I went for a short trip with my family. Our destination was Dehradun,Mussoorie and Haridwar. On the second day of our stay in Dehradun, we went to FRI. We explored lots of things there. But today I am not going to tell you about it. Something occurred there which I couldn't digest till now.
We were exploring the museum when a fresh batch of NCC cadets came there as visitors. There was no guide for us,but some officials took the responsibility to explain things for these cadets. As I was a student of Botany in college and dad is a wood expert,it was easy for both of us to explain the displayed items for mom n my hubby. So many specimens were there which allured us like anything! I wanted to click some snaps badly,but photography was strictly prohibited inside the museum. So after having two camera in my bag also I was consoling my deprived heart. When this new batch arrived,I was shocked to see that they immediately took out cameras and mobiles and started taking snaps. Well,I don't want to break the rule,and can't tolerate others doing the same. So I approached the nearby officer who was at least twice taller and stouter than me and asked very politely, " Sir,will you please tell your people that they are not supposed to click pictured here? A notice is there at the entrance and we all are obeying that". Thankfully the gentle giant smiled at me and immediately started stopping the boys from clicking snaps. I thanked him and came out of the gallery because my family was waiting outside.
Well,I didn't expect any reaction from my people as I thought they didn't notice. But, how can I escape from those scanning eyes? My mom-in-law's first reaction was, "God,what did you tell that person? He's much bigger than you,but he listened to you!!!" I smiled and told her that size doesn't matter while doing something right. When I told her what happened,she swallowed hard. Then she exclaimed," How can you try to correct people who are in higher post,especially in police? They are always right. If you protest they will put you in jail!" Well,that was the common and innocent belief of her,so I smiled again. But how my hubby reacted was very unexpected. He asked me directly, "What itches you so much if you see somebody doing something wrong?" In shock,when I opened my mouth to reply,he just raised his hand to stop me and said, "Because of this habit only one day you will be humiliated. Thank god these people were good,but if you keep on doing this,one day somebody will kill you. That day don't say I didn't warn you!" I stared at him with disbelief,then shook my head and walked away.
This is the common belief that one should not protest if not quite powerful. I know,I am always short of some basic common sense. But I can't stand few things like breaking rules,and wherever I see that I will protest. Where does that hurt? It doesn't matter what others think. But sometimes,when people mock at you for something they should praise,that hurts. Why don't people understand that?Being courageous is bad now a days,isn't it?
