Sunday, July 18, 2010


Sad news items, what is happening to this world?

Monday morning opened up with the sad news of the train tragedy in West Bengal in which over 50 people were killed and hundreds injured. This could have happened because of human error, it is presumed. Ordinary people are the butt of tragedies caused by absent minds, possibly.

On Sunday, near Tiruvalla, in Kerala, a whole family was enjoying the boon of a new car for them. The father was driving the new vehicle, his two daughters were in the car which was being taken out in reverse gear to go to church. The mother was behind, closing the gate. The car lost control and it plunged into the ferocious river, killing the two girls. The father attempted suicide, but still alive, the mother is shell-shocked. What could explain this phenomenon?

The other day, a woman was killed by her paramour who was accosted through missed calls from mobile phone. The paramour killed the woman, took away her ornaments and later he was nabbed. All these things happened when the husband was around, he was sleeping in the next room. Initially the police seemed to have suspected him.
To tag these things along, there was a girl who was driving a two-wheeler in an inebriated condition, hitting several targets in an uncontrolled fashion. Whoever chided her received choicest abuses from her. Cannot a girl take liquor, cannot a girl ride a two-wheeler, in an inebriated condition, she seemed to have asked.
Where are we heading for?

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