Recently I watched the movie “Chak De India” and found in as one of the best movies made recently. But one question aroused in my mind after I watched that movie. Actually that question evolved in my mind earlier also but I never gave importance to that question but after watching that movie I found a strong point to think about the situation which the makers of that movie are trying to present in front of the common man but I doubt that most of the people must have noticed that point (anybody can et me, I am ready to bet).
The situation or the question is that “Why do we always gets frustrated on the Sportsmen of our Country only?” Is it really necessary or does it shows that we are really patriotic? No, Never can it show that we think of our country. Why am I saying this, let us try to understand, just for a matter of research. I don’t know that after reading this article who will agree with me or who will not but it is a true fact that this article unhide some of the true feelings of ourself.Don’t try to prove me fool because I am also one of like others only so I know what I am writing and why I am writing.
We, the common man of the country INDIA no doubt face some of the worst situations in life then faced by the citizens of any other country. Right from the start of the day different people faces different troublesome situations in their life and by the time the day ends we get so much frustration that we need someone or something to take out our frustration so that either we can feel relax or we can sleep calmly and no doubt sportsmen are the best means on whom we can put all our frustration because we will find millions more of our category only and no body will ever question us. But I will ask!
But before asking something let us also try to explore out why these thing happen with us. Everybody in his or her life is frustrated by some means or others. Someone is not satisfied in his family life, someone complaints that his/her parents doesn’t understands him/her, while someone says that his/her children doesn’t listen to him/her.
Someone is frustrated because of the government, its policies, increasing poverty, increasing price rate of commodities, while the other gets frustrated in his/her office. Someone is not able to convince his/her boss, while someone had a fight today with his/her office-mate or junior.
Someone had a fight with the receptionist of the hotel in which he/she went for a dinner, while someone was annoyed by the conductor of the private bus in which he/she was traveling.
There can be millions other situations also like these. Let’s not look at them and move further. At the end of the day a common man is so frustrated that he/she wants to take out his/her frustration desperately. The victim could either be the family members or relatives or neighbors also on whom this frustration comes out.
But the person who is frustrated at home also tries to relax themselves. They watch TV, movies, listen to radio (FM channels) or watch sports. Now the real thing comes out that how situation goes against the sportsmen.
Most of the TV serials and movies are totally non-sense or ridiculous(especially the “K” brand serials of Ekta Kapoor),but we cannot revolt against them, we either switch off the TV, move out of the theatre and declare that movie as flop.
In FM channels if we don’t find any sober or sweet song than we switch off the channel or change the channel (like from Big 92.7 FM to Radio Mirchi or so on).
And at last we open the sports channel to watch any sport (may be cricket, hockey or football or any other sport, especially in which Indian team is participating).If India won than it not only makes us happy but also relaxes us from our frustration but if by chance India loses than our frustoo meter goes up tremendously and we put our all frustration on the sportsmen saying them as the cause of the frustration and anger arousing in our mind. We curse the sportsmen by saying them many things, we curse the sports association associated with that sport (which is somewhat correct) and other factors but not look at this scenario by other angle.
I ask all the people who says big big things against the sportsmen, who uses slang language continuously for them on the poor performance of the team, who shows arrogant behavior in front of there houses or offices and get there near and dear ones terrified by showing that we are real patriotic not that sportsmen that do they have the guts to represent the country at that level. No they don’t have. They are just good for nothing.
Anybody who represents the country at such a top level has got such an immense patriotic feeling that we cannot imagine that then who we to question them are? Nobody can won everytime.Defeat is the other face of that coin of life whose opposite face is victory and we want to see that only, which is truly impossible. On tossing a coin we cannot get head or tail always so in life how can someone get victory always? Think of this!
I would like to ask all such people who show violent behavior on the performance of the Sports team that if you are really patriotic and think of the country than why don’t you all go and represent country at that level. Do you have that feeling and power in you? I know that all such people who are reading this article will say from inside NO, we cannot do.Why? No body can give a specific reason but for sure the answer will be NO.
Actually it is not our consciousness about our country or our sport team, it is that frustration which has gathered inside us throughout the day which we take out on these innocent without thinking that looking at this attitude of the person who are a part of our big family (India) in future one day will come when no one might like to play for the country because they are feared about the future consequences of this step. Than what will happen of all our Sports? Won’t we feel ad at that day. Definitely we will, then why to make that situation happen from now also.
We should look each sport as sportsmen only having sportsmen-spirit inside us. If some other team wins than the reason might be the superior performance of them. Our players can do the same in other match also. We should give them some time rather that showing arrogant nature after every defeated match (especially in Cricket and Hockey).
We should not forget that if in the place of that sportsmen our near or dear one would have been and we would have faced such an arrogant behavior of the country-men than how should we have felt that time. But I don’t know who will understand this question and who will analyze himself or herself again after reading this article that is our behavior right or are we really trying to take out or frustration only?
But one thing is for sure that I will not do any such act any time in my life. It’s not so that I will not get frustrated anytime but will not try to put out my frustration on someone else. I will always say to each and sports-team of the country that-
“CHAK DE INDIA”
Author:-Mohit Kumar Jain
Date:-09-09-2007