Just another call, we thought. It was a friend calling to inform and warn us about yet another shoot out, but this time it took place in an immensely crowded market place, B.T road. He also mentioned, a woman getting shot.The news came as a shock and we panicked even though we had nothing to worry about as we were securely sitting inside our office building, but we worried about our family. What if someone in our family was standing right there at that spot, unknown and oblivious of the impending danger lurking around them? What if, a friend, a relative comes in the way of a stray bullet and become its innocent victim? The thought gave us chills and we frantically called everyone to warn them about the situation and to order them to stay indoors.The courageous and curious amongst us, sneaked out of the office, ignoring all the warnings and headed out to the spot where the shoot out had erupted. What they saw there was a horrible, tragic and a heart wrenching sight a young woman lay prone on the ground with a bullet right through her forehead. Next to the dead body, an old lady was holding a wailing and screaming child in her arms. The child was sobbing and screaming out “mama, mama” repeatedly.
I don’t think anyone can comprehend the loss and the plight of that little child, who doesn’t even understand what life and death is all about. He knew something was wrong but do you think, he knows his mother is lying dead in front of his eyes and he’ll never see her smile at him or feel the warmth of her loving embrace.The thought filled me with a deep sense of morose and grief. “Where is our world coming to”, where innocent people are getting ripped off of their precious lives leaving behind destitute and orphaned children. “Is it how you had imagined your world to be?” Negative - I will say firmly. I am very sure, all the sensible people in this part of the world will echo my concern and conviction, that CHANGE is imperative.
We have already lost time in amalgamating a combined voice of the people against those who have been employed for our security and those who pledge to save us from the injustice. Look at the irony of the whole situation. Funny isn’t it, that we find ourselves in a distorted circumstance, where we need protection against the protectors.We pray that the high and mighty holding the power, ultimately succeed in proving who rules the state before the state itself evaporates in thin air.
We have already lost time in amalgamating a combined voice of the people against those who have been employed for our security and those who pledge to save us from the injustice. Look at the irony of the whole situation. Funny isn’t it, that we find ourselves in a distorted circumstance, where we need protection against the protectors.We pray that the high and mighty holding the power, ultimately succeed in proving who rules the state before the state itself evaporates in thin air.
