Are We Humans? #2

So today I was just sitting with a my project team mates in the canteen discussing about the viva and how all of us are going to give the presentation. The weather had already been giving us a heavy time and all this topped up with the tension of project presentation was becoming too tough to handle when a fire broke out in the kitchen.
There was some issues with the gas cylinder and a guy got injured in the process. He was saved from burns but then he did deserve to be taken to the hospital but to our utter shock and dismay, none of the workers or the canteen head stood up to take up the poor guy to a doctor.
Why?
Just coz he was poor and worked hours in the heat for a meager amount of salary?
Why did no one care to help him out?
Even the few students who were present in the canteen got up to help him but why wasn't he taken for a treatment.
The victim didn't say anything for sometime but then he began to weep horribly. He kept on wailing for how long I do not know but sitting there certainly brought shivers in my body.
In this case, even I find myself on the wrong side. Why didn't I stand up and raise a voice for him? Why was he simply given the homely cure? And that too because he cried for a long time. Why was he not taken to the nursing home? I still do not get this.

Is there any humanity left today?
Is it high time we gave it a thought?

Are we humans?

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Yes, this is what I feel like questioning the crowd where I live.
I had been just scrolling on the Facebook feeds when I came across a few screen shots uploaded. The screen shots contained some personal chats which were posted by some newly registered ID. And shockingly, there were people who were liking and commenting on it.
I mean where are the ethics gone? What happened to the act of 'being human'?
These are heights, one can not malign someone's image and privacy like this.
Have we people totally lost logic in the midst of having fun on Social Networking Sites?
All this was done by engineering students. Does engineering teach all this and if this is what engineers of the nation are being taught then I'd rather be illiterate.
If people are forgetting qualities of humanity in the veil of 'advancement of technology' then why not shut down all the engineering colleges and open up schools that gives Moral values? Wouldn't that be a better option?
After such an incident, would the victim be able to face anyone in the premises?
Isn't it as worse as rape?
Acts like these can be ghastly, the victim goes through a lot of emotional trauma. Why? What's the fault of the victim, anyway?
Why make mockery of someone to such an extent that life becomes a living hell for that person?
This can actually harm the person in the long run, he/she may lose the confidence of doing something worthwhile.
So, my point of concern is are we losing onto humanity in course of advancing technology? Can we still call ourselves humans? Or are we just technology driven robots? Or even worse than that?
Is revenge the only objective left in our life? Can revenge bring contentment in life? Are we going to bite a dog just because we were bit by it?
Is it high time we gave it a thought?

Losing our own happiness for a better nation

Don't let the title mislead you in anyway. No I am not here to talk about Indian Independence again. I know as Indians we may not work even for a sec for the goodwill of our country but a day like 15th August does make us remember that we are Indians and think about the heroic deeds of our former leaders and so on.
Anyway, let's just come back to the topic I saw 'The Lady' two days back and today again and that is whhy I am writing this post. I just can't give a movie review here plus the movie is an year old but then there's one thing I really wish to say is I am completely bowled over by the movie.

I am not a movie buff but there are some movies that always leave an impact and this movie has been one for me. I really acknowledge people who direct movies on revolution and betterment of the nation. Hats Off Luc Besson, you've directed a great movie. In Bollywood, there have been movies that talk about great personalities but we really need to get inspired from this movie. We've had enough of typical masaledaar, tapori music and Rajnikant fights. Commercial cinema always does well and as viewers everyone wants that he should be entertained. But then if media won't try its best to arouse people who else will? Media is one of the biggest means to make people realize the fact that injustice ought not to be suffered, facing and raising your voice against it is what matters.

The movie is based on a true story of the 1991 Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Its about her fight for democracy against the military reign in Burma. The Burmese military is considered to have the highest record in terms of being brutal, mass murder, torture, forced labour, rape and what not. In fact there were around seventeen video journalist who were imprisoned for leaking out footage for this movie.The movie unfolds the strength of a woman, how she rises up from a homemaker residing at London away from her homeland, Burma to the saviour of the whole nation. Purity of relations and the emotions related to it, the sacrifices a husband makes for her wife to grow politically, the maturity kids show when they see their Mom helping out her homeland, the understanding of a family staying away from the woman of their life, a mother's courage to let go off her family, a daughter's goal to achieve the dream her father saw, the hope for a better land, the willingness to forgo one's own happiness for the sake of the country is something that the movie has touched upon. She was even kept under house arrest for years so that NLD doesn't get stronger, she couldn't be there to see her husband walk the heavenly abode. She couldn't leave the country for if she did, she'd never be able to come back. But she did everything, fought out her way through non-violence so that there was no loss of life. 'You may not think about politics but politics thinks about you'. This is a line spoken by the protagonist and I am so touched by this phrase. I really wish this was applied in our country.I am so pleased that I actually watched the movie as soon as I got it because normally I catch up on movies quite late even when they are somewhere lying in my laptop.

I had heard about National League of Democracy, Myanmar and Aung San Sui Kyi(I remember mugging up her name for one of those G.K tests at school) but had never sat up to read the whole history behind it. We achieve so much in life but we often forget to acknowledge so many people who left their comfort and home to bring happiness into the lives of others. Today when I've just seen a part of her life and I am so inspired by her, I really don't know how great she'd be in my eyes on the day I pick up some literature on her.
And in case if you also feel like knowing about the movie, you can always see the Wiki and to know more about Aung San Suu Kyi, Wiki comes to your help again. Check it out here. Believe me, you should watch movie at least once and I am sure it's not going to disappoint you.
And don't you think we all need to think over it? We can always do better things rather than keep thinking about our selfish needs, forgoing our own joys to see a smile on hundreds of people. We just need a little more strength and courage to go out of our way to do small little things in our own way and you yourself will be surprised to see yourself rejoicing at others' happiness.
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And we say we are technically advance..

Okay, aren't we proud of the innumerable Indian engineers working in the foreign land earning name and fame? Don't we raise our collars when we get to know about a certain researcher of Indian origin makes a mark at NASA? Yes, we are proudly heading as the technically advance nation, if you want brainys Indians are the most sought-ed people. We come under the intellectual class.
But where has the intellectualism gone? Some time back North India was hit by an extreme power failure. Hell, even when there is sufficient amount of energy available it is wasted by lighting street lights at 4 p.m. What is the point of being technically advanced when you can't fulfill the basic needs of the common man?
Coming to first basic need, FOOD. How many people actually get proper meals three times a day? And we all see the newspapers flooded with news about hunger driven people found dead. The Government started the mid day meal concept in schools long time back but we all know where the grains go? And where does the hard earned money of people snatched away as taxes go? THANK YOU GOVERNMENT
Second basic need, CLOTHING. When elections are round the corner, every minister is seen distributing shawls, saris, blankets to the poor. After that, what? You are left with nothing. They are here only to make empty promises. THANK YOU GOVERNMENT
SHELTER. You and me are lucky to have a roof but not all our that lucky. So many poverty stricken people sleep on road sides, footpaths, railway stations. Some are even found sleeping by the stinking nalas. Does the Government care? Hell, no. When SP was campaigning for elections in U.P, MSY clearly said he'd be providing employment and laptops to the students. This statement made him catch easily on votes and unfortunately UP again came under the prey of some of the most corrupt ministers. I would really like to know how many actually got employed in their 150 day reign. When you can't provide proper infrastructure to the country, how can we think of anything else? You have been an utter failure in the name of CM, Mr. Akhilesh Yadav, like father, like son. Anyway, THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.
Now that we really are unable to suffice the most common needs, how can we even talk about other  necessities like medical facility, electric supply, water supply, roads, transportation. Don't these things fall under technical stuff?  And still we say we are technically advance but in the end I'd like to add on the sarcasm once again, THANKS A TON GOVERNMENT :)

BEING HUMAN

Time passes by and we don't even understand how we grow from a kid to teen to a grown up.And in this passage of time we learn lots of lessons from our mistakes,we experience loads of emotional events in our life,we face obstacles and failures,we taste the sweetness of success but all this while what most of forget to learn and imbibe is 'humanity'.Majority of us achieve the heights of professionalism but do we achieve something in the field of humanity?
How many of us have thought about the small kid who sits in the pool of mud at a construction site where his parents have been slogging day and night? Have we ever thought of our maid's baby boy or the gardener's daughter who helps out her father in sowing the seeds just to make our lawns beautiful and colorful?
All of us have big plans for our birthday, party, disc, hang out, everything. But did we ever think about spending some moments with the orphans or these down trodden kids who are most of the time found playing with mud and scrap? I've been observing a whole lot of kids ranging from a few months to five years at the new building that is being constructed in my college and whenever I see them I think how could I ever help these kids. I'm so lucky to be at such a better position. I have good surroundings, good food, good clothes, everything is the best for me.

We have progressed so far, technically but I don't think we have progressed mentally. The labour class is still treated like 'shudras' in the Vedic age even today. Why? Aren't they human beings? Till today people don't let servants enter from the main gate. People don't think twice before buying themselves new apparels but why don't they do the same for the poverty stricken people. India is still a poor country. People say that if they start giving others, how are they going to survive themselves? But in this way will we ever be able to develop? Will this mentality change? Indians are always talking about caste and religion. Every point starts with religion and ends with religion but doesn't religion teach us to 'share and care' ?
Wake up guys. We want Indian Govt to do it all. We blame leaders and politicians, the police and the staff but when have we thought of 'taking a step ourselves'? If the Government hasn't done its duty then there is a question that arises and that is "HAVE WE DONE OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS?"
Come to the second thing because being a citizen is secondary but "BEING HUMAN" is PRIMARY. So do answer this question first "HAVE WE DONE OUR DUTY AS HUMANS?"
IF NOT THEN "WHY NOT?"
And if we couldn't do it till now we still have time, don't we? WE CAN and WE WILL..
IT' TIME TO RISE UP AND DO OUR WORK..AND WHEN WE START WORKING, EVERYONE WILL FOLLOW SUIT
IT'S ALL ABOUT BRINGING THE HUMAN INSIDE YOU
:)