Saturday, February 20, 2010

A non-veg story....

'Wow, its such a beautiful day Mom....please lets all go for a walk' little Raju was tugging at his mother. 'Ok dear, as you wish', she smiled back at him, 'Go, call Daddy, we will all go for a walk'. Raju broke into a dance of joy, and jumping around with his tiny feet, went to call out his father.

A few minutes later, the family of three, which Raju considered to be the happiest in the world, was walking down the beautiful field that stretched limitlessly from their home. Raju, with his mom and dad on either side, kept on jumping merrily, while his parents held his hands. The fresh air, the lovely green grass and the bright yellow sun only seemed to increase his happiness with every passing moment as they walked along.

After some time, they decided to take a break. Raju's parents sat down. His dad held his mom in a hug. She rested her head on his shoulder. They both lovingly watched their son play around. He was their little angel. They loved him so much. Just watching his cute little face bubbling with joy brought moisture to their eyes. Theirs truly was the happiest family in this world. Unaware of what lay a few moments ahead, they were sitting there watching their cute baby play around.

Not far from where they sat, a dark shadow was slowly closing in on them. It made no noise, else they would be alerted. It just kept inching slowly and silently in their direction. It stopped when it was sufficiently close. It carefully studied its victims. It saw the couple sitting in a hug and talking in loving whispers into each other's ears. It saw the little child playing a short distance away. It felt no mercy towards them. It had no remorse for what it was going to do in a few moments. It just waited patiently for the right time in cold blood.

And then, when it felt that the moment was right, it struck! Like a sudden gust of wind, the assailant sprang from his hiding. He grabbed Raju's neck with one hand, lifted him by his feet with another, and started running. What Raju's parents just saw unfold, made their face go pale with horror. Reflexively, they started running behind the kidnapper screaming 'Raju Raju' and 'Help Help'.

Raju was crying and screaming 'Mummy Daddy' helplessly. He could see his parents run after him. His teary eyes called out to them 'Mummy, Daddy, please come and save me'. He tried to wriggle out of the assailant's hold. But the efforts of his delicate little body were no match for the lethal grip of his kidnapper.

The assailant was fast gaining distance over Raju's parents. He knew he was too fast for them to catch up. Just for a moment, he turned around to look at Raju's parents. They were sufficiently behind. Tears pleading for mercy were flowing down their cheeks as they kept running for their son. Their plight brought a smile to his face. He turned back and started running again.

The kidnapper dashed into his house. He went inside one of the rooms, let go off Raju's legs while still grabbing his neck mercilessly, and picked up a huge knife with his free hand. The terror of what the kidnapper planned to do with him struck Raju. He could see the reflection of his horrified face in the blade of this knife. Not knowing what wrong he had done for which he should be killed or why this demon wanted to kill him, Raju started begging for his life, 'I am sorry....Please let me go....Please don't kill me...Please let me go' . His pleas fell on deaf ears.

The assailant was cruel enough to wait for Raju's parents to enter his house. He wanted to accomplish his task in front of their eyes. When Raju's parents did come running into his house, he greeted them with a vicious smile. In an instant, they realized what he planned to do when they saw the knife.

Anger and courage took over fear, and they flung themselves at the assailant. They tried to fight him with all they had .Unfortunately, he was way too strong for them. He kicked them hard in the stomach, sending both of them rolling on the floor. Raju screamed, 'No.....Please don't hurt them'. He could see his beloved parents lying on the floor, writhing in pain. They could see him crying. What a terrible moment this was for the family! But they had not yet given up. With excruciating difficulty, they struggled to get up. The assailant was waiting for them to.

Making sure that they could now see Raju properly, he raised his knife high in the air. Horror paralyzed the bodies of Raju's parents. Before they could scream or move, the knife came down with a thunderous force..... The last time Raju saw his parents, he had seen helplessness in their eyes. Their eyes were asking for his forgiveness. After that, everything went black.....

Just moments ago, they had seen their little angel joyfully playing around in the field. Just moments ago, their world had been a paradise. Just moments ago, they had considered themselves the happiest family in the world. And now, suddenly, everything had changed. A single strike had torn their world apart. A single strike had shattered all their dreams. A single strike had taken away their little angel from them.

The assailant savored all this with great delight. He now turned towards them, the knife still in his hands, droplets of Raju's blood trickling off its edge. Though it was clear that they were going to meet the same fate as Raju, it didn't matter to them any longer. There was now nothing left to live for. In fact, they didn't even bother looking at the assailant coming towards them. They just stood there, looking dazed at the streams of blood oozing out from the headless body of their son. They never noticed the assailant come close and raise the knife in the air for a second time. Another strike! A once happy family now lay in a pool of blood.....

But the assailant had not committed any crime. No, none at all. He was just a 'human' who had just massacred a family of three 'chickens' to make lunch for his own family, for his beloved wife, and for his little angel 'Raju'!

Ask yourself this question, "What if you had been Raju, the chicken and what if an Animal more powerful and intelligent and superior than 'humans', placed above us in the food chain, would have massacred your family just for having a delicious feast?What pain, trauma and grief you and your parents would have gone through?"

Are we really so deaf that we cannot hear the squeals of this innocent animals? Are we really so stone-hearted that we cannot feel their plight? Are we really 'humans'?

6 comments:

shekhar said...

Good that you have strong feelings against animal cruelty. But that is not the case with all "HUMANS". People are not moved even after watching this. But again, good to know that there are a few kind people here and there :).

Sue said...

Thought-provoking..

Mayur said...

oh come on give me a break here you *can* eat veg food is just due to evolution my friend.

Just think what would have happened if humans would have evolved to be carnivorous just like tigers.... would you have died due to hunger rather than kill a chicken well i dont think so.

The inner voice said...

@rancho

So doesnt it seem sensible to evolve from being a non-vegetarian into a vegetarian now that the human civilization has evolved to be a herbivorous species and not carnivorous. Why would you still want to kill a chicken when you can eat vegetation and still not die of hunger!

Fiddler said...

The fact that one does not see the squeals of plants with naked eyes or hear them does not mean that plants are not alive.

Anyway, there is something called as food chain and it is made by nature. You see one species being consumed for food by another everywhere in nature. Even eating plants is killing.

The argument of less violence is not convincing. After all, a robbery of a thousand rupees or a robbery of lakh rupees is still a robbery. A thief stealing 1000 rupees cannot say that he thief stealing lakh rupees is committing a bigger crime.

The inner voice said...

@Fiddler

Plants grow via asexual reproduction. So consuming one plant does not cause agony to another. Thats not the case with animals. Also the more important and scientific concept is that of sensory organs. The more sensory organs a living being possesses, the higher is the magnitude of suffering. Plants have lesser sensory organs than animals. Hence lesser violence. One more concept is at cellular level. All living beings are made up of living units called cells. Plants have much lesser cells than do animals. So again lesser living beings consumed