The journey has been tiring. How
do you feel when you shell out good amount of money for a bus ticket and experience
a ride similar to one in an old truck on a bumpy road? Though the bus started an
hour late in the night, I was happy it was reaching Hyderabad on time. This was
the first trip to my hometown after returning from UK. I could not sleep properly throughout. I felt
like I was put in a box which could hold a 5 ft 5 inch person tight enough that
he can move only an inch or two. Half asleep I opened my eyes when the bus came
to a halt. I could see a man in his mid-twenties get down and wait, while his
luggage was being taken out. Immediately my eyes fell on his belt which had
something hanging. Coming to my senses I realized it was his identity card from
where he works. I was shocked. I was completely taken by surprise as he would
have been wearing it since he left for office the other day morning and has
been wearing it all the way from Pune to Hyderabad.
I have seen many such instances
where people flaunt their identity cards wearing them around. I have
seen people wearing it and travelling to and from office. Can understand this.
Once seen someone coming to give send off to his friend at railway station and
had the tag around his neck. Not sure if the railways did not allow him to
enter without his tag. But what I saw when I was travelling completely shook me
and provoked me to write this post. Travelling to a different state with his
identity card on, he really must be kidding me. I wonder if he would wear it
throughout his stay in Hyderabad. Seeing such people around, I feel they are ‘Tagged’.
Organizations provide us with identity cards so that they can identify us as
their employee and let us in. They do not expect us to flaunt or show off with
them around our necks everywhere else. There are a number of disadvantages by
showing off our tags at irrespective places. However, I prefer not to discuss all those now
as most of the organizations cover them during induction. I do not understand the
point behind people doing this. Are they trying to boast that they are employed
with so and so organization? The same organization has thousands of other employees,
what is so great in it? Else are they so much loyal towards their company that they
would wear the tag while sleeping too? I’m not sure. World has become
materialistic and everything branded has got a value today. So are they trying
to brand themselves and associate to something?
All I would like to say is even
animals are tagged using some means,
so that they are not lost and can be easily identified. Being animals they
cannot remove their tags when roaming from place to place. But, are we not in a
position to judge where we should be wearing and where not? After reading this
post if you feel you too are tagged and
feel offended, please do not expect an apology from me. Instead remember we are
humans and not animals. Give value to people and not to brands. After reading
this, hoping someone will put their card back into its place where not needed.
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