Old pain, new pain, double pain

@vandana7 (98527)
India
November 30, 2022 12:57am CST
Ok...so there were some atrocities committed in history against Hindus by Muslims. But history has several cruel instances of which we have no records. Whether they were written and destroyed, or time has managed to ruin the scripted versions, or we no longer recognize the old scripts to understand what is to be conveyed. There were somethings that have no records simply because there were no ways to record such things. All we can say is, humans have evolved as more tolerant folks than in the past. So what is the point in returning to the past? Or returning to the past selectively? Not saying that we should not know our past. We should. That said, we need to pat our backs and say...wow, we were like that, now we are so much better people, more relaxed folks, more secure. History should also tell us, if we do this, that can happen. It is lesson. Not something to be returned to. Not something to hanker for. Not an old pain to be relived, because we did not undergo it. That is just like a movie. But we in India are creating new pain. When we want our historical status back, we forget that the present generation did not harm us our ancestors. We are punishing the present generation for an act on which they had no control. We are hurting their sentiments. Is it fair? It is bound to have repercussions. When I read about Aftab Poonawalla's polygraph results, which may of course be false, I felt dear god, this generation of a community is resenting returning what the previous generation of another community lost. We cannot reinstate ourselves in past. We simply cannot. You sell a house. 20 years down the lane, you visit the same place. Try to imagine yourself in that house. You would not like to be there, because our attachment is not to the real estate but to the plethora of emotions that are embodied in it thanks to the family members. The new buyer would have modified it as per his tastes and needs. The surroundings too would not have same people. We need to be compensated if it is taken away from us forcibly. But same property if held by an innocent paves way for a new pain. There will be retaliation. Both ends will continue to do that to one another. How have we really solved the issue? Yeah...Ayodhya, Kashmir, Gyanvyapi, Sasaram...the resentment will mount. So will insecurity across the country. Reverse gear driving is tough.
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@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
30 Nov 22
The cases of Aftab and their likes ( irrespective of their faith) have no justification for what they did. I don't want to go into depth what made them do it. That would go for overanalysis paralysis. Every criminal would have a reason for a crime. Unless it is for immediate self defence ( after trying all legal ways), I would not justify any of them. It's a heinous crime and one can not go soft by bringing in angles like educated criminal, misguided youth, history, politics or whatever. That's all crap according to me. An eye for an eye... that's the only way.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
30 Nov 22
If an eye for an eye gives solution, I am all for it. I am looking at Japan and America. Japan suffered immensely with Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Yet, today there is no anger between the two nations. It is not as if Japanese are less proud of their culture and beliefs. Historically we have focused only on specific parts. Haven't we? We are not willing to accept that... It is not possible to write my autobiography 100 percent, because it will take 63 plus years to do so, and by then I will be another 63 plus years old with more to add. We pick excerpts of history or lives. But that is not entirely me. Why I am like this, is because of oh so many these situations. Missing out even on one of them would be leaving out something and enabling another to say I am not justified to be so. But it is acceptance. Yes, this situation CAN lead to this. Acceptance that there were other reasons which we may not be aware about. Acceptance that there were wrongs done by wrong people. Acceptance that there were right people too. Acceptance that some people were wrong at times and right at other times. Sum total somewhere we are wrong too. Then placing it all on shelf and giving it a far sight. Is eye to eye more important, or ensuring that my child has both eyes more important? I don't feel your pain as you don't feel mine. I can only try. Then why is it that we accept that people we didn't know felt the pain that is written about, and were completely innocent? Did Shraddha get a chance to write her biography? There will be many such cases where victims did not write about what they suffered. Just because there is no record does not mean there was no crime, does it? Why drag our feet backwards? Even Bhagwat realized that the new issues coming up can create a mess. So he said Gyanvapi was the last...but it is not halting there, is it? Naturally, there is anger brewing.
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@arunima25 (84953)
• Bangalore, India
30 Nov 22
@vandana7 That's what I say deal it on case basis. Somehow I could not get the parallel between Japan and America with the current situation in our country. Is anger actually brewing? Or its media hyped? Is anger of only one community worth consideration? ....I mean the list is long. And that's why it's over analysis. And that's always leads to analysis paralysis. That's why sometimes intellectual ways don't yield any conclusive results, intelligence does. And here it's a crime being discussed. Fools are those who bring a religious angle to it. And mostly those bringing it are doing it for their browny points.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
30 Nov 22
@arunima25 Parallel between Japan and America and Hindus and Muslims. America killed many Japs during WWII. Muslims killed many Hindus during partition and wars before that. We want to close our eyes to the fact that Hindus killed Muslims too. Japs trust Americans. Hindus do not trust Indian Muslims.
@aninditasen (15668)
• Raurkela, India
30 Nov 22
These are just tricks to divert the attention of the people of our country from key issues like price rise, inflation and poverty etc.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
1 Dec 22
For every wise person like you who has figured out what is going on, there are at least 100000 who have not, whether they are educated or uneducated.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
2 Dec 22
@aninditasen We need to make NOTA powerful. If in any constituency the number of people who abstained from voting and the ones who opted for NOTA exceeds 35 percent, then all the candidates should become ineligible for contesting and the election there needs to be cancelled. Once ineligible, the candidate and his family members cannot stand for elections for the next 25 years. If such provision is added, you bet Politicos will start working and doing less of Sengar stuff and less of pointing fingers at others.
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@aninditasen (15668)
• Raurkela, India
2 Dec 22
@vandana7 Everyone educated and uneducated are understanding it and therefore those parties that were winning in a constituency are losing there now as the people have lost faith in them.
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@LadyDuck (455034)
• Switzerland
30 Nov 22
All humans and religions committed atrocity against other humans and religions and this since the very beginning of humanity. We are told to forgive and move on.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
30 Nov 22
That is what. If we go back, it is a thing forever....no chance of happiness.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
30 Nov 22
@LadyDuck EXACTLY. Similar issues being raised by the Hindus against Muslims. First we take back what was ours....as if the younger generation of Muslims would not be irked at such an act.
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@LadyDuck (455034)
• Switzerland
30 Nov 22
@vandana7 I fully agree with you. I have read about a bunch of idiots who wanted to punish the Jewish in our days because "they killed Jesus". Rude and ignorant people, ROMANS killed Jesus not Jewish.
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@wolfgirl569 (93556)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Nov 22
We have that here with slave descendants wanting to be compensated for what happened in the past. The people now are not the ones that owned slaves.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
1 Dec 22
That fuels resentment and hatred. They gotta realize it.
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@vandana7 (98527)
• India
1 Dec 22
@wolfgirl569 Exactly. Easy money.
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@wolfgirl569 (93556)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Dec 22
@vandana7 They just want money. They dont care.
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