We are always told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail, he can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but years later, an idea can still change the world. Ideas are very powerful, people kill in the name of them, and die defending them. I strongly believe in Ideas I think it can bring more change than other any thing in this world.
I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition though we keep humoring ourselves with mantras and chants for 'Change'. I enjoy them as much as any other human being. While the bullets/bombs may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this world, isn't it? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where you have the illusion of the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit but the truth is you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing our compliance in the name of being a "law-abiding citizen" couples with the fear of punishment and soliciting our lame submission to a corrupt group of people empowered by a hapless set of laws. I hope to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives.
You may begin to wonder - How did this happen? Who's to blame? But again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
Isn't it obvious why we chose to do it? Fear, Insecurity ! Who wouldn't be? Riots, Terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt our reason and rob us of our common sense. Fear got the best of us, and in our panic we turned to politicians, diplomats and babus. They promised us order, they promised us peace, and all they demanded in return was our silent, obedient consent.
Why do we need order? Cant we have a unregulated world? Why so many laws that keeps the innocent in check and the outlaws free? Chaos sounds scary but believe me its a paradise compared to what we are submitting ourselves to today. People with vested interests would like you to believe otherwise. Think of it for a moment :: did we always have laws, democracy? Wasnt life peaceful then?
So if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, the rest, as they say, is history!
(** Adapted from "V for Vendetta" because it was apt and so fits today's scenario)
