A Man's Best Friend

I’m back, following another Saturday night I vaguely remember.

I got back home at around 4am, to the most genuine forms of welcome a person can get, my baby Angel, a 3 and half year old Golden Labrador retriever, with hyperactive jumping around, happy eyes, heavy, excited panting and slobbering all over my face.

The same happens every single time I return home, even after running 10 minute errands, and I love it even more each time.

It’s funny, how animals can not only affect you positively, but also become a major aspect of your life and basis for many decisions a person makes throughout his/her life.

My fellow schoolmates, who have seen both “versions” of me, before Angel, and after Angel came into my life, and I can say it astonishes them, each time I do something I’m not known to do, like caring for anybody, humans or animals, considering other people’s feelings before talking, AT times, etc.

I went from an arrogant, violent, short tempered monster, to the guy who sings his dog to sleep, cancels his plans to not leave her alone without thinking twice, spending a major chunk of his pocket-money to buy her fancy stuff.

It made me the person I am today.

I attribute every single positive trait, in me, which I have gained or developed to Angel. She’s everything to me.

That was my story. There a millions of such stories, of animals bettering human lives.

Studies have shown, that kids that grow up with pets around, grow up to be responsible adults. Animals stand for loyalty and the most genuine form of love.

People say that the “mother’s love for her baby” is the most genuine, I do not disagree, but I say, The love an animal has for its master/owner/friend, somebody it looks up to, that look in its eyes, of something I can only describe as an unprecedented amount of love and sheer trust and belief it has in you, IS the most genuine feeling.

I say all this, keeping in mind not only the domesticated animals, but also the “wild” animals, for even they, when they’re rescued and taken care by humans have also exhibited the same characteristics.

No, I do not mean that it’s okay to go near a wild tiger and go “Here, pussy pussy!”.

What I did mean though, was, the animals are our neighbours on planet earth, they too have a right to live. And nothing gives us the authority to take their right to survive away from them.

No, I’m not a vegan, If anything, I’m a strict carnivore, which does not make me devoid of love towards the animals. But, then again, you already might’ve gathered, that I don’t give a tiny rats ass for your judgement on the same.

The point of this, is to spread awareness, to bring forward the atrocities the animals are being put through, Shark-bait dogs, who are used to hunt larger sharks, Japanese harpooning and whaling vessels are doing their bit of wiping out the largest animal on planet earth, lions, tigers, bears, crocodiles for game and skin, elephants for their ivory. Carcasses of dead animals adorn the fat filthy elite, on their person, or their homes.

I must take this opportunity to mention certain groups who are doing their bit, Rescue Ink, big biker dudes with a soft spot for animals, the group has now broken apart, but merged with another one called Packethic, you can find them at http://www.packethic.com/, also the crew of the TV series Whale-Wars are doing their bit in hindering the Japanese whaling vessels and The Animal Rescue Group, you can find these guys through the many social networking websites, also on this very page on the right column.

Also on this page, on the same column, I request you to click on the “Donate Food” button, and answer a few questions, for each one a certain amount of food will be provided for rescued animals.

So, if you’re planning to adopt/give an animal a home, do your research, go ahead, the experience is incomparable, I'm lucky to have an angel by my side at all times, you will learn a lot about life and more importantly about yourself, things/attributes in you you never knew you had. lt makes you a better human being.

If you can't afford to raise an animal, not many of us have the resources or the time, volunteer weekends at shelters, or at a very basic level, take care of 5-6stray animals in your locality, read more, spread the word wider. Support causes in any way you can, monetarily or in any other way you’re able to.

 But, do not harm, if u cannot help.

It is not yours, or your fathers or your grandfather’s right to cause harm to an animal.

If you enjoy pelting stones at dogs, throwing cats, hurting animals for your pleasure, you need help, mentally, because you're disturbed and full of insecurities you cannot begin to fathom, and physically, because of the magnitude of sheer impotence you exhibit by hurting a defenceless creature.

And if you’re really unlucky, and you do so, in front of me, I will do exactly the same thing you did to the animal with you, even if it means me going to prison.

 And I'm not kidding.

Live and let Live, and don’t finger.

“Ek Baap Ke Do-Do Bete”

It’s becoming a habit now, writing under the influence.

A Holler to my dear subscribers, I owe you buggers for the encouragement.

Another Saturday goes by.

Topic of discussion today - Mahatma Gandhiji’s infamous line at time of the partition of India, or in other words, during the formation of Pakistan.

Statutory warning – Overly religious people who are very much involved in their “jaat”, I suggest you do not read ahead. No, I do not mean to offend anybody, for what it’s worth I’m a firm believer in equality, and when I meet/socialise with people, the whole “jaat” issue isn’t even a criteria, not even close.

If you still do get offended, your problem.

A brief history lesson.

India, our country, was called the ‘Golden Sparrow’. After the century under British rule, we were no less than a bird made during an origami lesson.

We achieved Independence on 15^th August, 1947, and three years later on 26^th January, 1950, the Government of India Act was passed. That day, we now call our Republic Day.

It didn’t come easy. The British tactic of “Divide and Rule” continues to bite us in the ass. The eventual outcome of which was the formation of Pakistan, an independent, Muslim country.

The ‘Father of our Nation’, oversaw the procedures, as the country was torn apart based on religion.

Subhash Chandra Bose, the one person to stand up and be a literal “pain-in-the-wrong places”, was said to have asked Gandhiji to set some conditions. Those conditions, could’ve prevented a lot that has happened in the recent years.

They were, one, do not let it happen, two, if it was to happen, then it was only fair to send all the Muslims to Pakistan and let the natives come back to India. As hurt as he was to see the country split, he did not see the reason why Muslims should stay in HINDUstan.

To which, came the reply, “ek baap ke do-do bête(two sons of the same father)”, and the decision to make it the people’s choice to live in whichever country they chose to do so.

The outcome?

When the railway lines were opened, cross-country for the people to travel to their desired country, after the first set of trains to Pakistan, the trains from Pakistan to India, were looted, men were slaughtered, women and daughters were raped and murdered. Why? No idea. Which caused further uproar, and retaliation started.

Since began, our conflict, and hasn’t been resolved yet.

Like every topic, this one has a kazillion ways of looking at it and it’s completely based on an individual’s perception of what is right and what is wrong.

Some say, “when we call our country HINDUstan, we do not understand how the other minorities come into the picture”, the more open-minded ones, stick with, “it’s not really that big of an issue, as long as everybody minds their business, and equality is a necessity in today’s society”.

The question being, would certain negative events have occurred in our country if the Gandhian Philosophy wasn’t being followed?

On a personal note, If somebody I slap out of anger, IF and when he does wake up, smile and lean over showing me his other cheek, I am going to slap him. I’m going to slap him till I have the energy and he doesn’t.

It’s almost retarded to expect him not to slap you, after your polite invitation.

With respect to my piece about terrorism, do you see what I was trying to say there?

Who wouldn’t come and attack us, we’re almost too inviting, and on top of it our Constitution is virtually suicidal.

A few days ago, I was randomly surfing the internet, when a chat-box buzzed me out of my trip.

“Dude, you have to write about this, Gandhian Philosophy is the root cause for everything, and will certainly bring on the downfall of our country”, said Arnab Ghosal, an Engineering student.

As I said, it’s difficult not being racist at times, as I also said, if a certain group of people invite me to point at them and laugh, I will.

On an extremely basic note, after every India-Pakistan match, if India loses, a certain group of people rejoice with fireworks, raising flags, running riot. “Yeh dekke dard hota hain yaar, jis des mein rehte ho, jisne tumhe paala hain, how can you do this?(it hurts my friend, the very country you are living in, the very country supporting you, you work against it)” says Prashant Gautham, a businessman.

On another extremely logical note, if Hindustan, was as it is named, would we/world still be threatened to attack a certain notorious country?

I say, not being racist et all, just being plain logical, that if Hindustan, was infact full of Hindus, the pure Aryan Race which we are known to be, the race which Hitler considered as second only to the Germans, by now for all the acts of unnecessary terror and violence, certain countries would’ve been declared enemy nations and nuked without thinking twice.

“Ek baap ke do-do bête” and “the lean your other cheek forward to be slapped”, first cost us a part of Kashmir, PoK, the whole of which now Pakistand rightfully demand as theirs, for which we’ve pretty much destroyed them on three different occasions of the frontlines. The same also cost us a part of Arunachal Pradesh which China now lays claim to.

Now, being very frank about it, we all know we have the superpower called U.S.A behind us, we also know that China hates that very fact and considers itself one, U.S.A will avoid coming up against China, China will support Pakistan and if it wasn’t for our colossal army and extremist thoughts of the military, time for India would have turned back a 100 years.

“Woh log maarke nikal jaayenge, humlog doosra gaal dikhaate reh jaayenge(they will pretty much demolish us, and we will be left showing the other cheek)”

What hurts me?

I can see it happening, almost everybody can see this happening, and there’s this feeling of utter disgust and helplessness. Pretty much like a particular dialogue in the Bollywood Movie “Singham”, “jo koi system ko badalne nikalta hain, system ghoomke uski bajaati hain”(whoever tries to change the system, gets &^%##$ by the system in return).

It hurts me to the point that I’ve started to think on these lines, I’ve always been the one for equality, eradication of this disease called “religion” and zero discrimination policies.

It hurts me, that I’m proved wrong with every single death of an innocent which is caused by mindless violence, by unnecessary bombings with the sole aim of taking as many lives as possible, by every politically biased decision the country takes, by every corrupt politician who has made the future of a country as opaque as a murky puddle of utter bullshit.

It befuddles me, the fact that the guilty are not punished, by the fact that our own constitution is used to work against us, by the fact that the constitution only comes into play when the officials want it to.

First, we had Kingdoms, ruled by Kings, Empires, ruled by Emperors, Now we have Countries... Yeah. Precisely.

It disgusts me, that I’m human. Sigh.