X'pressions
Playing Safe: Is it really safe
by Sunil Gawaskar
Now days most
of the people want to be safe. They want complete security
either in physical or mental terms. It’s now more like a
tradition or predefined norm to attain safety anyhow regarding
the jobs, relationships and money etc. All of the above, we can
say that they play it smart.
But is it
right to be on safe side always? It may be right for a person
who is playing safe but it may not safe for others. We can take
the example of cricket here, if a player plays slow and safe to
score high just to remain in the team for next match that is
safe side for that player but that is not going to benefit the
team anyway. Being physically safe is always good for every body
but when people start thinking safe thoughts then it
becomes harmful for whole mankind.
Here question
arise that “what is safe thinking?” The answer is that
the safety in thoughts refers to reserve nature of thinking or a
traditional way of thinking. When people don’t want to come up
with a new idea or when there is no innovation in thinking but
they just want to follow the tradition or predefined path.
The main
reason for this type of behavior is the risk associated with it.
No body wants to take risk. But there is also a big risk for
whole world if people don’t start innovative thinking.
Today if we
are here in science, technology or in spiritualism, then it is
only due to the persons like Albert Einsteen, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr
B R Ambedkar, Nelson Mandela etc. These people actually
preferred to think outside the box. These were the persons who
thrive on change and newness.
These people
explore new ideas, they come up with innovations. Actually they
want some changes in traditional system and due to which they
are not supported by the masses. They have to face lot of chaos
and anger. Because the people who are safe thinkers become angry
and terrified at these new innovative thinkers. They don’t want
to let them think in this way and try to make a storm of
repulsiveness to stop them.
Today we need
the people who can take risk and change the world with their
beautiful ideas, with their exceptional minds and capabilities.
And yes these people are no one else but they are among us, they
are our teenagers and younger adults. And we have to help them
to rise and raise the world in their hands because you know that
blind obedience is no longer a safe option.
They are ready
for trying a lot of new ideas. But it never means that they are
rebels and we should dominate them. They are the ambitious
visionaries who perceive something beyond where we stand today.
But I am not
talking here about the teenagers who often think that by doing
something exceptional i.e. bad dressing, strange behavior they
will be considered as brave and different. This is not a
revolution. They are not making a point they are not changing
the world, they are just attracting others towards them.
Everybody may
have a different idea on being safe but we know that the time is
high now and we should not care for others. Just believe on god
and do something in favor of humanity because it is better to
dedicate your life in the name of equality and love than in
killing in the name of God.
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MBA (IT), 3rd Sem, IIIT
Allahabad