When God said Cheers!
I read somewhere in the
newspaper today of a play titled by the same name being played in the city,
over the weekend. The news report told me about the original play and how this
original has and can be adapted according to the various geographical reaches
of our universe. It is about a man meeting God in a bar and obviously post a
few drinks ready for a dialogue with God. This man bears all and pours his woes
to God signaling that his problems stem from the creator’s lack of uniformity
in doling out the goodies, therefore, God was to be squarely blamed for his
predicament.
How easy it is to blame someone else for our problems. We constantly thrive in putting the blame on others. Political parties blame their rivals for the lack of enterprise. Opponents blame their principal rivals for messing it up. The teacher blames the student, the student blames the teachers and the parents blame them all. In the process the cribbers are let holding adversity, while the enterprising prod their way through to reach their goals.
The boss blames his
subordinates, the worker blames the boss and the client and vendors blame them
all. We are so intricately intertwined in this blame game that it has become
second nature to us. The Central government (UPA- United Progressive Alliance)
blames the opposition for stirring trouble during every parliament session,
while the opposition parties point out to the lack of will and purpose on the
part of the ruling coalition. In spite of the obstacles being put up by the
opposition the ruling coalition could have steered the ship with determination
and contempt. But they willed to stop at every milestone to answer and justify
their stand to all the doubting Thomases. Any opposition to their march lent
support to their dented will to carry the cross.
Look at Egypt, last time
around when there was a chance to choose a democratic government, many liberals
chose to stay indoors, and failed to come up with a unified opposition thereby
paving the way for the religious group to take charge in the garb of democracy.
Meet the Kerala Chief Minister who chooses to blame the opposition or his own
staff for his inconveniences. If only he had taken care of his personal
belongings without leaving it to be utilized as public property, he would not
have been in the royal mess he is in now. The Indian middle class chooses to
stay out of casting their vote during elections and crib about the inefficient
and manipulators in government.
If only we could take charge
of our own lives, and decide that the beginning has and will be made with our
own self, and that we would stand by our own decisions this world would be more
efficient and worthwhile but that would leave us with no room to crib, so we
must go on with game of roulette because putting the blame on some ones else’s
shoulders takes away the guilt from our own unaccountability and inadequacies.
12th July 2013
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