Are We Better Than Animals ? According to science, man is the ultimate animal or the last derivative of the animal species. Over the sequence of evolution the characteristics of living organisms have only evolved from a single cell amoeba to give us the most complex human being and it's relativity to think and reason, a trait that is not prevalent or is absent in rest of the living organisms. Yes, it is an obvious assumption that, take away the power to think and reason and we are no better than the animals.
The story of Umar Farooq is a clear indication and proof that we are still animals, even though we think that we as human being have acquired the right to be superior to animals as we have the power to think and reason. In the case of the animal called Umar Farooq he tortured his own new born infant child Afreen for 85 days. What can be more cruel, than battering a baby who is defenseless and clueless to what and why she is being subjected to such pain and agony. Only when the mother of the baby Afreen, Reshman Bano, went to the hospital with the battered body of her baby, the brutality and the inhuman acts of the father Umar Farooq became public knowledge. For nearly three months baby Afreen was subjected to beating, biting and cigarette butt burns over her delicate body, her only crime was, she was tabooed to be a girl child, an unwanted girl child. India is certainly shocked at this barbaric act against baby Afreen, sick as we may feel, but this condemnation of a girl child is very common even today all over shining India, it is not just prevalent in the illiterate world of shanties and hutments across the length and breadth of India but also across the wide spectrum of the educated elite living in condominiums, who live with the notion that their legacy should be carried forward only by their male child and their women are often treated as slot machines for the preferred boy child, if not some are even beaten, burnt or driven to suicide. This is indeed the ugliest truth of shining India of the 21st century. It is not only Umar Farooq who should be blamed for this horrific tragedy but the whole Indian society, for not only propagating but also supporting the hypocritical superiority of a male child in our families or else how can we justify the selective abortions of a girl child that run in millions ? We are as guilty as Umar Farooq as we try to destroy the very life that we set out to create in the mother's womb. If we feel sorry and appalled by what happened to baby Afreen shouldn't we feel the same for the unborn that we kill ? May our Indian society do away with animals like Umar Farooq for good and not treat a girl child as a burden or a liability or even a dent in our personal coffers but may our society promote and respect every girl child and offer them equal opportunities to live and prove themselves as much as their male counterparts. They too have the right to live as much as any boy child. They are our children so let's not differentiate between a boy and a girl child. We do need to find a cure for this growing epidemic of crime against the girl child before it consumes society. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes ##################################################################################### The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. #####################################################################################
