Remember when you were a child , you used to fear darkness isn't it? Have you ever wondered why at that stage you were scared of being alone , scared of dark nights and scared of those ghosts stories where devilish monsters were described in a very vivid manner which triggered your mind to reach new dimensions and imagine all that probably never existed.
"FEAR OF UNKNOWN" that's what flashes in my mind when i think about the above instance , the fear of seeing the unseen , the fear of hearing the unheard and the fear of experiencing an unimaginable threat. Brooding or knitting your own thoughts over something which is away from reality and unexpected leads to the state where you feel this fear.
Do you think that this fear leaves you when you grow up to become an adult? It is something that never leaves you. At all stages of your life whether it is about taking vital decisions , in your career , in your relations the factor of uncertainity is introduced which generates fear which is the fear of unknown.
Think about it why the farmers at singur are resisting the govt's decision of setting up TATA's small car industry over their land which is the ultimate source of their livelihood. Those farmers have never been in that social setup where people grow with organizations , industrialisation and various other modern sectors. 'INDUSTRIALISATION FOR THEM' is just like 'DEMON IN THE DARK FOR A SMALL CHILD' which will engulf their livelihood if they entered this darkness. Ignorance towards the growing world has created this instinct of losing all possessions and has created this fear about which i have been talking till now. The action of forcing or imposing such govt.'s decisions on this particular sect of society won't offer any solutions. What's required here is the light of awareness and education.
As in case of the small child a light bulb or any source of light in dark is a ray of hope and lessens the fear in his mind, similarly the light of awareness and knowledge will lessen the fear in the minds of these poor farmers.
"FEAR OF UNKNOWN" that's what flashes in my mind when i think about the above instance , the fear of seeing the unseen , the fear of hearing the unheard and the fear of experiencing an unimaginable threat. Brooding or knitting your own thoughts over something which is away from reality and unexpected leads to the state where you feel this fear.
Do you think that this fear leaves you when you grow up to become an adult? It is something that never leaves you. At all stages of your life whether it is about taking vital decisions , in your career , in your relations the factor of uncertainity is introduced which generates fear which is the fear of unknown.
Think about it why the farmers at singur are resisting the govt's decision of setting up TATA's small car industry over their land which is the ultimate source of their livelihood. Those farmers have never been in that social setup where people grow with organizations , industrialisation and various other modern sectors. 'INDUSTRIALISATION FOR THEM' is just like 'DEMON IN THE DARK FOR A SMALL CHILD' which will engulf their livelihood if they entered this darkness. Ignorance towards the growing world has created this instinct of losing all possessions and has created this fear about which i have been talking till now. The action of forcing or imposing such govt.'s decisions on this particular sect of society won't offer any solutions. What's required here is the light of awareness and education.
As in case of the small child a light bulb or any source of light in dark is a ray of hope and lessens the fear in his mind, similarly the light of awareness and knowledge will lessen the fear in the minds of these poor farmers.
4 comments:
now dats heavy man but worth contemplating upon.
you have related one of the basic evolutionary instincts of human beings to the present day controversy of SINGUR in a commendable way . solution at end is also praiseworthy.
the way you linked the abstract to reality is good.everyone has this fear of unknown....but for some like the farmers in Singur, the innocent victims in Nithari, Mumbai, etc..this fear turns into a harsh reality.
realising d pain of others is a great job n writin on a topic which every1 feels yet no1 speaks is really a noteworthy task..i believe d fear grows with age coz its d fear of our innerself..d wrongs v did(also includes d surroundin effect)..n as v grow..mistakes increase..pressure(all types)increases..n v start being lost..better to b careful and not to let d fear overvcome our spirits..then only GOALS can b achieved..
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