What is the first reaction of the people of INDIA (including me), when we hear about some crime.
For
example, a murder or a rape or an accident?
While some
people show their deepest condolences to the victim’s family, some show
complete apathy as if it’s none of their business because neither the culprit nor
the victim is a family member and hence, an alien.
Also, some show complete antipathy
and accuses the victim instead (not appropriately dressed as in the case of a rape).
This shows
we talk a lot.
There is no one in the entire world who can be more active than
us in such type of debates.
My question
to only those of you, who shows their greatest sympathy towards the victim (rest
of you can skip this post right away):
If you are traveling in your super luxurious car and see a person lying on the road in a
pool of blood, freshly being hit by a bus, what will you do?
Will you
rush the victim to the nearest hospital?
Will you
get out of the car and check if the person is still alive?
Will you
even stop your car?
Will you
even think! about stopping your car?
I am sure
most of you will answer in a NO to 3 out of the 4 questions in your mind.
But, what
we will do if we hear the same story in the form of news on the television:
“A man was
hit by a bus in the morning and succumbed to his injuries as he was not taken
to the hospital immediately.”
I am 100% sure
you will condemn the officials, the police and especially THE CITIZENS of India who merely
passed by, leaving that man to die.
"How insensitive they are?", you will ask.
Now, take a
more talked about, rather “popular” issue, issue of crime against women, like
molestation.
If you see
a girl being molested by some goons or even a single person, what will you do?
As you
already know, social media is flooded with the videos of various social
experiments to gauge the reaction of Indians on this highly sensitive issue(have a look at one of them).
From them I
could easily figure out that, in a crowded place too, when a girl is being molested by
even a single person, most of the onlookers react as if they should buy a pack of
popcorn and just enjoy the show.
Then after
much time, out of the crowd of around 20 people, a courageous girl/boy would
appear to take a stand for the victim.
Why so? Why
only a person or two?
Baatey to hum sab bohot badi badi krte hai fir
ek do log kyu? (We
all talk so much then why only one or two people?)
On the
social media we see a plethora of people commenting on such sensitive topics
as:
“If I were
there I would have surely taught the lesson to them.”
If I were
there I would have beaten the sh*t out of them.”
But, when I
am actually there I was standing like nothing was happening, but trust me in my
heart I was actually beating the culprits.
Am I Wrong?
If yes, I am sorry please correct me.
This
happens for every other unpleasant incident in India.
I am not
saying ALL of us are this ignorant but trust me MOST of us are.
We talk a
lot, a lot. But, do so little or even nothing.
My request
to you people: Please TALK ONLY if you can WALK or don’t talk but at least WALK.
“Empty
vessel makes the most noise”, aptly fits into the present scenario of our
country.
People just
talk and talk but actually we need people who can take the stand against these
unpleasant incidents, those who can come out to help others without any selfish
motives but, just for the sake of humanity.
In this way
we will actually build a nation which will be so peaceful and rid crimes that
we will not have to talk about such incidents at all.
So, my
request to you all (and myself), please take a pledge that you will actually
WALK the TALK! And those who are already doing, I just want to give you all a
*SALUTE*, we need more people like you.
P.S. : I request you all, if you ever come across any of the unpleasant incidents like these, then please, at least, make a call to the nearest police station as early as possible.
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