The cult of happiness :) :|

:) :-| Binary living of the good professionals

Advertisements, movies, friends, strangers - all want you to be happy. you show a sign of emotion that is not happiness or nonchalance, and people wonder what is wrong with you.
Its a weird binary world we live in these days.
For the most part, it is now normal not to 'feel' anything at all - people walk around with straight faces betraying little of their inner turmoil, wonder, confusion, rage...
You spend all your time in office. and in that time, you hardly see people betraying any emotion to any meaningful depth. Everything is so light, so latte! this state of being perpetually emotionless is called being professional. Does it any good for the profession? I doubt. But should the 'good for the profession' come in the way of your humanity?
The only other emotion allowed is the beatific 'happiness'. Well, life has never been this easy for humans and its good to enjoy it's riches while it lasts. That explains our smile. But mostly, what people offer in company of others is a strange smile that does not reach the eyes. And the one that does is increasingly rare. What we most often see is the professional smile - the smile designed to decrease the anxiety of dealing with a machine in the form of a human. Again, this is a sign of being a good professional - ready smiles for no reason to anyone who cares to look in your direction.

and a "good man/ woman" of today is one who is a "good professional".
like Trump would say it - sad! sad!


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The anthem of the deluded

Why I repair my shoe

the god is a waiter.