Wit Wisdom and Whoop

I had been observing the comments and reactions of various people on Facebook and while many were friends others were those I didn’t know. However when 2 very educated successful people who can be called opinion makers and who’s opinions are likely to give directions to many a youngster shared some stuff I felt that I had to respond. My responses are as below. What they said, is not relevant to be shared here since that would mean dragging them into my opinion, but anyone who reads this will get the message that I am trying to convey. I love reading all those long detailed posts that many intellectuals post and others share them and other intellectuals then hail and share. I have just one point. I am yet to see a single post by anybody where they talk positive, talk optimistic, talk progress, talk dreams, talk future, talk plans.......the ONLY thing they do very very well is spew hatred, spew vitriol, share pessimism of the hig hest order, make you believe that life is not worth ...

When the run up to the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 were in progress and the  belligerence and hardline attitudes of various politicians both within parties and against opponents unfolded I had a serious doubt that these elections would prove to be violent. So far keeping my fingers crossed since no untoward incidents have happened. But verbal violence has been increasing by the day and no one party or leader can claim to be above it. The speeches are full of barbs,  jabs, punches, sarcasm but never have I seen a single incident of wit where the point is made with a joke which is both conveying the message and also is not offensive. At best the sarcasm has elicited laughter. While elections are generally a  free for all and so greater latitude given, fact is that every single party has been going overboard and none are spared.  While this discourse from the main stream parties like Congress, BJP, SP etc are to be expected and so taken with a large bucket of sa...

This is the email I got and my response is below. Of course AAP has neither acknowledged my mail nor do I expect them to since you see they are god, perfection rolled into one. From:  Aam Aadmi Party To:  Ravindra Vasisht <................>  Sent:  Wednesday, 2 April 2014 9:53 PM Subject:  Why did Arvind Kejriwal resign? Dear Ravindra Vasisht As an Aam Aadmi Party supporter, you must have been asked a hundred times, why Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the Delhi Chief Minister? Well, here is the answer. AAP got  only 28 of 70 seats  in the Delhi Assembly election. Still, the Lt Governor invited Arvind to form the government, as the Congress (with 8 seats) had offered unconditional support. Finding it hard to believe, Arvind sent a letter to the Congress President listing out the 18 points in the AAP manifesto, including passing of the Jan Lokpal bill. The Congress reverted saying it will support AAP unconditionally ...

I sat moodily at the Anglers Arms & Rest nursing a homemade brew and contemplating life. When I had woken up in the morning I was bright as a lark, the elections had been announced and there was a buzz all around but the events of the day had affected me badly. Betty our resident waitress stopped by and said “A vote for your thoughts” and I winced visibly since if that were to happen maybe I should seriously reconsider moving to some place where elections are banned. Betty looked at me and said “What’s biting you? Is it girl trouble?” Well, I wish it were since I think those troubles are easier to handle than what I was facing. Betty didn’t wait for me to answer but said “You are looking like my brother who is also trying to drink his troubles away. And to think that all I asked him was to help me put out an advertisement in the matrimonial website for me, his being an IT guy and all that”. “So you getting married ? Who’s the lucky guy?” Betty scornfully said “If I had...