“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.”- Leo Buscaglia
Those who read the newspapers regularly would differ, Love is the new death. The surge in the number of cases of family members performing “honor killing” is disturbing, inhumane and reprehensible, very much contrary to the name.
Prejudices and intolerance are expected to blur in the light of education. Family and parents are expected to be the source of unconditional love. Caste and communities are expected to strengthen the society.
Nothing happens as expected. A father kills his daughter for eloping with a lover and not staying married to mismatched man 15 years elder to her. A young journalist smothered by mother for falling in love. A whole community affirms murder of men and women who seek relationships with individuals outside their Gotra. A maternal uncle on TV supports his niece’s murder. Khap, the modern day tyrants exist as groups of incompetent, ill-informed, inconsiderate and intolerant individuals who advocate murders.
For heaven sake, we are civil society where even capital punishment is not given without deliberation in court of law.
It’s irrefutable that our society is full of uneducated literates. Paradox reign supreme. We can converse with stranger in a train with obnoxious familiarity; we can advice strangers in hospital with idiotic authority; we can bond with anyone standing with us to watch cricket match in front to a TV shop; we can compete in class without qualms; we can work and coexist in a society of individuals from different caste and religion; we can admire a movie star or cricketer paying no heed to his/her religion or caste; we can even worship a cow … but we kill our own offspring. This has to be the rock-bottom of rationality.
If we as a nation are moving towards development and growth, I am sure we are taking a long detour because we are not even close.
7 comments:
Wonderful quote to begin with. Strong and valid points. Good work buddy!
honor killin / jehad cant pick wats worse..
both backed by blind folded societies..
You took words right off my tongue. Last night i was about to post a message about this shocking increase in "honor" killing. I pleasantly surprised to see that you have also posted on this topic.
Across the entire nation so-called educated people have lost their minds. But what else can you expect in a nation where we have confused literacy with education. Where a political party responsible for the biggest communal riot since independence can come to power. A nation full of bigots who are proud of their bigotry. These ppl who can kill their own children in the name of caste and gotra can kill others in the name of religion. And there is nothing anyone can do about it. All we can hope is that our next generation learns to be more tolerant, more compassionate. . learn to respect life.
Very well stated!
It is very disturbing that such butchering is being glorified by being called "honor killing"... it's just wrong on so many levels.... I wish for a better India..... "Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action.. Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake".
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