What actually needs to be done?

India lost some 42 braveheart soldiers in the cowardly attack that happened at Pulwama. The citizens of this country are outraged about this and rightly so.

But yesterday when I was in a metro, it really hit me where we are collectively going wrong about this. I entered the metro and stood because there was no seat. Then on the next stop an old man entered and one fauji gave his seat to the old man.

I know that he was a fauji from his Army uniform. This fauji then kept standing for the next half an hour until his stop arrived. Isn’t this funny? That a country so outraged by the attack can’t even show basic respect by offering a fauji their seat.

Are you angry just because Pakistan has been successful in hitting on India or because the lives we have lost? From that metro scene, I believe it’s the former.

For the past 24 hours I’ve seen a lot of anger posts and everything but the need of the hour is respect. I’ve seen WhatsApp videos of other countries where people stand up in unison when army personnel walk through.

The point I’m trying to make here is respect soldiers while they are here, doing candle match after they are gone is all good but doesn’t really help anyone.

If you genuinely want to do good, next time offer your funckin seat to that man in bus, metro or anywhere. Make him feel like he is doing something special. Wish him well whenever you see an armyman. Just that respect would go a long way in ensuring peace to those who laid down their lives.

Learn to respect them first, then talk of avenging their loss.

-ChoubeySahab