I ve had so many ppl ask me, and its not just men, why is it tht I put myself in tht position? Why did I go out late at night? Why did I go out to a more deserted section? And esp why alone? And why didn’t I take any action to avoid it? Hw am I suppose to react to it? Hw do u? am I suppose to be bowled over by the concern that is surely reflected? Yes I am, but the rebel in me keeps asking why cant I?? Why cant I go out for a long walk when the road is not infested with people running to and fro from work? Or cars that let u knw about their arrival from over a km? Why cant I njy the silence when all I can hear is me breathing hard after a run? Or the sound of the wind or the rain drops against the leaves? Nw ur gonna say we don’t live in a perfect society and we either learn to live with compromises or pay…that if u wana take the risks u shud stop complaining about the not-so-gud repercussions, well!! I hav, atleast most of the time and I knw this for sure if god forbid something happens some day the entire blame wud be paid squarely put on me for being ‘too adventurous…too daring’…
My point is I knw ppl who ve lived by the rules of the society nd still had to face it…moreover, if we don’t change nothing will….nw not every person stares when I go jogging late evening…they r getting used to and hopefully things will change for better in the future…nd I cant stop living just coz some guy thinks that its his right to do something (varying from verbal or even physical) coz she s there alone, out after dark..its like saying I ll wont go to work coz there might be a blast somewhere…I apologise to all y frnds who hav for so long tried to “ bring some sense into her” and hav failed, I appreciate ur concern, more than I ll ever be able to say but I am sorry I refuse to be another victim and stand back…atleast not on this and certainly not nw..
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An adventurous Gemini speaking there. All I can say is dont let your spirit die, just be a bit careful.
Those leaches turn into soft putty as soon as they see an aggressive no non sense woman ready to take them head on in their own field. :)
hmmm....i remember this one time i heard a couple of guys sing when i was passing them...some cheesy song...and i so had the desire to go up and give then 1or 2 rupee and thank them for the entertainment....but alas the sensile Vini won...
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