For a Nine Nanosecond Fame

Some people nurse the powerful belief that fame lies in doing the unbelievable. They push themselves to the ocean to prove their beliefs and perform all sorts of acts that could gain publicity, power or social (non)-acceptance. To achieve fame, some people will run nude on the road while other may marry under water. Some socialites will organize the best party of the century while politicians will generate media outrage with needless hunger strikes. The idea behind each act is to gain instant publicity -- nine nanoseconds of fame.

In a rapidly deteriorating value system and in the absence of true leaders and saints, life in the present age of consumerism is becoming more depressing and paradoxically exciting then what it used to be. Normalcy is boring and, therefore, simplicity is out of fashion. Innocence is passe and the know-all-do-nothing excitement is the in-thing. Naturally, spending a whole life to achieve small tasks such as discovering a new molecule or building a world-class educational institution is pure intellectual talk.

An age of spontaneity and madness longs for instantaneous recognition. Naturally, nine nanoseconds of coffee-table talk in the sweet garb of fame helps a life well-lived!