Right or Privilege?

Gift or privilege is something that we receive from someone out of his own choice,It's not something that we own or have fundamental right to receive.However this seems to be the case.

Dowry-It started as the father of the bride out of concern and affection for her daughter gave her the material things( in tune with his capacity) he hoped would aid her in her new phase of life.As she wont be in front of his caring eyes all the time anymore.It was a noble deed given purely out of affection and care rather than being arm-twisted,coaxed, threatened,scared,etc.

Caste based reservation-The constitution framers while framing the constitution kept in mind that there is a section of society which belongs to the lowest strata,have no hope of getting out of their pathetic condition by themselves.So a special right i.e. was caste based quota was framed for them,which would help them in becoming self-reliant.

Both dowry and caste based were given as a privilege,a gift.However human nature is such if we keep getting something we start considering it as a right.People will kill to get the dowry, butcher the bride,burn her alive and for quota there is a collective arousal of conscious there are widespread agitations ,blocking of traffic,sitting on railway tracks,disrupting the normal functioning of the society.They demand vehemently for them and are ready to go to any length to have them.

Is this misguided sense of right,right.Have the people become self-reliant or more reliant.Has the life for the girl improved or became hell.Both the cases are clear examples of well-meaning intention gone wrong.And example of when thin line between privilege and right gets erased.

Bloodlust or Mental duel?

'By watching football we satisfy our bloodlust' ,i read this in an article and views similar to this in many other articles too, during and after the world cup.However i don't subscribe to this point of view.What keeps me glued to television set is how the players tackle each other,how they dodge,outmaneuver,how a genius slips the ball in between the legs of a player or how they score a goal where none seemed to be.I don't and i think most of us don't enjoy the game when a player has cheated and directed his kicks towards the player rather than the ball.

Football is a battle of wits rather than a gladiatorial game,as i see it.

It is more akin to chess the opponents develop a move,try to break open the defense and attack.The reason football is more popular can be attributed to that football keeps a player continuously on his feet,both literally and figuratively.In chess a player tries hundreds of moves but in his mind,which we can't see we see only one move whereas in football we are continually in the game we get to see what a player is thinking(and doing).There is no visible break between moves as in chess.

We say in awestruck manner 'what a genius man!,look how Maradona dodged three defenders,a goalkeeper and scored a goal' rather than 'what a genius man!,look how he dodged the referee, kicked his opponent and didn't get caught'.There is a difference between the two dodges and therefore a difference in our feeling(appreciation or ridicule).And there is a difference between a blood lust and a mental duel.