Watershed or just another misdemeanor for the relentlessly suffering state of India.Is that even a question worth asking at this point of time? Perhaps it wouldn’t have been if the target this time was again a soft one; like the local trains or the bus stations. But yeah, the country’s been hit below the belt. The seemingly unconquerable A-listers are at the receiving end, people who perhaps always thought of terrorism as just a tool for politicians to gain political mileage off sufferings of the common man. It is time now for the common man to show solidarity, when the powerful are at the receiving end of these sympathetic messages.
I feel disgusted at the hypocrisy of politicians who’ve been singing praises for the commandos and officers who’ve lost their lives. It’s more like a pain in the ass syndrome rather than a more empathetic response to what’s wrong. I feel disgusted with myself for not bothering to write anything when blasts shook Jaipur, Delhi and Bangalore but writing when big names have crumbled. Is there a way out? We have enough people who offer solutions, I so wish someone could execute them.
I don’t know what the way forward is. Just that these incidents make us stop for a while in our busy lives to take stock, write a few verses for the unified country that we pretend to be, sing a few praises for the heroic deaths, and try and show sympathy for those whose lives have changed forever. Do they who’ve suffered, even give a damn to our sympathies? Especially when it comes stinking with personal propaganda. I don’t even know if we are competent enough to fight back.
I don’t know what the motive of the other side is, why they are doing all this. Perhaps they have a genuine reason. Are they actually better than us? At least they execute the solutions which they think would alleviate their problems. At least they don’t come across as hypocrites who try and make a killing out of a wolf’s skin. At least they have a common cause which they swear by. But then why don’t they take on the establishment head on? Kill the perpetrators of crime against them instead of targeting people who just want to get on with their lives. Do they really think these incidents will make any difference to people who are not directly affected? It suddenly struck me, let us have an open fight and let the best side win. At least the left-overs will have a happy life. I am sure the thought would scare scores of us who are just thanking their stars for being safe amongst their loved ones.
Why are people like this? The most general responses would probably be they are as they are and you can’t help it. Then why am I the way I am or why are you the way you are? Is it just to fit into the realms of society or is it something you’ve gotten comfortable with. Living a safe life within the framework of the society and dying a sad death with people moving on after you’re gone. Or maybe do something worthwhile. At least express your opinion if you’re not doing something about it. Stop being scared and just break free for one moment. If the feeling of liberation excites you, plunge in; if it scares you, then the choice is yours.
I am not a preacher who’s out on a moral lecturing session. I am a part of you and I feel disgusted with myself. Can we for once in our lives be less political, can we just for once be free from deceit, from living within the realms of our narrow minds. Nah, being indifferent is much easier!!!!!!
