I am going to dissect the topic “Love” today. WTF is with people and over hype with love these days any way. I dedicate this post to the coming valentine’s day. Boss, what’s up with the over mushiness of people around on that day. Besides, what’s with the “public display of affection”? The name itself sounds like a freakin promotional event in an over crowded shopping mall’s lobby. You love holding hands so much, join congress or something. Why make bachelors jealous of an awesome looking chick holding hands with a schmuck. Have you noticed most of the times the coolest of the chicks are with the idiot-est of the guys. I think the logic behind that is marketing. If you put a kashmiri apple besides coking coke, the apple looks more tempting. And looking at the skewed sex ratio these days, chances of guy ending up looking at other schmucks holding hands is much more than Anna Hazare becoming president, which, of course, neither has any intention of becoming!
people are celebrating way too much of love for way too much of things these days. Valentine’s, mother’s, father’s, friend’s, labor's, state’s, country’s and what not. Soon there will be a day when people will celebrate “No Day”. i.e. on that day there will be whatsoever no reason to love and then they will love and celebrate such a day too. Why this over importance to Love?
MARKETING! That’s it. Love is marketing, or is being marketed like the larvae feed. Voraciously. But then, if you are an MBA and love marketing, it becomes a little puzzling. Because then, you are just marketing marketing. Or maybe, love love. Whatever. Who loves love anyways?
So basically, market tells you to profusely or rather expensively parade love for something or someone for a day by spending money on them – buy gifts, go eat out, shop in malls and what not. For all those things there is a - MasterCard, when you are left with debts, try Ambuja cement. Us Cement may Jaan hai! Speaking of Jaan, If John Abraham travelled to U.P and he fell fatally ill, would the doctor say, “Jaan ki Jaan khatrey mey hai?” I need to stop now #okamgoing jokes.
Then what is to be done for the rest of the days with the loved ones? stop loving them or move on with life as usual prior the the precious “day”? You know the answer to that.
Speaking of love, I could not help brining in the topic of love for God. WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH PEOPLE? Now you suckers are branding gods? Dagdu sheth, lalbaug cha raja, siddhivinayak etc etc? That’s crazy. I pray to the same ganesha in small temple near our house. Heck, I pray to god in my house. Does he give me, then, some less ashirwaad? No.
Religion, marketing and love make a lethal combo and you need to keep safe distance from them like you do with police people and politicians.
The truth is you can love a stone idol and be assured that it won’t betray you. But temple managers, love marketers ? I better stay away from them. For love is being mindful of things and people around you. love is in small joys and not Kodak moments. love is in the air, but, so is carbon monoxide. Let us understand to differentiate and live happily and peacefully.
