We all have our shields....arrogance, condescension, silence, mockery, meekness, modesty, aggression, surrender, ignoring ....and more all of these are ways we use to shield ourself.

Someone might just say, "Me need no shield !!!" but that's use of arrogance and if someone ask, "Shield ourself from what ?" he is just making use of tool of ignorance.

And so everyone pretends, that life is absolutely perfect for them........

That pops up two differing questions....

Why anyone else should have anything to do with what's right or wrong with my life ?

Vs.

Why should someone feel apprehensive of letting others know how exactly things are ?

To first my answer is "Why not?"

And unless the first question is backed by high degree of aggression or some contrived logic about individuality, it's tough to see how someone can continue to hold fort on that question.

And so whenever I play referee to a match between these two questions, the second question always come out winners...blame it on me but that's how it is.

And I think my choice of word should have made this clear for someone with an eye for detail. After all, use of 'shield' for what could also be called 'shell' is a clear reflection that I will be more inclined to explore answers to second question and dismiss the first one.

But let me get back to the question that what do we fear after all ? Why do we wanna let everyone believe that everything is fine.

Let's pick probable answers...

Is it a show of strength, a show of control....that we have everything in order ?

or Is it a fear that how would we be judged if we come out as weak?

or Do we fear that someone can exploit us if we let the guard down?

or Do we just don't wanna come out as second best compared to the other guy ?

or We just don't wanna bother someone else with our worries ?

or Is it a hope that soon everything would be ok and why let anyone know that's something i wrong at all ?

I guess am running out of believable excuses that we can invent......answer to the question could be one of these, or a combination of these or may be something entirely different that I have not been able to unearth. But fact remains that there are shields out there and so someone ought to have either seen daggers or imagined few. And this could lead us to only two conclusions that either world is one big hallucination or a battleground ?

I hope it's not first and I wish it's not the second............

And so may be questions that I put up above are still unanswered....well if so, the that's how it is..

When have I claimed that I have all the answers, I just try to pretend that I have.......

-sid

Song recommendation for the day:

From the movie Guru

Ae Hairat-e-aashiqui....jagaa mat

pairon se zameeen, zameen....lagaa mat

Kyun urdu farsi bolte ho

das kahte ho , do tolte ho

jhoothon ke shenshaah bolo na...................