In this day & age where we fight our own blood to get
hold of the better share of property & that humongous gold necklace Helping
each other seems a whole new level of growing up...
Our country witnesses innumerable harassing incidents which
only seem to multiply with time ! It’s the 21st century & yet
women have to think about how late in the evening ( yes evening ! not even
night ) can they be out alone & don’t even get me started on what WE should
be wearing so that we don’t “invite” trouble ! Road accidents are not a rarity,
but we just drive past them ( most of us ) not bothering to find out if we can
help.. Until we are in the spot !
Why are some men in our country just not afraid to take law
in their hands ? The Judicial system takes years to convict & bails are
given on a platter but the other major reason is WE - the common public are
hesitant to offer a helping hand ! Eve-teasers roam “seena taan ke” cause they
know nobody wants to mess with them. If we see anyone being troubled at public
places, we don’t want to get into “unnecessary” trouble…how long will it take
for us to realize that it’s not us who is in trouble but someone else &
very soon the Goon population will outgrow us and we could be in the same
sticky situation and no one would want to help us ?
The other day my friend narrated an incident of a pervert
harassing her & her tiny 3 year old innocent girl & no one in the
crowded spot in Pune stepped up to help & protect them ! I've experienced men leching & I am sure so do a lot of women every single day…! We whine, we crib, our
blood boils…but then..what changes ?
How long are we going to blame those perverts for such incidents? Aren't we to be blamed equally for being mere spectators?
Don’t we outnumber them enough to take a stand & HELP? You
may be fine today but do not forget you or your near & dear ones could be
the next, trouble doesn't come with an appointment.. don’t forget this is the
society our kids are growing in to & will face the same damn things if you
don’t try to change it today !
Let’s take this small step of not being an audience in such
situations, if you are not strong enough we can always try & get help from
other people around or dial the good old one zero zero… But do your bit to help…
Next time you pass an accident scene..stop..see if you can
help…
Cause when you help each other you help yourself !
