Everyday, I see a shared photo on the social networking sites about proud of being something, I wonder what are they proud of. For me the word "pride / proud", is reserved for achievements of my own not something that occurs to me by birth.
The other day I login to facebook, only to see a couple of people on my newsfeed sharing pictures of hindu deities and the curios me opened to see what it was about. It was published in a community called "Proud to be a Hindu" and the first thing I mumbled, "Dafaq". It is a genetic accident you idiot that you were born into that community, it could be any community for that matter. There is nothing to be proud of, you don't even know the names of the four Vedas!
Then there is the second kind, who spring out every once in a while to mark their presence and to be heard. Yes, yes the sport / sport club fans. "Proud Giants fan, Proud of being a ManU fan, Proud Sachin Tendulkar fan". Dei, he was gifted a Ferrari admiring his sporting abilities and you are striving hard to make a 6 digit salary. Mr. "Proud ManU fan, forever", while the 16 players are sweating their butts out running across the field numerous times; you are sipping beer and crunching potato chips on your couch. Get a life dude! And don't even get me started on the desi Thunders / Lakers / 49ers / Pats fans. Half of you have never even touched the basketball / football, what are you so proud about?
Come any product release from Apple, bragging rights flood all over. Proud owner of IPhone 5 it seems, as if the gadgets are gifted to them for all the good deeds they have done. Angry birds is they first app they install and Temple Run 2 is the last. Most of them don't even know the history of Apple or Mr. Jobs but are the first ones to post pictures of their "proud" possessions online.
Proud to be an Indian? It isn't a skill you dork! Next what? I'm 5'11" and I'm proud of it or I have appendicitis and I'm proud of it?
The other day I login to facebook, only to see a couple of people on my newsfeed sharing pictures of hindu deities and the curios me opened to see what it was about. It was published in a community called "Proud to be a Hindu" and the first thing I mumbled, "Dafaq". It is a genetic accident you idiot that you were born into that community, it could be any community for that matter. There is nothing to be proud of, you don't even know the names of the four Vedas!
Then there is the second kind, who spring out every once in a while to mark their presence and to be heard. Yes, yes the sport / sport club fans. "Proud Giants fan, Proud of being a ManU fan, Proud Sachin Tendulkar fan". Dei, he was gifted a Ferrari admiring his sporting abilities and you are striving hard to make a 6 digit salary. Mr. "Proud ManU fan, forever", while the 16 players are sweating their butts out running across the field numerous times; you are sipping beer and crunching potato chips on your couch. Get a life dude! And don't even get me started on the desi Thunders / Lakers / 49ers / Pats fans. Half of you have never even touched the basketball / football, what are you so proud about?
Come any product release from Apple, bragging rights flood all over. Proud owner of IPhone 5 it seems, as if the gadgets are gifted to them for all the good deeds they have done. Angry birds is they first app they install and Temple Run 2 is the last. Most of them don't even know the history of Apple or Mr. Jobs but are the first ones to post pictures of their "proud" possessions online.
Proud to be an Indian? It isn't a skill you dork! Next what? I'm 5'11" and I'm proud of it or I have appendicitis and I'm proud of it?