"A smile is the best way to deal with difficult situations. Even if it is a fake one. When used properly, you can fool anyone with it." - Translated from Sai's words in Naruto Shippuden series.
If you came here expecting to read something about the movie 'The Mask', you are in the wrong place. I am the last person to write about a certain comedian with witless humour and a stupid smile plastered on his face. The quote above will give you a clear idea as to what this particular post is about. When a particular character of not much importance to the show uttered those words, it got me thinking. I came to a realization that this is where humanity stands. Fake a smile. Fake your emotions. Fake your education. Fake everything! This is the direction humanity is heading to. A fake destiny. A destination which is fake and promises nothing but fake happiness.
Society forces you to wear a mask, hide your character and act according to what society demands. There are unwritten rules and unspoken guidelines which has to be followed strictly, failing to do so will attract undesirable situations and making the environment uncomfortable to live in. The present society is like invisible claws clamping you down preventing you from rising up. As mechanical engineers may understand, you are constrained in all directions and have zero degrees of freedom. The only way to live a life, or rather, survive is to wear a mask. Cover up your feelings and portray something different. You may feel sad and depressed on the inside but never show it to the world. Paint a 'fake' smile on your face and go on with life. Act as if nothing is happening and your mind is always free of thoughts and filled with happiness always. After all what has happened, just act...always. This is what society dictates to us and we are forced to follow.
I believe that it is up to an individual to perceive the way society treats them. It is up to the same individual to decide what to follow and what not to follow. That individual can change the way society lives. One individual can change a whole race's mentality. There are people in this world who are trying to work for the betterment of the society and the human race. I just wish there were more people doing that.
So to temporarily get away from this real(duplicate) world, I am encapsulating myself in a virtual world where you relearn what humanity has forgotten, love, friendship, bonding and kindness. Even though the virtual world is only a fantasy and is often associated to momentary happiness, it actually gives some hope in this changing world. It gives a certain hope that humans are intelligent enough to understand this maybe not immediately, but sometime in the future. So change always happens and we just have to work towards a better change.
PS: Contrary to my previous posts, there is a lot of negativity in this post. I blame my turbulent mind for the above post because this thought has been disturbing me for quite sometime. If you cannot take in so much negativity, please try to give some positive feedback to balance it :P. Just joking. Give any type of feedback. If I have succeeded in awakening you to some of the highly philosophical questions in life, don't blame me if you go mad and lose your mind. I take no responsibility for any consequences.
If you came here expecting to read something about the movie 'The Mask', you are in the wrong place. I am the last person to write about a certain comedian with witless humour and a stupid smile plastered on his face. The quote above will give you a clear idea as to what this particular post is about. When a particular character of not much importance to the show uttered those words, it got me thinking. I came to a realization that this is where humanity stands. Fake a smile. Fake your emotions. Fake your education. Fake everything! This is the direction humanity is heading to. A fake destiny. A destination which is fake and promises nothing but fake happiness.
Society forces you to wear a mask, hide your character and act according to what society demands. There are unwritten rules and unspoken guidelines which has to be followed strictly, failing to do so will attract undesirable situations and making the environment uncomfortable to live in. The present society is like invisible claws clamping you down preventing you from rising up. As mechanical engineers may understand, you are constrained in all directions and have zero degrees of freedom. The only way to live a life, or rather, survive is to wear a mask. Cover up your feelings and portray something different. You may feel sad and depressed on the inside but never show it to the world. Paint a 'fake' smile on your face and go on with life. Act as if nothing is happening and your mind is always free of thoughts and filled with happiness always. After all what has happened, just act...always. This is what society dictates to us and we are forced to follow.
I believe that it is up to an individual to perceive the way society treats them. It is up to the same individual to decide what to follow and what not to follow. That individual can change the way society lives. One individual can change a whole race's mentality. There are people in this world who are trying to work for the betterment of the society and the human race. I just wish there were more people doing that.
So to temporarily get away from this real(duplicate) world, I am encapsulating myself in a virtual world where you relearn what humanity has forgotten, love, friendship, bonding and kindness. Even though the virtual world is only a fantasy and is often associated to momentary happiness, it actually gives some hope in this changing world. It gives a certain hope that humans are intelligent enough to understand this maybe not immediately, but sometime in the future. So change always happens and we just have to work towards a better change.
PS: Contrary to my previous posts, there is a lot of negativity in this post. I blame my turbulent mind for the above post because this thought has been disturbing me for quite sometime. If you cannot take in so much negativity, please try to give some positive feedback to balance it :P. Just joking. Give any type of feedback. If I have succeeded in awakening you to some of the highly philosophical questions in life, don't blame me if you go mad and lose your mind. I take no responsibility for any consequences.
