Mixed Reactions

I was thinking of revisiting my innermost questions and doubts on God, but shall leave them for another occasion as two items on this evening’s news menu struck me as ominous yet laudable all the way. It just goes to show how the resilient common man can react to obnoxious people/ trying situations when he gets the right opportunity. Of course, there is a morality factor involved in this as to whether taking the law into one’s own hand is justified at all, because, if everyone were to resort to such a step, it would be chaotic and catastrophic! Anyways, the following are the newslines that gladdened but saddened me too, on rumination.
(a) Muthalik, the Ramsene chief gets a taste of his own medicine. It was exactly a year ago, during Valentine’s day, when Muthalik and his goons played moral policemen and molested five young girls for celebrating the occasion and he’d gone on record to say that the incident was trivial and a befitting lesson for the future. Today, the very same guy was humiliated on the streets of Bangalore when he was surrounded by a group of young men who painted his face with black paint and he definitely wasn’t amused. I was extremely thrilled to see the clip but do fear for the safety of those young men, because Muthalik and his goons will definitely go all out to wreak vengeance on them. May God be with them as I can assure them that the happiest souls would be those five hapless girls who’d to go through ignominy for no fault of theirs! Here’s wishing that their gratitude acts as talisman for the young men from all evils.
(b) Davender Ghai gets the British Law to permit the last rites of his choice. After years of legal battle, this Indian who has been a resident in London for the last 54 years has been permitted to get an open air cremation upon his death, which was considered illegal in that country till this day and he is naturally jubilant. I was glad that the 71 year old gentleman had the grit and stamina to fight a gruelling legal battle but I also have a fundamental question in this regard and that is, when one decides to go and settle down in another place/country shouldn’t one act, do and live by the rules, customs and traditions prevalent there and not hurt their sentiments by insisting on doing things one’s own way? I wouldn’t be surprised if Mr. Ghai has hurt many of the Britishers, especially the younger generation and who knows, whether this hurt snowballs into hatred towards Indians at a later date? I sincerely hope it doesn’t.