Sometimes, I think this irritation of people with fake news is really unjustified. It is WE who have invited it. We have created a market for it. It’s almost like a child telling a lie ever so often that everyone just laughs it off but the child continues lying because it has a license now. Through indulgence by the elders instead of instant correction.
Think ! How long have we worked to convert
the society into a fake one. Yes, when individuals start to become fake
themselves , gradually, the “fake” is supported and encouraged . Why ? Because
fake behaviour, as in pretentious and false , gets you everywhere... or so
people think. That is the attitude today
“Straight from the heart” is not in
fashion. In fact, it is mainly a perceived as a weakness. “Social etiquette” is
making yourself popular through massive doses of artificial sweeteners. No one
wants bitter gourd juice anymore , the bitter taste of which conceals
innumerable health benefits.
It is so amazing to sit back and watch how
the hypocritical gets wonderful results while frank speak gets shunned. That’s
why there are fewer people on the path of dharma.
But, you have to ask those who are
genuinely simple and heart driven people whether THEY want to seek out the
fake. You will find that they are pretty intolerant of this.
Aren’t we just a little bit exhausted trying to live a life that does not define us ? Actually, do we even know what defines us ? Worse still, do we WANT to know ? Not unless we start facing the truth about ourselves. And for this, we need to leave the fake world behind even if it means moving into a new space, which syncs with our true selves.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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