A society trapped in a box of illusions

Ashad 17, 2082

Pathak Patra

A society trapped in a box of illusions

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In our society, there is light of awareness and education, but the vision of understanding reality is still covered by the veil of confusion. Even as times change, generations change, some misconceptions and social beliefs are so deeply rooted that they are imprisoning people's free thinking.

These illusions keep society away from true progress and question our sanity. 

Our society is still bound by such superstitions that only boarding school education is the basis of children's future, getting treatment in a private hospital is the only guarantee of health and traveling in an air-conditioned bus is the proof of civilization. Similarly, the illusion that closed bottled water is pure, opportunities are available only after staying in Kathmandu, familiar shops do not cheat or expensive restaurant food is clean and tasty are deeply embedded in our daily life. 

Such illusions have taken root in the economic and social sectors as well. The idea that after investing in an IPO, you will get rich quickly, money will grow on trees after going abroad, or if you have a lot of followers on social media, you will be successful. The idea that looking rich means happiness, speaking English is a sign of intelligence or being an atheist is a social crime has stifled freedom of thought. 

Beliefs such as not celebrating festivals are bad, success in life is measured only by exam marks, diseases are cured by animal sacrifice or women are considered impure during menstruation are pushing the society backwards. The tendency to consider farming as a low-level job, to consider government jobs as only respectable or to always consider the decisions of the crowd to be correct has weakened entrepreneurship and conscience. 

These illusions are not just social aberrations, but a kind of mental prison, which imprisons the ability to think and make decisions. Society cannot truly progress without dispelling such illusions. True education lifts the veils of these illusions and the light of conscience brings a new dawn of consciousness. 

Santosh Simkhada , Tokyo, Japan

Pathak

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