About Nothing

                                                                      I  get up shivering                                                I  go to sleep cold.                                                No energy                                                I'm starving,                ...

We all feel strongly about the British Raj in India and India's struggle for independence. We were done wrong by the British(so were various other countries). Now in the modern day, all countries have learnt to live in mutual harmony, respecting each other's independence. Recently there was a video circulating on Facebook that showed Lord Macaulay's statement given to the British parliament on Feb2, 1835. It described how he had traveled across the length and breadth of India and saw great richness both in terms of wealth and morals. He said that India had a strong backbone of Spiritual and Cultural Heritage(which i believe, to this date, implies). He proposed to replace the ancient education system & culture with the British system. He said, "If Indians think that all that is foreign is good & greater than their own, they will become a truly dominated nation." Basically the video meant to send out the news that some rich guy in India, Mr Sanjiv Mehta...

I do understand that some people want to know more about things they are interested in. But who says it is compulsory? It is often seen that in our school curriculum, we are forced to learn about scientists if we want to learn science. Sure knowing about great people and their methods is both inspiring and informative..but what if we want to be absolutely original? One must agree, inspiration does cause adulteration of pure art and innovation. Our subconscious mind does do the Copy-Paste thing. Can a Scientist not be inspired by his own curiosity instead of Einstein? Can an Astronomer not be inspired by the stars instead of Galileo? Can a Painter not be inspired by the landscape instead of Monet ? Can a Dancer not be inspired by movement instead of Anna Pavlova? Can a Musician not be inspired by sounds instead of Beethoven? Can a Writer not be inspired by his own experiences instead of Charles Dickens? Do we really need to know the Master of the Game to play the game? Wha...