Saturday, July 9, 2016

Have we realized the problem ?

...and the news is flashed on television of a 22 year old boy turned militant or terrorist or separatist, precisely enemy of state...
Followed by reactions of every person who gets a mic, camera or internet....

Most reactions are about solving the problem assuming that the problem is realized...

Have we realized the problem ?
We are using our eyes to see and brain to react on what we see.
Has the saying what we see is the truth really blinded us ?

Have we realized the problem ?
Are we listening to both sides of the narration ?
Are we only interested in punishing those whom we believe are wrong ?

Have we realized the problem ?
Are we feeling bad for a boy in his 20s who thinks this country is his enemy ?
Are we thinking about how can we change this ?

Have we realized the problem ?
In the age of 1000 channels, and 500 breaking news a second,
Are we thinking about another family that might be going through the same crisis ?
Are we thinking about the people who feel alienated ?

Have we realized the problem ?
Why does a student hang himself to death?
Why does a student feel giving anti national slogans is the only option left ?
Why does a student feel killing them will save my world ?

Have we realized the problem ?
Is his world not important ?
Is his belief not important ?
While we know what turned him into becoming criminals 
Have we taken any step to not turn him into one or we are just doing the same thing again ?

May be we have realized the problem but the problem is way close to us, may be in our own house, in our own conversations that we do not want to handle it, we do not want to persuade it and perhaps we do not want to own it ?

Have we realized the problem ?

Lets converse and find out each other's stories before.....its too late...

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