Quite often I have felt strongly about someone who did something anonymously. Graphiti, arson, defacing, electioneering, propaganda ... the list is endless. Yet I cant help but marvel at this amazing option that people have got.
One could dismiss it without much forethought assuming it to be cowardice. Yet anonymity strengthens our beliefs and the causes we stand up for against the perils of the society we live in. It is a source of strength. And there is a fundamental difference between cowardice and lack of strength. Endangering one's life for a trivial cause which could be fought for better is an exceedingly simple yet cruel waste of life. Life's not as short as we think it to be. There's a lot more to live for, certainly not die for. There's a lot more to see, change, experience.
Juxtaposing this with something said/done anonymously, the consequences are completely different. The protagonist gets to do what he wants done . Gets heard probably because of the element of interest anonymity generates. The antagonist ( if any) doesn't get to target anybody. But most importantly the idea is expressed. The doer heard and the objective realized.
So the next time you're fuming at a Mr X, think your way out.
It's not as bad an idea it's made out to be!
2 comments:
Here's wishing best wishes for another martyr in the making
lol... No
I'd rather stay anonmymous and thus smart and not die in the process
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