i often read in newspapers that somebody died on accident spot because nobody helped him, and often thought what would i do if i were in a situation like that. And recently, i was in one.
as usual i was going back to college by train, and it stopped at Allahabad station. On the plateform, there was a poor woman lying. she was unconscious and completely wet. Her body was white and it was very amazing that she was alive till than.
about a hundred people were passing by every minute. All of them gave a cursury look at her and moved on. People in my compartment too were staring at her and making guesses wat might have happened to her.
Often i imagined myself as a strong person who will come forward and help if somebody needs. Not to break that image of myself, i looked around what i can do. There was a police-man standing nearby. i went to him and talked about the matter, asked him whether he was local or not, since when that woman was lying there, and why he doesn't do anything.
in answer, he told me that he was local, woman was there for two days, and he doesn't take her to hospital because "thik hone ke baad ise kaun dekhega..... padi rahne do, kuch der main apne aap chali jaayegi........nahi to marne ke baad koi utha ke le hi jaayega.''
with this overwhelming reponse, i came back to train. after sometime, i went to buy some food. and as i was coming back with sandwitches and tea, i saw her. i went there, kept that food there for her, and tried to wake her up.
then a thought came in my mind.........."jab uthegi, apne aap kha legi."...........and i came back on train.
i still think what would have happened to her, and I could have done something for her. but i didn't.
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People have become self-centred nowadays. They have nothing else to look after other than their own interests. This had been accelerated by the modern society, which is moving at a very high speed. You don't have the time to look back, because you will fall back. Also people don't want their hand getting soiled.
There is also another reason. Helping these people, or people lying unconscious on the road after an accident can be risky, because many of these are staged by criminals and dacoits. That's why people generally do not help people lying unconscious on highways. Also, even if they are helped, after taking them to the hospital, the good samaritan has to face police interrogation, and they are sometimes harrassed by the later!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some 10 years back, 3 young boys took a rape victim to the hospital after they found the woman lying senseless on a beach in Orissa(or Andhra, I don't recollect exactly). But the police charged the three guys of rape and took them into custody. Only after the intervention of the court were these guys were relieved.
People have lost their faith actually
I felt, it's also about numbers.
If there are 100 people looking at a victim, we always want somebody else to initiate. While we are waiting for each other, the victim dies.
In case, only you are there, i'm sure you'll help the victim, without looking for anybody else to come.
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