Please prove that you are not a robot

30 September, 2012

I was recently trying to comment on one of the blogs when I got the message, 'please prove that you are not a robot. Enter the words shown below'. Do I really need to prove it, I wondered.

WE HAVE these captcha codes that are mandatory to be entered if you want to post your comment. I couldn’t help smiling when I read the sentence, ‘Please prove that you are not a robot’. As if entering the captcha code proves that.

Well, in real life, we all have become robots. Now, now, yes we breathe, we eat, we cry, we laugh, we love, we sulk – a robot can do none of these. So, how are we robots?

A robot is anything that follows an order. If you look at it closely, most of us are actually following orders. No way, you argue, denying the fact that you follow orders. If that’s the case, why do you think people out there follow the media blindly? Why do you think people out there follow the customs and caste systems? Why do you think a human’s capacity is concluded with the wealth he possesses than his character? Why do you think we pay money for our needs without questioning if it’s worth or not?

Ages ago, someone decided to lay down the rules. To this day, we have been following them without questioning. To those who have tried to question, have been insulted or termed mad or crazy. Anybody who questions these silly, stupid, senseless rules is out of the league. We praise ourselves to be in accordance with the system while we are the actual fools.

Think for a moment about the decisions that you make. Think for a moment about the judgment you make about other people. Let’s prove that we are humans who have this special thinking capacity, which can create wonders if used. Let’s prove that we are not ROBOTS.