Black or White

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Imagine: Sitting before the doctor, your fingers crossed, desperately hoping he wouldn’t confirm what you fear the most. And yet he uttered the very words you were scared of: That you suffered from the black and white disorder. Ever heard of it? It is a fairly uncommon disorder of the brain, which makes life easier for the patient but a lot more difficult for those around him. It attacks the brain cells and the incubation period can be anywhere between a few days to years. Often it results in a complete loss of social life with most (if not all) relatives and friends turning their backs to you. Life becomes an empty swing...with no joyous faces with wide grins...

I remember the time when the world was still free of this disease. Everyday used to be a struggle, a struggle to please everyone around us. We were friends with people we hardly cared for, used to compliment people on things we hated the most. If need be we could give our sweetest smile to our dearest enemies. All in all, it was a phase of our life when we wanted to be on good terms with everyone, those who mattered as well as those who didn’t. Well, all that has changed now.

The unique disorder we suffer from has transformed us into more direct, practical and rather blunt individuals. If we don’t like someone’s dress, we will tell them so in as many words. If we do not like something about a particular person, we will inform them at the earliest opportunity. If we do not think you trustworthy enough, we wouldn’t entrust you with any sort of information or responsibilities. Do not take us to be rude, proud and conceited individuals because we are none of that. We are just people who label everything as either right or wrong, black or white. I know sometimes we are too harsh on those around us, even ourselves, but then we are not in love with grey anymore. Confusions don’t find a place in our life. Trust me it saves a lot of our time, effort and energy.

Our forefathers have always emphasized on the need to take quick decisions. Well, you can’t do that if you are confused…right? All in all, this disease has made our life rather simple. We are no longer burdened by the evils of proper social conduct. Again, that does not mean we are social misfits. Just that we are not a two-faced individual anymore. And it doesn’t take a genious to guess what I am hinting at if I say that this is a fairly ‘uncommon’ disease.

Try it out for yourselves, this little taste of black and white. I’m sure you’ll be hooked on to it. And this world of ours will probably be a way better place if we have a black and white epidemic. At least we wouldn’t have to waste our time worrying about what goes on behind our backs…

I’ll make sure to tell you more about the pros and cons of this unique syndrome in a later post. I would also like to hear your take on it before I do that…

Go on…spread the black and white syndrome…