Arenjungla Kichu: I seriously don't like saying this but it has been getting into my head and I want to clear off my chest as well.
Something that really bothers me is the criticism and the judgment we pass to someone who tries to do something. Observation is different from a judgment and a criticism. I mean it is really okay to point things out and discuss about it but we really should not be selfish in our thoughts. I mean it’d be nice to think about the people we are criticizing and put ourselves in their shoes first as well.
Recently, a lot of criticisms were seen regarding some of our daily Newspaper focusing on the acknowledgement and the felicitation and many more. But was it really necessary?
May be it is but to what I see, they are just trying to earn some money. And is it wrong for a private company to earn some money? A company needs to pay its workers, they have to pay the taxes, they have to manage the company to run and they also need to increase the pay for their employees and of course, being business people, they would love some profit as well.
I have no idea about the amount of salary a journalist gets in our state but I believe it won’t be much being in a private sector. Of course, a lot of people would say, ‘They are not even doing their job, it’s only fair the pay is less” but then again, if the pay is so less, would you be interested in taking risk and do actual journalism?
I mean no offense to anyone but the journalism out here is kind of dry and pale but then again if we really dig deeper, the amount of pay and respect they might get is not worth taking all the risk to actually put journalism into function. And to activate real journalism, people need to support them when they fight for truth, fight for justice but will you and me be with them or are we even mentally prepared to have their back? And most importantly, people who want to share their acknowledgement and felicitation and what else, they are doing that because they love to do it. I mean if 50 people send, which one will the newspaper pick? And if they deny posting it all, what other options does that person who wants to send it have? So, shouldn’t we be instead grateful that we are provided a mean to do something like that?
I personally do not want to see such on the newspaper but I think those families who send it have a different opinion from us. If we personally do not like it, let us not do it by our own understanding. I’m sure the newspaper company would not come forcing us to do it.
The same issue is happening with Naga’s music website, ‘Indihut’. I believe running a website is not a piece of cake. If only the website gets more successful, a handful amount of workers will be needed. And you would not want to sit in front of a computer your whole day for free! I see that these people are trying all they can to help Nagaland grow in Music so that one day there will be future in music for Nagas and may be the entire NE states. It is only starting out so it is easy to criticize and talk about money issues. They are not doing some charity but they are trying to help us out but at the same time, they need our help as well because no one has the luxury of throwing away their time and money for somebody else when we all are trying to look after ourselves in such a tough world. We cannot expect everything for free just because it is Nagaland, a state fully dependent on Govt.
We talk about and complain all the time how we are dependent on Govt. but are we even trying to break away from it? We cannot even see and support those people who have actually started something. I don’t know much about the rest of private sectors but I think we the general public is a little too quick in judging and criticizing someone’s small try and someone’s work!
I think it is time we learn to respect private sectors, understand it and appreciate it. Of course, I am not saying the private organization or the businessmen should fool the public but there is a limit to everything. Sometimes it is not just them to blame, the bigger fault is in us.
If we are thinking about really progressing forward then it is time to stop being in the nutshell and rotate our entire life in finding a Govt. job and actually try to do something. And if we cannot do something then it is time we start supporting who are doing something so that slowly as the chain elongates, we can break out from this. We cannot just sit and complain and do nothing.
Or maybe, if we really want to complain, for the love of you and me, for the sake of you and me, let us please initiate something to get rid of these horrible roads that exist in the center and every corner of Nagaland! This is a serious issue. Not getting salary isn’t the only problem we have, so can we for once come together and do something about these roads? If there are any people with high authority reading this, please do not give a blind eye to this and please do something about the road condition! It is horrible no matter where we go and it is now annoying, irritating, frustrating and embarrassing! Every time we ride a vehicle, it spoils my mood and I honestly admit I am angry. I am getting tired of this and I am sure a lot of us are. There will be something we can do right?
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