WYSIWYG definitely revolutionised computing as we see it today. WYSIWYG is a system, in the computing world, where you are able to see almost exactly what you will finally get in a display, print, web page or any other output, even as you edit.
It is never so in real life; like you can never always tell when you are getting your money’s worth! So it is with love and any other give or take situation – looks can deceive; right?
As a corollary there can never be utopia. Not for a minute am I suggesting we accept anything less. Never give up the idea of utopia - constantly work for one. In the Indian context the nearest to utopia is the mythical ramrajya which at best is a make believe state. Because in ramrajya an innocent woman suffered almost all through her wedded life and finally had to take her own life leaving behind two sub-adolescent children who she had raised as a single parent without a known source of income. There is nothing ideal in this world. This is not philosophy but a simple truth – and as always truth should never come as a surprise. You can only strive for what you believe is ideal but can never achieve it.
But striving for utopia is important. Self criticism is an essential ingredient of improvement. Let us not allow the bad to cast a shadow over the good
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