Strength
has always been so much important in society.
A
man is not a man unless he has a taut physique, at least six feet tall, with
macho demeanor and chest hair poking out near the top buttons of his shirt. He
does dare devil and challenge others without a thought of any harm happening to
him. And let’s face it; he is a man, what can ever harm him?!
Don't
think we are being partial either. A woman is also very strong. A woman's prowess
comes from her strength of compassion, humility, values and affection. We have
traditionally been a culture that holds women to such high regards. Almost all
of the famous Gods in the epic stories have a strong female counterpart. We
worship women and her kind.
A
woman is not a woman, unless she is the humble thimble of the family,
compassionate enough to do everything at home to keep her family comfortable,
keep her values intact such that when the male in the family decides something
she never challenges him, and affectionate enough so that she keeps his bed
warm even if she is not the mood for any loving.
You
see we are a country of strong people. Strong traditions. Strong values. Strong
emotions. Strong prejudices.
We
are proud of our history and revere our herd mentality. Some may say we are
scared that if we don't shove our values down the throats of young people our
next generation might forget our rituals and will lead our beautiful land becoming
one of lechery and half-nakedness. Some might point out that the biggest
champions of our traditions - the politicians and the heads of religions - are
now more prone to watching porn in the parliament buildings and to molesting
disciples. For them we'd like to point out that they only do so to show the
world that they are normal people, one among the masses.
Ah
the masses of our country. What can we tell about such wonderful people? No
words will suffice to praise their hard work and awareness about what actually is
going on in our country. Remember the big uproar of political unrest over
widespread corruption in government? Tens of thousands of people on the roads
protesting and demonstrating their demand for change. And look now, we now
never see a single bureaucrat anywhere in the country be caught in a bribery
racket. Right?
That's
where we think this Nirbhaya protest went all wrong. You see this is one change
where half measures won’t work. Mass revolt against corruption was one thing. But
for the Nirbhaya uproar, though there was a big fight. And the politicians did
bring in their valuable words of wisdom. But most of the traditional minded
people, which still hold very high positions, were still not too entertained
about it. After according to them all the women were clearly asking for it.
Rape happened only in India and not in their Bharat.
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You
see... I agree with all of you... The protesters and the traditionals...
The
protesters weep for the women who got violated so bad that by the end of the
turmoil her entrails were dropping out of her privates...
The traditional
weep for their idea of cultural living going to ruins... The culture that our
country has been living in for centuries... That which is most familiar to them…
They do not know any better…
For
both people I will just like to point out one thing... Time is different...
The
protesters need to remind themselves that while getting on the road, or on
social media comment sections reminding everyone else that something needs to
be done; does sound like you are doing something about it. In reality you are
not.
So…
Stop, please stop. Nothing ever gets done that way, who are you kidding? Mass
protest worked in an era when countrymen actually believed in belonging to
something. Now, patriotism only shows up when Indian cricket team is playing the
World Cup. Don’t believe in the popular solution melodrama. Protect your own
people. Take care of the women around you. That is the most practical solution I
can think of. If every person in this country started looking out for each
other, even if only their close ones, don’t you think we’d be covering more
ground than spending another decade in making laws that probably won’t ever get
enforced in our lifetime? Take care of the women in your life, be there for
them. If they are out with someone, don’t be a stalker, but you can at least be
aware of the people around her. And you, the people around her, please take
care of her. Be a man.
The traditionals
need to remind themselves that while yes it might be true that the old traditions
are at a risk now. But then we are not the people of the old times... While it
is true that women might wear tighter clothes or show more skin than the ladies
in your epic stories. That does not in any way mean she is doing that to get
some. Women working night shifts to earn her food for her family is not doing
so because she has loose morals and is hungry for late night action. A child is
a child. You don’t have any right to snatch away her right to a happy childhood
just because you have a penis.
We
once preached respecting women and elders and children. That was probably my
favorite part of our culture. The level of affection we were taught right from
a young age by and towards the people around us. Many of my friends from abroad
are amazed at how close knit our families are while theirs are torn apart with
divorces. I don't know where all that love and respect got lost...
I
really do like what we have here. I adore what we had in the past. But I
dislike the things for which we stand for now around the globe. Our country is not
really that bad. We just have a bad case of inaction, and indecisiveness. More
importantly, a sense of empathy at an individual level.
We
have survived so many things together. It would be such a waste to be defeated
now by our own failing sensibilities. Be kind to each other. Be sensitive of
each other’s pain.
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