This generation sleeps

I feel little. I'm a big girl, age and size included. And yet I feel incredibly tiny.

As I sit and watch the Narmada Bachao Andolan drama unfold on TV I feel confused. I listen to opinions carefully, trying desperately to find someone I can side with so I too have an opinion.

Arundhati Roy has intelligent eyes, maybe I should just believe her and be in favour of the NBA.

But what about the country's progress and the amount of electricity this dam is going to generate? The government cannot be that stupid; they must have a point if they're pushing for that dam so much.

What if I come off looking like Aamir Khan? Him ,I don't believe. Why is he so interested in the NBA all of a sudden? Is he planning to enter politics? Maybe he's just garnering some good publicity for himself.

I should form my own educated opinion. I scour the net for information...there's a lot of it. Who do I believe?

I don't have to go on television and tell the world where I stand. Today my only audience is me and it's not impressed. Sitting before this audience is a confused person who spends way too much time on herself. There are things that are greater than me and I don't seem to notice. I've never even voted. I prefer to bury my head in the sand and think about what I'll wear to the party this weekend.

I feel terribly little.