A Practical joke or a Satire should be framed from a
combination of its corrective intent and its literary method of presentation.
It does not seek to bully or mock anyone personally to get the joy out of it. Samba
the son of Sri Krishna and Jambavati was one among the Panchaveeras along with
Vasudeva (Krishna), Sankarshana (Balarama), Pradyumna (son of Rukmani and
Krishna) and Aniruddha (son of Pradyumna and Kakudmati). But due to his bad behaviour
and his habit to play prank on everyone around he lost the stature. It was his one
stupid practical joke which wiped of the entire Yadava Clan. Samba and his friends planned to play a prank
on sages. Samba dressed up like a pregnant women stuffing a huge mace in his
stomach. One of his friends asked the sages to predict the gender of the baby.
The sages learning about the prank cursed them that the thing inside will
destroy the whole clan. It was that mace which was grinded and thrown into the
sea that sprouted as Eraka grass. Yadavas fought among themselves with the
Eraka grass in inebriated state. Samba and his friends amused themselves with a
dangerous situation.
To pull the leg of others to get amused is not the only
way to feel entertained. When I make fun of others I am probably degrading and
disrespecting them. I always feel that one can experience joy by getting
involved in other person’s happiness and well-being. We have forgotten that
there is delight in rejoicing the jubilation of others. Such a feel is called
“Mudita” in Sanskrit. Lack of it causes envy and jealous which triggers us to
play prank and satire. In this modern era it is fashion to mock and imitate a famous
personality in bad taste. I do not know if a few think by doing so they would
get publicity as there is no envy or jealousy to have triggered them to act so.
If it is just to get publicity it should be dealt
with proper decree as no one has rights in my country to mock others to get
mileage. There is nothing wrong in entertaining the society
with stand-up comedy and satires but one has to draw a line and not cross it. A
famous personality might be above such cheap acts of a publicity monger, but
there are chances that it could offend the one who admire that
personality.
There is ample scope for the expression of speech in
my country but that does not mean one should disrespect anyone in the name of expression
of speech. The prospect of amusing one's recipients is an incentive for some
people to spread degrading information about others in a sarcastic way. On the
other hand one can be amused and make others feel entertained by keeping away
from sarcasm. When creativity in humour is lost the last resort to a standing
comedian is petulance ..What say???
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