Psych

"I can be very difficult at times. I lose it totally." What does this statement mean? Have you ever lost your temper uncontrollably? Have you actually managed to hurt someone physically or emotionally by losing your temper? I do it all the time, do you?

Man is a social animal. Whoever gave that statement forgot about evolution. Charles Darwin definitely did not give that statement. He would have imagined that man would evolve from being a social animal to a totally anti-social one. Today there is hatred, violence, betrayal everywhere.
Men are killing men. What for? Man was supposed to be a social animal remember?

So, the question which arises is, are we social? As people living in a society full of people, we deem ourselves to be social. But are we truly social? Here is a small example from life which would elaborate. I was in the 12th grade staying in Lucknow. We were staying at our house which was located at a place where mostly people from the armed forces lived. People from the armed forces at a time in history, were supposed to be the most caring and hospitable people. At that time in Lucknow, there was no interaction of any kind between neighbors. You would have seen in movies, neighbors usually come to borrow sugar, not even that was there. Everyone was busy with their own life. We call that a society?

A friend in need is a friend indeed. How many true friends do you have? Ones who'd never ever leave your side. Come what may, they'd be with you? One? Two? More? Society as we call it in the modern day has killed this proverb too. "A friend who needs is a friend in deed." Revised quote should look something like this. Forgive my spontaneity but I write whatever comes to me, as it comes. Today we still narrate stories of Krishna and Sudama, the inseparable pair of friends. That was true friendship. Today, its all compromise. "That guy might be of use to me someday. So i should befriend him." This is all they think today. Where is the culture and society now?

The subject that I'd love to discuss is Marriage. Marriage in today's India(I speak of India as I don't know about the rest of the world) is the biggest compromise one would ever witness. It is a business deal. Seen the bids of properties? Marriage is similar, the highest bidder wins. 5 lac one, 5 lac two, 5 lac three....you take the boy! What in the world happened to the culture and the society that we Indians claim to have? "Indian culture is very rich and varied." Bullshit. We had a rich and diverse culture. But we killed it, buried it and sold it to the trash collectors for money. We don't have culture, we only have ego and attitude. We are not social anymore but hostile. And this can't change. Many hindi movies have been made on such topics. A good one showcasing the issue very well is Lajja. But a dramatic reform is needed, which would not be possible if movies are made or posters are displayed. The mentality of people has to change, which of course can't. Seen Matrix? India is like that now. Its a single program which is running each one of us, using us as batteries. We don't feel anything for real, its only an illusion. Life is a big illusion. Keep reading.