In order to conquer the beast, you must make it beautiful.
I'm in the middle of something that I'm not quite sure of. It kinda makes sense in my head, but I'm working on getting it down on paper. Not an easy task I tell you. Too many complications, and the stress level is increasing. When the stress level increases, the emotional level increases and things just go downhill from there.
Perhaps I'm taking this stuff a little bit too much to heart. For the past five years or so, I've been absolutely fascinated with the partition of (British) India and the repercussions of that fateful decision. The mindless fascination stops when I realize the sacrifices that were made, and the lives that were lost. I remember reading somewhere that the partition initiated one of the largest (or maybe the largest) mass migration of persons across borders - 12 to 14 million people were displaced. That number is just staggering. 12 to 14 million people. Almost sixty years later, the scars may have faded - but the wounds are still there. The pain is apparent in the communal violence in Gujrat and Ayodhya, in the struggle in Kashmir and in the people that were left behind. This hits a personal nerve, even though I have no reason to be personally effected.
Alot of thoughts running through my head ... too many in fact. But all is being set aside so that all I'm thinking about is ... citizenship. Bangladesh. international law - and its failings. Until Nov. 8 though - I need to put the skeptic in me to bed and bring out at least one intelligent argument. *sigh.
What would you do, if you knew you could not fail?
Perhaps I'm taking this stuff a little bit too much to heart. For the past five years or so, I've been absolutely fascinated with the partition of (British) India and the repercussions of that fateful decision. The mindless fascination stops when I realize the sacrifices that were made, and the lives that were lost. I remember reading somewhere that the partition initiated one of the largest (or maybe the largest) mass migration of persons across borders - 12 to 14 million people were displaced. That number is just staggering. 12 to 14 million people. Almost sixty years later, the scars may have faded - but the wounds are still there. The pain is apparent in the communal violence in Gujrat and Ayodhya, in the struggle in Kashmir and in the people that were left behind. This hits a personal nerve, even though I have no reason to be personally effected.
Alot of thoughts running through my head ... too many in fact. But all is being set aside so that all I'm thinking about is ... citizenship. Bangladesh. international law - and its failings. Until Nov. 8 though - I need to put the skeptic in me to bed and bring out at least one intelligent argument. *sigh.
What would you do, if you knew you could not fail?
posted by zai5h at Friday, October 27, 2006
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