A spate of honor killings are being reported and who knows, there could be many which we might not even be aware of. The fact that one wants to pen one's anguish, disappointment and frustration at the violation of such a basic right, the fact that one needs to appeal against such practices, is in itself shameful. What next? Do we now tell/instruct/command/request people to not go about shooting people as per their whims and fancies?! (though unfortunately, even here, road rage is also a reality, no fiction).
I mean what state have we come to? It's nothing but a shame.
Coming to the point of honor killings, whose honor is it anyway? And what the
Maybe I will read about such reports, feel sick and disgusted, and then go to a Sports page, get busy with my activities through the day and conveniently forget about this. But this is why I wanted to write this post, so that I read it sometime again, to remind myself of such horrible and dastardly malpractices. To ensure that out of sight does not become out of mind, and that I always stand up against such horrible practices and policies that lull some particularly dumb people to think it's legit to go on killing others (heck, even their own kin) and all this, in the name of protecting family honor!
But as an individual, wonder what I can do to stop this once and for all. Maybe nothing. But I'd like to ensure that whenever I hear of such atrocities, that too in the name of any ostensible moral high-ground or familial honor crap, I put my foot down and stand up for what's fair, just and deserves to be voiced, instead of being a silent spectator or just a passive tsk-tsk for the victims.
The next time you come across any form of injustice, please try putting your voice for such people who deserve to be given a voice, and against those who simply need to shut up and pack up. We get the world we make and deserve. High time we made the right choices and took a stand.
RIP, departed loving souls.
