Think Seriously on 26-Dec-2017:
A recent piece of news says, “The plastic jar was removed from the
head of a stray dog, which has got stuck, in Bhubaneswar Odisha. A group of
Animal Rights Activists, an NGO and a highly placed minister of the Central
Govt. were working overtime for 3 days for this.
Well, it’s nice to
see so many, so powerful sympathizers for the rights, comforts and life of a
stray dog. Can we say the same with conviction about the right, life (forget
the comfort) of a human being? Think twice! Unfortunately, I think “NO”. Daily,
we hear thousands including young children die of hunger, mal-nutrition,
disease, neglect, exploitation, poverty, etc. Is anybody there to care?
We do have the
Human Rights Commission (HRC), but it looks like they are concerned about the
wrong people (as anybody’s guess). We do have rules, laws regarding, right to
life, food, education, dignity etc., but who cares. I don’t say animals don’t
have lives, what I emphasise is the priority, which means a human life is more
valuable than that of a stray dog. And, we have to spend our scarce resources,
knowledge, effort, power, etc., according to the priority. What you say?
