Say NO to FEELINGS. Say YES to ACTION

Injustices come in many forms. Unfair might be a less technical word for it. Injustices happen all over the world and at every second. Some close a blind eye when they see one, hiding the guilt that they have benefitted from another’s injustice. Be it on a large or small scale, injustices do happen to everyone. Paradoxically, injustice can only occur at the advantage of another. The common self-victimising questions like, “What did i do to deserve this?”, or the activist motto “Why should they be on the receiving end for something that is entirely not their burden to bear?”, lack the foundational understanding to comprehend why these challenges are presented to you in the first place. Recognising the problem is always the first step to solving it. How wonderful would the world be when we take action instead of raising awareness. Though it might sound small and selfish to say that, but realistically if someone was indeed passionate about saving the planet he would take a trip to India to de-polute the area instead of raising awareness of the use of straws. If the so called peace lovers would advocated the gore of war, he would make a more significant change to being a government official to make a change. Just imagine a world without the mere use of our tongue and more actionable methods in solving issues.

Typically the most relatable form injustice, the injustice in relationships. Love, arguably the most beautiful word in language, often depicts itself as a rosy path where 2 soulmates meet and out of nowhere have the rest of society to fight against. The story of Romeo and Juliet, though written beautifully, has a darker historical meaning in deaths and suicide. And what for? Because society crushed them leaving no more options to escape the harsh reality they lived in? Nonsense. Mankind has progressed so far only to, at the worst possible moments, rely on their innate emotions to make far worst decisions that they could ever think of. Why doesn’t she commit like I did? Why must he make me feel small as if I don’t already feel like it. Why did he break my heart like that? The pattern repeats and sadly never terminates. The use of “I’ followed by the actions of another. Consequently, how these self-formulated questions make you feel. I would be the first to admit that I myself often ask these questions. But certainly not as self-defense mechanism to deem whatever choices I make as right(though as narcissistic as it sounds). Instead, asking these questions can often guide you to the root of your problems, understanding them on the personal level and then carrying out the best possible solution our minds can put us to. Hence, asking these questions isn't counter-productive at all. Instead, overwriting our self-righteous tendencies and understanding that sometimes all we need is to take a little step back to obtain a bird’s eye view of the situation and results in approaching it in the best possible way.

However, easier said than done. I am certainly not an advocate against feelings. We are born with it. It is what makes us humans. Every mammal, from the moment he is born till his last breath will experience pleasure and struggles. Blessed with the power to make change, to invoke change, to inspire actions, feelings are indicators to how we are in the reality we live in. We can do everything we set our mind to. All we need is to try. Again, there is no need to submit to feelings. At the end of the day, we are who we are because of our actions, not our emotions.