THE TRUMAN SHOW

My new post is about a new kind of epidemic. Many scientists have expressed concern over this fast spreading malaise in which it starts with news channels injecting a peculiar hallucinogenic drug that inevitably penetrates into news junkies tuned in, with such intensity, that he suffers from abnormal visions and perceptions of reality.

The scientists attribute such epidemic to fire guzzling, lava snorting monsters who have set their desires on this universe. Thus opening various news channels to satisfy their perverse urge to create their own kind of alter reality.

Today news stories have become a pure work of fiction. Sources say that even M. Night Shyamalam latest hollywood horror cum fantasy flick is bland in comparison to the fantasy stories that comprise most news bulletins.

Having said that I would like us to observe our own news viewing patterns. Isn't it pathetic that we glue ourselves to the set as parasites feeding off peculiar stories. Many anchors take the onus to understand what is brewing between two film actors and why they stand apart from each other in an award function. News about their private lives is injected in our system with such intensity that it is almost impossible to not be concerned why Saifu and kareena kat are not adoringly holding hands at IIFA? (as according to a recent television channel report). And in between our tea breaks we as an enchanted audience, speculate how the distressed couple is handling all the media humdrum and of course the pressures of their relationship. A sort of moral obligation is thrust upon us to dig up past references of their life, speculate and believe in this alter reality.

Scientists say that those who are viewing these channels for grisly crime stories, alter magic reality or celeb gossip are fast becoming victims to a very severe case of hallucination state. The audience often have fast heartbeat, they salivate in front of television and have a rapid decline in appetite for anything healthy. The fantasy world of this news industry is so seductive that reality is no more an open book but a filtered understanding of what is NEWS.

Yes, we are all living THE TRUMAN SHOW... only that we are not Jim Carey's and we don't get paid a million bucks.