We, human beings as a species, pride ourselves on our intellect and our scientific achievements. The leap that we have made together is remarkable still we are haunted time and again by events of violence, terrorism, genocide etc. This attack on common people of Paris going about their business has confirmed that there has been a fundamental error in our evolution as ?humans?. With the advancement of communication one would think that people would use legitimate avenues to voice out their concerns but No, people have continued using bullying, fear, threat, violence and terrorism.
I do believe the number of people indulging in such crimes is few but sadly that mass has somehow managed to destroy so many lives. Jaggi Basudev Sadhguru said that he refuses to believe the war between countries and terrorists is a fight between right and wrong. He says it?s a war of one belief system versus another belief system and clearly they both validate their action in their own eyes and eyes of peers.
Many experts claim that the terrorists are borne out as a consequence of dominance that powerful countries have imposed in lesser countries so as to manipulate them to their best interests. May be this neo-colonialism or micro-managing by few countries have at least some role for the discontent. This discontent when fueled by extremist belief surely can mutate a non-violent person into a violent one.
However, no matter what, the actions of terrorism , killing innocent people isn?t justified. A person who has endured hatred, violence should never inflict another human being .
Youths like me who were eagerly waiting for COP21 as a transforming event for ensuring law, policy, and economics required for climate change, have been shell shocked for the event has shaken the soul and belief of so many souls and replaced their vigor with melancholy.
The fact that many powerful countries are immune to UN sanction and the thought that nuclear weapon could be in reach of so many people, is scary not only because under such conditions our Earth is destroyed, and humans could be wiped off of the face of the Earth.
So what could be the solution?
Honestly, I don?t know but the fact this tragic event in Paris have united so many people worldwide showing their concern, support and having dialogues, discussions about the issue in various platforms online and offline about eradicating terrorism gives me a beacon of hope that one day(hopefully in near future) we, all human beings will understand each other better , respect and accept each other?s differences all the while gradually pruning inhumane practices and ultimately curing extremism through non-violent means.
2 Comments
Thank you Thinley :)
Posted 16-11-2015 10:44
Indeed, it's one of the saddest parts of History. Well written Dear Prashant
Posted 16-11-2015 00:08