Here are some incidents I observed recently.
1. You’ve probably read about the NRI who died mysteriously in Delhi after consuming drugs. As protesters and his friends gathered to seek an investigation into his death, a passerby made a snarky remark, “Nashedi ke dost ikathhe huwe hain insaaf maangne” (friends of dopeheads are demanding justice) and walked away giving himself a virtual high-five.
2. My kickboxing class had just started when a particularly well-built guy started showing off some professional moves and in the first class itself didn’t refrain from calling another guy dheela (slacker) after he delivered a loose kick. My trainer followed suit, calling him saala showoff.
Both incidents had one thing in common: a judgement was passed very quickly. It’s incredible how much we judge people in our daily lives and how ingrained it is within our culture.
A girl wearing hot-pants primarily faces the roadside romeos and their perverted little minds which is termed wrong and is definitely curbed by people of our modern society but this very own modern society also passes a quick judgement on the same girl on the basis of her dressing sense.Be it her lifestyle,her character or her upbringing , every damn thing is judged .Now this depressing psyche of being judgemental is as big a crime as eve teasing or harassing a girl.
The infected minds are passing judgements anywhere and everywhere from Sachin’s retirement to Modi’s campaign to Delhi Rape Case to neighbour’s new car to someone’s fat paycheck to XYZ dating ABC.As we dig deep , the judgements become more crass, biased and unwanted for sure.This results in nothing but wastage of a whole lot of time, energy and emotions.
The honour of the one who is passing the judgement as well as the one who is being mostly victimized is both on stake.On the account of gossip and our “CHALTA HAI” attitude it can be ignored but shouldn’t be taken for granted.We have the power of choosing our words meticulously and thus we should use it in an appropriate manner.
Maybe its easy to quote but yes, I am definitely trying my level best to get out of this league.Maybe that guy consumed drugs but his friends are sad because of his uncalled for death and that doesn’t call for a judgement from anybody apart from the judicial system of India.Maybe that professional desi guy is an inspiring figure and will gel with us in near future providing us with some real knowledge from his real fights and some swift moves too.DON’T BE JUDGEMENTAL.
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