Yesterday I posted a video upon ‘sex slavery’ on my facebook profile and shared it with everyone on my list. That video actually shocked me so much that upon getting no response from anyone I was forced to write this. I was so touched that I actually made pleas to people to watch it.
From the name of it, it sounds quite interesting and I felt that many people will at the least watch it once and share their feelings or the clipping itself. But I got quite upset when I got no reply/response on it. Comments on my posts were never important for me, at least if that message was shared further, it would have served my purpose.
I am sure if I had posted a nasty video of some stupid Pakistani film actress trying to talk in English, it would have gotten a lot of hits, because it didn’t demand any action from us.
If I had posted a video where a generous anchor over a talk show is banging the hell out of a government minister, it would have gotten a lot of hits, because it didn’t demand any action from us. As we usually get away with the excuse that the issue in discussion is not ‘our’ responsibility.
If I had posted a video of an “Angrez” doing some life risking stunts, it would have gotten a lot of hits, because it didn’t demand any action from us.
But sadly I just got ‘one’ comment and NO further sharing of the video, and I will not be judgmental and would like to give the benefit of doubt that at least my facebook home didn’t give any indication that anyone on my list spread that video. From my past experience I can tell that when people did share, meera’s interview with Tapu javery was the only highlight upon my page.
Have we all gotten so numb? I think that was the only thing that the woman standing on the stage was asking for. Not the money, not the sympathies, but just a simple word of acceptance. Just a single line or may be just a little appreciation upon her achievement could have been a lot of support.
My question from the world is that, is it because we don’t support that woman that we are not showing any consent or is it that we actually have no guts to stand up for those kids and at least try giving them respect that they ‘deserve’? We will never accept but I think it is the later. I am not a poet or a written to make emotional pleas to convince people upon this, because that is not even required. If you didn’t feel it there in side yourself somewhere, there is no point of it then. My current writing is not done to support the cause that she is talking about. It is for you. It is probably the time where we need to re-evaluate ourselves. It is time when we all need to step out of ourselves. It is time when we start being more considerate about ‘anyone’ other then ourselves.
And it is never too late!
