"Why did the chicken cross the road?"
This question is probably the one question which we must have heard a million times but we never manage to have an answer for it.
Even now,I am not too sure myself but I thought I will give my take on it.So,here goes.
To answer this question it is very important that we look at what the chicken has to gain by crossing the road.On the side it is right now,it has a pretty content life with everything it needs.No complaints whatsoever. By crossing the road not only is it risking injury but also the all the comforts which it currently enjoys for it is not necessary that the other side be better than the first one.So, why does it have to?It doesn't make any logical sense!
To understand this I will give you a simple analogy.Imagine you have a Maruti Alto and one fine weekend while you are strolling in a new mall in the city you come across a new mid segment sedan on display.The smartass salesperson there catches hold of you and convinces you with all those big words that he spent his life mastering that this car is the one thing you have been searching all your life!So,you decide to get rid of your sufficiently comfortable Alto and buy the sedan on a loan!
Another somewhat similar but slightly different scenario.Say you are in a supermarket buying your monthly rations. Usually you would have bought three boxes of icecream for the month which would have been more than enough.However,you notice there is an offer which is giving you five boxes for the price of four.Seeing the offer you start thinking again "If I pay a little more I am getting a good deal".So instead of paying for the three boxes, you pay for four and take home five boxes happy and content.So,where is the relation you may ask.The point to notice here is that it is not the extra box you are getting for free which is not important but the extra box you are paying even though you don't really need it.
I am guessing the fallacy is pretty obvious by now.Pursuit of `"better" things in life is something which is deeply embodied in the nature of any living creature and thanks to all of today's brilliant ad makers and marketing gurus we are living in a make believe world where "Happiness" is bottled in the bubbles of Coca-Cola,"Life's Good" because you have a LCD TV in your living room and quality time with family means a night out in Domino's Pizza.
And that people is the reason why the chicken crossed the road!
This question is probably the one question which we must have heard a million times but we never manage to have an answer for it.
Even now,I am not too sure myself but I thought I will give my take on it.So,here goes.
To answer this question it is very important that we look at what the chicken has to gain by crossing the road.On the side it is right now,it has a pretty content life with everything it needs.No complaints whatsoever. By crossing the road not only is it risking injury but also the all the comforts which it currently enjoys for it is not necessary that the other side be better than the first one.So, why does it have to?It doesn't make any logical sense!
To understand this I will give you a simple analogy.Imagine you have a Maruti Alto and one fine weekend while you are strolling in a new mall in the city you come across a new mid segment sedan on display.The smartass salesperson there catches hold of you and convinces you with all those big words that he spent his life mastering that this car is the one thing you have been searching all your life!So,you decide to get rid of your sufficiently comfortable Alto and buy the sedan on a loan!
Another somewhat similar but slightly different scenario.Say you are in a supermarket buying your monthly rations. Usually you would have bought three boxes of icecream for the month which would have been more than enough.However,you notice there is an offer which is giving you five boxes for the price of four.Seeing the offer you start thinking again "If I pay a little more I am getting a good deal".So instead of paying for the three boxes, you pay for four and take home five boxes happy and content.So,where is the relation you may ask.The point to notice here is that it is not the extra box you are getting for free which is not important but the extra box you are paying even though you don't really need it.
I am guessing the fallacy is pretty obvious by now.Pursuit of `"better" things in life is something which is deeply embodied in the nature of any living creature and thanks to all of today's brilliant ad makers and marketing gurus we are living in a make believe world where "Happiness" is bottled in the bubbles of Coca-Cola,"Life's Good" because you have a LCD TV in your living room and quality time with family means a night out in Domino's Pizza.
And that people is the reason why the chicken crossed the road!
5 comments:
maybe the chicken crossed the road coz it was horny. or saw a toilet on the other side. or a salon. or maybe it was just bored.
i still don't why the chicken crossed the road but keka! human psyche ni baaga study chesaavu
LOL....thanx lamboo
nOice one mate..!
i can totally relate to the chicken when I wake up everyday and say
"Fuck, it is 2 already! No way I am gonna pass anything this sem."
:P Life was so comfortable on the bed already.
i would rather cook it up re
:D i stll dunno y it crossed the road
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