Modern 'Nonviolence', an Irony

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Modern Nonviolence, an Irony

 

Long ago, Mahatma Gandhi introduced the notion of ahimsa or non-violence to the Indian society, to nurture peace and goodwill in all human minds. But don't you think that it is confined to books alone, instead of being activated in today's practical world? Yes, it has become a farce in the 21st century. The holy term is being degraded day after day. Is this our civilisation?

Some months ago, a horrifying road-accident at Uttarpara startled me, just as and when, the gory sight was visible. Kalyan Uncle and Ranu Auntie were waiting for the Salt Lake bound bus to come. Abruptly, a motor-bike collided against a truck. Consequently, the rider broke his skull, as if it was a pool of blood. Mom soothed me, "Close your eyes now. Don't watch it that makes you feel sick."  Most of the people just clicked their tongues and passed by.

Doesn't this occurrence make all wonder that we, the so called human beings have turned brutal by nature?

Each day, while travelling by the local train, we have to struggle with jostles, with shouts and sometimes with abusive languages. Where does the understanding among people lie in this case? Doesn't it seem that our education becomes futile and fruitless, when we preach others to behave lovingly and simultaneously commit the same offences ourselves?

Some days before, Daddy explained his harrowing experiences found while heading to his office, "Honestly, I don't want to undergo these things regularly, but I have to for the sake of the family."

Do men really convey their heartiest regards to "the Father of Nation" at all now-a-days? No, because it has become just a mundane exhibition and an artificiality in the modern era to hide behind the masks and to stab the brothers and sisters from the back most inhumanly.

It has become an irony to the sanctimonious word ahimsa, not just because we misuse its meaning in our daily lives but even because our conscience is probably fading away gradually.

If there were a little compassion among people, a bit of cordiality and love in mankind, this world would have felt to be a better place, the Paradise or the heaven on earth.

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