Okay.Its been ages,but whatever. So,I went for a panel debate competition recently,which I eventually won (As usual). This was my favourite speech,so you all have the honour of reading it. Its kinda serious,compared to my previous ones,but here's how it goes-
Edward de Bono had rightly said-“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in
order to look at things in a different way.” And his perceptive
quote is the basis of what we are trying to convey today. Good Afternoon to one
and all present here. Today, I Psychedelicnut, stand in favor of the
proposition that Conformity almost always leads to the stifling of creative
expression. Just recently a book written by the Canadian author Robinton Mistry
sparked uproar at
the Mumbai University, and was removed from
the curriculum simply because it did not conform to the ideologies of a certain
political party. So how can we say that conformity
doesn’t lead to the smothering of creative expression?
A major aspect of conformity is “fitting in” or
“running with the pack”. Let’s take the example of M.F Husain. His
revolutionary artistic vision was branded as immoral and sacrilegious. He did
not ‘conform’ to social and artistic norms and thus was exiled, stifling his
creativity. Most people’s individuality and originality is constrained simply
because they want to be socially accepted and belong. Many practices, customs
and trends have spread like wildfire, due to our herd mentality, and man’s
desire to blend in, instead of stand out. This leads to the lack of ideas and
ingenuity amongst people.
One is obliged to pretend respect for people and
institutions, which one frankly thinks absurd, and live attached to conventions
we despise and condemn. Conformity is what leads us to follow a dictated path
in life, and there are barely any fields where we can exercise our creative
muscles. Formats, rules, schedules, constraints and the norms and customs of
society are what shackle us. I would
like to conclude by quoting Robert Frost’s immortal lines- “Two roads diverged
in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all of
the difference.”
Are you'll dazzled? ;)
More later,my faithful worshippers.
More later,my faithful worshippers.
