Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Hero or Villain


Are you a hero or a villain? The obvious shrug of the shoulder in inevitable when such a question is asked. People tend to say, "Duh, dude. Is that even a question." But this question reveals facets of "The Human Enigma" that you never believed existed.

Think about the last person you helped ….




Did you walk past the last blind man you saw or did you stop to help him cross the road…

Did you stop at the last accident you witnessed or did you put the pedal to the floor and escape the moment….

Did you enquire of that man who had stumbled on the road or did you walk by pretending that you didn’t notice…

Did you deny the last beggar you met….

Did you listen to your old man and keep off booze….

Did you keep your promise of teaching your errand boy ….

Were you true to your love or did you fall into temptation…..

Did you control yourself or did you beat your spouse today…..




Villain is such a big expression that a mere 7 letters don’t do it enough justice. All villains don’t go around blowing up cities. It is in subtle moments that the inner self of a villain reveals itself. The simple act of indifference can be as villainous as blowing up a head. Remember you don’t really need guns to kill. Ask that to the mother of four who was left stranded in a foreign location without money by her husband. Or the teenager who had to mother a child all by her own because the father didn’t have the guts to admit his act. Vile acts are seldom preplanned. It is in the heat of the moment that you take a step that has villainous consequences. The world isn’t all black and white. Often colours that haunt are more of the grayish hue. So quit shrugging off the question and think about it….. Have you helped anyone lately?

5 comments:

Mute said...

now this is a real good post i'd come across since long.more specifically i love it because of the force that the simple decipher packs with oogling truth colouring our world gray.inspiring work san,keep up.

MaK said...
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MaK said...

Well i couldn't use d bombarstic words like d above person...But all i can say is Sanky u rock man..
This is one of d grt. post i have read till now...
Grt. work buddy...
keep it up..

Cinderella said...

Now this is one post that tugs my heart, and you have been blogging all this while ?!

The expression, "...Villain is such a big expression that a mere 7 letters don’t do it enough justice." is so blatantly real.

This post needs to read, paused and reflected upon. A must read.

Tanvi said...

Thought provoking and Inspiring. Only if words could change society ... but it can definitely show them the change! Great Post!