An unfortunate and ghastly incident on the night of 16th December has stirred up the entire nation and the angry citizens are out on the roads demanding better social security. More than enough has been said, written, debated since then about what should be done to prevent such incidents from recurring. I don’t want to add to that save that maybe the change begins from us. Rather than looking for the solution from the state, we as citizens should look at ourselves and be less barbaric.
The point that I want to talk about is that somewhere down the line the human spirit in all of us is dying. Incidents like these fortify the thoughts that have been fed in us since childhood about not talking to/trusting strangers and helping someone who might genuinely need help. I don’t blame anyone for having such thoughts as everyone wants to be safe and who knows what resides inside that “normal” looking frame.
So if you see a woman on a chilly winter morning figuring out a way to reach office, would you stop by or drive on or a 50 year old on a windy evening waiting for some sort of transportation to get home. Will you stop or will you think twice. Most of us would drive on because of the aforesaid reasons but just think that those people could genuinely need help. What if your father/ sister/ mother were in a similar situation and a stranger helped them. Wouldn’t you bless them for doing so.
In between all the protests, anger, debates etc. I think we should just step back a bit and not let the human spirit die. I think that’s the biggest need of the hour.
The point that I want to talk about is that somewhere down the line the human spirit in all of us is dying. Incidents like these fortify the thoughts that have been fed in us since childhood about not talking to/trusting strangers and helping someone who might genuinely need help. I don’t blame anyone for having such thoughts as everyone wants to be safe and who knows what resides inside that “normal” looking frame.
So if you see a woman on a chilly winter morning figuring out a way to reach office, would you stop by or drive on or a 50 year old on a windy evening waiting for some sort of transportation to get home. Will you stop or will you think twice. Most of us would drive on because of the aforesaid reasons but just think that those people could genuinely need help. What if your father/ sister/ mother were in a similar situation and a stranger helped them. Wouldn’t you bless them for doing so.
In between all the protests, anger, debates etc. I think we should just step back a bit and not let the human spirit die. I think that’s the biggest need of the hour.
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