For some time now, I thought that that acute Brainkruptcy of ideas was stifling only the Naga existence of any human worth, but now I realize even more that the problem of Brainkruptcy has spread beyond the Naga realm of life. It is enveloping humanity itself. Just a discerning gaze around the world today will tell us that there is a serious Brainkruptcy of news ideas and thoughts. The manner in which human affairs are being conducted and pursued has only succeeded in bringing to public expression the increasing human frailty; and the serious lack of imagination that gives rise to new thinking and approaches for a shared humanity.
While the absence of a critical imagination is rapidly contributing towards a conformist, uncreative existential reality of life, it is the hegemony of globalism that has sowed the seeds for Brainkruptcy to take root. One may assume that globalism would foster and encourage new thinking begin taking shape, and yet in reality, this assumption is erroneous. And this error is manifested by the present idea of globalism itself, because rather than building a world to be truly interdependent and global in nature, it has reduced the humanity community to one in which the monoculture of the dominant societies is imposing itself and negating the very presence and existence of other cultures. Humanity itself is in a state of arrestation.
The homogenous and hegemonious nature of globalism has a cause-effect relation with the banking system of schooling, which emphasizes on literacy rather than on education. It therefore no longer gives importance to Truth and Knowledge; instead it focuses on technical skills. In this manner the guiding pedagogical pillars of education has been undermined and human consciousness is numbed. This result in creating a climate of conformity where all human creativeness is reduced to a state of confusion and all forms of dialogue is limited to a monologue. All of these unjust relations reaffirm each other in creating a status quo.
For Brainkruptcy to be overcome, the imperative need for critical consciousness to be rediscovered becomes paramount. Without the consciousness of reality, there is no knowledge; without knowledge there is no freedom, no creativity, no completion and no contentment. It is based on one’s consciousness about himself or herself and the world, that an individual has the ability to determine the ‘will’ and purpose of his or her existence. It is in this natural and inherent process of human activity and consciousness that new ideas and thoughts are in perpetual development, creating a new sense of awareness and understanding. This dialectical approach of knowing and understanding from the view of the ‘other’ is perhaps the seed - when nurtured - that leads to enabling processes to progressively adopt and adapt originality that evolves out of knowledge and action.
The challenge to overcome Brainkruptcy presents more than just a conceptual dilemma. It presents a spiritual, moral, social, philosophical and political predicament, which is embedded in the human understanding of what constitutes a vision. For instance, If the Nagas are clear about their vision for a dignified and sovereign future, than, it is essential that it partakes in creating a praxis consisting of ideas and actions that shifts society’s direction from monologue to dialogue, from conformity to creativity, from passiveness to action and from resistance to building. This increases our abilities to take ownership of our lives and the processes that shapes human destiny.
This shift can only be moved when a people is persuaded and prepared. Therefore, the change that emerges out of this process of critical consciousness and self-criticism is probably one of the answers to the problem of human solidarity and human community, which has constantly been challenged by Brainkruptcy. In the final analysis, the human yearning for betterment and dignity is the primordial element that must enable us to overcome Brainkruptcy. The human desire after all wants life in all its richness; it demands and asserts its free will with a desire to emulate the Creator of all creation!
In the end the problem of Brainkruptcy lies in our lack of desire to be fully human.
