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All talk only?

There is a saying, "Give an Indian a chance to talk and you will have a hard time trying to get the microphone back"! Well, it is not all that bad as you make good candidates of debates out of them. Whether they talk sense or otherwise is another issue.
I enjoy debates screened on the Tamil channels of the satellite TV which I have the luxury of watching on my off days as they are usually shown in the mornings. Their topics are things relevant to daily lives of an average man on the street of the streets of Tamil Nadu and boy, do the speakers articulate (?combat) with so much passion and fury! Unlike their counterparts in other channels, they do not generally discuss world current issues or politics. I suppose then, the passion will propel into a fiery display of unabated rage and emotion!
On Labour Day, there was a show along that line. The topic of the day was (translated) 'In our present day context and scenario, is living a luxury or a torture'.
One group stood steadfast on their belief, life is a continuous struggle. The older generation indeed had struggled all their life to assure a comfortable living for the present generation and the present one is also struggling to bring food to the dinner table sacrificing family bonds and relationship, continuing the never ending struggle of life. Man, as a creature would not stand happy with his achievements but continue to struggle to scale greater heights.
The opposing group, on the group, rebutted by highlighting that life had indeed been made simpler with many of man's modern inventions and used correctly does help in strengthening family bonds.
The joy of watching this show is the use of witty poetic language, their approach in rationalising and the thought process. Themes from Tamil movie, both movie dialogues and phrases from evergreen movie songs with advice on lessons of life which is essentially part and parcel of Tamil language landscape and development is quoted by either side to prove their point. it works both ways and everyone end up winners in the end!
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Location: Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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