Monday, August 20, 2007

Luxury Means Different To Different People !!

The trees need some rest. But does the wind grant them that luxury??
May be Sometimes...

The country was at war.Not with any other country.But with itself. This is a common scenario in many countries where there is a very minute line of difference between Terrorism and Activism. Actually does any difference exist between them?? May be...

In such countires many things are common occurrences, which are not in other countries. I was walking in the market place when I noticed the debris of a car bombed just a few minutes ago. Still everything was proceeding near to normal routine. At least it seemed to be! Each shop was buzzing with activities. It was strange to observe the behaviour of the people present there. They were very busy going from shop to shop to make sure that they did not miss any purchase for the week. The scene of bombing was surrounded by a marginal empty space beyond which the market place was abuzz. Nobody seemed to bother about the incident which had happened some time ago, except for a few armed gaurds standing there and protecting the debris. Wonder why??? To them it was called Evidence!!!

I wondered why were the people so much indifferent. Was it because they were too busy to bother about their surroundings and others? Or was it because such incidents were too common occurrences to attract the people's attention? What would have caused this ignorance in these people? Will they ever care about others? In other places where people lived a peacefull life, such incidents would have deterred normal routine for weeks together. A few people would have suffered severe traumas. But in this country?? True, people might have different priorities. But is this level of indifference acceptable? Or is this difference in their priorities causing the war?? Were their differences being exploited??

People have been living like this with the war going on around them for decades. For them witnessing a bombing or gunfire is like having a cup of coffee every morning. Will they ever wish to have a peaceful life? A life where their children will go to proper schools, unlike the half destroyed school building which is covered with asbestos to accomodate a few children. And that too only sometimes!!! A life where all wives can expect their husbands to return home everyday for sure. A life where the mothers can feel secured that their children will not be recruited forcibly by the army for fighting the activists or vice versa.

To them this destination was not near. Infact it was very very far away! They wanted things to change.
But for them Peace was a Luxury !!!

5 comments:

Ramya said...

touched by your concern for the society and nation...:)

but stillwondering how you could shif your mind to such nice things :P

Unknown said...

Dude.. nice writing.. just see the documentary about Taliban.. the guys have destroyed Afghanistan.. no wonder peace is a luxury for them..

$athya said...

dei..enna da achu thidirnu??
thalaila adi patrucha?? ippadi kalakra!!
rite a blog on friendship da(audience request!!)

Sheks said...

Peace is a luxury even for villagers who get displaced because of upcoming industries as the recent incidents from Singur and Nandigram prove.

Shady said...

Wow...What a Blog... !!!