We often get to hear kids say things like "My Daddy (is the) Strongest!!!" and As Indians we often get to hear things like
# "Saare Jahan Se Accha"
# "India is the Best"
# "Indians are the Best"
This is similar to the format
Oh my Planet / Continent / Country / State / District / Village / Colony / Neighbourhood / Street / House / Family / I-> is/am great and the greatest!!
This is a typical case of my daddy is the strongest!!!!
No doubt my dad/mom is awesome, but i must also remember that everyone's dad/mom is equally special, awesome or good as, if not better in some way or the other...
This mindset is very prevalent in people of many countries especially Americans and Indians!!!
Almost everyday you will get to see on social media networks or hear that
# We Indians are the founders/creators of this and that (actually everything on this planet lol!!!)...
# Our xyz is the best in the world (if you have not realized everything that is Indian is the best in the world rofl!!!)
as if we are the only people in the world who have had brains... And the rest of the world is brainless... [S.M.H.]
What is outrageous is making tall claims that Indians are the creators of even entirely generic things like martial arts, music and many other things etc... Given a chance they would like to claim that they were the ones who came up with the idea of cooking food and created language!!!
The next thing that arises out of this mentality is people riding on the Laurels of others
Here too we get to hear
# "X of Indian Origin did this Great Thing"
# "The Inventor/Minister/Actor X is of Indian Origin"
In any case even if an Indian did create something great in the past or present, that in no way gives Indians today any right to ride on their fame and neither does it endorse or declare that any other Indian is equally great or capable of anything great.
There are countless cases of Indians who were of no value in their own place/village/state/country, were given no help and were totally ignored, but after they went abroad, got quality education and created/invented/discovered amazing things, the media then is filled with reports about them being Indians or being of “Indian origin”, and then you have people on s.m.n. Talking about how great Indians are (indirectly hinting that they are great too)...
Best is my own example - I have south Indian roots but have received major of my education and skills in the north east and north of India. In fact even my limited stay in one of the southern states was one of the worst experiences i have ever had... So :
# How on earth are other South Indians responsible for any or the achievements i have made in my life..
# How can they shamelessly claim credit for even the smallest achievement of mine?
Interestingly people who are wired this way don't just stop with India...
Once they are done bragging about India then will narrow into the next level - my state is this best, then when they are done with that they will continue self centering to their district, village etc etc being the best and finally come to the point my family is the best and end with i am the best in my family!!!
There is something seriously wrong with the way homo sapiens are wired... They always need to feel superior or better than others, they keep fishing for compliments at every opportunity, need reassurance about their value, how they are great and want everyone to believe that too.
This is another hurdle that is coming in the way of a Homo Sapien evolving into a human being!!!
# "Saare Jahan Se Accha"
# "India is the Best"
# "Indians are the Best"
This is similar to the format
Oh my Planet / Continent / Country / State / District / Village / Colony / Neighbourhood / Street / House / Family / I-> is/am great and the greatest!!
This is a typical case of my daddy is the strongest!!!!
No doubt my dad/mom is awesome, but i must also remember that everyone's dad/mom is equally special, awesome or good as, if not better in some way or the other...
This mindset is very prevalent in people of many countries especially Americans and Indians!!!
Almost everyday you will get to see on social media networks or hear that
# We Indians are the founders/creators of this and that (actually everything on this planet lol!!!)...
# Our xyz is the best in the world (if you have not realized everything that is Indian is the best in the world rofl!!!)
as if we are the only people in the world who have had brains... And the rest of the world is brainless... [S.M.H.]
What is outrageous is making tall claims that Indians are the creators of even entirely generic things like martial arts, music and many other things etc... Given a chance they would like to claim that they were the ones who came up with the idea of cooking food and created language!!!
The next thing that arises out of this mentality is people riding on the Laurels of others
Here too we get to hear
# "X of Indian Origin did this Great Thing"
# "The Inventor/Minister/Actor X is of Indian Origin"
In any case even if an Indian did create something great in the past or present, that in no way gives Indians today any right to ride on their fame and neither does it endorse or declare that any other Indian is equally great or capable of anything great.
There are countless cases of Indians who were of no value in their own place/village/state/country, were given no help and were totally ignored, but after they went abroad, got quality education and created/invented/discovered amazing things, the media then is filled with reports about them being Indians or being of “Indian origin”, and then you have people on s.m.n. Talking about how great Indians are (indirectly hinting that they are great too)...
Best is my own example - I have south Indian roots but have received major of my education and skills in the north east and north of India. In fact even my limited stay in one of the southern states was one of the worst experiences i have ever had... So :
# How on earth are other South Indians responsible for any or the achievements i have made in my life..
# How can they shamelessly claim credit for even the smallest achievement of mine?
Interestingly people who are wired this way don't just stop with India...
Once they are done bragging about India then will narrow into the next level - my state is this best, then when they are done with that they will continue self centering to their district, village etc etc being the best and finally come to the point my family is the best and end with i am the best in my family!!!
There is something seriously wrong with the way homo sapiens are wired... They always need to feel superior or better than others, they keep fishing for compliments at every opportunity, need reassurance about their value, how they are great and want everyone to believe that too.
This is another hurdle that is coming in the way of a Homo Sapien evolving into a human being!!!
