The scripted reality

Mindlessly while browsing through Facebook, I suddenly hear small sniffs coming from behind! Turning around I find my mother and sister on the sofa. While my mother was smiling as if her daughter had won the Oscar on the other hand my sister had tears in her eyes and a small smile playing on her lips. Worriedly as I started to ask them what the hell was wrong I was silenced by a single wave of my mother’s hand as their eyes continued to be glued to the television. My worry turns into laughter as I turn to the ‘idiot box’ as find that my sister and mother were getting all emotional at some random apparently evil person was getting punished for her sins and two soul mates after going through loads of problems were getting together! Happy times were here again! As the ending credits roll down the screen like the tears roll down my sisters cheeks my mother happily says ‘that bitch deserves it!’ hearing such aggression towards some random soul who hasn't hurt, hell hasn't even met my family got me thinking is the world of scripts affecting our reality? In our nation making children working under the age of 14 is a crime. People on one side curse those who make small children work and the same people on the other side seek entertainment in those tv shows where children are dancing and crying for good reason. Today our reality exists in two worlds, one our world where we work, strive hard and earn a good income for our family and two which we get lost in ignoring the same family we worked so hard for. That world is the world of television! ‘Oh today a new girl is entering in Ram and Priya’s life! Oh Lord Faisal’s going to slip while dancing today! Or that wild card entry in Indian Idol didn't deserve it, the other girl is way better!’ We say it also with such enthusiasm that we actually feel they are real and existing characters! We get so involved with these scripted shows that we let it affect our normal life too! Got a promotion today! So happy! After coming back home,’ Mihir died! I don’t feel like having dinner! I’m going to bed...’   I mean come on! How is not having dinner going to affect that so called mihir? He’s lavishly enjoying a three course meal in his house! Two sisters after meeting at night after a long day at work, instead of catching up on each other’s life are fighting over who is right! Priya or Natasha! Get a reality check guys! Those people who you’ll are wasting time on are best friends and catching up on the latest chick flick while you’ll ruin your relation on them! So wake up guys and smell the coffee!! Characters shown on television and serials are FICTIONAL CHARACTERS! Just because you’ll have a tough day at work doesn't mean you’ll deserve to get lost in your world or rather someone else’s created world! So instead of crying mindlessly over who ditched whom and who died in the world of scripts go talk to someone who is actually hurt in your family! Listen to them, see their real tears and trust me your tears will flow from inside. Instead of laughing on some person making a fool out of himself for some money go observe you dog, play with him! Laughter and happiness will flow from inside! These my friends are real emotions and not merely a scripted reality.

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