What's wrong with us??

Our country was built upon the principles of Unity in Diversity. Pt Nehru said that the Indian community was like that of a melting pot, where people belonging to totally different cultures could live as one. This is what set our country apart from any other. India was built to be totally secular. But the events that have been occurring over the past few months have questioned the validity of the above ideologies. Its saddening to see a couple of fanatic psychopaths drive the ideas of "pride" into the heads of some poverty stricken desperate youth to bring destruction upon the very surroundings they take pride in; Ironic isn't it?

The country watches as it chews its fingernails in its teeth, the deadlock in J&K where certain extremists launch tirades against the Indian government and burn the beautiful Kashmir valley to cinders. And they say that they are doing it for the love of their land. The same thing is happening in Maharashtra where the idea of “immigrants” from the North taking away the jobs of Mumbaikars is driving an Indian to kill another fellow Indian. All this after listening to "inspiring words" of a "great visionary."

After a spate of bomb blasts in major cities by Muslim militant groups, a blast was masterminded by a hardcore Hindu, and this started off allegations against the opposition being a Hindu "jihadist" organisation. That is all this entire scenario has boiled down into, volatile situations with disaster definitely in the trumps. And when disaster strikes some political honcho steps up and says he/she condemns the attacks. The blame games then start, citing lack of proper security by the local administration and the inability of governance by the ruling party. Who do they think they are fooling??

No solution seems to be seen to all the hypocrisy that exists. We need to rise and start calling the politicians' bluffs. Awareness has to spread among the uneducated masses that fanaticism would only lead to the destruction of what they hold dear. We should also realise that setting off bombs because hardliners of another community did so is not a natural reaction to their actions. Ultimately the innocents are the ones who suffer the most.

Its one thing to be proud of who you are, but its not right to stake claim to your territory and
say that everybody else is an intruder and should prosecuted by self-made laws for trespassing.We should remember that we are all Indians first and then are the citizens of the state that we belong to.

To Err is Human, To Forgive is errr…???

We all make mistakes. They may be of the magnitude of altering the course of hadrons in the LHC by 0.00042 deg or they may be tiny inconsequential mistakes like arguing with an obstinate friend who wants you by his/her side all day long .I personally feel people should be allowed their fair share of stupidity. That's what makes us people isn't it. I'm one of the most tactless persons that roamed this planet since those crazy Romans who unwittingly called Obelix fat(His chest just slipped, for those who are in the dark) and have been of the receiving end of lots of people's pieces of mind once they had been gathered after I had stated a blatant fact about them. I'm sure everybody can relate to the above said "experience"

Somebody may come upto you and spurt out their most inane observation about you at their loudest best where everybody is sure to turn their heads and look. But that's what life is all about isn't it? The best thing that you can do at that time is to slightly clear your throat, thank him for his opinion and make a graceful exit from the scene. Do not forget to consider the fact whoever put you in an embarassing position is just an overgrown kid and hence can be forgiven for his blunder.

It is pretty evident that all of us know stupidity to the T, either being the perpetrators of the crime or victims or just innocent bystanders. When every Tom, Dick and Harry flaunts it as though it was prized possession why this entire hullabaloo about being stupid at exactly the wrong time???? Just laugh at it , forgive (or hope to be forgiven -as in the case of the above mentioned obstinate friend) and move on.

In conclusion

To Err is Human, To Forgive is just Humane.