I was reading Steve Pavlina’s latest post, “Life – The Ultimate Game.� It’s a beautiful and interesting post. How can he write such good posts is beyond me.
What I see the “game” around myself is- life is really a game of how many hearts you can break, how many one night stands you can have, how many people and their lives you can sc*** in your lifetime. In short how much mess you can create in your own life and others as well. What I see is a great disregard for emotions of one’s own and others as well. Feelings don’t count. If you talk about sense of right and wrong, you are an old bore.
To fill a void, one must have a girlfriend/boyfriend or better girlfriends/boyfriends. As if they are not humans but toothbrush and toothpaste that are “must haves� accessory. And forget about the funda of grieving if something bad happens in a relationship. We don’t have time to analyze, learn, forgive, forget and move on. We just move ahead to the next available and equally desperate person.
Where does all that game playing leave family members? Oh! I have forgotten, I will select a suitable mate for myself, because I am very modern, American, and speak English with fake American accent but my love has to be arranged into a marriage by my parents. Of course they will take care of the bridal fineries and my household goods. We must welcome these disguised behenjis and bhaisahibs who frequent every happening place but can’t manage their own wedding expenses. Their modernism is limited to clothes and frequenting discs and pubs. That’s the Indian way of being hep. We cry “bapooooo” and “ma” when things get a bit heated.
So Steve Pavlina, I really bow before you. You are surrounded by wonderful responsible people and churn out such good posts which are a treat to read. And I can only wish that when we imitate foreign culture, it shouldn’t be limited to their eating, clothing and mating habits.
Alka, Interesting link. Author draws very good analogy.
Yup I agree absolutely with you..relationships nowdays have really lost their charm…people aren’t willing to lay compromises that easily and they shatter like pieces of glass.
Nilesh, I am a regular on his blog. He simply writes wonderful posts.
Lavender, it seems realtionships really lost their charm. Everyone is in a hurry and looks frustrated if things are going slow.
u r right… these days..ppl dont give importance to relationships…they get out of it so easily as if nothing has happened…
emotions…tears..faith..trust..and even real friendship is hard to find these dayz…
anyhow u have given a good link..
~Himanshu~
There has to be a balance in everything… one must find that fine balance between everybody in their lives.
Kaun hai yeh?
That’s true,Alka….today,emotions are secondary, compared to the ‘me,me and me’ factor….how many feet are trod on,on the way to reaching the Ego level in Maslow’s hierarchy, is immaterial.Aah,yes,it’s all a Game…where,how you play it does not count.Whether you win, is what makes all the difference.:)
Very True… in today’s world, emotions and feelings have no place. We have become so practical..in a way mechanical…that we ourselves don’t realize it.
Nice link. 🙂
Ya, that link was a good read, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Alka..that’s an awesome link.. 🙂
wonderful post, n more i can identify it with myself, especially from the crossroads im standing at