Stay Lit at Perspective

  No matter how educated we become, rigidity is our birthmark. We can’t let go of that. No matter how globalized and open minded we become, thrusting our ideas as the ideal benchmark is our second nature, and we can’t get rid of that. You must be thinking, why is she so furious. Why should I not be? It doesn’t matter how hard we try, we can never run away from our inclination of moralizing certain specific attributes as the most pious and glorified attributes. A few Bollywood actresses chose to paint their weddings pink, and Indians have to poke their nose in that. Are we so so so very jobless! It’s her wedding. It’s her big day. If the actress decides to wear a peach lehenga over a red lehenga, what is so annoying about it? We don’t have much to say when the country is privatizing the Government jobs. We don’t feel the need to take a stand at the employee exploitation in corporate sectors. When people get suddenly fired one fine morning, there is no need of a protest, but if...

 People have unnecessarily glorified solitude without knowing how scary it is.  I mean standing up for them is beautiful. Standing up for someone, with them, by their side is peaceful.  Yes, you want to be alone. You don't want an accountability partner. You want no one to know you. And yet, them saying "I am here for you" is bigger than any promise ever made. It is more special than any vow anyone swoon before.  It is like SRK singing,  "...Chaahe jo tumhe, pure dil se Milta hai woh mushkil se, Aisa jo koi kahin hai, Bas wohi sab se haseen hai..." Yes, you are broken.  Having less to speak with is all that you wish for. But, know who to leave behind and whom not to. Not every soul deserves to suffer through you collateral damage.