Did someone say ignorance is bliss?
Do you know what is going to happen to you tomorrow?
NO?
Do you know what is going to happen to someone else tomorrow?
NO?
Unless you are going to do something to the same someone.
Ok I can't beat around the bush. Someone, please save the goats. Please.
Tomorrow is Bakrid and I saw around 1000 goats on a 500 meter stretch near a place called Mehdipatnam, today. Poor innocent goats. They were staring in to my eyes( ok that was exaggeration. They had better work to do). Basically I was staring at them and I thought they stared back at me ( I am a pretty goat, you see). Humor aside, these beautiful goats were painted blue/green/red and were happily baaing(is that the sound?) on either side of the road, ignorant of the fact that they won't be alive in another 24 hours.
No one knows that they are going to die tomorrow. But if we knew about another person's impending death, wouldn't we help them. Why can't we save the goats then?
People have time to send funny smses like "Don't go out tomorrow coz they are catching bakras", who is even trying to stop the killing of real goats?
We probably rank the highest in cattle population but that doesn't give us any right to kill another being. Mutton is probably tasty. But do we need another day dedicated just to hack them, that too, one goat per family?
Very saddening.
There are different ways of celebrating. If killing is one such idea, then commit a suicide. Its THRILLING. You won't even see the end of it.
Everything is over now. I am sure all the goats have gone off to their new homes(graves rather).
If only they could understand human stare/concern...
If only they could sense the pain in the smell of new paint....
If only they could run awaaayy.....
If only man could do away with this slaughtering......
I pray one of these happen next year at least. I am in love with goats. Save them, people!
NO?
Do you know what is going to happen to someone else tomorrow?
NO?
Unless you are going to do something to the same someone.
Ok I can't beat around the bush. Someone, please save the goats. Please.
Tomorrow is Bakrid and I saw around 1000 goats on a 500 meter stretch near a place called Mehdipatnam, today. Poor innocent goats. They were staring in to my eyes( ok that was exaggeration. They had better work to do). Basically I was staring at them and I thought they stared back at me ( I am a pretty goat, you see). Humor aside, these beautiful goats were painted blue/green/red and were happily baaing(is that the sound?) on either side of the road, ignorant of the fact that they won't be alive in another 24 hours.
No one knows that they are going to die tomorrow. But if we knew about another person's impending death, wouldn't we help them. Why can't we save the goats then?
People have time to send funny smses like "Don't go out tomorrow coz they are catching bakras", who is even trying to stop the killing of real goats?
We probably rank the highest in cattle population but that doesn't give us any right to kill another being. Mutton is probably tasty. But do we need another day dedicated just to hack them, that too, one goat per family?
Very saddening.
There are different ways of celebrating. If killing is one such idea, then commit a suicide. Its THRILLING. You won't even see the end of it.
Everything is over now. I am sure all the goats have gone off to their new homes(graves rather).
If only they could understand human stare/concern...
If only they could sense the pain in the smell of new paint....
If only they could run awaaayy.....
If only man could do away with this slaughtering......
I pray one of these happen next year at least. I am in love with goats. Save them, people!
posted by Poornaa Venkatesan at 11:00 PM
5 Comments:
Indeed - who has seen the future?
Couldn't resist that one. Baaaaa!
Yup, killing the goats in the name of celebration/religion etc is not right, I agree. However, I am not against mutton. You don't need to kill them in the name of religion -- kill them if you need food. I don't know if I make sense, but my point is that the killing should not be something very funny for you to do --- if it is for food, then it is ok.
"I am in love with goats." ROFL... You have great taste :)
I don't think any of us understand the rituals we have (or am I the only one?)... I'm just happy my religion doesn't ask me to cut up goats for no reason.
BTW your posts are looking a LOT neater these days with proper para breaks and fewer typos. And I noticed you changed the font too. I'm particular about that stuff, god knows why :)
Sudipta,
I take issue with you on that.
Your line - ...my point is that the killing should not be something very funny for you to do .
Ahem - it is not something funny for the people who do it, it is religion. Don't tell me every single thing in your religion or even my religion is towards the sole aim of food. If its not, does it fall into the fun category?
I hope you get what I am saying.
looks like everyone is really concerned about goats. another blog-post on the same topic somewhere in the blog space.
wish goats could know , they have so many sympathisers with them, am sure they would have died more peacefully for someday their sympathisers will liberate them from the clutches of a butcher, atleast on occasions like bakra-id.
-ATG
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