Man loves to flaunt and is always ready to show off his
possessions in front of others. This quality of exhibitionism sometimes prods
on the extreme and can appear funny at times. It is really amusing how a person
carries himself at the so-called special occasions just to make his presence
felt.
In the olden era, marriage was considered as a simple
practice of joining of two souls where food was distributed to the poor to gain
blessings. But now it is nothing but a festival of pomp and show where the poor
is not even mentioned in the conversation let alone in the celebration. Of all
the days of one’s lives, the bride and the groom feel that marriage is the only
day where they feel important and so behave in such an abnormal manner that
sometimes it’s difficult to identify whether they are the same people or
strangers.
Unfortunately in today’s times, people are more impressed
by the outward appearance than their internal talents. People don their best
costumes for a job interview; as if the attire will compensate for what one has
inside their brain.
It is quiet fascinating how the travelers wear their
finest clothes at the airport and it is more amusing how their companions put
on ordinary clothing just to make the passenger feel like a celebrity.
Times have changed so drastically that even places of
worship are being treated as fashion houses with disciples parading their
latest material acquisitions and God being nothing but a back bencher.
In the past, clothes served the purpose of covering the
body from heat and cold but now the mantra is: less clothes; more prestige.
One has to realize that simplicity is the essence of life
and showiness may not always result in success. Even prolific leaders like
Gandhi, Mandela, Martin Luther etc professed the idea of simple living and high
thinking. It is only through knowledge and perseverance that men can have their
names etched in the annals of history and definitely not through external gaudiness.
