One man’s
terrorist another man’s freedom fighter. What is terrorism? Is it only relevant
to national and religious boundaries? Does the concept of freedom allow
terrorism to grow? Is absolute freedom a possibility or myth?
The wonders
that man can create by limitless thinking and the destruction/depression it can
bring by oppression of the same ideas. I can cite a number of examples where men
have taken decisions made for present situations which has cost future generations
to pay. Don't get me wrong, decisions are to be taken and yes the criteria of
present do matter. Constructive ideas helps community; society and the nation
grow as one. The influence of men and their life also plays a significant role
in creating the cornerstones for a society. Now, if an idea occurring into my
mind is creative, logical and widely acceptable by the chosen leaders of the community;
in political and social terms then it is treated as a law and people in the
coming generations follow it. Freedom of any type can be objectified most of
the times in the law of that state and in some cases can be debated over
subjective matters. The law here itself amount the value of freedom to be given
to a society. So freedom here is a
portion defined by the law. The idea of violence in public when talking over
the case of freedom is abhorrent to human beings. I am also not in the favor of
fighting to attain freedom. You ask is it not been in the history of human beings
to fight for their rights? It depends on the conditions we look at it.
What are
basics human rights exactly? Do they consider or let us say approve the use of
violence of any type in the prospects for achieving freedom? There are certain
clauses for defense against any criminal activity ongoing but none of them
states to initiate it. We have been here for a long time in this planet which
we call our own. Divided we are in sense of nation, religion, community or I might
even say in political opinions. It’s been around 5000 years when actual society of intelligent humans began to spring on earth. A society is a group or community of people that safeguards itself from the dangers of outside world. The community decides on
reason, logic and culture the validity of the dangers. If the community did not
approve certain illustrations or matters over the basis of cultural, moral or
their political discrepancies then those elements in law were abandoned from
the society along with the people accepting it. For generations people have passed sharing
their cultural, ethnic, social, technological and political knowledge from one
to another. If we were to think of it this way it was just a frame of mind; laws
created by one society to leisure their own kind. Some cultures and societies had
their expiry dates but some cultivated through time and passed their experience.
Here we are in the 21st century, knowing about few of the many discovered/undiscovered
cultures we have ever had in the history of human development. Some cultures have had extremist beginnings but moderate
beliefs now, some had humble origins but violent apprehensions now. In due course of time we have learned to make peace with all
of them. Thus a community or a society failing to fulfil the needs of
young generations or massive population of older generation has to undergo some
changes in order to exist. These changes are done if and when necessary, not
only for the benefits of the present society but to continue to share the
values of they have been cultivating.
The
societies created in due time have had certain beliefs and valuable items or
tradition which they try and save from diminishing. Come to think it is rather
funny that you define a section or a society on the basis of the color of the
skin. It had made me laugh all the time how naïve were the people in the past.
But aren't we naïve when we see new things around us now and when we want our dear ones to
be safe from its rather undesiring effects. Some of us still have the notion in Hindu culture that travelling in
certain directions east, west or otherwise in some particular days are not
safe. Some countries hate each other for no conclusive reason at all. But
that is nativity of human beings that will continue, we will learn from it in
due course of time as we have done in the past by looking into reason and
making peace with the surroundings. Few say that chaos is natural order of the
universe, to which I respectfully decline. They fail to see the leisure for the
objects that are in that state. May be, when in comparison in a larger scale of events it holds
true. But if
you look in an event that is so miniscule; when it comes to specs like human
beings, it is not so. Even the atoms in a molecule are guided by a set of
predefined laws which cannot be broken even if they want to, because the
leisure their natural state of order. They have their own laws and are following
it and no one is there to invigilate them. So when I talk about absolute
freedom it has to come from a state of mind so enlightened about his/her
existence and the cause and effect it will provide by creating a hindrance in
its own existence. It is easier said than done, in cases of atoms planetary
bodies they don't have consciousness, speculation, ideas, theories, guides or any thoughts of rebellion in them. However, in humans, brain have developed to a state to
be aware of its existence and acknowledge the existence of others too. Does it give us the upper
edge or just another defect created by nature, I don't know. But the fact that I
am quite sure of it is not normal. So the idea of absolute freedom to be
attained by each and every singular human being residing on this or will be on
any other planet is hard for me to visualize. I sincerely hope for that, but in
due time we have to look to a possible solution for that to happen.
Terrorism
is widely used word nowadays, most of it due to media spreading and also due to
frequent acts of vandalism by group of individuals claiming themselves to be
part of some religious cultures. If I were to simplify the act of terrorism I would
stick to the thought that group of individuals not knowing the history of their
origins and spreading useless propaganda for some unnecessary freedom among
their fellow cultist or religion or any other word they want to distinguish it
with. I do not hate them for their beliefs, they are individuals and they have
a right to believe in whatever fashion they want to. But as I earlier said
cultures that prolong and do not have an expiry date are the ones which make
necessary changes in their laws for the older and younger generations to
flourish because it’s a necessity. Although in a functioning society
there has to be a position for rebel so as to help it keep growing. Terrorist
are no rebels, they have a very clear agenda based on a notion that has been
built up either by false remarks or political agendas or social agendas to cause
harm to certain group or individuals because they are thought of as bad persons
of influence for the society. You cannot divide the society into good or bad people,
which again is very rational for an opinionated being such as humans. We humans
as individuals work with a certain frame of mind to achieve something that is
of value to that individual. We never said that valuable items or beliefs are
same for all individuals and also not necessarily constant with respect of
time. Very rational beings change their valuable items but not their ideas, few
rational beings have fixed interests in material possessions, and it is the
diversity of human thoughts. But nearly all of us have the fear of losing our
life or the life of our loved ones without a cause. This fear is treated as the
prime source of intimidation for the terrorist to cause crimes. The idea of
taking a person’s life is not only dangerous because of list of laws you break, but also because
of the major idea from depriving a certain person the right to live whose likings, ideologies and thinkings does not match your own.
