ABHIASH- GOOLASH

so, the dream girl married the gods son and the whole media has been buzzing about it as if it were the nitty gritty of the india-US nuclear deal. the wedding garments, locations, guest list and other such things have been published and discussed to no end. i once read some opinion poll in a local newspaper where the people happily said that they were curious to know about the details of the biggest wedding of the decade (yeah right). it really made me wonder, as why DO we give a damn. i mean, we have all been blessed with a life of our own right? then why do people wake up every morning to hear about what lipstik aishwarya rai would be applying on her mehendi? i mean does it seriously matter? or do we seriously have so much free time in a world where everyones complaining about how they dont have time for relationships and friendships? also, after the UN report on global warming, would temperatures be discussed with as much detail? ' its 41 degree celcius today and the temperatures have been since rising.' would people put a timer on that? but most importantly, how much paper and electricity is wasted in covering such bullshit? i mean, its great that we have cyber space where no trees are being cut, and in a world facing global warming no less, to be covered with ridiculous stuff about star hook ups and weddings.

now, indian media is as original as they get. so when they saw the UK and US papparrazzi come up with innovative and highly amusing name such as brangelina and bennifer or what not, they put their copious amount of grey cells to work with coining a term for the indian couple. after car wrecks like ashishek (eeks), they finally found a much less pathetic and lot more ridiculous abhiash ( sounds like the name of a long extinct crustacean). then, they filled reams of pages with news of abhiash goin to temples, getting married, paying a visit to the loo. all for the entertainment of that ridiculous bunch of loosers that should be nuked; ' the masses'.

while i didnt follow it all, despite the fact that they made headlines in mainstream paper everyday, sidelining the nuke deal and the gunning down of people in Vtech, Nasa and Hyderabad, apart from other more relevant and consequential news, i do wanna ask this question to everyone who did follow it. do you really care for this much coverage to a stupid event? they got married, good for them. media always gives one iron clad excuse for earning money for covering events of no importance, that they print what people want to read and see. but do people really want this?

ask yourself, how many times have you said that you didnt have enough time to do what you wanted to do, pursue hobbies or be with people you cared about. so you dont have time to understand your daughters teenage crisis, but you have time to delve into the details of a strangers wedding? you dont have time to contribute to yourself, your world or your committments, but you have time to watch the exclusive coverage of the couple arriving and all that? you dont have time to read about and take steps to curb global warming, or attend meetings of such order, but have time to stand in front of the gates of the Bacchans like loosers and cry your heart out?

what kind of a ridiculous hypocrite/looser would you be if you did that? no offence, but the only thing i feel sorry for are the trees that were cut to spin this much yarn, the electricity lost in covering this event and the vision deprived and contrived media professionals who will now be rendered unemployed as abhiash have finall become man and wife.

around the world, we need to ask ourselves this. that are we really as depraved, and as free and our lives as uneventful to bother about stupid celebrity hook ups? what they eat, what they wear and all that crap? right, we all need a pass time. i mean terrorism and global warming are rather depressing topics to talk about, and for some reason, despite screaming about nationalism, the development of china, india and brazil, and the approaching of a globalized and new one world either doesnt interest many people, or doesnt fit in their limited cranial capacity ( or they like like to think it doesnt). but the coverage given to such things has become so ridiculous, that media has made a fool of itself.

the bringers of truth have become nothing short of monkeys dancing on any tune that plays around. now, if something doesnt get published as often, you can risk taking it seriously. beat it, we all need entertainment, but there is a difference between enjoying the lighter side of life, and turning life into a full blown circus that is inconsequential and stupid.

the question being asked today is, what will get mankind first, terrorism or global warming. ahh, it seems neither of these larger than life endings for us. we might probably die of stupidity.

i know this sounds too serious for something this flossy, but then anything that you wasted a percentage of your life speculating about, has to have importance..... think about it. at least then, we can use this media fiasco to gain some insight into the weird world of today.