Games of the Almighty

NOTE: The object of the post is NOT to hurt the sentiments of any community or any individual. Still, Apologies if someone gets hurt.

This friend of mine was my classmate till Xth standard. Don't wanna name him, so let's call him, ummmmmmmmm, Aakash (coz I do not have any friend by that name, :-) till writing of this post).
Aakash was brilliant in studies and good at sports. Decent bachcha. A textbook on good manners.
The only problem with him was that he could NOT develop a sense of belonging towards people from other religions (read Muslims). It's not that he was a bigot. No, he was not. But I believe he could never imagine a non-Hindu to be a close friend of his.

But look how the Almighty plays games with us. :-)

He never got involved anywhere (with a girl) till he was studying.
But now he has.

And yes, you have got it right.
The girl is a Muslim.
I could NOT believe my ears when he first told me this.
He is in LOVE with a Muslim girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, love knows no boundaries.
And it can be inferred from the story that Love can turn a stone to a man.
Sorry Aakash!!!!! ;-)

Now the sad part.
To quote him, "Kuchh nahi ho sakta yaar"
One need not be an Einstein to understand what he meant.
They have decided that there is no point in going against the wishes of the families.
Kudos to you and the girl, my friend!

We all know that parents can be unreasonable in opposing their child's choice.
Still, relations, especially marriages that go against the wishes of parents, generally do NOT last long. And I am NOT throwing this statement in the air.

You know, sometimes we have to make sacrifices in spite of being on the correct side. But perhaps, sacrifices are committed only by the true......

The 4th Pillar!!!! Well.............

There is little doubt that media has proved itself as the fourth pillar of democracy. But this pillar often acts in a way that the building it supports starts getting tremors. I bet you won't disagree.
The cases are decided on TV channels, audience being the jury and some 'I-won't-shave-till-I-die' experts as the judges. Sms being the most potent instrument, taking care of the 'litigation fees' of the media house.
The latest example is of the poor kid Arushi. I can NOT go into the details, as investigations are still going on (LOL - UP Police). But by assassinating the departed soul's character, media has got enough gold in the treasury. The least we say on this case, the better.
We also have special one-hour programmes dedicated to disseminating a verdict given by the Supreme Court, without having any knowledge of the evidences, witnesses, etc.

It's not that media is doing all bad.
And it's not that such stories are forced on us.
Many of us do possess a taste for such things.

So what can be done??

It is claimed that media is the aaina of the society.
So the best we can do is stop endorsing masala channels and journals.

Rest, my dear journalist friends, is up to you.