Stop rejoicing! Stop rejoicing killings, irrespective whether it is killing of a Pakistani soldier or one of our own.
As much as we are saddened by the killing of the Indian soldiers and the brutality of it, remember the Pakistani soldier that got killed, most definitely is NOT one of those who killed the Indian soldiers. Remember, the dead Pakistani soldier, like our Indian soldiers, probably has a family back in some improvised Pakistani village. The family that has old parents, a wife and may be two or three small kids. A wife, so dependent on her husband that she probably does not even know how to withdraw money from the bank account on her own. A wife, who after her husband is dead, probably will never get to live a normal life, no chance of ever getting married, probably an object of desire for everyone around. Parents who looked forward to their sons yearly leave from service, so he could come and fix things that needed attention - that old roof that required repair, a small patch of land that increasingly yields less crop. Kids, who used to wear their best dress on the day papa comes home for his vactaion. Kids, who now have to suddenly grow up, not put too many demands on their mother, not behave like kids any more! It probably is same on this side of the border as well.
For the two nations, the count is - 2 of own soldiers lost, 2 of the other's soldiers killed, it is even, zero sum. For humanity it is 4 negative. What is there to rejoice?
As much as we are saddened by the killing of the Indian soldiers and the brutality of it, remember the Pakistani soldier that got killed, most definitely is NOT one of those who killed the Indian soldiers. Remember, the dead Pakistani soldier, like our Indian soldiers, probably has a family back in some improvised Pakistani village. The family that has old parents, a wife and may be two or three small kids. A wife, so dependent on her husband that she probably does not even know how to withdraw money from the bank account on her own. A wife, who after her husband is dead, probably will never get to live a normal life, no chance of ever getting married, probably an object of desire for everyone around. Parents who looked forward to their sons yearly leave from service, so he could come and fix things that needed attention - that old roof that required repair, a small patch of land that increasingly yields less crop. Kids, who used to wear their best dress on the day papa comes home for his vactaion. Kids, who now have to suddenly grow up, not put too many demands on their mother, not behave like kids any more! It probably is same on this side of the border as well.
For the two nations, the count is - 2 of own soldiers lost, 2 of the other's soldiers killed, it is even, zero sum. For humanity it is 4 negative. What is there to rejoice?
