‘Bala’ movie was released in 2019. It revolves around a balding man named Bala who falls in love with a Social Media influencer named Ishu, and they eventually get married. However, a significant twist in their relationship arises when Ishu discovers that during their courtship, Bala wore a wig to conceal his baldness, of which Ishu was unaware. When confronted, Ishu prioritizes vanity over love and decides to call off their marriage.
In a poignant moment, Bala tries to reason with Ishu, who responds by saying, “Tumhare liye choti si baat hosakti hai par humare liye dikhawa hi sab kuch hai” (This might be a minor issue for you, but for me, showoff is everything).
Five years later, I don’t see many Balas with receding hairline, but every second person has turned into an Ishu. People are broadcasting their lives on the internet for fake internet points. Although everyone doesn’t have the adequate number of followers to monetize their content, but everyone gets those dopamine hits with every like and with every retweet.
In the good old days, and sometimes even today, if a stranger enters our courtyard, we cautiously speak to him behind a slightly ajar door. And while doing so, we use our body to block their view inside our homes. But unfortunately, on the internet, we are ok with letting strangers take a peek inside our homes and even inside our bedrooms!
This quest for validation from online strangers has led people to seek purpose in their achievements. Individuals now create TickTok videos inside the Mataaf of Kaba!
Islam teaches that Deeds depend on intentions. If your intention was to post the reel of your Aitqaaf/Umrah trip/Hajj trip, did you really go there to expiate your sins or just to garner likes?
If you have done something significant in your life but choose to not broadcast that over the internet, does that mean your achievement wasn’t unworthy of mention or does that mean that you have finally escaped the matrix?
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