A powerful image put up on the street If you have ever been in a tense exam room, you could notice students not being in the right state of their minds. A look at their faces makes you laugh, their expression changes in seconds sometimes their faces are enlighten and the other second they have a rotten expression. But have you ever noticed how they ease themselves up?
A look at the images of their deities makes them feel better and ease out their emotions bringing them back to the right frame of the minds.
"During boards I had always kept a picture of Lord Krishna, Whenever I thought I have forgotten an answer, A look at it reminded me the answer, from then onwards am a firm believer of Lord Krishna." says Keshvi, a graduate student. But is this really possible? Would an image have so much power that it would remind us of an answer? Or is it just the dependence of humans on images.
A street advertisement.
picture credit: Nafisa Zaki
Everywhere you see, you could find images, Televisions, Newspapers, Movies, Streets and our homes are filled with it. There is no place you would not find them. If you enter a world without images, there would be a feeling of vacuum and seclusion that would fill up in you. "I can not imagine a world without ads, signs or symbols and also without paintings. That would be so funny!" says Talisa Fernandes, a College student.
An image of food.
picture credit: Nafisa Zaki
Advertisements are the most influential of all the images. They bring out the perfect emotions and force the minds to think in a certain way. There is no one these days who can pride them not being duped by the ads. There must have been instances when you must have at least gone till the outlet to check out the product being advertised. "There have been so many instances when I have tried a shake, or pizza flavour, or a particular dish which taste nothing more than pathetic." says Sonia, an air hostess trainee.
Image bringing out the feeling of peace.
picture credit: Nafisa Zaki
Advertising cannot be blamed to be bad always; it has led us to the right too. For example all those public service ads, have a proper meaning in it. And the images used in those sometimes maybe crude but still efficient. On the other hand, photographs propagate various emotions in us. That could be of patriotism, loneliness or togetherness.
Image of the prominent leaders.
picture credit: Nafisa Zaki
For example, an image of soldiers or leaders of a particular country would bring out the feeling of pride or patriotism amongst the people of that country, the image of a woman clad in a white saree would bring out the feeling of loneliness, a happy couple would show happiness, an image of landscape would bring out the feeling of tranquillity and those of our deities would bring peace in our inner self. It has been a truth of all times that certain sentiments are wired into some pictures. A look at old pictures brings out the same sentiments back. "I keep a picture book of my life, whatever I have done, a picture of my friends, family, picnics etc. so that whenever I want to relive my past I just have to look at it."
However developed our mindsets and world might become but what would not change is our dependence on images.
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