Happy republic day

This one I wrote on 30th Jan 07..posting now

On our Republic Day Eve me n my husband were badly struck in a traffic.For about good 25 minute we had no clue how long it would take us to reach a place which is just 2 1/2 Kms away.

Cursing the traffic and the way people drive I was looking around for a way to cut through the traffic. On my left, I saw crowd of people and in the middle there was a guy who badly beaten up by a srong built man.Poor guy who was lying on the road was holding his head which was completely soaked in blood. After a few seconds I saw the guy who was standing, smashed his head with a brick and ran away from there.This all happened on Delhi highway which was full of not less then 100 vehicles and 2000 people around.Just like me lot of people saw that and were passing by with frown look on their face.I felt so ashamed and sorry for the guy who was lying there and everyone including mewere passing by so that we are not left behind. None of us came even closer to him to check wether he is dead or alive.I asked my husband " look at people they are just passing in front of him and no one came out to actually help him out or atleast take him to the doctor." his answer was "would you go? or would you let me go to save him from that strong bult man?" His answer made me think that why am I accusing others? I am also a part of them.

None of us came out to help him because we all are selfish and we love our lives.The whole evening I was thinking I wish I could have done something for him.Next day I was peeping in a leading news paper to find out if they have published this news in some corner. Apparently I was not surprised to see that they had more important news to share then that "Shilpa Shetty once again forces C4 to say sorry" and "Ash and abhishek marriage".

Are these matters more important for us these days ?? More important then Nithari case where so many innocent children wre killed bruetly ? It's more important for us to investigate that where and how Abhishek and Ash will get married. What would they wear on the D day?...Ironically all of us are eager to know that...I am too a part of this ...