Carnage at Virginia Tech University.

Wednesday April 18 2007.

The senseless shooting on Monday April 16, 2007, at the Virginia Tech University Campus in USA, which left about 32 defenseless people dead, makes horrifying and a very sad reading. The academic campus and a place of worship are two areas where peace is THE ambience. If in such places, a rampage of this nature occurs, there is something wrong with the society and its values. All of us have to bow our head in shame, despite our hearts being with them, and their kin. We may pray for peace to their souls, but unless strong measures are taken by the authorities to prevent such occurrences, and unless the citizens exert pressure to enact laws, the prayers would sound hollow and hypocritical.

It is beyond my thinking, why law abiding citizens need to possess a gun? What for? The theory that it is for self-defense is NO reason whatsoever. Its possession is to cause destruction, and in destroying another creature reveals a violent and a degenerative mind.

Usage of these weapons in War is a different theory altogether. People prefer peace and not wars. If it is inevitable, people still want war to end as quickly as possible.

This senseless behavior is not confined to America, but a global problem. The other day, a group of students barged into a class room in Warangal in the state of Andhra Pradesh, and beat up a professor and his colleagues for awarding fewer marks. A similar incident took place in Italy a few months back. Who is to be blamed for all such incidents?

In one way or other, all of us have contributed to this degenerated thinking. Since we are the cause, we can improve the society as well. Let us think and do good things that does not hurt the feelings of others nor harm them physically.