RIFLE RANGE BOY

Omphaloskepsis! (Omphalo = umbilicus, skepsis = act of looking) Just how often have we seen people who appear almost in a stuporous state, unarousable by external stimuli? Viewed from this side of the table, it may look like he is self-absorbed or awestruck at the sight of his own genitalia. A clinician may diagnose him to have narcolepsy. In Western Africa, the doctor may give him the spot diagnosis of Trypanosomiasis @ Sleeping Sickness. A man of the clergy would assume that he is engaged in sincere prayers, engaging with a plea with his Maker bargaining so that everything will be alright.  Of course, the correct explanation is none of the above. He is merely immersed in his own digital devices. Being in an almost trance-like state, he insists that very much in touch with the present and that his generation excels in multitasking, something alien to my kind, he asserts. Navel-gazing? © Amethyst Aziezéé A few years ago, a series of pictures used to appear...

The latest season of Games of Throne has ended. How do the die-hard fans respond? They totally went ballistic, demanding a re-write of the script and re-shooting of the whole season. The viewers, mostly from Generation-Y and millennials, were brought up believing that they can have everything their way. All they have to do is ask. Nobody is a loser. Living under the umbrella of their helicopter parents who rewarded mediocrity, for them, it is their right. Win, they must, they think they get away with murder. For them, it is their way or the highway. There is only one way, their way. And they want not now but yesterday. What really matters is their desires. Others can just get lost. And they have just the perfect way to air their grievances, their dirty linen to air, in public domain. We have to understand that not everything in life is under our control. We sometimes cannot even control ourselves. Definitely, creative juices cannot be contained. Just because you pay for the media ...