My mom has a habit of putting the newspaper next to my pillow right up in the morning. I don't think it was deliberate but today morning's front page scared the shit out of me. ASSAM BLASTS - MORE THAN 60 KILLED. This time 3 terrorist organizations seemed to have worked in collaboration.
It's KALYUG I said, when Mom asked me what the hell is going on in India. She replied, in KALYUG fire is gonna be the wrecker in chief. I nodded in agreement and then said we just need to live on with this, because god knows when and where we might die. Yes, live life to the fullest, she said.
But isn't this a self imposed KALYUG? At least the kind of incidents that are happening in Mumbai and some other parts of Maharashtra. In school we used to say a pledge where 3 words stood out. UNITY IN DIVERSITY. Well, in my opinion it is no longer true. The politicians have managed to scatter us so "diversely" that it's nearly impossible to unite. I could sense the fear in mom when she asked me recently, "Are we south indians gonna be the next target?" Words fail me.
It's a shame that we are forced to turn a blind-eye towards the injustice that's happening. But it’s a fact, and let’s face it. WE ARE POWERLESS.
Right now I could think of only one song although the context may be contested. HAR PAL YAHAAN JEE BHAR JIYO, JO HAIN SAMAA KAL HO NA HO.
2 comments:
Very true! We can control our thoughts and actions but we have no control over external circumstances. We need to face it. We can instill inner strength only through prayer. We can influence people around us. But there again to be influenced a person needs to have an open mind. We can only try to influence, be positive and live in a hope that everything becomes fine.
@mythoughts: You are right. We can just hope.
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