I don't understand people's desperation to prove that something is right, that too violently so. Recently have been seeing people defend or talk about certain news events with so much violence that it is scary. What happened to just 'letting the dogs bark'?
So Maria Sharapova made a statement saying that she didn't know who Sachin was. I understand, Sachin is not just a player, he is an emotion, he is God and so on. But there so many such people whom we so fiercely care about that the world doesn't know of. What do you do then? Go to every ignorant person and TELL them about the people they don't know? Start a social media rampage against the so called ignorant person, mocking them and making fun of them?
It is a shame that in the same country that has gone to war over Sharapova not knowing Sachin, there are people who don't know that India isn't playing in the FIFA WC (watch this) or that we have celebs who don't know the difference between Prithviraj Chauhan, Prathiba Patil and Prasoon Joshi for that matter.
One thing that social media has done (which isn't all good) is that it has given wings, hands, legs and everything to people so that they can bombard twitter, facebook and the likes with brutal messages.
While most of us have been on a morcha against Sharapova, Sachin has been happily involved in some good entertainment (see this) and has been clicking major selfies (here). We must learn to take a chill pill when it comes to such things. Indians and our passion soaring high, what to say :)
Note: I am no different. I too have had moments of flaring passion that have made say/write stuff in sheer haste. But we need to learn to pause. Right?
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