Wednesday 15 August 2012

Are we Independent enough!

Ah, Independence day is upon us, the only other day when all of those very people who would rather live in "America" than in a politically infested country like India, get really patriotic and display that very emotion by sticking Rs.10 flags on the dashboard of their cars. Don't we love this Independence! So what is it about this Independence day which is different from any other day? Well for changers we get really patriotic songs playing through the tv and the neighborhood all throughout the day which we have been hearing for so long that the actual significance is totally lost and they are totally some background noise. We get a ravishing parade which is telecast-ed with the enthusiasm of a 70yr old diabetic woman being slowly woken from her drug induced sleep. Why do we have that parade anyway, it does not signify anything. The only thing that I see interesting is the military part which is so cool to see, but then it's a shame because all we do when some country blatantly attacks us, is stop paying cricket with them for two or possibly three years depending on the number of lives that were lost, OF COURSE! Next thing that the people see are tri-colored newspapers which if were not the color of the flag most of the people would have no idea what the actual colors are. It's a pity when most of the population cannot tell the colors of the flag of the country they live in but can tell what date Ek Tha Tiger will be releasing, AWESOME! Well that's the power of marketing. Next in line is the totally in context mega sale that each and every outlet of everything offers(Please find attached the heavy dose of sarcasm in the preceding statement). Yes, it makes total sense that we have a heavily priced, totally unnecessary items have their sale value cut off but even then they are still heavily priced. But in it's marketing genius we still feel it's totally worth it because the prime reason being, "IT'S ON SALE NA!!!!!". OK, so many of the news channels, I don't understand why they call themselves that, they should rather be named  story tellers or the people who bore me by constantly repeating themselves(I am not an A.D.D patient, I get it the first time), will constantly remind you of how great this country is and how greatness has been achieved by the people who have sacrificed their lives for it. Nothing wrong in that but I say why not show the real problems that this counry is facing today so that we realize our Independence is not to be taken granted for. We have strived alot to achieve this status and we should be reminded of not how we did it but rather how we can go forward from here. All we do on this day is remind ourselves of the country we live in, but more than that we should be reminding ourselves every day and making decisions and contributions which will help and improve this country. It's ok to be patriotic but it's not ok to be stupid. I say don't just stand when the country's anthem is playing for once stand up for the country itself. Then we won't need a day to celebrate our independence, every day will be our independence. So think about it, are you independent ENOUGH?

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