The button not seen

Today was my first polling experience. I was very excited for this day, not because I wanted to vote but because of the one day off from my work. A day off from work is such a big relief. The campaigning was on full swing by all the political parties, rallies all over the state, media coverage on its peak. Everyone is expecting a turnaround this time.  

Every Indian citizen gets this opportunity only once in five years. As a responsible and aware citizen I went to the polling station (a school, nearby) to cast my vote at around 3 O’ Clock and as expected there was no long queue at the polling center. I had no idea whom to vote. The concerned persons verified my voter identity card and then I went inside the classroom still wondering whom to give my one precious vote. There were lots of red colored buttons on the Electronic Voting Machine with different symbols ranging from ‘Cycle’ to ‘Elephant’. But I was looking for a button with no symbol. I didn’t wanted to vote anyone in the list. I wanted to vote no one. I wanted to reject them all. I have heard that Our Constitution provides us a ‘right to reject’. But I couldn’t find that button.

I took a minute or two and finally decided not to cast my vote at all. I got out of the polling booth without even voting and came to home. Rule 49 (o) of The Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 provides us a right to reject. But the government has not notified the same till date for the obvious reasons. My decision not to vote, may not be a right one, may be it was not in conformity with the true democratic spirit, maybe I did not dispense with my duty as a responsible citizen. But what is the way the way out when you don’t find any candidate worthy of your precious vote. I am waiting for the button not seen.

Too strong or too weak

A few years back, my friend, Aman, committed suicide because he failed in his class 12 examinations. Every year there are hundreds of students who commit suicide because of the same reasons. And there are thousands of people all over the world who commit suicide because of one or the other reason. To me, even the thought of committing suicide is formidable.

Just recalling Aman’s act made me think that was he too strong at that time or too weak. It can only be either of the two possibilities. Committing suicide is not like doing some mischievous acts, it is one of the gravest sins in mankind.  A person needs to be too strong to do such an act. He must be too determined, too courageous and too strong in committing this gravest sin. And the next possibility is that he is too weak, too coward and too helpless face the reality or the failure of life.

But these thoughts led me to a more confused state of mind. If a person is strong enough to kill him, if he has that much courage to put an end to his life then why can’t he fight against all the odds and start all over again, why can’t he give a fresh breathe of air, a new hope of sunlight to his life.

If a person is so weak that he cannot overcome the shadow of failure then from where does that courage to commit the suicide comes. It means that the Courage which comes at the spur of the moment, over shadows the optimistic ray of hopes. This could be because the negative vibes are much stronger than the positive ones. But if those strong feelings minus the negativity can be stretched even a bit more, it can easily be converted into the positivity of life or if that weakness can be further weakened then the person would not be able to commit that sin and then as we all know life finds its own ways.

But, whatever the solution be, this vicious circle of too strong or too weak goes on and on.

Being Perfect

A perfect human being is one who is full of imperfections. One trait of such a perfect being is ‘desire’. The trait to desire for more and more. This trait is present in each and every one of us. Human is never contended with what he has. He desires for more. He wishes for more. There is no end to his desires. He doesn’t die in peace and probably this is the only reason for saying Rest In Peace (R.I.P) after death. But does the soul really Rest In Peace. Let’s see what happens after we say R.I.P….

Mr. Harish met with an accident and died on the spot. Harish had lots of desires but all his life he dreamt of being a rich person (though money is the most common subject but still the best to write on).

After the death, Harish found that he was in a place full of money. Unlimited wealth. Unlimited gold. All for him. Only him. And then he wished, why he didn’t die earlier. He was happy. Then he wished for the world’s most exotic food and it was all there. He ate till he felt like busting. He, then, wished for clothes and there appeared the best brands in the world. He never felt so happy in his entire life. He was celebrating. Whatever he wished appeared before him. Death was better than life.

But suddenly he realized that he was alone. There was no one close to him. He, then, wished for his family, relatives and friends. No one appeared. He was still alone. The feeling of loneliness was creeping in. Happiness turned into depression. He had everything in the world except his family. There was no one to celebrate with him. He wished not to be alone and the next second, the place got crowded with lots of people. Some were sad. Some were crying. Some were depressed. No one was happy. They all desired for something or the other in their life but died without achieving those desires. Their desires were fulfilled after death but there was no one to celebrate with them. 

Their last desire still remained unfulfilled. There was no peace even after the death. Death was not better than life anymore.