Villainy

 Dear reader,

'Villainy' it is this weekend. And the 'red' font colour says it all. 

    So why this interest in the dark alley of villainy? Let it suffice to say that 'villainy' is everyday life reality and not limited to epics and myths🙆And when we talk of villainy in epics if you have noticed, the extraordinariness of the villains is directly proportional to the extraordinariness of the heroes. For example, it is said that the Asura king Ravana could only be vanquished by Lord Rama; and only Lord Krishna could checkmate Shakuni. So with these specific examples, it is possible to conclude that an extraordinary hero earns an extraordinary villain!! (of course, if one were to speak from the villain's point of view, vice versa is also true!!) So dear reader, if ever you face an extraordinary villain, believe that you are an extraordinary hero and then, you will map your victory heroically!! 

  So, all that I am trying to say is life has graciously awarded my share of the 'extraordinary' 😂 and from this experience arises this post on villainy and some ways of defeating it. So does this make an extraordinary hero? Only time can tell! 

  However, the aim, objective and sole purpose of 'villainy' is to establish a win. Thus, the means adopted could be straight or crooked. Since this post is about 'villainy', I shall exclude all representatives of villainy viz Ravana, Kaikeyi, Shakuni and their long list of villains. Instead, the focus is on sharing some significant features of villainy. 

 1. One of the basic needs of a human being (apart from roti, kapada aur makan i.e. food, clothing and shelter) is the love of family, friends and colleagues. The people who love us show their affection with their attention. So, in many instances, we don't have to spell out what we require. Their love is experienced when they stand by and watch you win or fight and be your support system. 

    But, here is the glitch: just as the rate of metabolism varies from person to person, so does the desire for attention. For some people, relationships are a means to quench their insatiable thirst for attention. It is not that they do not love; it is that love becomes a via media to lord over people. They are whom I call 'energy vampires'. And here is the villainy--they will make you believe no one loves you more than they do; they will convince you that they are inevitable to your very existence and the only way you could survive is by 'serving them'. If you can, which is a rarity, break away from them, you are burdened with scars, emotional baggage and a cartload of guilt to last a lifetime. 

   How does one escape the 'energy vampires'? What is the antidote? The antidote is YOU. The understanding that you are a free-thinking individual with every right to be who you are😁. This is the beginning of 'travelling light (pun intended!!)'. Your freedom is worth it--even at the cost of such a burden. And there is no victory as sweet as the Declaration of Independence.     

 2. A paradoxical trait of villainy is that it is like the proverbial cat that closes its eye while drinking milk and thinks that no body is watching! yes, that it is foolish and it is a fool. Villainy is established on the hypothesis that it is indefatigable; it presumes that others cannot THINK. The fact is, well-meaning people may patiently turn a blind eye to all the villainy but they are not blind. And, the solution? It is never too late to regain your power of thinking. Here is one thing I say of myself: 'I may be foolish, but definitely not a fool' 🙋

3. The official bank of villainy is covetousness😁It is no joke to get something out--be it wealth or information or even a password for that matter!! The villainous love a tight fist. But, their expectation of you (or even from you) is always at its zenith. The funny thing is they will convince you that you are the tight fisted one here and question your generosity. How does one beat that!? Simple: at times, it is better to lose the battle and win the battleground!! Following the wise words of 'all fair in love and war', in this battle of self love and existence, it is better lose that 'material gain' to retain your hold on the battleground-- get or retain your freedom.  

Of course, the discussion of villainy and villainous is endless; as endless as the means and method of villainy. There is only one certainty in this seemingly endless expanse of villainy--it is endless until you end it and it is never too late😃  

    

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