"Touche" , the latest most fascinating word of one of my
friends and the agog with which she awaits to use it in an argument takes me by
surprise . Yes , Argument, the most easiest , entertaining , action packed
event where you witness the war of words, the clash of wits, clink of acumen
and there she gets her dream chance to
acknowledge her opponent and say ...."Touche"...........
We , the young guns , the high spirited generation flooded with
adrenaline are ready on our toes anytime for a "Verbal Mahabharat",
where the only weapon is being lexically accoutred and having those larynx
cleared. But often on contemplating I am bemused to find most of such arguments
futile. Sitting in our cosy corners, sipping a "cutting chai" and
relishing hot spicy "pakodas" we moot over any topic, volley of
statements from every participant even with minimal knowledge about the same. So
is this just for personal entertainment and those smirks or are we really
soulfully concerned about the topics. Sometimes as political analyst, some
other times aa sports critic and again some other times as social activist myriad
roles we play in that same arena of argument.
Satiating our idiosyncrasies and hence feeling triumphant, we often
escape the moral and social responsibilities efficaciously with a witty
argument, the latest cudgel. But how many of the new world...."Lexical
Bravehearts"....would transform their ideals into actions? The answer is
quick and unanimous, NONE. So why argue on sensitive issue, when we just want
to consume our "chai sipping" and "pakoda eating" time with
live entertainment. But this is disappointingly disheartening and sometimes
even more disgusting when a missed call or a sudden idea of partying is enough
to empty our "verbal cartridges".
Basically we are turning socially and morally impaired. We scream, we
shout, we snivel but when it's time to shoulder responsibilities we throw
excuses to elude. But those not in this bandwagon they may be the torchbearers
for the rest.......!!!!!!
