Been out for a while (I know while is definitely an under estimation!)…. as there wasn’t anything strong that stuck my head! And suddenly, I felt that a brick wall just emerged out of no where and moved with such a great speed towards me, hit my head so strongly that it forced me to ponder on some facts of today, I never though of! To start with one-
I wondered - What is democracy? In seconds the answer taught by our social studies teacher in 7th grade flashed in my mind and loudly I spoke – ‘The government of the people, by the people, for the people’. ‘A political system in which the supreme power lies in the body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.’ And there itself I found the answer to the questions in my minds which were asking me – What is democracy?
A series of events occurred in near past in my near vicinity where I found that cases, where police and law are involved, how threatening they could be. When someone is at fault or is guilty of some wrong doings, the fear of uncertainty is understandable. But what I saw was the truth standing in front of my eyes with shaking legs and pleading hands asking if in today’s world, will he be heard?
Suddenly, I realised how deep it means when we simply say for today that it’s Kalyug! It’s not the time when you should do something good for others! In other words, we were saying – Yes! Its the time when lie would win other truth, when bad deeds will be more recognized than the good ones and Yes, Yes I am totally okie with it!! The proverb my Hindi teacher had taught me flashed before my eye with a minor modification and there I understood the power of a question mark! The proverb was – Saanch ko aanch kya?
… with every second passing by the fear of uncertainty in the truth is growing! .. and with every second of this growing fear the heart of democracy is chocking! I could feel him dying. It will be too early to say if as often people say that this is because of the people themselves, however I have a gut feeling that this time, its not the people but systems which are not working!
More on this… as future unveils! Till then, let me know if you also have any such story.