Few years ago, my friend Akhila, or Akhi as we call her, came across a bunch of college going guys, in their early twenties, encircling a 12 year old girl. The girl was in her school uniform, a white shirt and a navy blue skirt which almost touched her ankle, her hair was oiled and braided and she obviously was too scared to move. Akhi walked up to her, held her hand, walked out of there and dropped her home. Those guys watched in silence.
Even we come across such incidents in our lives, what do we do then? Do we gather the courage and are human enough to help the girl or we pass by, just like others do?
Every 3 minutes 4 women are raped in different parts of the world. Akhi did not contribute to these statistics. In spite of being alone and belonging to the "weaker" sex she confronted them. She could have been their victim too.
Even we can prevent a case of eve teasing from being converted into rape. We can't go and hunt for these events, but we can definitely prevent them if we come across them.
Every human being has the right to live, live happily. A rape mutilates the soul and leaves scars which hurt for the rest of the life. Nobody deserves this kind of suffering.
So you decide - a mutilated soul or a happy life?
P.S. While you were reading this, somewhere in some part of the world 2 women were being raped.
A Mutilated Soul or a Happy Life? - You Decide!!!
Posted by
Sushmita
Friday, April 13, 2007
3 comments:
True..That one step makes all the difference.
i skipped a heart beat after reading the last line. you are right dear even one can start a wave.
koi kare na kare i promise that i'll do.
keep writing such eye opening thing.
When will women stop calling themselves the weaker sex. I dont think there is any scientific proof backing up this theroy.
But still, your friend acted bravely. Even most men don't have the courage to do something like that.
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