Every day you experience
something and if you have an analytical bent of mind, you start to draw
parallels!
I was recommending a few Pakistani
dramas to some friends, when one of them suddenly said “you should not be
supporting Pakistani dramas”. Now, I knew it was coming from a good place but I
begged to differ. I said this had nothing to do with politics and though I
loved my country, I thought that opinions like this, to me, were negative
patriotism. Very sportingly, my friend agreed that entertainment was actually
neutral territory.
This had me extrapolating in my
mind! This happens big time in the society also. Someone maligns someone and
friends who flock together decide to ostracize the maligned person who may have
been just a victim of someone’s envy. And this is NOT gender specific.
People are so myopic and cliquish
that if you are not willing to copy these attitudes, you can end up walking
alone.
Acceptability and generosity are
two virtues which are very rare among human beings. They prioritize on power
and controls to feel good about themselves. We are seeing this unfolding right
at the top , with ego power play between
countries.
The micro is reflected in the
macro and this is the reality today. Sometimes, I think there is a subtle shift
happening towards the transparent and recognition of merit and goodness. But we
still have to wait for the manifestation of the shift. We still do not accept
each other and are in constant conflict with each other.
Surekha Kothari
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