My Rambles

Cartoons are defined as funny, distorted or exaggerated depiction of a real living being or thing.

This makes me wonder, aren’t we as it is funny enough, why is there a need to exaggerate us. I don’t think you believe me.. let me make an attempt to convince you.

With the advent of social media, there is a whole lot of us vying and trying to get more likes on our pictures and not just that we are travelling just so that we can get those picture perfect clicks to post on social media.

If you are thinking, what losers and we are intellectual beings above all this, than think about the dopamine high we get from the likes on our posts here.. at least I do despite trying not to worry about it.

In the real world it’s equivalent to, carrying placards of our latest holiday pictures or wedding clicks and asking every passerby to view and like the same. Wouldn’t it be hilarious if some people actually started doing that?

Cartoons are also known to have exaggerated physical attributes like I somehow can’t get Johny Bravos hair out of my head. Doesn’t pouting look quirky enough? You see a camera and a bunch of perfectly normal human beings become fish or whatever they are trying to be, maybe in this world of climate change, they are sucking all the CO2 to reverse the imbalance and save the world?

What else.. people’s aspiration for brands.. possessions, things are supposed to serve us and its not vice versa. I have a friend who loves exclusive brands. I love that how much posessing them makes him happy however everytime he wears his say pair of gucci shoes, he ensures it’s not raining, he is dropped to the office entry and after going back he cleans them using three different processes, wraps them in three kinds of papers, keeps them in three layers of boxes and finally keeps the box inside a locker in his wardrobe. Well I may have exaggerated a bit, but you get the gist. Like I said aren’t things supposed to serve a purpose and serve us?

Another example, Bell curve conceptually means that 5% are over achievers and 5% are under achievers and remaining are in the middle. What it means is in the universe 90% of the people are supposed to be average, then what I don’t understand why being average is such an insult? Why parents don’t tell their kids its okay to be average. Why does every kid, every human needs to be a superhero, when that’s not how the world is designed.

Imagine a world where everyone has super powers, someone is flying, someone can become invisible, someone cam teleport, someone can time travel, and so on. In this world, the new average would be having a super power. Would being average be still frowned upon in this world.. probably yes but does it make sense, absolutely not.

As I reflect on the cartoonish aspects of our lives, I realize that these quirks and exaggerations are not just sources of amusement; they are integral to the human experience. In our quest to be more, to do more, we often overlook the simple beauty of just being ourselves. Our relentless pursuit of likes, brands, and exceptionalism, much like a cartoon, can sometimes distract us from the essence of true happiness and fulfillment.

Let us embrace our individual quirks, laugh at our own absurdities, and remember that being average is not just okay, but it’s statistically and wonderfully normal. In doing so, we might find that the real wisdom and joy in life lie not in striving for perpetual superpowers, but in celebrating the unique, sometimes exaggerated, yet always remarkable characters we are in our own right. Do you agree?

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