It has been a long time since I had signed in to this particular territory of the cyber world. Sorry, I had been too lazy and I just did not know what to write about. But, I guess now I know.
For the past few months I have been hearing my peers and others near to my age using, rather overusing a particular phrase- "LIFE SUCKS". They have an assignment to submit in a week, their "LIFE SUCKS". They have an exam two months later, their "LIFE SUCKS." They have absolutely nothing to do, yet their "LIFE SUCKS"! Sometimes I wonder, has this particular phrase crept into the fashion lingo without my knowledge? If that is the case, my apologies for even thinking to write this post.
Two things amaze me about the usage of this particular phrase- first, the user (as mentioned, mostly teens and young adults) while using it do not even realize the true gravity of what they are speaking. If you dare ask them what they meant by it, pat comes the reply, "Come on man, don't you feel how unfair life is?"
"UNFAIR, eh?"
How much have you seen of life yet? How much have you seen of hardships yet? Do you have to earn your own bread? Are you not getting exactly what you want? Aren't you allowed to participate in one of your mindless revelries every now and then? What exactly has life done to you to compel you to tag it as "unfair"? Ask them these questions you get either of these two responses- (a) an absolute silence from those who still slightly retain the ability to think rationally; and (b) those who have lost all ability to think may violently give you all the reasons why they feel their life is unfair. These reasons are varied- they may range from how they feel tortured and chained to such a 'disciplined' lifestyle to how they feel that they are not being given their due in their houses, or educational institutes or their social circles. Yet these are the same people who also feel that there's no alternative to their problems and that they have absolutely no idea how to solve their problems, hence they are happy complaining.
Now, let me make myself clear. I am not even for once denying that some unfortunate fellows of mine may indeed have genuine problems. There can be a 19 year old girl who has to support her family while continuing her college education. There can be a 17 year old boy who is indeed a misunderstood genius. There can be a 20 year old woman who has to overcome social obstacles everyday in order to achieve her dream. There can be an 18 year old boy who is being forced to fulfill his parents' unfulfilled dreams. And the list goes on. Yes, these people exist. And these are exactly the people who bring me to the second reason of my amazement. These are the people whose life indeed "SUCKS"; yet they are the last ones to utter "LIFE SUCKS".
So, this New Year, just one little thing to keep in mind- next time, you want to say "LIFE SUCKS", think twice. Think-"Does my life indeed 'SUCK' or is it ME that 'SUCK'?"
After all my friends, character is destiny.
Lively New Year to all.
