“And
she departed…leaving behind a volley of questions” – RIP Nirbhaya.
I am
always inclined to take logical stand on any/all issues - seems to be the MBA
effect. Be it anything, I must be skeptical at first and then clearly weigh all
the aspects and then take a stand. I have somehow started feeling obligated to
being structured, un-biased logical and non-spontaneous. And this shift from
being emotionally driven to logically driven has been slow but extremely
consistent over the years. Thanks to our education system my thoughts don’t always
reflect my feelings. They usually take over to such an extent that many a times
I have a lot of thoughts but no feelings towards many things. I don’t know if
it’s good or bad. The more I think about it, I realize that being in touch with
your feelings is something you can’t afford to loose.
The
whole of India
was beating along with Nirbhaya’s heart for the past two weeks. I, not
being particularly engaged with anything, was busy analyzing everything that
was going on via the news papers and channels. I always knew it’s not easy for
girls in India
but never really appreciated what it is like to grow up as a girl in Indian
cities. This lack of empathy gave me the liberty to critically look at the
whole issue and think how the clamor for capital punishment can be an immature
one. I guess it’s completely different to know something and to feel something.
Nevertheless, we keep learning. This topic came up during a conversation with a
few friends. It was very obvious from the resentment and anger all of them shared
over the issue that there is no scope for any discussion, there needs to be no
debate, for the answer is clear and with full conviction – zero tolerance. I
haven’t come across any lady who can confidently say that the situation is not
as bad as it seems. This movement was long-long overdue. Conventional wisdom
says we don’t take decisions while we’re upset. I think this is one of the
situations where decision needs to be made now.
It is one of such issues where it’s better if logic goes for a toss.
This decision has to be right from the heart and it’s pretty clear this time –
enough is enough.
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