Hope. Love. Pray. Mantras for the hour.

A video. Food packets were thrown from a van… people ran behind it to catch the food packets. They ran like they ran for their lives. There was stampede. After that the video showed an elderly man who was crying. He told ‘Few days back I had all the luxuries in life. Today, I am a beggar. I haven’t eaten for days. I am not able to run behind the vans to get the food packets. Please help.’ That video was during the earthquake at Gujarat. More than 10 years ago. But even today that video haunts me.

So I have been running... running as far as I can from the images of Japan.  I guess I was the only person alive who did not look at a video/picture of Japan after the dreaded earthquake. But people spoke to me about the disaster. I could not admit that I am a coward and tell them, “Please, I do not want to hear about it”. So I listened to them and chose to concentrate only on few parts of the information:

The earthquake was registered around 8 in the Richter scale. But the buildings are of Japan are built in such a way that it can withstand earthquakes. People were inside the building, almost safe.

Tsunami ruined everything. The country is seeing such a horrific Tsunami after decades. But the government has evacuated as many people as it can.

Nuclear blast in Japan. Warning was given to evacuate people within 20 kms of the blast. The government and volunteers have evacuated people who were within 16 kms. 
I don't even know if all this is true.

In the last few days, I have been looking at pictures of babies, reading happy stories, looking at wedding photos, watching romantic movies, talking to people like never before. It helped me run…

But on FB, a friend of mine was tagged in this picture.

I saw it. I could not run anymore. I broke down. I cried for her. I cried for the girl in her arms. I cried for everyone in Japan. I cried for myself. It has been a many months since I prayed. After seeing that picture, I spoke to God aloud. I pleaded Him and screamed at Him. Asked Him to leave us in peace. It took me sometime to regain my senses.

I am writing this post now directing it at every idiot, senseless fool, brainless moron out there who has been updating things on FB.

Earth is going to end in 2011? Do u people have any sense at all? Evano oruthan kaasu panna padam edutha adha pathuttu moolaiyae illama penathuvingala? Tsunami hit us in 2004. Did the world end in 2005? It is not funny, idiots. If you want, please go ahead and die in 2011. But quit updating such things. 

One more update in so many profiles. Saying quit worrying about people in Japan because there are many in the same situation in India! Bloody hell. I mean, do u people have any sense at all? It is not about India or Japan, you fools, its about human beings. Plus, the situation in India is created due to idiots like you and me who let ourselves be exploited by choosing the blood sucking creatures as ruling people. So it our mistake. yours and mine.But people in Japan are suffering for no mistake of theirs. They are in pain, paying back to whatever you and me do to our mother earth. Fine. You are so patriotic? You care so much about India? Then stop updating such things and go see how you can make a change to your fellow countryman's life.

What is all this pessimism about? Please. The earth is facing enough disasters without your pessimism adding on to it. You can't share anything good? You can't spread love or give hope? Then please keep your mouths shut and pray to God to give you some sense.

I am a coward, yes. I can't bear to see pain, yes. But at the same time I can be strong when I have to face pain. Coz I have hope and love. So I am safe. But your pessimism will dig your grave.