Brutal!!!!

What’s the value of a human life?

“Freedom”

Well, fair enough.Till this day, world has been witness to numerous struggles and battles waged in the name of freedom.

Millions laid down their lives and took others, for the very basic right of an individual, i.e., to live freely.India, as a nation, has had its tryst with the struggle for freedom. I am not sure about the coming generations, but most of us would have read about all that in our history books and seen all that in the form of movies and documentaries.

It indeed is a moving realisation that, there was a world before we stepped in, where one couldn’t speak openly, walk freely. A world of near slavery. A world of oppression. A world of indignity.We all should appreciate the fact that we didnt take birth in such a world. We live in a world which offers freedom of speech and expression. We live in a world where we can do things which people wouldn’t have even dreamt of, pre-independance.

In fact, the only time when we realize that we are blessed with something called “freedom”, is on days like 15th August or 26th January. It’s another thing that some among us fail to appreciate the importance of these days which, to be frank, are the only days when we as a Nation look back at the sacrifices made by our forefathers, who wished to see us- their future generations, live in a free world devoid of slavery, oppression and indignity.

Today, as we march ahead towards tomorrow, there are a set of people, who think that they are yet to attain freedom, in their own words – Jihad.

I still remember myself reading news during the morning assemblies in my school, and as far as I recollect, most of the times, I would find something related to this new form of freedom struggle, to read out to the crowd.

.But what came as a shocker was the news of serial bomb blasts rocking Ahmedabad, the very next day. 17 of them, killing 45 and injuring over 100.45 human lives.For what?Well as per one of the organisation which claimed the responsibilty for the blasts, they were carried out - “In the light of the injustice and wrongs on a specific section of the society in the state in 2002”.

Ok. I have a few questions for the folks responsible:-Among the 45, how many carried out the atrocities in 2002?Among the 45, how many stood in path of your so called “Jihad”?

Among the 45, how many were Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs...?

Among the 45, how many were directly responsible for what happened in 2002?

I would appreciate if you folks could get us the answers for these questions.It would have been a slightly different case, had you taken down specific people who were directly responsible for the 2002 atrocities, people who pulled the strings from above.Till date there hasn’t been any bomb designed, which would explode in a customised way, killing only people of a specific religion, caste or race, in a heterogenous crowd. Probably the day someone finds it, do get your hands on it.We Indians, feel sorry for all that happened not just in 2002 but in every single instance in the history of our nation till now, where innocent people have lost their lives, for no fault of theirs.

Among the 45 who lost their lives, there has been:-
A mother who had a child waiting at home.
A daughter who was on her way back from school.
A father who was the sole breadowner for the family.
A son who had gone out to get some vegetables for dinner.
All innocent people, with their dreams and aspirations for tomorrow.
Was it all worth it?

Whatever you have done, has it helped your people or your cause in any way?Just take a moment and think, how would have your mother felt on giving birth to you, had she known at that moment that you would end up doing all this in the future. Would she be still happy at bringing such a new life into this world?

People like me can only hope that, someday you realize the fact that, what you are doing is not right. It’s not helping anyone. No matter in whose name, no one has the right to take an innocent life.And yes, one more thing. Irrespective to what you guys have done and plan to do in the future, India as a Nation is not going to kneel in front of you. Decades of struggle has brought India to where it is today, and we as citizens of this Nation will not let such senseless acts of yours, dither us from our spirits. Hope you guys someday realize the value of a human life.
PS: I know whatever I have written here, might not make a difference to people who were behind the Bangalore & Ahmedabad blasts. Still, I wrote this as I couldn't find a better way to air out my frustration over such fanatics.