Has Humanity lost its essence ?

It was a normal working day for me when I read a passing news that a person has been burnt alive as he was fighting against corruption. This happened in broad daylight. I was stuck to my seat. He was a stranger to me but my heart wrenched in pain. I am scared at the thought of bringing another life to a world that has been consumed by the demons of hatred, rage and selfishness.

People who are supposed to be the most beautiful creations of God are on the road to extinction. Is it so difficult not! to be devious and try to lead a simple life? The want of more is eating up our minds and leading us to commit things that are anything but human. A common scene these days is that a few auto rickshaw drivers in their urge to earn a few fast bucks tamper with the meter. The milkman adds water to try and sell more milk. The grocery guys add stuff to the lentils and rice in order to earn an extra penny. The hospitals try their best to make their money even when a person is not alive.

My brother posted on his Facebook wall the plight of a young deceased child’s parents who were trying to arrange money so that they could take the body of their beloved as the hospital, one of the best kind, was not releasing it. While I understand money is required to keep it in good shape, but will a few thousand rupees at this hour matter more to them than the parents who might have lost their walking stick in their old age. Who will take responsibility of them when they need help. Are the people in the hospital devoid of emotions or are they programmed robots?. Its reflects the bloody sad state of affairs in our world. Is there any corner left in the world that is unaffected by these unsavoury examples of inhuman behaviour?

These are some of the few events that I am aware of, ! but am sure there are many untold stories of despair and pain. Humanity is well defined here -  "The three strengths associated with humanity are love, kindness, and social intelligence." Love has been transformed into hatred. Kindness is replaced by cruelty. Social Demons have taken over social intelligence.

Have we become slaves of the devil in us ? Will humanity be ever reborn or will it take another age for it to come back in its beautiful colors ? A question for ourselves to answer.

The Sun Shines On

To stand up for herself or not was the question lingering over her mind. It was a sunny afternoon when Tisha 

stormed out in anger out of the house not knowing what lies ahead. It was a happy marriage until Ketan wandered off in a territory that was beyond Tisha. She was solely dependent on Ketan for everything and anything. She had left her own identity in her entire journey. Her whole world loomed around him. 

The clock has stopped her world. Her parents were in a far off land not knowing what was brewing in their daughter's life. She did not have an inkling of whose door to knock and where to find a shelter. 

She was devastated that the man she thought would hold her hand till the end would leave her for the greener 

pastures. Her faith in love and marriage was shaken to the hilt. She knew that life was never a bed of roses but to find thorns all along her way was breaking her from within. 

She stood her ground knowing that it was over. Her heart and eyes used to well up just at the thought of the love that was lost for life. She was battling the worst all by herself.  But as they say life has its own angels who stop by and help you cross over the bridges of despair. 

Her angels started appearing and giving her signs that life is beyond us. Her first encounter was with Angel of Strength. She was sleeping one night and suddenly she felt a warm tug. Her eyes half sleepy saw her mother 

whom she had lost last year. She got off the bed thinking that it was a dream. She saw her mom saying 

"Always think of what you have and not what you don't have. You are my strong little girl. Go up and fight life". The thought stuck to her head. She raced back and forth in her mind thinking that it is so damn right. 

She murmured to herself saying " Tisha, you are alive and are capable of taking care of yourself. Think of the people who are not as educated or lucky as you".  It was a moment of truth for Tisha. She was already feeling better. 

Her next leap of faith was when the Angel of Smile touched her in a very subtle way. Tisha as a girl was always bubbly and chirpy. In the race of time, the smiles were left behind. She was walking one day to the 

grocery store near her hostel. She was buying some necessities when a small little girl standing nearby looked at her and gave an angelic smile. The smile stuck upon Tisha. She smiled back with all her heart after a very long time. Innocence emerges from the heart and spreads the radiance of smiles and laughters. Tisha has never stopped smiling ever since then.

Her final stop was with the Angel of Faith. It was at a holy place which was suggested by one of her friends. Her friend had told her that it was a place which was very peaceful. She was very apprehensive and yet decided to give it a try. Her overall faith in the Almighty was on a shaky ground. She walked into the place and decided to sit in a silent corner. It was indeed peaceful. A sudden calmness overpowered her and something told her that "Everything will be fine. Have faith my child." 

Since then the power of faith has held her tight. The Sun shines on for her till this day.

Do we take time to see and accept the signs of hope and happiness that life gives us with....

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Smiles !!

Strangers...

Thousands of emotions crossing over the mind. Its been ages since I penned down something. Was life so busy that I could not spare a line...I guess as usual, I wait till I fetch my inspiration to hit me and push me to write. 

Life has been very kind so far. I watched a pretty interesting movie which made me reflect on the strangers in life and our relationships with them. Its pretty common for us to meet people who were complete strangers and yet 

left an impressionable impact on our lives. 

I had my share of some memorable encounters. A call from the unknown stranger who professed his unconditional love and never called back again knowing that I was happy where I belonged. I never got to know who was the person. But I'm sure the person doesn't have an idea that the call is etched forever in memories. There was a stranger turned friend who was there during all the lonely days to dry up the never ending tears. Life moves on and the friend has moved on for good. But I guess the memories of this stranger will always linger on. 

The people who lost their lives in the road rampage near my place. I did not know them but the thought and sight hit me for life. An uncouth bus driver who did not even realize that there were people standing before ramping them over. They were innocent lives lost and their absence will always haunt their loved ones.

The rare sight of the smiling traffic police in the middle of the night showing respect and trust in letting me 

pass by the police stop without checking for the level of alcohol in me. Guess there are lot of strangers

in life who are there in life either by design or co-incidence and each interaction leaves us with some 

pleasant and some not so great memories. 

Strangers for Life...I guess :)