5 year old raped…
Boston Marathon killing…
Bomb blast near BJP office…
Yesterday’s terrible news about Boston killing is not worse than
the killing of over 200 people in Bali a few years ago by Islamic militants. So
what can I say?… that we are trending towards abysmal at a slower rate of
ghastliness…
Earlier we used to say that a dog biting a man is no news
and it is news only if a man bites a dog. Similarly these days with so much of
negative news in the media, I am tempted to say that these no longer draw any
attention. Only if the news reads “A 5-year-old was given a heart by a
brain-dead patient”… “In Boston Marathon, Lakshar-e Omar sponsors all the
prizes”…. people will notice.
I guess this is what you might expect from deranged killers
and neurotic, psycho characters. I guess they don't see that killing 200
innocent people or molesting a child was being cruel either. How does this
kind of brainwashing happen? Are we just as brainwashed by our religions
perhaps? Seriously, life is too hard to fathom sometimes.
In fact, sometimes I just want to curl up in bed and stay
there and say “enough of this depressing news. Let me now look at the weather
girl!”
But all good news need not be good. Sometimes the good news
also contains a very strong hint of the bad news:
WIFE TO THE HUSBAND: I have good news, honey. Your
selection of me as a beautiful life partner has been validated… your best
friend finds me very attractive as well.
HUSBAND TO WIFE AFTER THE PINK SLIP: Honey… you always
wanted me to spend more time with the family. Now it is possible.
DOCTOR TELLING A PATIENT: The bad news is that the chemo
will damage you more than the cancer, but the good news is that our hospital
bill will act on you before the chemo does.
CAR MECHANIC TELLING THE DOCTOR CUSTOMER: Doc… your car
requires an Engine Transplant.
Jokes apart, I am less disturbed about the economy, politics
and the environment and more fearful about where humanity and our communities
are heading.
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