A lot has been written about…A lot has been said about…. A
lot has been discussed about… Discussion, Blogs, Articles, Columns,
Newspapers….. A lot many more…..
“Why the hell the
rapist is roaming freely?”
“Is he even charged
for same?”
“Headline : He moved
out; happily settled in his life.”
“Serving life
imprisonment, sentenced to death….”
And So on so forth…..This continues…. My question is till
When ? Why ? With Whom ? What ? and The series of WHY’s continues….. And
now my question is tell WHEN is this going to continue….
We read, we react, we have goose bumps,
We cry, We defend….
We blame, We give Uncertain
reasons….
We find new reasons…. We
defend the newly discovered reasons….
We discuss…. We Zero upon some old fantasies….
We read, We react, and now in a tranquil
way…
We cry, We say ‘its normal…’
We blame, We say Common it happens….
We discuss…. We stop……
But this W’s never end… They
go ON and ON and ON………
The term rape originates in the Latin rapere, "to snatch, to grab, to carry off". Since the 14th
century, the term has come to mean "to
seize and take away by force”. I am
aware, that all literates must have read this especially Google
freaks….Definition will change from 12th to 14th to 21st
century…. "But the outcomes – they are
same…."
But do you really think that it matters…? My basic and
foremost question is WHY this happens…
Its not about physical snatching or mental snatching… My question is about the
mentality that is responsible for such acts… especially after reading “Bitter Chocolate”
a beautifully and factually penned down book by none other than Pinky Virani. There
are goose bumps, when you read a single line.
And the outcomes,
focus group discussion, panel discussions are “You should dress up neatly….. Girls should
avoid roaming around post 8 pm… Provoking behavior/ outfits is solely
responsible for such acts”… sometimes it holds true…that responsibility
is from both sides, but that does not mean that a person should do anything…and
all barriers be on girls…It cannot at all justify the statement.
And if for a minute we consider all these statements true, ‘why was a girl aged five was brutally raped
in Captial of our country’. And the reason given and claimed, forecasted
was, “Girl tempted for a pack of wafers…this
tempted a construction guy to do bad deeds… but if the kid could control her
desires for that pack of food, things would have been different”. Such article
pisses me off.
A courier guy, scanning a tea-shirt and track pant worn girl
from head to toe does not justify any of these statements. It cannot be
snatching or grabbing physically… but the tortured eyes cannot be tolerated. It
may not be a crime according to law, but definitely a stepping stone for big
crime in years to come. An X-Ray machine eyes at office, roads, public
transport, gym, clubs, restaurants etc is equal to rape in my opinion. And then the series of W’s continues.
Why a kid, a 6 month
bay has to go through this,
Was she wearing a provoking dress?
Was she roaming at
night?
Was she tempted for a
packet of food?
Was she talking
huskily to you?
Was she at a place at night where she was not supposed to be?
If No then Why… what tempted this demon to behave in this way…
I could only summarize this in such cases then:
मार्ग एकंच, अनेक रस्ते
….
अनेक रस्त्यांचा अनेक वाटा
….
वाटेत फुलं अनेक
काटे
बोचणारे त्यामध्ये चारच मोट्ठे
एकाच शृंखलेत सगळे गुंतते
….
मन दमते, विचार खुंटते
….
कृती मधून कृत्य
घडते…
काही घटीत काही
अघटीत असते ….
विचार करून इवलसं
मन फारच दमते
...
दमते, थकते, विसाव्याला आसरा
शोधत हिंडते ….
पण सात्विकपणा म्हणजे काय
असा प्रश्न घर
करून बसते
सात्विकपणाचा
साधा अंशही नसते
….
विचार मंथनाची गरज भासते
….
विचारातून आचार, आचारातून सहचर
…
साधी वाक्य, साधा विचार,
पण सगळाच अभाव
मनी घर करून
बसते ….
संस्कार काय, त्याचं
महत्व केवढे..
हाच विचार मेंदूत उरते
….
चांगले आचार, चांगले विचार
…
चांगले संस्कार, चांगला वर्तन
म्हणजे तरी नक्की
काय?
एवढाच प्रश्न, तेवढंस उत्तर
…. पण मोट्ठे सिद्धांत
….
सात्विक मन, सात्विक
तन, सात्विक विचार
….
चांगलं मन, चांगला
आचार, चांगलं वर्तन
….
तामस आचार, दुखी समाज,
संतप्त जनता..
म्हणलं तर सोप्पं,
म्हणलं तर तत्वज्ञान
….
I only understand that it is mental, psychological… punishments
should be amended in such a way that person would think 1000 times before even
thinking of committing such crimes. Clean thoughts can lead to peaceful, clean,
and tranquil world… its high time to wash out such filthy thoughts from atleast
the new and upcoming generations. Because if this continues, this bag bad world
will turn out into a filthy, ewwwww environment, unhealthy to even breathe. Simple funda is “Give Respect Gain Respect”.
We
cannot rub off the past sins done, but atleast make something, or contribute
something to make peaceful world tomorrow. I am not the one to again state
facts, (they are already discussed in newspapers, televisions, blogs), but yes definitely
I am here, who can try convince kids around me not to create;
Another Aruna who may remain comatose for 42 long years instead of happily settled in a marital life with kids and bright professinal career in front awaiting with open arms,
Another Nirbhaya who will have to loose her life instead of happy professional career with shining dreams in kitty ,
Another
Aarti Thakur an acid attack survivor - "The state government, which
introduced a scheme in 2013 to help survivors of acid attacks and sexual
assaults, has told the Bombay high court that Aarti Thakur (25), attacked at
Goregaon railway station by her former landlady's son, was not eligible as it
happened over a year before the scheme was launched".
Another teenagers ... who were assulated and hanged from a tree in village instead of attaining school and landing up in good college for further education
or for that matter another tender 6
month old or 5 year old Pinky instead of cuddling up with mother and listen fairy tales.
"यत्र नारी पूज्यन्ते
, तत्र देवी रमन्ते
" - When will society follow this is a big question
The thought behind saying this is a simple one liner by
Dalai Lama.
He says “If every person starts meditating at the age of
eight; there will be no violence left in this world”.
Truly High Time to think and act !!
