Thapad

Of human aggression forms are many

It could be a blow , a punch or a kick , that would leave you sick ..

but the most humiliating of them all , without much doubt ,

Is the grand old thapad !!

Its not lethal although a well delivered one would cause you much hurt

It not only gives you pain but also a crimson face , depending upon the pace

A Gandhian could offer the other cheek ,so to speak

But not that for a true politician whose tribe feels no pain

As evolution has guaranteed it a thick skin which knows how to win

Without being blamed for the sin !

 

Thapad ….crazy and not for all .

Crazy because the person who delivered the thapad was found to be of unsound mind and had been treated for some form of mental illness ..so it was not a sane mind that prompted the ‘Act’ ..To think of it what should be the very common reaction of the very common man who is blaming the politician ( governance ) for the misery that he finds himself in .when you discuss price rise or you discuss corruption and may the discussion be in your drawing room or on the bus stand or in a crowded local ..it is not that you would routinely bring ‘ Saheb’ in to the conversation .Yes a lot of people are very angry and also very hurt because of the rise in prices of the essential day to day things that you need for your survival .They are also angry with the scams and the corruption when they find that those very people who should be helping the poor are themselves gorging on the aid that should be rightfully theirs .But then this anger would manifest in either joining a anna hazare yatra or would end up mouthing the choicest of words that Mumbai Hindi has given us ending with ..things will always be the same ..this is our fate ..the poor will always suffer here .So it is really not in the aam admi to react in the manner that this Sikh did ..may be the Sikh had a mental issue , may be it was the media and the instant fame that prompted the ‘act’ ..but no i do not think the thapad is what a lot of us would have done ..we are still wondering on how should we react .. what should we do ..to change things around ..and until we find the right answer we would be only blaming our fate ….