Dear Readers,
As a great Legend of Cricket and India's Champion who has proven his worth for 24 long hard years, Sachin Tendulkar retires, I see my Facebook feed cluttered with tributes and testaments to the man that many of his fans consider a God. And even though I have a lot of respect and admiration for the man, this picture was the last straw for me-
God's don't retire?
Sure they do.
We are living in a Godless world where Mr. Sachin Tendulkar generates millions if not billions for the BCCI and all of that money benefits a hand full of people while a mere 450 million dollar Mars project is criticized but scams worth billions are forgotten in weeks if not days. The hungry stay hungry and the wealthy get obese.
Where are thee O Lord of the World? Do our laments not reach thee?
Or maybe we have reached the levels of moral erosion of past civilizations like the Greeks, Romans and the likes. How long before the Goths, or the Terrorists as we call them in modern times, come and loot our towns and take all that we hold dear and holy in their lustful hands. As they trample on our dignity, We will realize the hurt suffered by the rape victims whose numbers grow by the day if not hourly.
I write because I know it is the only thing I can do. Everyone can make a change. No. People with power can do that, but chose not to because the state of affairs suit them as they are. There is not a thing a 17 year old can do to make a change unless you are shot in the face by the Taliban (Malala. Google her. She is quite the inspirational story). And even then I see nothing coming out of the speeches made at the UN.
I do realize that I need to-
As a great Legend of Cricket and India's Champion who has proven his worth for 24 long hard years, Sachin Tendulkar retires, I see my Facebook feed cluttered with tributes and testaments to the man that many of his fans consider a God. And even though I have a lot of respect and admiration for the man, this picture was the last straw for me-
God's don't retire?
Sure they do.
We are living in a Godless world where Mr. Sachin Tendulkar generates millions if not billions for the BCCI and all of that money benefits a hand full of people while a mere 450 million dollar Mars project is criticized but scams worth billions are forgotten in weeks if not days. The hungry stay hungry and the wealthy get obese.
Where are thee O Lord of the World? Do our laments not reach thee?
Or maybe we have reached the levels of moral erosion of past civilizations like the Greeks, Romans and the likes. How long before the Goths, or the Terrorists as we call them in modern times, come and loot our towns and take all that we hold dear and holy in their lustful hands. As they trample on our dignity, We will realize the hurt suffered by the rape victims whose numbers grow by the day if not hourly.
I write because I know it is the only thing I can do. Everyone can make a change. No. People with power can do that, but chose not to because the state of affairs suit them as they are. There is not a thing a 17 year old can do to make a change unless you are shot in the face by the Taliban (Malala. Google her. She is quite the inspirational story). And even then I see nothing coming out of the speeches made at the UN.
I do realize that I need to-
But hey I get to vent on this blog once in a while. Made it for that reason in the first place.
In other news, this shit is getting famous these days..
So brace yourselves...
Until next time, dasvidaniya!
Yours Truly,
