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Heaveno!!
I am writing a post after a long period and by now I think
that “I am Lazy” kind of jocular starts to a post are no more amusing to the
reader. Anyways, If you have read any of my earlier posts, you will be surely
acquainted with the ‘authenticity’ of these beginnings. I have accepted my
laziness as an inherent part of my
personality and apart from missing a few morning classes(boring),it hasn’t cost me much and by God’s grace ,everything
seems to be running smoothly. I have, in this period, discovered a name for
this kind of laziness-“Writer’s Block” is what they call it. Sounds Good!! It’s
the same feeling of greatness you get if your arm is paining and someone tells
you that you’ve got ‘Tennis Elbow’.
Now that’s what you call a
disease! Cough, Cold and fever are pedestrian diseases. J
After the faith series, I was looking for something to write
but I couldn’t find a topic that appealed me and so this blog went to a dormant
phase and also there is always an element of indolence involved.
I have always believed
that if you want to say something from your heart(and want people to listen to
it),you must be honest in your purpose .It is not always necessary that
everything you express must be RIGHT in everyone’s perspective, but it is of
paramount importance that you should not be even remotely dubious about the
righteousness of your purpose. Say whatever YOU feel is right. Rhetorical works
may fetch you the audience but not satisfaction. This leads to the clarity in
thoughts and eventually reflects what you desire to express ,effortlessly.
While reading my past posts, I have often thought that
they might appear to be preachy and when there is everything going wrong
in the society(ranging from corruption to heinous crimes against women),I am
writing about faith and virtues. When I reversed my self-critic mode, I thought
that there are other people and media doing exceptionally well to combat these
perils, why not take out a single moment
for ourselves and focus on the nuances of life on which we hardly pay
any attention.This may appear to be selfish on superficial level but if you
delve deeper(with your oxygen masks ofcourse!!),you will realize that when you focus
on yourself, your inner being, your
spiritual being, then you are in a way practicing spiritual Kaizen. And when
you improve yourself, you are in turn,improving the whole Zoo(Man is a social
animal).Comprehending why the word ‘Zoo’ is used in place of a ‘forest’ is left
to the reader.
The topic I wanted to write about today is Hypocrisy. It is
inherently embedded in our characters. As an old proverb goes-“Practice what
you preach”. The bitter truth is that we hardly do!!Here it is not implied that
we are morally corrupt by nature but what I intend to say that we
subconsciously act in a way that is defined as hypocrisy in most of the
standard dictionaries. We have double standards. We measure our actions and
that of others on different scales. For instance everyone in protests against
the Delhi Rape case was not reverent to
women or everyone in protests against corruption was not honest.
I want to relate an allegory in this context:
Rajiv was a general manager in a reputed organization in
Mumbai. He was an Amitabh Bachchan aficionado. His favourite movie was ‘Deewar’(The
same movie which contains the epic dialogue-“Mere paas Maa hai”) and it is the
biggest irony in this story. One day, Mohit, his college friend visited his
house. Mohit lived in Calcutta and had
his own business. Busy in their professions, they rarely met
but kept in touch by means of telephone
and internet. Mohit was on a business
trip to Mumbai so he decided to pay a visit to his old friend.
Rajiv: ” Brother! It’s great to see you after such a long
time. You look the same apart from your hairstyle ”
Mohit: ” Its great to see you too and change is good isn’t
it?”
Rajiv: “In your case change is great brother!! Your previous
hairstyle was awful”
Both burst into a chortle.
After exchanging niceties both of them sat down and started
talking about their good old days and the atmosphere in the house turned
nostalgic. They talked for a long time until they started to feel unbearably
hungry. They ordered their all time favourite dish from a restaurant and ate
gluttonously.
Mohit started to
leave after dinner but Rajiv requested him to stay for the night, to which he
first refused as he had planned to
complete some pending tasks but then agreed reluctantly because he too didn’t
want to leave.
As both of them were engaged in stock trading,Rajiv switched
on the television for Stock updates. Mohit
too, was paying attention. When the bulletin was over,Rajiv started
flipping channels and somehow remote
batteries wore out at Zee Cinema. Deewar was being telecasted and even if the
remote worked, nothing could have changed the channel as it was Rajiv’s
favourite film. Mohit too started
watching.
There was a scene in which Shashi Kapoor’s character goes for an interview for a job and is almost selected for the position. But
,in the midst of the ongoing interview, the interviewer receives a call from
his boss who asks him to recruit one of his relatives for a job. Shashi
Kapoor’s character is politely refused the job. He walks out and dejectedly asks
a fellow job seeker waiting for his turn “I have the necessary competency,
degrees ,skills and certificates but no
recommendation by a person in power.Do you have one?”
Boy replies” no”
Shashi: “Then you are wasting your time here. There is no
job for people like us here”
As already mentioned, Rajiv
loves this movie and unsurprisingly
he was moved by this scene. He passionately said” I hate this practice
of nepotism. It deprives the
deserving ones of the
opportunities to succeed. It is like murdering their hard work and
perseverance. ”
Mohit silently nodded.
After sometime the television was switched off and they
chatted till late night and then went to sleep. Both of them had to leave early
for their official commitments.
In the morning,while getting ready to leave, Rajiv had a
phone call. He had a long conversation on phone and then took down a number.
When he hung up the phone, Mohit asked
him about the call.
Rajiv” It was my uncle’s call. His son is appearing for an
interview in my company today and one of my colleagues is in the interview panel. I’ll make sure he
gets selected. After all, he’s like my younger brother!!”
Shashi Kapoor’s image holding a folder containing his
degrees and certificates crept up in
Mohit’s mind.His face had an inscrutable smile as they moved out of the house.
