There are two very unfortunate events that happened recently ,
1. The Delhi gang rape.
2. Death of a great internet activist.
I will not go into details about these events as they have been well documented , but both of these had a common thread : Non violent protests where people vented out their pent up anger against the establishment and challenged the status quo.
In both cases the battle hasn't been won , rather its going to be a long drawn one. But its heartening to see it happen.
I have also noticed a certain section of people who believe that this is just an emotional outburst and in a few days people will be back to their busy lives : Conference room meetings , Stock market crashes , Mortgage foreclosures , Photo Filters, 140 characters of wisdom , commenting about the layer of snow on their window panes and other such important stuff. Do I blame them ? Hell no !
How can I ?
I am one of them. I have always been skeptical about such protests . Why ? I have no clue , may be because I am an eternal pessimist , may be because I don't have the courage and conviction, may be because its just plain laziness . I don't have an answer . Sorry, I digress.
But today something made me realize how big a jerk I am. You dont need to be a Bruce Wayne to bring about a change. You just need three things : Belief , Patience & Balls.
I am pretty sure am not gonna change just because of this (pessimism you see) , but I would like to believe that self realization is the first step and a very important one.
1. The Delhi gang rape.
2. Death of a great internet activist.
I will not go into details about these events as they have been well documented , but both of these had a common thread : Non violent protests where people vented out their pent up anger against the establishment and challenged the status quo.
In both cases the battle hasn't been won , rather its going to be a long drawn one. But its heartening to see it happen.
I have also noticed a certain section of people who believe that this is just an emotional outburst and in a few days people will be back to their busy lives : Conference room meetings , Stock market crashes , Mortgage foreclosures , Photo Filters, 140 characters of wisdom , commenting about the layer of snow on their window panes and other such important stuff. Do I blame them ? Hell no !
How can I ?
I am one of them. I have always been skeptical about such protests . Why ? I have no clue , may be because I am an eternal pessimist , may be because I don't have the courage and conviction, may be because its just plain laziness . I don't have an answer . Sorry, I digress.
But today something made me realize how big a jerk I am. You dont need to be a Bruce Wayne to bring about a change. You just need three things : Belief , Patience & Balls.
I am pretty sure am not gonna change just because of this (pessimism you see) , but I would like to believe that self realization is the first step and a very important one.
