Fallen Angels

What’s the world coming to? Today started out as a bright and sunny day, but got plenty of shades darker as it proceeded. As I got ready to go to class, the unfortunate news of three students of my college passing away, flew along with the gentle wind and breezed through my unsuspecting ears. Apparently, four students had got into a car accident while coming to college this morning; three had died on the spot and one was in critical condition in CMC. All of our morning classes got cancelled out of respect for the deceased, which was obviously a correct, and humanitarian, thing to do. However, what disturbed me more than the gloomy news was the fact that my fellow college mates were more concerned about making sure that their classes had been cancelled.

As you never know what’s true in VIT and what’s false, I got dressed and went to the campus. I had stepped out of the hostel into a sunny day, but stepped into campus under a gloomy sky. A few drops from heaven tinged my skin, and it appeared as if Mother Nature herself was mourning this huge loss. I made my way towards scattered crowds of people milling around. You’d expect some silence and lowered eyes, but what I saw were happy faces and all I heard were students regaling with excitement on getting a free morning.

Now, I am not implying that because some strangers had died, you should make yourself miserable or cry your eyes out. It is great to find light in the darkest situations. But, showing such disrespect and indifference! Was free attendance for a few silly classes really worth the price of three lives? Have we really become so shallow? Can we not feel that haunting sense of loss? If it is so, then civilization, as we know it, is heading towards its doom.