UNSHAVEN

I remember in a movie someone bragged the other one over the later ones shabby beard by throwing the remark: “You look unemployed”. Man! That was a long time ago. This stupid but profound remark came to my mind like a landslide while I accidentally happen to have a glance of myself in the mirror. I hadn't shaved for more than a month and as I spent some time in the mirror I came to a conclusion that if I continue this, I would be the next Bin Laden look alike. Sometime soon, the US Navy SEAL would be hovering above my house and kill every person who has a long beard. Then I gave a second look to myself and somehow I reached the near point of self judgement that I may also look like Che. But that wouldn't help me either. I could be shot by CIA in some deserted place.



Subsequently, I snapped out of these crazy thoughts like a rational man and gave myself a decent logic that I am me and whatever I do, I look like myself; so there’s no point of been anxious a bit. I turned on the TV to clear my head. They were showing some kind of air-plane crash investigation show. “Wait a minute! What if I have to travel abroad? I would definitely be the coincidental victim of the random security check. I would be naive to think that they won’t strip me and scatter all of my belongings in the name of national security. Eventually, I would be the only one to pick up my things like a dumping site scavenger.



Again back to the “unemployed” remark, I gave some serious thoughts about why the unemployed people have a common gesture of being reluctant to shave. After thoroughly analysing all the data in my head, in the end I achieved enlightenment. The only possible reason or fact I may say, behind the excuse of not shaving for us work forsaken living souls is to show others the advantages of being unemployed. In my decent perception, the beard is the sole symbol of “freedom”. After all, freedom is nothing but a state of mind where nobody tells you what to do.

Well, beard may be the symbol of freedom but it has become the point of target by the ruler of the world called ‘Politics’ and has been anguished every now and then. No surprise about it as wherever the whisper of freedom flows, the hush of Politics follows.