I keep asking myself the same question over and over again, pretty much what The Black Eyed Peas intended to ask, and apparently they haven’t received an answer yet. The lyrics of that song ( “Where is the love?” in case you didn’t get it ) are so apt to culture and society today.
Here at NIT Trichy, NITTFEST, our inter department festival is going on and yesterday was the short movie making contest. Out of the 11 movies, 10 were either about crime, murder, revenge or a similar genre. The 11th was about a dying man reminiscing his past. Every movie got a similar reaction, hoots and whistles anytime there was a girl on screen. This is the youth of today.
Not a single person could come up with a movie that appealed positively to the audience. There were people conned, murdered, hit by vehicles. But no love anywhere to be found. And by love I don’t mean “I Love You” love, that’s just for couples. If you don’t know what love I’m talking about, you’re better off not reading this article.
This attitude of the people keeps haunting me. I keep wondering what’s going to happen to all these people with such negative attitudes. Are they going to become the Vajpayees and Advanis of tomorrow ? I hate to imagine a day like that. I’d rather not know such people. Will such sadists shape the entertainment industry of tomorrow ? I hate to generalize but we have people from every single state in India here in NIT Trichy, and we’re pretty much the same. Has the institute done this to us? I cannot say.
Were all the people with the good ideas sitting in the audience? Well then I say it’s no different from today. Apparently all the people with smart ideas for this country are just armchair critics. Apparently it’s true. The country is run by these negative minded people who believe they know everything. I say there’s no harm in believing something. But nobody else should be hurt by what you believe in.
When are these armchair critics going to do something about the way the system runs? Does Rang De Basanti come to mind? As inspiring as it was, it’s hard to imagine something like that will shake up the country. I’ll not say it’s not happening, because I do not know. I can’t assert that nothing will change this system. It’s only over 60 years we’ve been free. Maybe we’ll have our own revolutionaries who’re just too timid to come out now. Maybe it’ll be me. Maybe it’ll be you. ( If you feel it’s you just drop me a line)
You’ll find this post full of unanswered questions. You may ask why I posted this in the first place. But look again and you’ll see that is why I posted it. I like questions. I like to get answers from everyone. I like to be questioned too!
According to me, the “?” is the most important punctuation mark/symbol known to mankind.
Use it wisely.
PS : It’s ironic I posted about this topic complaining about people unable to think positively. But well, that was the only way I knew to convey my message!
