When I was young, bomb blasts happened only in far away places (gulf war was on at that time, me as a child imagined how it would be!-it created that fear, but I felt safe as it can never happen to me and my people)
As time passed, it happened everywhere. It was getting closer and closer- Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore! Man! It’s a very creepy feeling. It’s getting closer and who knows I might be the next one to go….one blast…many dead and me among them. City on high alert (after the blast!!), government announces compensation which my family would never get. Then I would just be a fading memory. My unrealized dream crushed. Born for a purpose. Killed by someone to serve their purposes. “purpose” is the most misused word. At least the one who planted the bomb remember the victims?? Will he? Will she? Would they keep record of the people they killed???
But why did it start? Who started? Where it started? When is the end? Everyone calls them terrorist! The word terrorist sounds like the word- alien. Someone not amongst us. Someone satanic. Someone who has an illusion about serving god or a purpose! But aren’t they also like us- blood and flesh. What drives them to kill thousands of people whom they don’t even know? Revenge- against what and whom?? I wish I met a terrorist. I too would want to hurt him; he is the one who broke many hearts. He killed my innocent fellow county men. My unknown brothers and sisters….my land, my country and humanity connected us. Deep down I feel everyone have that violence. Maybe someone killed his loved one….too. Who knows?!
What separates us and them is our suppression of violence, our culture teaches us to control our anger. But suppressed anger is bad too?? Right? Maybe anger can be channelized in a positive way…..write, read, talk, blog, discuss, join an organization…make the change in your heart, in your home. But why kill????
I wonder how the person feels when he kills countless people in buses, in trains, in hotels, in planes, in malls. Would he feel like god? Ok, then what? Feel like god and what next? Can they really sleep? That peaceful, blissful sleep? How I hate them, how I wish I did something. If I encounter them, can I kill them?? Maybe I can. Maybe I can’t! Everyone is capable of killing but the choice you make is the difference between being human and barbaric.
Now the question is when is the end? That day when everyone in every country and people of every religion would feel that one word we all crave- ‘SECURE’.
It can happen when everyone in every house would pledge to stop hating anyone coz of his religion or country or color or race. Rich people should adopt poor people to educate them so economic disparity would not divide the society. And not let anyone brain wash youngsters. And not be a fanatic of one’s religion and believe in humanity. Believe in the good old words- compassion and love. Our moral science classes of primary still holds good even after we complete PhD’s of the world.
Just got to remember- nobody has right to take away what they can’t give back. Life is too precious. Let’s not indulge in hate, violence and vengeance. We all feel it. But, trust me- it’s so stressful. Being in love, feeling compassionate is such a beautiful feeling.
There is reason why we all love and follow Jesus, Buddha, Mahaveer, Prophet Mohammed and Rama. We ‘still’ seek refuge and salvation in them, and not Lucifer, Ayatollah Khomeini, Hitler or Stalin.
Every living thing on this world needs love- me, you, them, us, animals, plants, nature. Believe only in love. Remember force conquers but never wins!
Love rocks and everything else is just dust to dust and ashes to ashes.
Happy Valentines Day.
Jael
