tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251720128835008809.post4855416337978569078..comments2023-10-11T13:05:59.830+05:30Comments on Rumi Nations: Why I Am Unmoved By MolestationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251720128835008809.post-55022682570106426352012-07-23T02:59:18.864+05:302012-07-23T02:59:18.864+05:30Sachi, your blog is interesting, but it leaves me ...Sachi, your blog is interesting, but it leaves me with a feeling that you are too self centered and often have too little respect for others views and preferences in life. I am not refering to this particular post in my above statements. You wondering, why people do not care about a Mars landing etc. , I think is strange. Life and universe will always remain a mystery (even if they find the secrets of the Higgs Boson)and different people pursue truth in different ways and some, do not care atall. It is not up to you to judge them as long as their behaviour is causing no harm to others. Personally, i do believe that most religions need to update and modernise. Religion may be a absurd concept, but in many ways religions do teach morality. If religions are to be abolished, then we have to find a way where morality can be tought in a more effective way and i am not going to assume that it will be easy. It is a dangerous and risky path to follow (that should not stop us from thinking aloud). Those godmen must be procecuted and most of those places serve no purpose. Who is upto the task of educating th masses that follow these godmen? There are so many well educated people following these baba's/mullahs/whatever.<br /> As far as this molestation incident is concerned, it was the violence that was shocking and needed to be condemned. We can only be sure about what we see with our own eyes and hence that outrage. I am not sure, how well thought, your comments on chld labour are. I hope, you actually spent time on reserching the issue and not merely passing judgement like many others (specially westerners). While it is unfortunate that child labour exists, what is the alternative for the child? Blaming people for employing children is easy. What happens to the child if he is not employed? What future do they have if the parents abandon them or if they simply can not afford to send them to school? They can atleast learn many of the harsh realities of this word quiet early in life and may be, adapt to such reality. I am by no means supporting child labour here, i am wondering about what alternatives did we, as a society, provide (also wondering if such help is always good. Does that help, create a sense of entitlement). I am sure about only one thing. I believe that we as a society must insist on humane treatment of our fellow humans. Most problems in India exist because of high levels of violence in our society. This violence is what prevents good people from taking up active roles in politics etc. It could be direct violence or indirect (like filing police cases, economic pressure etc) on people who work towards making change happen.Srinoreply@blogger.com