Hypnotize

Listening to music has always been my passion. So every time I am at my home, there is some music that keeps on playing on my computer. I was running some errands in my home while this song started playing. It was 'Hypnotize' by 'System of a down'. Suddenly I sat down and listened to the song twice more and laughed inwardly. The lyrics from the songs were so relevant to our country these days.

.... "They disguise it, Hypnotize it
      Television made you buy it".....

.... "Mesmerize the simple minded
      Propaganda leaves us blinded" ....

Whenever we open a newspaper or switch on a news channel we get so much breaking news. It is really hard to ignore several issues that crops up every alternate days, goes viral thanks to the social media and general media, and slowly fade away without actually making any noticeable change. I am not a participant so without giving any opinion I observe every issues. And if u look closely there is a pattern in all these breaking news. Every alternate day you will find a news about molestation/rape, some political slip of tongue, some religious stuff, some personal opinion by any celebrity and bit of scam. There is always an air of fear, hatred, crisis, suspicion or betrayal. Everyone feels alone and scared. We do not trust anyone now. But truly speaking aren't we becoming the same thing which we fear? We see what is shown to us, we believe what is portrayed. And based on that we form a hypothesis of our own, as if collecting anecdotes for our daily gossip. We are becoming a hypocritical snob who would complain and cry about how the system should change, forgetting that we are a part of that system.

There will always some issues, some irrational demands and great advertising. But it is us who should be rational and civilized enough to decide which is worth reacting or fighting. Otherwise we will continue to be the mesmerized by the propaganda.