World 'Nothing' Day

Of the three sixty five days and the quarter of a day that a year is composed of,hardly a day passes by without it being one out of the ordinary.From anti-tobacco activists to forest conservation enthusiasts to animal fanatics to infatuated teenagers,all are having a field-day with each day on the calendar.So much so that each day is a World 'Something' Day for everyone.

Womens' Day is something that has been doing rounds for quite some time now.More likely is that a Mens' day should follow suit.Wonder whether it would be on the lines of the celebrations that the female of the human species indulge in on their chosen day.Booze,dance,hired strippers and unlimited sex,all to embark their empowerment.Poor are the millions of women living in impoverished circumstances ignorant about even the mere existence of such a day.They go on with their daily chores as if it's just like any of the other three hundred and sixty four days.

Why should people restrain themselves to commemorate something just for a single day? If some are so focused on women's empowerment,AIDS awareness,global warming etc, then shouldn't they concern themselves with these matters every day? World Mothers' Day made it to the headlines in the recent past and now everyone is supposed to gear up for World Fathers' Day too.Both electronic and print media go on lengths emphasizing the so-called importance of the day with ample dosage of homage paid by celebrities to their respective mothers/fathers,depending on the day.It seems that the world has shut its place for those who have always viewed their parents as a single entity.Why anyone needs a day or separate ones to remember each of one's parents is beyond my humble knowledge.Maybe it's one conspiracy theory that the sons and daughters who have comfortably tucked their parents into old-age homes devised.Maybe it has more to do with the business tycoons who are keen to sell each and every thing.Ever since Christmas and birthdays made exchange of cards and gifts a norm,the urge to cash in on seemingly trivial days on the part of these commercial barons has prompted us to believe that we need separate days to remember everything and everyone.