A
Cliché as said in the dictionary means, an expression that has been overused to
the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty. A cliché may also
refer to actions and events which are predictable because of some previous
events.....
AWE
IN CLICHES
More
than just most people will succumb to accommodate the idea of change with
something that evolves constantly with time so much so that it tends to become
a trend. On the other hand people also
accept certain routines to be almost sacred, although it does not seem logical
to practice them, but it is customary and considered a norm.
Take
the matter of the iPhone as an example, the bizarre desire for the consumer to
upgrade his device to a newer model, even before he can finish paying off for
the current one after maxing his credit card or getting the hang of using all
its functions to efficiently operate it, is something completely beyond my
imagination.
The
queues in line to get their hands on one of these gadgets during its release,
similar to parking themselves waiting for handouts at a Salvation Army station,
very much before the store opens for business, leaves me in dumbfounded. Some
really neat theories seem to firm up in mind; Great marketing is an attribute
of the inexplicable temporary loss of consumer rationality and APPLE seems a
master genius in that. ‘An Apple a day’ substituted for ‘An I- phone a day’
On
the other hand the same brand of intelligent people generally will oppose any
change in things that they have grown to view as iconic no matter how silly it
may seem. Call it a tradition or cult mentality, but logic is sadly defied when
there is a debate over such practices.
Take
the example of the practice in some countries where the people who work in the
judicial system still dress in century old dark outfits wearing bleached
hairpieces. My wonder is why the great lengths taken to emulate a medieval courtroom
environment while, its patrons are meticulously attempting to balance the
scales of justice in a modern-day situation.
The
officers of the court sometimes appear more appropriate in their official
attire; with a little make-up slapped on they might even look prettier. The
hall of Justice, a venue for a masquerade ball, where all are invited and
should be dressed observing the proper dress code and by the end of the party
somebody will either be put away for a long time or be hanged till death as decided
by the big wig host.
These
very law-abiding citizens, those who are everyday, having a masquerade party,
would never dream of wearing this garb anywhere outside the courtroom or for
the matter be caught dead in it. It could even be illegal to dress this way in
public and one could be booked and hauled up to those very courts that have an
identical wardrobe and be rest assured it would be a classic comedy in the
making.