Sunday, August 3, 2008

If You Ever Read This

To all members of organizations claiming to wage the Holy War:

Who do you think you are waging this war against? Against a girl waiting for her school bus thinking about her kid brother whom she lost to you? Against an unborn child that is yet to see this beautiful world? Against a vegetable vendor, who as the sole breadwinner was taking care of his ailing mother?

Who do you think you are waging this war against? Are these the people who were coming in the way of your goals? Looking at the 'glorious' profile of the victims of your war, you would be so ashamed…

Reason enough for you to be in hiding…never can you muster the courage to come face to face. Courage comes with truth. Courage comes with conviction. And you know in your heart of hearts, deep within, that you are wrong. And what you are doing is wrong.

A life spent yearning for your loved ones…a life spent looking over the shoulder every moment…a life spent under covers…at the end of it all…was it worth it? Of course you can continue to do as you wish – but we refuse to be deterred now.

Because you cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
Because you cannot humiliate the people who feel pride.
Because you cannot uneducate the people who have learned to read.
We have seen the future – and the future is ours.