Taking the rough with the smooth
23/11/23 Taking the rough with the smooth I am passing through one of those bleak phases when I feel morose and all manner of negative thoughts occupy my mind. Perhaps it is because of the indignity we suffer due to our city’s crumbling infrastructure or maybe it was due to the reactions evoked after India’s loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup. It could also be the quality of political discourse and it’s inherent unaccountability. I just don’t know. This state of mind made me think about the times we live in. We live in strange times where everything is binary. All situations and beliefs are now judged through a nationalistic lens. Adopting a middle of the road approach or holding a contrarian viewpoint is no longer tolerated. We live in an era where people have turned impatient, argumentative, have short attention spans and are replacing personal growth and achievement with nationalistic fervour. Even close friends and relatives get incensed at the slightest hint of disagreement