An horrifying accident, the bane of humanity - insensitivity...........

Written on - May 29, 2009


Today, while I was coming home , while crossing a traffic junction a speeding Honda CRV , 
rammed into a into guy on a motorcycle. The guy fell head on the road, luckily as they say, he was wearing a helmet. The car which must have been going at 100 km/h, continued and raced ahead after the crash to avoid being caught, and due to the great momentum of the car, the bike rider fell forward, he was safe though and escaped with a few minor injuries. It was truly a miracle he escaped safely.

Firecrackers - A Bane for the Sane

        Come Diwali  , and India lights up.

 People rush to shop, to dress up . To meet their loved ones,  worship the holy and seek blessings from elders.. Does that cover it all, No.

     The  thing that all  youngsters and children associate with the festival of Light - Firecrackers .
Lo and behold, the wonder. The sudden explosion of sound ( rather noise ) . The onslaught of colors and sadly - injuries. Year after year we see that everywhere kids and some adults too enjoy bursting crackers . However have we become so inhumane , so immune to human suffering that we fail to see that the very hands that burst these so called "instruments of enjoyment" are akin to the hands who are forced to leave school , forced to forego their childhood , forego the games , forego the joy and laughter to make such objects. 

 The arrival of Diwali brings with it the usual reports of raids on Cracker Factories in our dailies . Yet how is it that we can totally forget the pain , the suffering of the innocent minors and make our happiness depend on the very thing which is a bane for the tots. How is that we can display this alacrity ? How can we spend thousands of rupees on such fatuous things , when in our own country more than 40% of its citizens earn less than 60 rupees a day and  are unable to afford a basic meal , a rudimentary two time square meal for their kin.

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