BEYOND DARK AND LIGHT - II

BEYOND  DARK  AND  LIGHT

II

 by Lukhendro Keisham

     We don’t have to be always right to do the right thing. To make a difference in your own term is for your selfish good. It is never too late to practice for a better us and not myself alone. The world is not going to end that untimely for us to do something better. A start is all that you need, together and complete if we could.

     Many celebrities prank their fans by imposting themselves as homeless, scavenger, old man, beggar, etc. And they are quite successful too. Planned and enacted this has become a trend, to surprise the humble fans and disclose it to already kept ready Medias. I guess it’s their way of showing the world that looks can be deceiving and they too are equal humans like we all do. Listen folks, the happy and colorful shades of social glitter has indeed many unknown meanings too. Here the celebrity is trying to enact an image which he wrote on his own terms and insert it among our beliefs. Then we share and gossip around without the sense of idea behind. On the contrary celebrities are deceiving the fans, can be this way too.

     We know that a mere contribution of 100 rupees is not going to support a child for the whole academic year. Though we could afford more we do away with the same 100 rupees. Point is the generosity one show towards the child is real and honest but not dedicative enough. So in order to give a righteous meaning to our effortless contribution we pooled in many of our kind to enough support a child completely. Yes, a start is all that we need no matter how small or big they are. With unity we made our small contribution more meaningful and perfect.

     Let’s erase the belief that we will be remembered even after our death. It is not the simple remembrance we are talking about but celebrated remembrance. Even the government has more weight on such persona. For a non celebrity like us our chances are we may only be remembered by our families. The list for great man is getting overcrowded and so does the 365 annual days we have to dedicate a holiday in their names. What if we eradicate holidays completely and increase the number of leave days instead. Include Sundays among weekdays and let the individuals, employees and families use their leaves on their choices. Let’s move our general habits a bit and practice what it will best suit to the new world. We cannot expect for a change unless we change it.

     There are many things we don’t agree in the actual world. A daily wage earner thinks they work more than the regular salaried ones. Some parents lock away their children from neighbor kids thinking they may get into bad influences. But in actual they are the ones who should be locked away. Their unsocial, untouchable and unethical discipline towards other is the culprit behind various social imbalances. Many mistake their child by teaching them their unrealistic ideology. Same as the daily wage earners who fails to understand that they feed on the works given by the regular salaried ones.

     We don’t see that whenever an election happens our unity is compromised. Even if we don’t vote we always have someone representing us. Don’t you think we have been deprived of our rights by someone whom we don’t even know? Democracy may be the best form of governance on the face of the earth but it is also the source to many divides around. And because we don’t have a better replacement we follow it still. We deserve better.

     In the past religion united us towards growth and civilization. Today we divide upon this religion. Whenever we try to bring back history we bring conflict. As always we are own our own to look after ourselves. So, leave all at peace. We may be divided as man but as human we are always united. Let’s practice to look into the unseen mechanics of dark and light. Human lives better as human, not gods.

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BEYOND DARK AND LIGHT

Written by Lukhendro Keisham

     Which is right: to strive for one’s rights or respect others? If freedom is privacy then where is the truth? I believe we were molded on the choices of our ancestors, of what they wanted us to be. May it be color, taste, carrier, respect or freedom we select them on the basis of its consequences. Politics and religion has nothing to do with our problems and environments. They are the product of our unparallel parenting for a fearsome future. In order to achieve peace we once took the path of violence. Peace came but left the violence on its own.

     There are many things we could do to live in peace and harmony among all people of Manipur, and certainly the world. Days are gone where we only dream of good food and brick walls. Now, we live by a code call vision. It is this vision we are forced to self compete to do much greater things in life. Talking about co-existence we are part of it too. We are not supporting peace by criticizing and questioning the system but make fools of ourselves. Though wrong or unfair if it benefits we don’t question. Since time immemorial we mostly worry for survival. The qualities of togetherness and peaceful living are left to rust within us unused.

     Good time is what we long for. We eat and wear what our culture did not taught us. Drive, roam, live and exploit around without even knowing whose soil we are setting our foots. The fruits we enjoyed were never part of our culture. Having as many girlfriends and boyfriends from various communities, pleasuring on the thought of experiencing life and showing off dignity among friends are what we are in our truest forms. We enjoy all mischief from others and set aside our habits, land and sisters to be untouched. What an Idea Sirji, time for a Selfie. It’s like you take Selfies and joke around saying that Selfies are for selfish who don’t want others to come to the frame and make you look less attractive.

          When we argue we bring forward even the leftovers. Rather than finding out solutions we are busy trying to be scholars posting, commenting, sharing and spreading conflicts. A friend of mine rightly updated, “Buy a Smartphone, add net pack, download Facebook and be a scholar”. Let’s stop self addressing as the best looking guy among friends. We may step into the shoes of other but can never be the person himself. Leave something for the experts and the elders too. We keep our personal space untouched and dig into others lavishly. For something which we can’t agree our friends will not agree either. After all we are friends and we know each other quite well. So sit down, have a cup of tea  together and work out what’s best.

     After manipulating all types of gizmo lifestyles we are now back trying to be a sensible indigenous human. The truth is neither one of us don't care who we are nor how we end up to our respective birth places. Fame and price are what we like to be remembered in our honest senses. Modesty was just a divergent to achieve our devilish wish. Culture is an article we just read, an incomplete shadow foretold from ages but never seen. Throw yourself the questions you throw to other. No matter in which language the song is, if good everyone will love to listen. What’s in a move which make us hate and kill each other? Let’s control our unparallel emotions and think beyond. There is much more life beyond the dark and the light. Each one of us is part of a culture in the making if you could understand.

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