Today morning while sipping a cup of ginger tea in the very comfort of my fluffy couch I read about the most unfortunate happening of yesterday night. In a gruesome attack a fourteen year old teen age girl was first assaulted and then murdered by the forty year old domestic helper at her residence in NCR. These incidences make my belief much stronger that it is not that easy to lead a girl's life. My mother who was sitting right next to me commented that it is the sheer fault of the people who keep uneducated helpers at home not thinking that sanity does not always get reflected by one's appearance. I started questioning her argument. The so called comfort of my surroundings started dwindling. I asked her whether only the uneducated men see girls as their own property. I have personally come across cases where the less educated souls behave much more morally and ethically than the educated and decent looking ones. I am sure lot of girls who have probably lived in and around Delhi would agree that most of the times the poor and uneducated Rickshaw Pullers behave more responsibly than those who drive the best of the cars and have the best of the opportunities to be groomed mentally.
The problem is not whether people around are educated or not. The root cause is something else. As one of my very good friend says - "Men who think of themselves as supermen just because their hemoglobin is naturally and genetically higher than women are mentally ill ". The physical superiority rules in majority of cases. We need literate men who are wiser enough to appreciate the naturally gifted assets and not to drop down to a level of brain sickness where they feel they can just do anything.
The number of molestation cases involving little kids has risen so much in recent times. Even animals spare their little ones and apparently man is the most so called "social and intelligent animal". I feel ashamed to call myself a 21st century being looking at such events. It bothers me a lot sometimes as to what goes on in the minds of those who think they can probably play with anything at all. What we lack in our society is the common acceptance that this kind of problem exists. Even though we are all aware of it but mostly just ignore the topic. Parents hardly discuss these matters with their kids and kids on the other hand find it difficult to reach to their parents in the situations where they feel they might just be the target of some assault. Rather than thinking about those who carry out such misdeeds its time when we as individuals fight against it. Kids should be taught the difference between good and bad touch. Give them that assurance and comfort where they can express themselves without any fear. The social framework needs to be updated and enlarged to address such issues publicly.
Tender age for the little ones is to learn to fly and blossom and not to make their life miserable for years to come. Save the child from unwanted harassment and help the society to regain the lost esprit de corps !!
