We are More Important Than the People We Deem Important
Many a times, we arrive at situations that compel us to think if people around us would approve of our decisions. Will Nikki like the way I've wrapped her birthday gift? Will Dev like the way I've done my hair today? The 'Nikki's and 'Dev's of our lives govern our resultant behaviour and it's quite strange how we belittle ourselves and let others affect our thinking. Isn't this a form of loose neocolonialism? Aren't we slaves of other people, not physically but mentally? Shouldn't Nikki notice the effort you've put in wrapping her gift? Shouldn't Dev like you for how you are as a person and not how you've worn your hair? We give others so much from our share of power that we forget what it's like to take decisions independently without thinking of others for once. We have forgotten what social autonomy is. And we become so dependent on others that when they leave, it shakes up our entire being. The whole life you've b