An Essay on Terrorism: Part 1
Black Day.
An Essay on
Terrorism: Part 1.
Innocence is a fragile virtue. Perhaps the frailest virtue to
be found in mankind. It can never be ‘acquired’ in its totality. It is
congenital- this innocence- the most fundamental asset of a newborn. This
virtue has forever been epitomized in the placid and harmless faces of
children. Innocence for an average human being, it is said, follows a curved
graph or a path shaped somewhat like ‘U’ : it begins to recede with age- hits
an all time low- and then crawls up slowly till your dying years- but it never
recovers its initial ‘wholeness’. However, the brittleness of this emotion is
such that even minor acts of belligerence can hugely impact its presence in a
child at a very tender age.
16 December 2014 was a black day in the history of not only an
area segregated by an I.B. fence called Pakistan but of the whole world as it
exists; and of course it is among the most unfortunate senseless
terror-inspiring incidents for humanity in recent years. The entire globe is
aware of the ‘massacring of over 140 by Taliban terrorists in a Peshawar School’
yesterday and is brooding over this horrific occurrence. When an armed group of
Taliban militants entered the premises of an Army school full of innocuous
young students in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, one can imagine the scene of
complete ‘annihilation of innocence’.
The Taliban spokesperson called it an ‘act of revenge’. Muhammad
Umar Khorasani declared: the Pak “government was targeting our families and
females” hence this was done to “make them feel the pain”. Clearly, the
stand-off between the country’s government and the terrorists has brought many
facets of perils to humanism to light. ‘An eye for an eye’ as the Bible says.
Perhaps in today’s world every single person in authority seems blind. Very few
have come to acknowledge the fact that Eyes don’t matter! If the use of sight
is to spot opportunities for creating havoc and exhibiting tremendous acts of
barbarism, then ‘eyes don’t matter’! Thus, even if this heinous process of
plucking out each other’s eyes is over, this nonsensical chaos would continue.
There is absolutely no question about the so-called ‘war
against terrorism’. It has to go on. Terrorists have to be stopped, apprehended
and maybe killed. But, this ‘war’- even if it is in full swing- seems a bit
hypothetical. Why does it seem so? Well, wars between two or more countries or
world wars- which have ‘well-defined’ sides, eventually come to an end.
However, this war which has no well defined sides fighting it – a ‘Terrorism Vs
Anti-Terrorism’ war- merely shifts, as it has over the past many decades. It
shifts to an adjoining area and rejuvenates with the power of the local
radicals. In recent years Pakistan has become infamous for its reputation of
being a safe haven for ‘dehshatgards’-
an unstable anti-humanity zone- a ticking bomb in itself- a place where no
matter who acts or who is being acted upon- people die and this time the young
living entities of virtuousness had to bear the brunt.
This black day, quite similar to the Beslan School hostage
crisis in Sept 2004 in Russia, has added momentum to the war against terrorism.
The tally of the 21st century ‘black days’ is increasing courtesy
incidents like 26/11 and 9/11 Attacks, several bomb blasts and other bellicose
acts of terrorism across the world. Such unacceptable and highly condemnable incidents
will not be tolerated. Lives have been lost. Innocence has been massacred. The ‘War’
is on.
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