Rising from ashes

Hi readers,

This post might be the most heartfelt one amongst the ones I wrote. Even while writing this post I feel two tornadoes of emotions clashing inside of me -  one with restlessness,  disgust, shame and rage while other with pride, pure admiration and vigor to live. All this emanated from an article about a survivor of an acid attack, Laxmi, who was recently blessed with a baby girl. How can a person be so cruel and stone-hearted to disfigure someone just because they didn't reciprocate your feelings? What is so special about you that you decided to torture the person who just rejected your proposal? Do you have supreme mind like Ravana or do you have celestial beauty which if rejected will be like committing a sin? Just because you couldn't tolerate being rejected or accepting the fact that they don't mark you at par with your inflated ego doesn't give you a right to play God in someone else's life.

In my life I hope I would be as courageous as her or others like her. Even 10% of such courage could last me for a lifetime. I don't pity her, rather I won't call her victim at all. Because she pulled herself up and has emerged as this beautiful and splendid person who outshines any kinks that the attack had left on her personality. True, she has her insecurities from time to time like when she was afraid that her new born would cry at the sight of her but it turns out Pihu, her daughter, smiles brightly at her mother every time. With support of her partner, Alok and her family, she has risen above such setback and now is a Director of Chhanv Foundation, a NGO dedicated to help the survivors of acid attacks in India.

There are many others who went through the same painful event but we lost few to this disheartening deed. May their souls rest in peace. But the ones who fought their way through are leading a respectful and independent life. There's a café near Taj Mahal, Agra where all the employees are acid attack victims. They basically work towards awareness of such attacks and make sure that the victims find the lost hope and confidence in them. Rising from ashes - They truly are living examples of Phoenix!!

I am not being feminist here. There are men who suffered such attacks. In fact a report generated by acidsurvivors.org shows that in 2014, men forms 50% of such attacks. The attackers are men and women who acted on their spite.

Think before you do or say something, readers. Donating clothes or money to poor or visiting holy places is easy but doesn't necessarily make you a good person. Being good person in daily life around the people you meet and interact everyday is tough. Understanding their hardships or respecting their opinions is when a person's true self is reflected. It's a shame on us when such incidents emanate from an educated society.If you ever have such thoughts to harm, just spill a drop of boiling hot oil on your arm. Did it hurt? Now imagine that pain increasing almost 10 times more - that's the kind of pain you wished to inflict on somebody. Just Pause. Think. And Reflect.

Until next time...

Have a quirky wicked day, readers !