I often wondered how does it feel to be an outcast in a backward and poor society. Being abused on a daily basis and still fighting for existence. I recently watched a documentary on the plight of transgenders in Pakistan and my heart went out to those who participated in the documentary and millions of others who are struggling to survive each day of their lives.
Living in fear of being beaten and raped, not knowing when they would be killed, I also got to see the other side of their personality, and that is their humanity. Just like any of us, they voiced their desires, ambitions and love stories which made them belong to the society and this world as much as we are a part of. Looking at the current scenario it is sad that we have not been able to treat women as equally as men let on allow transgenders to fit into the society. It looks like everybody is scrambling for space in this world trying to establish their existence but we are not ready to embrace each other and make it part of us, we are only fighting it. We are yet to evolve ourselves as human beings.
When I look at the big picture, the enormous world and the diversity of people that exist, the languages we speak, the food we eat, it all seems like a part of a plan to let humans shoulder and embrace each other the way they are. Because when you learn to accept people without judgment then you learn to speak their language, eat their food and hence understand the importance of their existence. So let's hope for a better world filled with peace and harmony.
P.S. In case you are interested in watching the documentary the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvehhXaFh8U
Living in fear of being beaten and raped, not knowing when they would be killed, I also got to see the other side of their personality, and that is their humanity. Just like any of us, they voiced their desires, ambitions and love stories which made them belong to the society and this world as much as we are a part of. Looking at the current scenario it is sad that we have not been able to treat women as equally as men let on allow transgenders to fit into the society. It looks like everybody is scrambling for space in this world trying to establish their existence but we are not ready to embrace each other and make it part of us, we are only fighting it. We are yet to evolve ourselves as human beings.
When I look at the big picture, the enormous world and the diversity of people that exist, the languages we speak, the food we eat, it all seems like a part of a plan to let humans shoulder and embrace each other the way they are. Because when you learn to accept people without judgment then you learn to speak their language, eat their food and hence understand the importance of their existence. So let's hope for a better world filled with peace and harmony.
P.S. In case you are interested in watching the documentary the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvehhXaFh8U
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