My Tragic Road Accident Is Perfect Example Of How Humanity Supersedes Religion

We men and women are filled of profuse love and competent to give-away tons of love to each & every creation of Mother Nature. Even our birth is the result of the most intimate and sacred form of love. Why violence?

World has witnessed the greatest of the greatest leaders who have embraced the path of non-violence and made significant contribution to make the world a better place. Why do we forget about it, and we always forget about it. The blood-drenched sword is double edged and it justifies Newton’s third law of motion. Violence serves no one; even the aftermath of the great battle of Kurushetra was grief-stricken to the Pandvas. Though the violent battles fought in ancient times were mostly, good versus evil, and the purpose always remained unique i.e. to prevail peace. But in today’s era, things are worst; we fight for baseless things which have no relation to the accomplishment of peace.

Let me share my own story with you, I had a very tragic road-accident in the year 2014 and the credit of my survival goes to the generous humans who overlooked the conundrum of religion, caste, creed etc and made every possible effort to keep me alive. My Boss, who is a believer of Sikh faith, was among those angelic humans who donated me blood. My fractured leg was precisely treated by a Muslim doctor, I was mentally supported by my friends across the globe and all of them are Christians. Do I need to say that how much I owe to them?

There are so many things in this world like poverty, education, hunger to care about except the fanaticism of violence and inhumanity. Religions were made to serve humanity, not to lynch it under feet. In his book Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India, Dr Kalam wrote, “For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.” To a thirsty, his/her religion is water, to a hungry, his/her religion is food; above all is humanity that serves the needy.

In her letter to me, Irom Sharmila writes, “What we really need to do now is to inculcate the art of love and kindness for others around the world, so that the world be the real sole-abode of a civilised generation of ours, without madness of killings and supremacy in dealing with other fellow beings. Why not it is possible?”

We, the citizen of this planet, are desperately in need to salvage the pearl of tolerance. Our minds should be broad enough and our hearts must be warm enough; to act or react without harming others, to analyse precisely before making pre-emptive notions, to help the feeble with all our strength, to think positive and TO make a constructive change.

After all, life is too short to be lived with hatred.

Amidst the growing communal tensions between religions, this is my message to every Indian out there:

मैं इंसान हूँ।
(I Am Human)

सोचकर आज मैं बात यह परेशान हूँ, कि मैं एक इंसान हूँ।
(Thinking about it today, I am worried that I am a human-being)

मुझे दफनाओगे या जलाओगे?;
(Will you bury me or burn me after death?)

ना मैं हिन्दू हूँ, ना मुसलमान हूँ।।
(I am neither a Hindu, nor a Muslim)

भगवान ने मुझे इंसान बनाया, लेकिन जग ने मुझे हिंदू या मुसलमान बनाया।
(God has made me a human, but the world has made me a Hindu or a Muslim)

लहू दोनों का है लाल, वही आखें वही बाल।
(The color of blood is same, same hair & eyes)

फिर क्या है अलग कि तू हिन्दू है, मैं मुसलमान हूँ।।
(What’s different is that you are a Hindu, I am a Muslim)

राम भी वही, रहीम भी वही
(God is one)

फिर भी क्यों तू हिन्दू है, मैं मुसलमान हूँ।।
(Why are you still Hindu, I am a Muslim)

शायद यही समय है बदलने का दुनिया की रीत को,
(Maybe it’s time to change the way of the world)

गाने का इस गीत को
(….and to sing the song)

“ना मैं हिंदू हूँ, ना मै मुसलमान हूँ,
(No, I am a Hindu, a Muslim, I am not)

मै इंसान हूँ, मै इंसान हूँ।।”
(I am human, I am human)