Everyone is rushing, gushing, gasping, just to have some time off. Time to spend with family, time to have long talks with friends, time to relax and grab a book in a corner. The 21st century has brought upon so much to us. Technology, with its continuous advancement, gives us the luxury communication, education, entertainment, all just in one click. It is all about saving time, isn't it?
The world has become 'time-centric' in a real sense. We earn and spend in time. We gift in time, we work in time, we eat in time, we also enjoy - in time. Almost every single thing from brushing your teeth to enjoying a silent walk in solitude is bound by the clock! Surprising, isn't it? The thinker who came up with the thought - "Time is Money" - must have an intriguing smile on her/his face because the thought has in fact proved itself, over and over again.
Gone are the days, when we wait. Gone are the days, when we forget. Gone are the days, when we lose.
Suddenly, we stopped caring. Suddenly, everyone became a critic.
Well, all this must have start somewhere, at some point of - time!
Let me take you back to a time, we will not know exactly. A time where the word "time" meant sunrise and sunset.
Suddenly, we stopped caring. Suddenly, everyone became a critic.
Well, all this must have start somewhere, at some point of - time!
Let me take you back to a time, we will not know exactly. A time where the word "time" meant sunrise and sunset.
This was a time when solitude was different than loneliness. Where swans swam in beautiful lakes, big fat families lived together in farmhouses, adjusting with a smile to each other's preferences. A time of happiness, gratitude, courtesy and chivalry.
Seems perfect doesn't it? Well, it was, in an odd kind f way. But we are still happy today. Still smiling, grinning, showing courtesy and chivalry with all its pomp and fair. Then what it is that has changed. What made me write this? Why are we losing our breath over almost everything?
Don't worry, there is always a simple solution to a problem which seems pretty humungous. - Labels.
There, you got your solution. A one-word solution sounds a bit underrated for such a big problem, doesn't it?
We must, with an immediate effect, stop labelling people, situations, relations, and what not.
This all starts from some pretty formalities that we need to do off with. We label a person as a friend, before even knowing them. Label a relation love, before we are sure.
Then comes the second round of labels, in post-teenage years. They are the years of when we arrive at crossroads with our beloved families, it is the time of filling applications, placements and decisions. It is time to part away, just to come together after some years, of possible. It is the time when promises are made, daily skype timings for some are decided, and for the localities, it is a chance to explore their surroundings with a new set of people around us.
As I was saying before, this is the second round of labels. When best friends and life partners are made. Where couples break-off every other day, just to patch up afterwards. This is the time when we try to carve out a life for ourselves. The cliched 'standing on our own feet' extravaganza. After fulfilling all our worldly desires and having a time of our life, there comes a moment to move on to the next set of labelling!
I like to call it - The mature labelling cycle. Just to be strong with the words, you know for - adulthood. Here's the time of saying our vows, settling down, creating beautiful new families. Simply said, to put a ring on it. In this particular interesting period of our lives, come the generally feared labels of husband and wife, in-laws and in-laws, mom and dad.
In such an eloquent three course meal of labelling that everyone has a chance to taste, we often forget, that with every label there come the dreaded 3Ps - Position, Prejudice and Punishment.
Let me explain these 3, while taking a simple example. Let us take the example of a friend that you have when you are, say, 35-40 years old, happily married. This friend of yours, who you know for ages, gets reintroduced through the gas chamber of the 3Ps.
Position - Her/His position in your life has changed from 'best-bud' to 'oh, just one of my old friends'.
Prejudice - The society always will have a certain layer of prejudice for your relationship as it not bound by any legal contract.
Punishment - You are bound to experience an interesting mental condition of suffering from un unending punishment, just because you want to continue with your special bond, with this friend of yours.
And this is just one example.
We must stop this, at the earliest, and in the most sustainable way possible.
But how?
It's simple. Next time you meet someone, just greet them hello and ask for their name, not fo their phone number, job, or education. Next time you go on a date, don't expect it to convert into eternal love. Next time you feel to call up that old buddy of yours, just call, don't think before you do.
Labels are our way to an apocalypse. And trust me, this TIME, the apocalypse will not wait for us to make a movie about it.
Bis dann, till then
Atharva
Seems perfect doesn't it? Well, it was, in an odd kind f way. But we are still happy today. Still smiling, grinning, showing courtesy and chivalry with all its pomp and fair. Then what it is that has changed. What made me write this? Why are we losing our breath over almost everything?
Don't worry, there is always a simple solution to a problem which seems pretty humungous. - Labels.
There, you got your solution. A one-word solution sounds a bit underrated for such a big problem, doesn't it?
We must, with an immediate effect, stop labelling people, situations, relations, and what not.
This all starts from some pretty formalities that we need to do off with. We label a person as a friend, before even knowing them. Label a relation love, before we are sure.
Then comes the second round of labels, in post-teenage years. They are the years of when we arrive at crossroads with our beloved families, it is the time of filling applications, placements and decisions. It is time to part away, just to come together after some years, of possible. It is the time when promises are made, daily skype timings for some are decided, and for the localities, it is a chance to explore their surroundings with a new set of people around us.
As I was saying before, this is the second round of labels. When best friends and life partners are made. Where couples break-off every other day, just to patch up afterwards. This is the time when we try to carve out a life for ourselves. The cliched 'standing on our own feet' extravaganza. After fulfilling all our worldly desires and having a time of our life, there comes a moment to move on to the next set of labelling!
I like to call it - The mature labelling cycle. Just to be strong with the words, you know for - adulthood. Here's the time of saying our vows, settling down, creating beautiful new families. Simply said, to put a ring on it. In this particular interesting period of our lives, come the generally feared labels of husband and wife, in-laws and in-laws, mom and dad.
In such an eloquent three course meal of labelling that everyone has a chance to taste, we often forget, that with every label there come the dreaded 3Ps - Position, Prejudice and Punishment.
Let me explain these 3, while taking a simple example. Let us take the example of a friend that you have when you are, say, 35-40 years old, happily married. This friend of yours, who you know for ages, gets reintroduced through the gas chamber of the 3Ps.
Position - Her/His position in your life has changed from 'best-bud' to 'oh, just one of my old friends'.
Prejudice - The society always will have a certain layer of prejudice for your relationship as it not bound by any legal contract.
Punishment - You are bound to experience an interesting mental condition of suffering from un unending punishment, just because you want to continue with your special bond, with this friend of yours.
And this is just one example.
We must stop this, at the earliest, and in the most sustainable way possible.
But how?
It's simple. Next time you meet someone, just greet them hello and ask for their name, not fo their phone number, job, or education. Next time you go on a date, don't expect it to convert into eternal love. Next time you feel to call up that old buddy of yours, just call, don't think before you do.
Labels are our way to an apocalypse. And trust me, this TIME, the apocalypse will not wait for us to make a movie about it.
Bis dann, till then
Atharva
Well written lad!! :)
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