Is cursing and abusing the only way to express your dislike towards any subject? Till some time, perhaps I would have done that too. But only till I attended Mithu Sen's interview. I have written about her earlier on this blog. What Mithu does is finds creative ways to channel her angst into her works. (Mithu's website) This gives strength to her work and makes her work more meaningful. It makes her work sharp, provocative and different from the rest.
That is why I always keep resisting protests. Protests only say that you don't agree / dont like a certain action, thing etc. But what about it? You make big banners, placards, hold rallies, destroy things and end of it. Then you slowly immunize yourself, make laws. Laws that are most uncreative, most limiting and degenerating factors of life. Laws that don't grow themselves, and dont allow you to grow. Then we protest against the laws. Its a silly cycle.
Interestingly, I think reactions to systems are what allow us to articulate a theoretical position. In this situation, it is important that we react. And it is more important that we realize that we are reacting. Further analysis of such reaction would help in elaborating a theoretical position. A position helps set a perspective and allows us to appreciate others' perspective. Many a times, understanding and appreciating others perspectives help us in strengthening and expanding our own position.
Why am I writing all this? I am fed up of seeing cynical abuses by people of their own professions. It seems no one, doing their respective studies are happy with what they are doing. How can it be so? Students of architecture say their field is most disgusting, which engineers rant about engineering, doctors complain about their chosen profession and CAs crib that their field is stressful. Who then is happy? I guess, in today's liberal world, very few students choose fields against their liking. How then, can they not give their 100% to a field of their choice, irrespective of faculty, infrastructure or guidance.
It has perhaps become a fashion to denigrate one's own field. Every one from a respective field would suggest another to 'not' do that course. Architects wont promote architecture and engineers would not promote engineering.
If people would be more conscientious, they would see value in all things around them. And I think people would start valuing their own fields if they value themselves more, instead of waiting for others to recognize their talent.
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