some examples to explain why I feel so.
We live in a time where the common man dances and rejoices when a politician is given a conditional bail by the Supreme Court. This politician has been accused of amassing wealth disproportionate to the income received. Doesn't the common man realise that someone became morbidly rich with his money, and now the common man fanatically fights/celebrates for the politicians release from prison. Or are they blinded by the minuscule material gifts offered that he is ready to continue his dream of rags to riches while another bunch grow grotesquely rich at their expense? We live in strange times.
We live in a time where just about an year ago the word 'Nirbhay' would kindle memories of one of the most horrific crimes that happened Delhi. The word became a symbol, a symbol for fighting against Rape and Rapists. It was a fight against violence and one of the most brutal forms of violence! Today the Indian military tested a missile called 'Nirbhay', capable of carrying nuclear warheads and most importantly inducing violence! So is 'Nirbhay' against violence or for violence? We live in strange times.
We live in a time where we have "leader" who pushes foreign countries to do business in India. If the countries do agree, there is going to be an influx of people along with all the money. But it is strange that xenophobia is so high in the country that we can't seem to accept our own countrymen, countrymen of a "secular" country, because they belong to a different religion, different state, different race ,ethnicity etc! We live in strange times.
We live in a time where the government is ready to spend crores of rupees on the memorial of a film actor. It is so eager that even before you can blink the construction of the memorial would have begun, while the government has to think twice, thrice sometimes for years to waiver a loan taken by a farmer citing reasons as bad as "they don't work hard"! We live in strange times.
We live in a time where soldiers are glorified to an extent where people think the country is surviving because of them, while on the other hand the farmers and the menial labourers get no mention. News channels start initiatives with foreign companies to congratulate and wish soldiers during festivals, and what does the farmer get? No yearly bonus, no bottle of scotch, no subsidies on anything for doing something as selfless and definitely much more important work than the soldier! Yes , protect your motherland, but remember when you have nothing to eat there will neither be a motherland nor a mother! (I had to ignite the emotional rhetoric else it is impossible overcome the prevailing ideology) We live in strange times.
We live in a time where the media reports that a movie amassed crores of rupees over the first weekend ! They forget to report that the people who refused and revolted to pay extra taxes (even after getting benefits) are the same who poured money into gold-class tickets to watch one rich guy dance with one rich girl, who is been directed by one rich director and the movie produced by some guy richer than all of them. Its a time where people are ready to whine about the roads but won't pay for them, but will happily pour money into a movie ticket and then whine about the movie!! We live in strange times.
We live in a time where the "leader" orates with magnificent brilliance and says that the environment is important and he is also the same guy who clears all the environmental restrictions to industries, because Industries "make in India" and then consume and destroy the environment, push unnecessary products into the society, pollute and dirty the whole place, while our "Leader" is running a campaign to Clean India with a broom in his hand!! Who will clean up the industries' mess Mr Prime Minister? We live in strange times.
We live in a time where people say 'Love makes the world go round" and then see all advertisements where love can be expressed only by diamonds, rings, watches and cars, and then go buy all of these to "love" and unfortunately its this buying and not the Love, which is making the world go round! Love, yes we even love in strange times.
We live in a time where the common man dances and rejoices when a politician is given a conditional bail by the Supreme Court. This politician has been accused of amassing wealth disproportionate to the income received. Doesn't the common man realise that someone became morbidly rich with his money, and now the common man fanatically fights/celebrates for the politicians release from prison. Or are they blinded by the minuscule material gifts offered that he is ready to continue his dream of rags to riches while another bunch grow grotesquely rich at their expense? We live in strange times.
We live in a time where just about an year ago the word 'Nirbhay' would kindle memories of one of the most horrific crimes that happened Delhi. The word became a symbol, a symbol for fighting against Rape and Rapists. It was a fight against violence and one of the most brutal forms of violence! Today the Indian military tested a missile called 'Nirbhay', capable of carrying nuclear warheads and most importantly inducing violence! So is 'Nirbhay' against violence or for violence? We live in strange times.
We live in a time where we have "leader" who pushes foreign countries to do business in India. If the countries do agree, there is going to be an influx of people along with all the money. But it is strange that xenophobia is so high in the country that we can't seem to accept our own countrymen, countrymen of a "secular" country, because they belong to a different religion, different state, different race ,ethnicity etc! We live in strange times.
We live in a time where the government is ready to spend crores of rupees on the memorial of a film actor. It is so eager that even before you can blink the construction of the memorial would have begun, while the government has to think twice, thrice sometimes for years to waiver a loan taken by a farmer citing reasons as bad as "they don't work hard"! We live in strange times.
We live in a time where soldiers are glorified to an extent where people think the country is surviving because of them, while on the other hand the farmers and the menial labourers get no mention. News channels start initiatives with foreign companies to congratulate and wish soldiers during festivals, and what does the farmer get? No yearly bonus, no bottle of scotch, no subsidies on anything for doing something as selfless and definitely much more important work than the soldier! Yes , protect your motherland, but remember when you have nothing to eat there will neither be a motherland nor a mother! (I had to ignite the emotional rhetoric else it is impossible overcome the prevailing ideology) We live in strange times.
We live in a time where the media reports that a movie amassed crores of rupees over the first weekend ! They forget to report that the people who refused and revolted to pay extra taxes (even after getting benefits) are the same who poured money into gold-class tickets to watch one rich guy dance with one rich girl, who is been directed by one rich director and the movie produced by some guy richer than all of them. Its a time where people are ready to whine about the roads but won't pay for them, but will happily pour money into a movie ticket and then whine about the movie!! We live in strange times.
We live in a time where the "leader" orates with magnificent brilliance and says that the environment is important and he is also the same guy who clears all the environmental restrictions to industries, because Industries "make in India" and then consume and destroy the environment, push unnecessary products into the society, pollute and dirty the whole place, while our "Leader" is running a campaign to Clean India with a broom in his hand!! Who will clean up the industries' mess Mr Prime Minister? We live in strange times.
We live in a time where people say 'Love makes the world go round" and then see all advertisements where love can be expressed only by diamonds, rings, watches and cars, and then go buy all of these to "love" and unfortunately its this buying and not the Love, which is making the world go round! Love, yes we even love in strange times.
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