Adjudicated Parallels

 Victimhood is loved by the masses. Every now and then, victims come in people's thinking through a sinister idea of minting money and they oblige. People love this to such a degree that they lavish a lot of attention. Nonetheless, the effect is so shallow in terms of praises over time. No one who loves victims never help them to the point they are hurt. But only till the next fault of theirs comes to light. I witnessed this in our neighbourhood. The neighbour was discriminately used by her relative to help her in time of distress. In this case, the distress was the performing of household chores and even caring for the newborn son. This involved also cleaning the washable diapers. Even the whole family of the victim was doing this- all her brood. People started loving her and lamenting over her plight. But the fact was that she loved doing it as a token of love for her brother. She was uneducated too. This added to her being a popular victim. But later on, an issue cropped up invo...

The victim of your enemy is a friend These are wise words. One can deplore his enemy further and leave him in tatters, if practised. Imagine, the latest victim of an enemy who took great pleasure in hurting him through all the ways possible. They could be creating divisions, dissensions, slander and abuse.. The result was total. But, what remains of the above strategy to tackle him is hurtful too. Nondescript mechanisms borne by the victim require such measures. I remember an incident to which I was privy to. A person I know was using all kinds of divisive and abusive tactics, though not physical. The person who was listening to his slander against me somehow through a bolt out of the blue was awakened from his lull and became mindful of this abuser's ample antics. I took the opportunity as welcoming and built ties with him. Soon, we forged a new relationship that was thriving. This put the abuser to shame. A victim of your...