The Three Things That Belong to Man
Sizenjani! I am thinking. Are the adjectives horrible and terrifying able to convey the most gruesome kind of things that Man does to his fellow Man in this World? How about monstrous, ghastly, scary, horrid, shocking? I say, brain matter and blood are not meant to be seen. If you see them, something is wrong. And these are the adjectives you would be at pains to use to describe the spine-chilling things we do to each other. Sizenjani, picture a killing. Now, picture a man recording it. It is daylight; looks like mid-day. The man is speaking some ominous words, weighted with dangerous threat. We don’t see him but he speaks with pride and ease, without remorse and not the least shred of compassionate pity. He warns that such a killing awaits anyone who disagrees with his kind and dares to support the enemy. He advises all people not to be unwise and to make the right choice. His camera is panning over a nondescript part of a road. It pans over soldiers walking by, with deadly guns in th...