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Our Journey To Oblivion, India. Author: Rhea C DhanbhooraBY: Guest | Category: Others | Post Date: 2009-02-28
In a world that is constantly progressing, I seem to have had the good fortune to live in one of the only countries that wishes to regress. It's part of the plan that they have, for the future, for themselves and for the people of the country. There seems to be nothing anyone could possibly say to them to have them change their minds, and do something for the good of the country rather than the good of their own so called moral justifications and standards. If anyone, through the perusal of this seemingly pointless rambling, seems to be confused at the constant mention of ‘them', and wonders who I may be referring to, I seem to have no definite answer. Is this ‘them' I refer to the politicians, who constantly devote their attention to the celebrating of festivities that they ‘approve' of and the banning of those they ‘disapprove'? Is it the political parties that create a ruckus over the slightest things that may come to their attention in manners such as dress and language? Or is it the people itself, the ones that refuse the education they may be entitled to, focusing instead on the mindless games of ‘culture' and ‘not in our culture' that force us to conform to their standards of ‘acceptable'. It doesn't seem right to feel out of place in your own country. Not in 2009, when the world is gunning for the emancipation of women and the equality of races. So why does it seem as though those are the very things we seem to be rebelling against? Valentines Day recently passed us by, ending amidst a fury of confused protestations and endless drama. Ironic, seeing as it seems to be a day to celebrate love, in a world that is truly lacking in the same. And in a country, where of late, ‘love' itself seems to have become as taboo as public displays of affection always were, something to debate and fight over, rebel against and complain about. We live in a secular, democratic and free country. Or so we were led to believe. In reality, we seem to be living in a country that seems to want to rebel against everything that may promise us a better future. To curtail rather than encourage seems to be the continuous motto here. Democracy seems to have had a different meaning in my mind. People may argue that it is better now, that it isn't as bad as before. But why should we settle for better, when there is the ‘best' still in our reach? Why should we silence ourselves and shut ourselves up in the kitchens like we have for generations past, when we can run our own businesses and fight for our rights. We have grown bolder over the years. And now, we seem to be mildly backing down for fear of raising an issue that may cause conflict in our own lives. In that sense, we seem to have grown selfish. We will not speak up until it touches our lives. Little do we realize, when it does touch our lives, it may very well be more than too late to utter a word. Poverty continues to rage across the country. The roads continue to deteriorate and the recession seems more than likely to hit us hard, sooner or later. Terrorists continue to attack our cities and burn down our defenses, and foreign policies have far to go before we can say we are in the race of progress. But instead of looking to these issues, we have others to conform to. Poverty slides by unnoticed, just as illiteracy does. But a short skirt and high heels can cause an army of trouble from ‘moral police' and various other sources that want to ‘preserve our culture', which apparently means telling us what to wear rather than seeing to those that have nothing to wear. They can walk around half naked, for all anyone cares. Eve teasing at the station and in alleyways goes unnoticed, the eve teaser getting off scot free, save for perhaps a slight rap on the wrists. He is saved of course by these same moral police that insist people who dress in a certain ‘manner' seem to have called for it, deserve it even. This is the highest form of nonsensical blabber anyone has uttered since the days when women were unable to show a hint of a leg in public!! It's safe to say those days are long gone. Days when ‘hitting a girl' were offences seem to have been replaced by those wherein beating a girl up for being in a club is acceptable, defendable even. They seem to have been ‘saving' them from the evils of ‘pub culture' that, like so many other things, seems to be something abhorring our ‘culture'. Saving them, by placing them in hospital beds, bruised, battered and broken enough to commit suicide. A job well done? Hardly! Progress indeed, where we find ourselves thinking twice before stepping out for a night on the town. Why people cannot live their lives the way they wish to, is beyond me. Breaking laws and committing offences are what should be protested against. Not enjoying your life, especially if you are doing nothing that concerns anyone else. I don't recall when dancing was an offence. They seem to, well enough. Posters showing low rise jeans are torn down and burned for being vulgar and lingerie ads seem to be ‘demeaning to women'. But ogling at anyone with breasts seems to be part of this ‘culture' we so lovingly speak of. Hindi movies with gyrating dancers and all sorts of holding and caressing, seem to be decent enough to be rated ‘U' by the censor board. But one kiss on the lips will have a Hollywood movie rated ‘A' almost instantly. Valentines Day is taboo, simply because it is a western custom. And apparently, it isn't in our ‘culture' to show our affection or love for anyone. Being a couple is taboo. Because we don't seem to believe in love, in our ‘culture', we seem to like hatred best. So what is our culture? Is it in our culture for women to be working in the kitchen and no where else? To abhor love; and fancy violence and hatred? To raise a furor over posters that offend and the movies that seem to be ‘vulgar'? To walk around telling people how to dress? To ignore the terrorist attacks and focus on beating up our own countrymen over trivial matters? It is in our culture it seems, to have no form of decorum whatsoever. To ignore the features of democracy and secularism and to curb any progress that could be on its way. It seems to be in our culture to beat women. To kill our countrymen and to fight about how many jobs a particular community deserves. What happened to freedom? To working for and earning a job that you deserve? It's nice to know I may get beaten up for walking on the road with my boyfriend. Or a friend even, that people may perceive as a boyfriend. It's nice to know I may get pulled by the hair and bashed up for sipping on some wine at a bar, where I'm not ‘supposed' to be. It's nice to know my choice of clothes could have me lying at the side of a street somewhere, and have no one defend me. It's nice to know, that whatever voice I seem to have acquired in the 21st century, seems to be slipping away ever so constantly. It's nice to know how safe I am in my own country. It's nice to know I have no voice. The world continues to progress. And we continue to move backwards, regressing as we silently slip into oblivion. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Rhea C Dhanbhoora: A student, currently looking for any arena to publish my work in order to get some sort of footing in the industry. Published a book of poetry in 2003 entitled Poetry Through Times, was editor of my college magazine. Additional Articles: * Learn how to start dating after a divorce * Oral Hygiene: Methods of cleaning the teeth. * Are we neglecting our families? Importance of relationships. * Discover Ireland * Play on Staffing process Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. 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