I love to read the articles of activist cum columnist Arundhati Roy.She is is a lady who needs no introduction. For those who don't know her please visit her Wikipedia link below to get a better insight:
A few day ago, I cam across a famous quote from one of the books authored by her titled as the "War Talk".
The quote goes something like this:
"Our strategy should not only be to confront an empire but to also lay siege to it.To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art , our music our literature, our stubbornness , our joy, our brilliance, our sheer restlessness and our ability to tell our own stories that are different from the ones we are brainwashed to believe"
I know that the above quote applies to autocratic and dictatorial governments that want to subjugate their populations.
But I feel that the above quote also applies to the Indian society. A society hell bent on brainwashing people and forcing them to follow unwanted rules and regulations.
To all my single Indian male friends out there, go ahead and live your single life with no complaints. Show the world that we the single men can live a quality life.
Go ahead and make these so called happily married couples realize that single Indian men too can live a happy life.
Go ahead indulge yourself, start loving arts, watch good movies, read wonderful books,attend seminars and conclaves. Go on road trips, visit different parts of India, do your daily chores, pay your bills, wash and iron your clothes, cook good food, exercise, lift weights, swim , run a marathon, go to a sex worker, date a woman, eat at good restaurants, take up advanced professional certifications, rise in your career.
But remain stubborn, stand up for what you believe in. make your own story. A story of your own life that will be unconventional.Go ahead and tread a different path and let people be inspired by your life..
Go and tread your own course and don't get brainwashed by the philosophy of the Indian society.
This is Bhaveen Sheth signing off for the day and will be back with a lot more.
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