Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Why?

Ok, maybe I haven't explained why I need to do this.
I have watched the shows and segments and the analysis on Noida. I have heard the gory details, thought about the children not even afforded a decent death-tortured before they were killed-till I can't watch or think anymore. I leave home for work hoping and praying everyday that my son will be safe today, and that no mother in this country will have to worry if some monster will get his hands on her child. I've reached a point where I can't read the paper reports anymore.
I've reached a point where I am wondering why nobody is blaming themselves. It's always 'the country', the 'politicians', the 'police', the 'state of the nation', the 'law', the 'constitution', and 'society'. These are all inanimate beings. These are all organisations framed by not 'the people' or 'society' but by YOU and ME.
I watched Oprah's school being built and what I'm trying to say here is not 'let's do it cause oprah did it' but 'let's do something instead of grumbling'. It's not about blame, it's about realising that we are the most populated country ont his earth. We enjoy making babies. Well people, learn to love them too. Learn to be responsible for them too. If you want the benefits of the world's largest democracy, understyand that if you are not fighting for water, for saving electricity, for freedom from child molestors, from a transparent police force, it will all catch up with you someday.
If you are not building a land where children will be safe, it's all going to come back to bite you in the butt. So let's be selfish. Let's see what we got. Let's improve and build it.
Or you can sit there and point fingers and blame inanimate objects for what you're not really concerned about.

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