I was enjoying a peaceful breezy evening, with a hot steamy cup of tea, in my portico. Then, out of the blue, It happened... in front of me... and i saw it. A horrific accident. A car crashed into a speeding bike. The guy broke his leg and the girl was profusely bleeding. On-lookers rushed to the aid of the kids on the bike. My husband grabbed a bottle of water, some antiseptic and a wad of cotton, and rushed to the accident spot.
I stood there and looked on, too stunned to react, as some others who are the self-appointed moral upholders of society, laws and values, got together and started to abuse and beat up the car driver. What were they doing??? Did they even pause to think, as to whose fault the accident actually was??? Automatic suspicion was directed towards the car driver... was it because he was not hurt, was it because he was driving an expensive automobile... i am still wondering!!!
The car had its indicator on, and was turning into a by-lane, in perfectly acceptable sane speed of around 20-30kms/hr. The biker, an adolescent, and his friend was speeding at alomost 60 -70km/hr in a yamaha, without a silencer, disturbing the calm surroundings of a serene residential locality. He saw the car (i am assuming), saw the indicator (again i am assuming), and tried to cut in front of the car (this i saw). There was a spilt second reaction time, and before we knew it, they were all over the place, the girl, the guy and the bike.
This is a small incident, I agree. I am not blowing it out of proportion, but incidents such as these happen everywhere in varying degrees and varying styles. Is it adequate to condemn the dangerously reckless driving habits of today's youth (a significant percentage), or the should i also focus on the mature middle aged men (huh!!) who without a second thought started beating up the driver of the car for NO fault of his. When will human-kind acheive balance and maturity??? When will they start to appreciate their superiority over the other living beings, bestowed on us by the almighty and put it to constructive use??? Seems like a long wait... but I'd like to see it happen some day. Sigh!!!
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as long as man continues to evolve, he'll create new problems and imbalances in society. A friend once told me that these other species like mosquitoes are the most intelligent species on earth. they chose not to evolve and hence not to suffer ( suffer due to emotional problems, accidents and other health related issues). for as long as they live ( i think its abt 72 hours for an average mosquito) their primary objective is to mate (which sounds so cool!) and they survive on nectar (for food) and blood to lay eggs-both of which are abundant in nature as plants and animals! so they dont have to work for having food or mating and hence go on to live such a peaceful life devoid of all competition and rat races which is so typical of a human's life. they lead a high quality life for 72 hours! afterall quality and not quantity is what matters right...there are a lot of unfortunate ppl who cannot even manage 24hrs of pure bliss in an entire lifespan of 80yrs! so mosquitoes chose to lead an ignorant and hence a blissful life! how clever!
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