Whenever we hear of a natural disaster we read it as a statistical report, as to how many dead, how many dislodged and then we continue with our life as usual.We never ever assume that we will ever be caught in the same.Somehow we are very confident that this could never touch us.
As the world is aware Kashmir in India is badly hit by floods.I had been following this news just like everybody else.Seeing news on television,talking about it at lunch, but was there any productive contribution from my side no not at all.In fact as I mentioned I am also complacent about thinking that though Kashmir is some 1000 km away from my place that this can never happen to me.
Yesterday during the night when I got up to go to washroom ,a thought stuck me that all those who are stuck at the top of their houses waiting for help cannot even hope for a simple convenience of going to toilet at their will.The thought sent a chill through me at my callous attitude of rejecting the whole thing as a statistics data. Somehow the magnanimity of suffering had not touched me as I was so busy with my daily chores.The fact that each one there lost the chance of just doing their daily chores is a very very painful thought if you think about it.It will take each one of them minimum two to three years to just start off again ,let alone to get over their losses.Some will be scared for life as they will have lost not only their homes but members of home too.
I know even now I cannot do much for them except may be give financial help that too not worth a life but we all can pray for those who have lost their everything and that is what can be our contribution as human.
Let us all be more sensitive to pain of others. Let us be more concerned about the situations around us.
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