Off late I've developed a fresh perspective to the phrase - "Get a life!" The more people I seem to interact, the more I wanna throw the phrase at them, rather, drill it in their brains! I guess it is just a human tendency, which makes one talk about "others" more than concentrating on which direction their life is heading.
Picture this scenario - a plane is about to crash. You have just one parachute and there are two of you. Instead of letting the other person use it or using it urself, you throw the parachute off the plane thinking, I die, he dies too! Now, how many of you think that was a wise decision? As of now, the number of raised hands is ZERO! Now, let’s align this scenario to our day to day activities. How many of you have given your life a back seat and spoken lengths about something or someone that’s completely irrelevant to you? There you go. I can see some hands up in the air. As for the rest of you - Liar liar pants on fire!
By the "virtue of gossiping" people can be classified into 2 kinds - natural talent and acquired talent.
Naturals are the ones that were (if I could say so) born with this exquisite gift of playing detective in others life and concocting stories par excellence. In short, their motto is your business is my business!
Acquired are those who well.. let’s say, try to fit in a society of naturals. With time it’s tough to differentiate them from naturals!!
After doing a lot of thinking, I've come to a conclusion that nonsensical conversation pertaining to people who play zilch role in my life, occupies a fair share in my daily activities! And 90% of people with whom I've such "intellectually stimulating" conversations are dispensable! So what does that say about the standard of life or people I've in my life?? Answer might be slightly disturbing and might just activate my hunger pangs!<shivers> So let’s turn a blinds eye to that!
You might be a virtuous person with high regards for your life. But suddenly you find yourself in a pack, that feeds of entertainment obtained from multiple souls! As its said, man is a social animal. I can't reason it out, but I would like to emphasize on the last word of the sentence. ANIMAL is what he becomes feeding of other's lives! Now coming back to the actual essence of the line, all we humans crave for, is acceptance, from society, from the pack. Just to receive it, we fail our morals and drop the standards set by us, for ourselves. Its rightly said that an intellectual is an idiot amongst a bunch of fools. I guess we finally give up being intellectuals and try and fit in into the tom-foolery happening all around us! You don't exactly know when the conversion began. But it picks up speed in no time and before you know it, the music plays and lyrics go something like this - "Welcome to the pack!"
Now are you gonna revolt against the system, stick to your principles and be called a sociopath? Or will you just nod your head, join the fools and be "one of them"? It's a very tough decision to make and even tougher to live with. It’s hurts to be laughed at, hence laughing at someone becomes an easier option! "Every one does that. After all, we are also bound to be an integral part of someone's conversation! So it doesn't matter" , we think. But does it really not matter? Is it right to rattle away to glory about someone who barely know? can't appearance just be deceptive? Why is it that something that trivial becomes the centre of your solar system?
I've had to wear this mask for way to long now. Had to get sucked into a vacuum of nothingness to entertain you, bringing that ugly smile on your face at someone's expense! Talk about people, coz that's the only language you understand. Discuss their lives coz quite frankly, nothing of yours is worth being spoken about! I’ve had to patiently smile, fake attention/sympathy/support and look "interested" in the shit load of crap flushing out of your mouth. You think I am one of you. But guess what? I don't need to be accepted any more. And I reject you from my world.
This is for all the expats -
You crib and complain about the universe conspiring against you. My lips twitch. There's just one person I am mocking. It's you.
You repeat a story staler than fruits untouched for a month. I just wanna puke! Something is making me sick. It's you!
You talk about people not concerning me or you, I laugh. Don't forget to notice the subject I am laughing at. It's you.
Food for thought – If you think someone is fat, ugly, with no character and blessed with a million flaws, be sure you are looking into a mirror!
P.S: "If what you want to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?" - Socrates
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