Summer 2010 is repeating the same agony. Kashmiris are dying in every corner of the valley. Here every issue is settled with stick and bullet. We are increasingly becoming dependent on aid. This situations throws a challenge before us. We have to be realistic and navigate the ship we travel in with wisdom and courage. 
We get bullet for every cry we raise. Imagine For killing one chinkara, a rare species a film actor of Salman Khan's fame could manage his escape after facing a tough time. Whether it is killing that fuels protest against the killing or there is a killing to curb protest; at the end what we lose is life. If situation continues to be like that, tomorrow we may see only the aged and fragile, crowd of widows and orphans
This mayhem makes us cry. We cry out of pain, cry to protest, cry for help, cry to get noticed, but no one listens as we knock the wrong doors. We look towards UNO, mere statements excite us, but again our sentiments are played upon by actors around without any gain. We feel elated to hear someone uttering a word of concern about our suffering. We feel this is going to win the battle for us. We forget there is a king up above who sees what is happening on earth.
Who will rescue us in crisis? As Muslims we believe that none except Allah can help us. But our faith in Allah must not make us complacent. It must make us use of mind so that we are not destroyed.

Syed Arshad Hussain Kashani
arshadkashani@rediffmail.com

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