if i bang my fist in d wall,
wud it dent arjun singh's chin?
even if it did,
with the help of some voo-doo,
wat help wud dat be
to the issue at hand?
but dats wat i m doing,
cos i kno that protests are ineffective,
and rallies are such a sham,
petitions are mere formality,
and movements are always a failure.
i wud prefer sighing at injustice,
and saying "this must stop,
i wud be told y dont u do smthng,
n i wl say "deres no point".
a colleague would crack a joke,
and i wud laugh,
close the newspaper report on the agitation,
pack my bags, go home,
and d next day wud be d same.
why? u ask, cant it be any dfrnt?
and i tell you, "u r such an idealist, my frend.
not me, i'm 'disillusioned'."
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4 comments:
Lovely,,,,,
just the need of the hour because most of the intelligent lot would definitely feel helpless at the turn of events, such as these.
Nevertheless, we have to find a vent for our feelings one way or the other... if it has to be like this then so be it.
Keep it up,
It is true that most of us who have been there and done that are at the moment disillusioned. But if I take a more philosophical turn on the matter… history is a witness to the fact that nothing actually changes… struggles of survival have gone on forever and chances are will go on for a long time to come. It is just a “dimaag ka khalal” that we entertain thinking that if we do something it will make a difference. Kal chakra will go on… we are here to play a small part in the larger scheme of things and that’s exactly what my experience of the rally against Arjun Singh’s reservation gimmicks taught me.
On a lighter vein: I had always hoped that I could inspire pple to write something nice and positive... Sigh!!! I managed to get the sarcastic commentator out of you
how i see it...the hope always lives forever. i feel disillusioned and alienated every now and then from the rallies and appeals and the theory jargon. but then i also know i will be even more disillusioned and alienated if i were on the other side (i.e. right wingers, business-MBA types etc.) i more than happy to disillusioned and alienated being an "activist" then being on the other side.
and the hope is always there...major changes have taken place in the recent human history, revolutions did occur...slavery was abolished (to an extent), colonialism ended (again to an extent), feminism created new avenues, left wing grassroot level movements are more frequent and successful in various parts of the world than they ever were. every time i feel disheartened i come across these small rays of hope...drastic change may be distant...revolution may be far away...but my dear charu we need to go on. YES WE CAN (as Obama would say!)
ps: i hate obama and not a supporter of him...but i like the slogan!
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