lamhil september 2012 - E-Pao!

LAMHIL SEPTEMBER 2012 OPINION
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they still consider themselves a hero? Are
they ready to apologies and accept what
they did was uncalled for, or is there any
guarantee that such an incident will not
happen again in future?
While the act is deplorable in the
highest degree, cultivating the same seed
of hatred in the minds of the innocents
should be the last thing we should wish.
Three Kuki Organisations came out open
in the press appealing the people to
forgive and forget the past and stop
observing the Black September. The
initiative is highly appreciated, while it is
flabbergasting that they missed the very
fact that incidents in history are lessons
for our present and future, they are the
milestones to build and mould our future,
they are the strong and formidable
foundations on our path to foster peace
and brother hood in this context.
The Zoupi incident is not
something which should be buried away
under the sand of time. On the contrary,
it should be remembered as a symbol
of inhumanity and that such an inhuman
act does not have a place in a civilized
human world. I believe there is every
reason for the people of Manipur in
particular and the people of India in
general irrespective of caste, creed, and
religion to mourn for the victims of
Zoupi Massacre for we do not know
who will be the Zoupis of the next
Genocide of such intensity.
It may well descend upon any
one individual or community. The 13th
September should be declared a state day
so that Zoupi Massacre will not be a
precedent but served as the Omega of
such inhuman act and pray that such an
atrocities should not come upon mankind
again in future.
Black September should not be
remembered as a day of Hatred or
Vengeance but as a day of Peace and
Brotherhood. It is rather embarrassing to see
that it is considered a Black day for the Kuki
Community only, while it is a black mark in
the history of Manipur and India. The civil
Society irrespective of Manipuris, Nagas and
Kukis should come forward and pray for
the victims so that their soul rest in peace.
The day should be taken out as an
opportunity to ask the Almighty to forgive
those daring humans who butchered His
most valued creation (human being), way
beyond the limit, another human would have
the courage to even look at, for it is a tragedy
which none would ever wish even for his
most bitter enemy. We should realize the
enemies of the Kukis are not Manipuris or
Nagas or vice versa but our common enemy
is poverty, illiteracy, and underdevelopment.
The Day should be used as a Launch pad to
send out a strong message that the common
Mans need of Bread, cloths and shelters can
be fulfilled only through Peace, and
Brotherhood.
And for now, Black September or
not , the wailings of the Zoupi Victims will
continue to linger in the hearts of many for
years to come and it is our only hope and
prayer that Such an incident doesn t descend
upon Mankind again.
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