"Foolishness – India’s Only Certified Solution"
Until now, this truth was conveniently swept under the carpet. But the time has come to come clean with the nation — the real solution to all of India’s problems hasn’t been wisdom, but foolishness. Believe it or not, it’s a proven fact: all the problems in life are born from intelligence… and whatever got solved, was thanks to good old stupidity. Problems were created “after careful thought,” and resolved “without any.”
Let’s face it — intelligence is a nasty little thing. First it gives birth to a problem, then keeps complicating it further. It makes you overthink, traps you in a web of pros and cons. And foolishness? Oh, it doesn’t even bother using the brain. And even if it wanted to, there’s nothing to use! It just gets to work — like a bonded laborer, loyal and relentless.
Foolishness is actually a beautiful duet — one person becomes the fool, and the other makes him one. Sometimes the fool doesn’t even know he’s the fool. Sometimes he willingly volunteers for the role. And some people are such experts, they hide their foolishness with such finesse that they end up looking even more foolish in the process!
At some places, "playing the fool" is a master strategy. It helps you wriggle out of responsibilities with an innocent shrug.
Take our dear old Babbann Chacha. All day at work, he sips tea and serves up intellectual goulash on everything from geopolitics to galactic theory. But the moment the boss walks in, he wraps himself in the thick hide of a rhino-like idiocy. The boss, now unsure whether Babbann can even spell “file,” thinks ten times before assigning him anything.
Personally, I believe the smartest response to stupidity is to play dumb. If you realize someone is trying to make a fool out of you — just play along. It costs nothing to fake a little idiocy to keep the peace.
One of my closest friends is a grandmaster of this art. He shows up unannounced, banging the drum of our "one-sided friendship." Then he sits in my living room, badmouthing four or five of my so-called enemies — and watches my face for reactions.
I, of course, beam with fake gratitude, eyes twinkling, as if his verbal nukes have vanquished my enemies from the face of the Earth.
As long as his digestion stays fine, all is well.
I know for a fact that he just came from hugging the same enemies and jointly bitching about me. But hey, he fooled them too — a perfect double delivery of idiocy!
Ladies and gentlemen, foolishness is theatre — and it only works if both actors play their roles with complete sincerity. Foolishness is not just a mindset — it's a mission, a message, a full-blown missile strike aimed at life’s unresolvable dilemmas! It’s the underground bunker that shields you from drone attacks of overthinking.
Becoming a fool isn't a random accident — it’s an ascetic discipline. The real talent lies in ensuring no one suspects you're only pretending to be a fool. That’s the zen of it — being wise from within, while wearing the face of “Huh? What’s going on?”
Of course, not everyone is born a fool. Nor should they be. If everyone came into the world a natural-born idiot, how would the fool-makers earn a living?
Also, just because someone makes a fool out of others doesn’t mean he is wise. In many cases, the one pulling the wool might himself be an even bigger fool — who’s invested all his life force into perfecting the art of trickery. Most modern-day frauds, scams, cons, and “masterplans” are fertilized in the fertile soil of stupidity.
If politicians didn’t fool the voters, who would vote for them? Educate the voter and the entire electoral playbook collapses.
And this isn’t a recent trend — even the gods had to rely on foolishness! During the great churning of the ocean, when nectar of immortality was up for grabs, Lord Vishnu had to take the Mohini avatar to trick the demons and sneak the nectar to the gods. Imagine if the demons had guzzled it — we’d all be paying taxes to Rakshasa Pvt. Ltd. by now.
Even sage Narad once got caught in the delusion of marriage, and had to be shown a monkey mask to snap him out of it.
Today’s consumer market thrives on the same principle. "Buy 1 Get 1 Free," "Limited Time Offer," “Mega Discount Sale” — these are guided missiles of foolery, aimed straight at your wallet. You march into the mall with the vaccine of “Jago Grahak Jago,” and boom — before you know it, the virus of stupidity has entered your bloodstream.
Let’s admit it — foolishness is not a crime. It’s the invisible foundation of society. It determines who’s the ruler, who’s the ruled, who’s buying, and who’s selling.
In fact, if wisdom were a government, foolishness would be its ombudsman — independent, omnipresent, and deeply practical.
And now that every national issue has been resolved with the holy nectar of foolishness, it’s high time we set up an official body — the National Commission for Certified Fools (N.C.C.F.). Let it appoint licensed fools as government advisors.
Because only one policy shall now prevail —
"Wisdom raises questions.
Foolishness finds answers."
Hail Foolishness!
Hail Solutions!
Hail India!
