You see a puppy on the road groaning in pain after being hit by a car. Does your heart not go out to it automatically or do you grieve only after ascertaining its pedigree ?
What if you came across a suffering human (in person or on the news) ? Does his/her race / religion / ethnicity make any difference to your grief ? One would hope not.
So, it never ceases to amaze me when I see folks reserve their sorrow / emotions / empathy for only those that share their religion / language / ethnicity. I mean, can we not just look at the unfortunate folks as humans, instead of bothering about their religion / ethnicity ?
Background for the above rant :
- Till recently, we had Muslims praying for the Muslims being killed in Gaza.
- Latest is Christians praying for Christians being killed in Iraq by ISIS.
- In the past we have had Tamils concerned about Tamilians suffering in SriLanka.
- Before that were voices concerned about Hindus being persecuted in Pakistan.
And so on ......................
What if you came across a suffering human (in person or on the news) ? Does his/her race / religion / ethnicity make any difference to your grief ? One would hope not.
So, it never ceases to amaze me when I see folks reserve their sorrow / emotions / empathy for only those that share their religion / language / ethnicity. I mean, can we not just look at the unfortunate folks as humans, instead of bothering about their religion / ethnicity ?
Background for the above rant :
- Till recently, we had Muslims praying for the Muslims being killed in Gaza.
- Latest is Christians praying for Christians being killed in Iraq by ISIS.
- In the past we have had Tamils concerned about Tamilians suffering in SriLanka.
- Before that were voices concerned about Hindus being persecuted in Pakistan.
And so on ......................
