By Sandeep Datta
Imagine a female member of our family being forced to give in to a stranger's sexual desire on any given day? How will we react if we come to know that people in our neighbourhood watched as she cried for help. Nobody worth his manhood even blinked his eye and the barbarism happened.
A large number of Afghan women are suffering immeasurably in their country, for refusing to submit their modesty to the amorous desire of a powerful men or local hoodlums, or saying 'no" to marry their rapists to avoid being added to their list of 'wives', or get blamed for 'trying' to run away with a "man from outside her marriage".
This is happening with Afghan women at large. And, nobody is bothering to be a help. Those women look for some divine help, which could come from any country or group who takes the pain to feel their wounds and agony and highlight it.
Naturally, our mind could be filled with extreme resentment and basic expectation from people to at least dare to raise a voice to prevent that brutality in such a situation. But today there are women who expect this courtesy from us. .
Yes, us -- the silent members of hugely connected social networking sites; facebook, orkut, etc. We can surely make a difference, if we really want to.
To any man, even a thought of it could be horribly agonising. For any person with a young sister, daughter, wife or mother at home, this could be a nightmare that he might not even think to be happening with anyone around.
But then what about the women's suffering it in Afghanistan? Should't we raise a voice for them, if their Afghan government is consistently failing to do so or simply feels 'incapable' due to political compulsions.
Should this be allowed to happen in a civilised society? Should it be allowed in a world where agencies like United Nations and Human Rights groups exist?
Remember, a united public is a major force like we watched in the Arab world, where so many government were made to listen to ordinary public.
The united concern and pointing out on any wrongful act can force powerful countries having friendly relations with Afghanistan to act and deliver.
It is time we thought beyond our personal lives. Shouldn't people, unmindful of their geographical boundaries, be a voice against injustice being meted out to fellow creatures, living a few hours away by flight, or even in any part of the world?
If our little initiative can make a major difference in a society's life, why not take it friends? For tomorrow, it could be our turn to be on the receiving end.
We need to remember we can expect help from others, provided we raised our voice today for others. Isn't it unfair?
Let's make a difference in other's lives by highlighting others' plight, before expecting others to make it for us.
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