I'm continuing my analysis of the news headlines of the past few days and here, I'd like to touch upon a couple. It's amazing to see as to how a story develops and picks up in tempo with respect to the viewership, that towards the later stages, the arguments and their counters tend to get warped. But opinions are opinions, anyways and each needs to be taken note of:-
(a) Maggi and its noodles.
There might not be very many among us who've not tasted this yummy, easy to cook and the fastest
dish to have on the dining table. Mothers prefer it because their children adore it. To let you into a
secret, I wouldn't mind tucking into it, the high levels of Mono Sodium Glutamate notwithstanding! But having said that there are a few serious queries on the issue that every right thinking man and
woman must ponder upon, which are:-
(i) Does Nestle maintain the same levels of Sodium Glutamate in the packs that they sell in
countries like the US, Canada, England, France etc? Or is it reserved only for the countries
of the developing world - after all, aren't we their guinea pigs?
(ii) To what extent is the consumer influenced by the endorsement of a brand by the celebrities?
And if the celebrities are aware of the fact that the consumers would follow their sentiments
expressed regarding a brand, aren't they ethically required to confirm the usefulness, the purity,
etc of the item before they embark on its endorsement? Will they use it? Or the lure of money
is so great that ethics and morality be damned for most, if not, all of them? On a personal level,
I am not influenced even a wee bit by the celebrities and their endorsements, I choose after
my own understanding of the product!
Nestle and its cronies have a whole lot of answering to do and take quick corrective actions,
forthwith!
(b) Yoga having a religious twang.
This is one of the most ridiculous news byte of recent times. To term yoga as anti-religion or to
say that its ownership belongs to a particular religion shows the level of ignorance on the part of
the individuals who strut around as leaders or as spokespersons for their group/community.
Just goes to show that they really don't have anything worthwhile to fight(?) for and thereby,
justify their positions by resorting to useless rhetoric.
Yoga is a tool towards maintaining a healthy life by toning one's body through the numerous
exercises or 'asanas' as explained in its treatise. Let's not make a mockery of a sacred system
that we've inherited as our culture and honed, over a period of time.
Tailpiece.
Information overkill can stymie us but perversion of information is unpardonable.
(a) Maggi and its noodles.
There might not be very many among us who've not tasted this yummy, easy to cook and the fastest
dish to have on the dining table. Mothers prefer it because their children adore it. To let you into a
secret, I wouldn't mind tucking into it, the high levels of Mono Sodium Glutamate notwithstanding! But having said that there are a few serious queries on the issue that every right thinking man and
woman must ponder upon, which are:-
(i) Does Nestle maintain the same levels of Sodium Glutamate in the packs that they sell in
countries like the US, Canada, England, France etc? Or is it reserved only for the countries
of the developing world - after all, aren't we their guinea pigs?
(ii) To what extent is the consumer influenced by the endorsement of a brand by the celebrities?
And if the celebrities are aware of the fact that the consumers would follow their sentiments
expressed regarding a brand, aren't they ethically required to confirm the usefulness, the purity,
etc of the item before they embark on its endorsement? Will they use it? Or the lure of money
is so great that ethics and morality be damned for most, if not, all of them? On a personal level,
I am not influenced even a wee bit by the celebrities and their endorsements, I choose after
my own understanding of the product!
Nestle and its cronies have a whole lot of answering to do and take quick corrective actions,
forthwith!
(b) Yoga having a religious twang.
This is one of the most ridiculous news byte of recent times. To term yoga as anti-religion or to
say that its ownership belongs to a particular religion shows the level of ignorance on the part of
the individuals who strut around as leaders or as spokespersons for their group/community.
Just goes to show that they really don't have anything worthwhile to fight(?) for and thereby,
justify their positions by resorting to useless rhetoric.
Yoga is a tool towards maintaining a healthy life by toning one's body through the numerous
exercises or 'asanas' as explained in its treatise. Let's not make a mockery of a sacred system
that we've inherited as our culture and honed, over a period of time.
Tailpiece.
Information overkill can stymie us but perversion of information is unpardonable.
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