BOOMERANG!!

The title means the same as the ending note of my previous post. Its a coincidence....I was thinking what to call this post which will make sense instantly. Anyways, hope it does at the end.

Last week I was busy writing my first semister exams for masters in Human Rights. Darn! it can still remind you of school exams which used to be judgement day (and it came about every year) and trust me i felt exactly the same... no sleep and no memory...nothing. I forgot everything I had read the previous night and only hoped, the recall mechanism of my brain functions at its optimum when i get the question paper. Ha! was tough... I have realised I must not trust my memory and its capacity, however I performed beyond expectations after 10 years of even witnessing an examination hall, in whole or in part.

So here's a pat on my back!! Besides, I thought my exams had some timing because there's human rights violations all around the world. Swat valley crisis, Australia, few months back maharastra. And we thought Aparthied was abolished....now it comes in different names and denominations. So i did not have any problems highlighting the human right issues in current scenario... I had enough and more to write.

But when I was reflecting on these situations, it made me wonder what great motivation these promotors of racist activities have. I wonder what inspires them? Money off course! but I am sure there's more to it than just money or else most of us would be doing this. While I was thinking about this, pavlov's famous classical conditioning enlightened me and reminded of this little boy I met a few months back.

I met this young boy of 12 years at a wedding, he was with his parents. What surprised me about him was his maturity which was way too much for his age. He wore clothes resembling his father's, he participated in mature conversations and ensured he escorted his mother if she was alone. I was astonished! he was only about 12 years of age. How did he know all these things; to act and behave in a certain way. On the last day when this family was ready to go back home, they boarded a car to take them to the railway station and I was also accompanying them. While on our way, this little boy was making a conversation with the car driver as he was sitting on the navigator's seat, and he very confidently asked him, 'uncle aap jain caste ke hain kya?'

I don't remember me jumping off my seat at that time, but i kept thinking about it all the time. How was this little boy's mind conditioned which removed any hesitations to ask a stranger what was his 'caste'. For heaven's sake what did he know about caste and everything!! It makes so much sense now why these 'other' people are being so unkind to indians or asians, torturing women because they are educated and thus commiting a sin and throwing these 'other' people from their state because they don't belong here. The distinction or 'otherness' is instilled so early in life that its fairly ok to distinguish ourselves from others. I am a christian who are you?!!

So here is the output... or as I say the 'boomerang' effect. I don't realise what ideology I am living with but when it comes to 'other' people i demand tolerance. Where will it come from when I am not giving it out? What goes, comes back. Ever heard the phrase ' life runs in full circles'. Its almost time we realise how we are dealing with these everyday issues in our lives because thats the way we will be treated by the universe... if not today than tomorrow.

Therefore, Do what you want others to do unto you!