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| Thursday, 13 January 2005 |
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The Day of the Vulture
In as much as aid was flown in the same homosapien perceived helplessness to be most helpful in self-gratification. As is always the case, the weak, the weary and forlorn became chicken feed to these demonic vultures. Women, children and even some dead women reportedly were not spared as they got about business in truly 'professional' style. There were also equally distressing stories of chopping fingers, hands, necks - parts of women's anatomy known for adornment. Bangles, chains, rings seen as money spinners brought much relief to the sensuous. The saddest part is it is happening in a land where all of the world's religions find 'neat deposit'. The mosque's Muezzin cries his soul out, calling the faithful to prayer, the kovil Poosari is equally busy chanting, not a temple would miss out on recorded pirith at dawn and at night, not to forget mass in every conceivable Christian church. Perhaps the mystic Englishmen cleverly perceived the God, dog state in man. God turned the other way no doubt ends in dog - the coining of which couldn't have been any better. Adding to the present pickled debacle is yet another sect treating themselves to much of the aid flown in. Belonging to different social strata this is yet another 'vulturised' category eager in directing goods and funds more towards 'self' interest than public good. It happened then, 50 years go and is happening now - the only difference being easier access to the 'aid cake'. But never had it been so good - a celebration indeed certainly a 'celebration' over human misery. In all instances, no doubt, the middle man is well set. His presence in all fields is conspicuous and the tsunami to him is no exception. His position as 'go between' fortifies him into a beneficiary state far greater than the disaster victims themselves - poverty and disaster being welcome shower to him. Already reports indicate goodwill goods displayed on certain shop shelves not to mention it's entry into houses of some who even assisted in relief work. But then while that deceit of moving gunnies, operational at low and mid levels, the funds in liquid cash itself according to hearsay is far from safe hands. Now that inspires this winter into verse breaking, a rather hackneyed one at that. Remember - Either we collectively rise in unity or fall disunited, is all in our hands. Nation-building has never been up our highway. |
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Only in moments of crisis, it is said, that man reveals his innermost
composition or rather his 'grain'. And so, we find in keeping with such
profundity the present crisis while moving some into overwhelming
generosity has also moved some others into below bestial state.
