Talk of the Town

Earlier any extraordinary occurrence used to be the talk of the town, now in the age of social media, it is the talk of the nation and such talks go beyond, all that in a very amplified form. A grand thing gets its grandeur from the attention it gets. What is the worth of it when a peacock dances in the wilderness (जंगल में मोर नाचा, किसने देखा रे)? For others, depending on their location, such events may be either elevating or demeaning. A discerning person should have the knack of knowing what helps them and what does not help them individually and collectively, and they should be selective in taking note of and talking about occurrences around. One must know that the attention an event attracts is the critical issue, not its praise or censure.

 
Niraj Kumar Jha