So there is a new found wave of discovering how evil our world is. I can see the voices coming out and shouting, "I knew this country is cursed, nothing good will ever happen HERE". There is a hint of triumph in the outcry in some of these voices. Be careful, because maybe you are using it as an excuse for all of your life's misery, helplessness and inaction. Yes there is evil out there in the world... but you have to practice taking actions if you are to get out of practicing frustrations.
I have practiced this for a long time, "don't talk too much about a problem without having some immediate actions... that you can take at least on a personal level". If you are not moving, but just venting, then you are increasing the frustration of everyone around you. You are adding to the helplessness of those around you.
If you want people to stand against the big evils of rapists and murderers, you have to learn to stand against the smaller evils first. That person who made an inappropriate move at your colleague, instead of thinking it will sort itself, go and confront him. That person who lies at your face, instead of replying with a smile and nod, say it out loud that nope I cannot agree with this. The stakes can be low but know that if you are not practising being bold in the small cases, you will never grow the courage to stop something real when the time comes. You will instead be paralyzed at its presence.
Teach your younger ones honesty and modesty by all means, but also teach them that there are really bad people in this world, who do not abide by the codes of society, and will go a long way exploit others. Being nice to them hoping for reciprocation someday is a foolish exercise.
Yesterday a female friend of mine saw a helpless 4 year old kid getting stomped on by a guy, who was laughing and smoking a cigarette. She froze as it was a relatively empty street. She was afraid to go ahead and stop him, as he might turn to hurt her instead. She just walked a bit nearer and stared at him, and that was enough to
Yes there is evil everywhere, but that is no excuse for you to justify acting utterly helpless. Make just one life better, even if it is of yourself, or of your family, friend, colleague. That might be enough to nudge the world to the right direction.
Because whether you want it or not, our society will change. Whether YOU nudge it to the right or wrong direction is your personal responsibility.
Radi
26 July 2019
Dhaka