An already gloomy "I don't want to leave my bed today" morning takes a nasty turn. When I step out to go to work, with my husband, we hear a painful wail. The source: our otherwise nice watchman was hitting a poor street dog that dared to enter our building premises. I am usually my nice self to the watchman, exchanging pleasantries and all that. I asked him "Maarte kyun ho unko!!" He goes "Madam woh andar aakaar sara kachra gira deta hai.." My husband, a dog lover, goes "Aapke bacche dusre building main jaenge aur unko kisi ne maar bhagaya toh aapko acha lagega?" The watchman says "Aise kaise maarega koi?!"
I was annoyed and saddened by then. We just tried telling him really nicely "Un becharonko maaro mat bhaiyya.. mare baigair bhi bhaga sakte ho (if you must!)" and we just left.
I don't blame the watchman. We are conditioned to look down upon and just kick those who we think are lesser beings. I don't blame anyone. I blame the dogs. They aren't supposed to live in a world like this! They are nuts to be born here!
This world doesn't deserve to have unconditionally loving beings like dogs around.
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