My Choice, What Price?

Recently, Deepika’s My Choice video has created quite a storm on social media. In the world of today, it has become fashionable to voice your thoughts, which you would have otherwise kept to yourself. And, when it comes from a celebrity it makes big news. In this particular case, I am not sure what is the purpose of voicing such a strong cocktail of choices. What kind of societal change is expected out of this? Should we all have a license to choose whatever we may imagine? Are we living in a vacuum? Don’t we need the company of others?

I am a strong believer of “My life, my choice”. We are what we are because of the choices we have made in the past. Even now, we are constantly making choices which will determine our future shape of life. We can’t let our mind run amok with random choices, unless we don’t care whatever happens to our lives. Ability to choose is endowed only to human species. Other species can’t choose. We can use this ability to go ‘up’ or ‘down’ in life. If the choice is right, life will be right. Choice is ours.

Yes, we are free to choose. But, we have to use this freedom responsibly. Celebrities need to act much more responsibly than we mortals, because millions of young minds blindly follow them as their role models. We are free to choose, but our choice should not curtail others’ freedom to choose. Otherwise there will be anarchy in the society. Choices bounded by responsible execution can blossom into beautiful societies where everyone’s right choice is accommodated.