#Our Choice

We are all fond of catching up with the recent trends and are always in a fear of missing out so when Homi Adjania decided to make a short clip on Women Empowerment called the #MYCHOICE it was bound to go viral. Of course , we all have our personalised views of what should or should not have been featured in the small clip. But , one thing is certain that we are taking #MyChoice way too seriously. You wonder why I say that but it's high time we ponder on this . I happen to be a citizen of Delhi and I absolutely love it and my heart pains every time some one says that Delhi is not a safe place , on hearing this I feel so helpless as I can't even deny the allegations they put on my amazing city. We elect a new Chief Minister and we think that now that we have voted we have done our job.Now , its time for the ones in power to take action, No?!? That's how our thought processes. Why do we forget that we the common people can have all the power there is if we stand united , if we stand for each other if we stand with each other. And what is with us expressing our anger in such a heinous way. Are we forgetting that we are human and not animals , even animals don't attack unnecessarily . It isn't our choice to beat someone to death in front of his children merely for scratching our car. Whereas ,it definitely is our choice as onlookers to do something about the incident and not just enjoy one man's thrashing with popcorn in our hands . Wake up ! It isn't a movie scene , Help the poor man/woman. Do something , don't just stand there and trust me if you take one step forward , you'd inspire many a people to do the same. Don't be afraid and say things like " faltu ka panga ho jaayega". You never know when the spotlight might be on you and then you'd lose the right to curse the onlookers or call them for help. It is high time we start being a civil citizen , a citizen who takes action and not just witnesses it. PLEASE!!  it's really a desperate call for help.

As for the ones in authority we have been waiting for far too long for you to do your job well. You are a guardian of this wonderful city. You ought to protect it , please let Delhi be the capital of the country not the crime capital. We promise to be responsible citizens but we need someone to look upto . Be that guiding light for us , be the beacon of hope for us , Reach out when we need you, because we really need your support. It's time you ignite the fear in the minds of the people who think of doing anything stupid and not the other way round. 

We want to get out of our house with certainty not with fear inculcated in us.we want it to be #ourchoice to feel protected. 

As for the people with all the pent up anger who express it by killing someone , by raping someone , by abducting someone or by hurting someone.Seek Help! And know for a fact that even a monster is better than you! And , God Bless you with a heart and some brains.

So my fellow netizens , get over the two and a half minute #mychoice clip and start talking about this grave issue . Let's promise each other to be a much more responsible citizen and most importantly lets promise to be human at least. 

Stuti Mohata