Saturday, February 1, 2014

Food, Clothing, Shelter and Smartness


I have not got an opportunity to see the recent text books of school kids, just wondering if there has been any update on the section which teaches about the basic amenities of life. If they still have printed “Food, Clothing and Shelter”, I would join the group of people who claim that the education system sucks big time. The name of the game is “Smartness” and probably it has to be portrayed as the fourth and most important amenity of any human in the advanced competitive world.

By competitive, I am not trying to speak about some useless competitions we were forced to participate in. I am not speaking about some crazy concepts like “the class topper is destined to rule the world and a kid who just gets pass mark is not worth living”. It is all about being "smarter" than the rest and not being fooled. 

In my point of view, we are a part of the most selfish ecosystem. Everyone wants to grab your money and move away, starting from a rickshaw driver to CEOs of corporations. The same company that develops anti-virus software also spreads malware and virus. That does not mean the consumers are fools. Even they get 3 keys for one license and hence feel happy and propagate the fact that they are smart J. The cycle continues.

How smart are you in sensing what the other guy standing in front of you thinks and how quickly can you strategize and outsmart him/her is the key. 

Only “being smarter” can make you stand out of the crowd and trust me, the ones who are reluctant to stand out from the crowd and who are shy to be different are probably the victims of stampede.

And of course, there is God to save us all and for sure he will choose if a skinny person or a meaty person would stamp us (The so called Karma). This decision will be purely based on his database containing information on the frequency of visits and money transfer to the sacred destinations. Just a side-track.

Hard work, like Newton’s law is just becoming a text book concept. Everybody knows a part of it, like the third law, but no one knows the significance nor is bothered about what the hell it is. But for sure a lot of people know everything about Tony Stark as a scientist and his concepts. It is a world of smart and unconventional people, even though they are virtual at times.

You are a good guy, pat yourself. You are honest, reward yourself with an extra scoop of ice cream. You never cheated on the opposite gender? Brilliant, post it on your FB wall and no one would even look at it. Precisely, no one has time to appreciate your achievements and noble nature. The clock is ticking and time is money, love and whatever one wants. If you need to be in the game, better keep playing it rough and do not waste time admiring how good you are.

In a nutshell, it is all about being smart and hence powerful to stand out of the crowd. Why am I saying all these? May be coz I am strong and I give a damn what others think about my ideas :)

Keep smiling and just say Bingo!!!

7 comments:

  1. Yup very true .
    That today world has become of being street smart or rather how to out smart ur peers , ur clients, ur boss n who not just to be in the GAME!!!
    But the sad part is this is the same reason people are increasingly becoming spineless , moraless & to an alarming extent fooling themselves altogether in this mad.race.to succes!!

    It has.come.to this level that it.has become really difficult to.identify the con behind each masked.smile n.greeting.gestures that we encounter ...

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    1. True.. Sad, but that is what we see and experience all day...Just go with the flow.. :)

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