Make love, not war, they say. Do they even know what they are talking about? Love makes the world go round?!!! Do we really want to go round and round in circles? All these statements are just ploys to keep the benefits of wars limited to a select few, while the rest of us suffer, holding onto a very stupid emotion - LOVE.
It is all the so called negative emotions that have kept the world moving forward, feelings like fear, hatred, jealousy. These feelings gave us fire, housing, nuclear tech. Have we ever heard of fear or hatred giving anybody AIDS? Love only created Hallmark cards. O wait, it was greed that created this industry.
Some people may counter saying art is born of love and beauty. All that love created are two bit works of fiction - Laila Majnu, Romeo Juliet, Shirin Farhad. Hate and war gave us epics like Mahabharata that are unrivalled even today.
Spiritual gurus tell us that there is a superhero within all of us. Geeky as it maybe, but there is an entire field of study devoted to superhero tales. Every superhero, it says, needs a nemesis to make him what he is. Batman didn't become a hero settling down into blissful matrimony with the Catwoman, but by battling the Joker or Bane. Superman is not famous as Mr Wonder Woman. He needs his Lex Luthor. The superheroes are superheroes not just because of the good in their hearts, but because of the evil around them.
So, the next time u find a spiritual enterpreuner telling u to find love within our heart, tell him off. Tell him, "प्यार में लोग सिर्फ जान देते हैं, पर नफरत जीने का बहाना बन जाती है" and go out to live your life, like superheroes......, or supervillains.
It is all the so called negative emotions that have kept the world moving forward, feelings like fear, hatred, jealousy. These feelings gave us fire, housing, nuclear tech. Have we ever heard of fear or hatred giving anybody AIDS? Love only created Hallmark cards. O wait, it was greed that created this industry.
Some people may counter saying art is born of love and beauty. All that love created are two bit works of fiction - Laila Majnu, Romeo Juliet, Shirin Farhad. Hate and war gave us epics like Mahabharata that are unrivalled even today.
Spiritual gurus tell us that there is a superhero within all of us. Geeky as it maybe, but there is an entire field of study devoted to superhero tales. Every superhero, it says, needs a nemesis to make him what he is. Batman didn't become a hero settling down into blissful matrimony with the Catwoman, but by battling the Joker or Bane. Superman is not famous as Mr Wonder Woman. He needs his Lex Luthor. The superheroes are superheroes not just because of the good in their hearts, but because of the evil around them.
So, the next time u find a spiritual enterpreuner telling u to find love within our heart, tell him off. Tell him, "प्यार में लोग सिर्फ जान देते हैं, पर नफरत जीने का बहाना बन जाती है" and go out to live your life, like superheroes......, or supervillains.
No comments:
Post a Comment