Am I a fool?

How are you friends? It is another inspiring week. I must tell you that this week has been more of a tutorial to me. Make a commitment to learn something from all that happens to you each day for that is how real lessons of life are learnt. I am getting better with each experience, good and bad alike.

The today talk is a mind troubling one! Am I a fool? Are you a FOOL? 

You will decide that...

It is a question that is often asked especially when it involves issue of rights and honor. But come to think of it, have you been a fool? What if you have been a fool? That's hard to say anyway! Let me run the attributes of fools. I think after you go through this you proudly know if you've been a fool or a wise person.

• It is a fool that believes in politeness in our current world of rudeness.
• It is a fool that waits for his/her turn on a queue without 'shunting'.
• It is a fool that says 'I am sorry'. The wise are never sorry. Why should they be?
• It is a fool that says 'Thank you'. The wise believe its their right to be helped by others.
• It is a fool that chooses to clean up the dishes after meal while others are busy watching 'Gulder Ultimate Search'.
• It is a fool that believes in courtesy and humility. The wise call humility cowardice.
• It is a fool that goes about seeking repairs for what others destroyed.
• It is a fool that will not cheat in an exams despite having opportunities to do so. I don't know why fools always keep their integrity.
• It is a fool that waits to be told before they do things. The wise know better!
• It is a fool that smiles when insulted. The wise are very pro-active. A good slap from them will do!

The world have been blessed by fools who knew better than to fight for everything in the name of fighting for their rights. From Mother Theresa who will always run after homeless and helpless children instead of concentrating on her religious duties, to the student who will refuse to cheat instead of passing with high grades, we see all sort of ‘folly’ displayed.

It is a brave thing to be a fool in today’s world of wise people. It is blessed to be the fool that will add value to others than to be the wise man that robs others of their will to live through strife, rudeness and heartlessness. The level of wickedness has made every good man look like a fool and wickedness has become ‘wisdom’! Every sincere person is counted a weakling while insincere and heartless brutes are termed brave. Brave, my foot! The world celebrates the fierce and the rude and terms them ‘smart’while the cool-headed guy is mocked and called a ‘sissy’.

What our values? What do we really live for? What really counts? Is it brutality or humility? “smartness”or sincerity? Why do the world look down on sincere people but identifies and immortalizes insincere people? It makes me wonder at times if the world approves of such acts of wickedness. Isn't it the same society who mocks the “sincere” that complains with bitter tears about the injustice of the “insincere”? I wonder sometimes who is really the fool and the fooled! I wonder the title of the drama is. Which drama? The drama we see everyday...in the mall, on the streets, in religious centers, in the market, etc. People cheer the harsh bully who will beat up a fellow being rather than bear an insult but will mock the cool-headed guy who walks away when insulted! People laugh at the guy with a high sense of responsibility, calling him a “too-know” but yet cry out in pains at the irresponsibility of government and other authorities Isn't that a wonderful drama! Funny! Bizarre! Very foolish!

If this is what the world calls ‘wisdom’then I am very proud to be a fool! If hurting a fellow being is what constitutes ‘wisdom’in our generation, then i refuse to be ‘wise’. I will gladly remain a fool. If wisdom means trampling others down and thinking about myself only the I AM A FOOL!

Ask yourself again, in the context of what we have discussed, are you a fool? If you are not yet a fool, i recommend you become one. Strip yourself of your ego. Think more about the other fellow. Be considerate. Be kind. Let others have the lion share. Allow others to light their candles from your light. It will in no way decrease the brightness of your light, rather, you be multiplying yourself in others. Take a break and say something polite to others. 

These are the things ‘fools’like me do which has given us rich, stress-less and fulfilling lives. If you are a ‘fool’ like me, I congratulate you. You are brave. Spread your light. Be more ‘foolish’. You aren't alone. ‘Foolish’people like you and me are those who have sustained mankind till date. Scream from the rooftops after reading this ...I AM A FOOL! You will startle people for sure. Explain what you mean and be sure to observe what ‘wise’people will say. Do this and catch fun! You will discover that there are very few foolish people...whom the world can do nothing without! 

Cheers...

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