Sunday, April 11, 2010

catharsis

I've been here in this world for over 20 yrs now and if there is one thing i understood very clearly about this maddening planet is that this place is replete with injustice.go anywhere,you can't escape from it.it stares back at you from every nook and cranny.you can close your eyes,turn a deaf ear,but that wont make it disappear.it has clung on to this civilization like a leech.and it totally sucks!

you take a walk on mg road,with your friend,ecstatic about good whether,career falling in place,wearing nice new branded clothes and suddenly you notice a lady,probably in her seventies,lying on the roadside,begging for money with t hands that leprosy destroyed half way to hell,trying to cover her dignity with those scanty bits of clothing..and all you can do is give her some paltry amount and walk away.the feeling is overwhelming so much so that you begin to feel guilty of wearing new clothes and may be even for being happy.smile vanishes in a matter of split second and reality comes down crashing at you.

you are lucky because you were born in a family where food was plenty.there was no cruel struggle for everyday existence.or good clothes,luxuries of life were not hard to come by.you went to a good school and adopted modern ways,lifestyle.you could easily get your hands at new magazines and picking up latest trends is just another thing for you.but why is it that only you were chosen by god to bestow all his love upon?doesn't he care about millions out there who die of hunger,malnutrition?why does he listen to our prayers that we chant from our air conditioned houses but pay no heed to the cries of helpless souls from the streets?just because they were not born in privileged families doesn't mean that they should be doomed to this horrible existence for their entire life.they work on road construction sites in 45degree heat,while we zoom away in our cars,windows rolled up..these are just a few examples.what about female foeticide?child labor?sexual harassment?homelessness?lobbying by powerful groups silencing the cries of weak ones?wars fought for the greed and power?and they say god exists..where?in your posh white-marble,custom made temples?where the poor ones are stranded in queues for hours because rich ones got VIP passes?and they say god answers all our prayers.what a terrible lie!

we are here on our own.and the reason for this place to rot is us.and it's us who will make the mends.and if we don't,we will pay for it.there is no higher power sitting in the heavens over our heads,watching our moves.the power of scrutiny lies in our own conscience which will keep tabs on our actions.i hope that guiding voice in me doesn't fade out in the mad race of winning and proving myself.as far as it exists,i exist.without it,i am just a bunch of crazy billion cells,working on the sole purpose of keeping me breathing,nothing more..