Sorry. It was the longest break ever. I did not know what to talk about, as I have not been socially active in the past few months so I did not really have radical or gripping issues to discuss. And thus, I decided to take sometime off and not make a fool of myself by writing without a clear thought in my mind and something I cant identify with.
At the same time, I wonder why it is important to identify with any piece of work, custom or anything that can be considered identifiable. Are we that insecure of losing our identity? Breaking it down into caste, nation, and religion is the first step in knowing whom you are, why you exist, and whom you can’t be. It’s like trapping yourself in a box and passing judgments SLASH ranking other boxes. And never willing to accept the unrealistic impositions that you have imposed on yourself just for the hell of it, labelled as identity. I.e. a person identified as a beggar, a thief, at a higher level, saint, you name it!
WHY?
What is identity? And why is it important to carry this burden of refining it for a lifetime? Do you know how much work and patience is required for it? Do you think it is possible to exist without knowing where you belong and why? Do you think you can carry yourself without worrying about fitting-in in your social circle and yet remain different, unique in your own way?
When I meet my old friends, they say I haven’t changed. It surprises me how people unconsciously expect a drastic and extremely painstakingly prominent change in somebody else’s life when they know identity is not only unchangeable but after a certain stage, on can only add on it. But the funny part is when I ask them what they changed about themselves or how their identity evolved, they are often left thinking too hard and saying ‘I am styll the same and I haven’t changed a bit’ – yeah riight?!
Suppose I take away your identity and put you out there to experience the world at its fullest. What would be your first reaction? What if you are sent on a lifelong exile and deprived off every right? You are no longer a Pakistani, Indian, Canadian, American, African, Britisher etc??
“What if I take away your identity?”
Think about it. gnite
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