A life to live...?

Ignorance is bliss, though short lived. As I bask in the bliss of my ignorance, I can’t help but notice the heart wrenching stories of crimes committed against the little girl child all around. An uneasy silence within, I shrug, it makes my guts twist and turn, as I try to grasp how far has the human gone.. As disgraceful as it might sound, India reports millions of female infanticides every year. Love for the son has gone way too far has transformed sheer hatred for the girl. But for what crime?

Society and prejudice go hand in hand. In a society which was built with a foundation that a boy bears the legacy of the family, while a girl is no more than a liability; it is not surprising to see where things are headed. A thought process inflicted with such prejudice and stigma continues to be rampant no matter how progressive the society becomes.

An oppression that began eons ago with the debate of which gender is superior, seems to be thriving even in this age after having survived countless generations, having passed on as a heritage. Why get into a debate which is a paradox to the core? Either couldn't have made it without the other. So who or what determines who has an upper hand?

A girl child could be as good as a boy, only if you gave her a chance to survive.