The western world minces no words in denouncing India as a superstitious, backward nation still living in the past! Here is an interesting but sorry incident that highlights how progressive the western world is:
For those of you who'd rather know the gist of it instead, here it goes! In the most advanced nation on the earth, the US of A live some of the most "pious" of people on earth (or so they would call themselves!) These zealots (Is that a harsh word? Read the actual news article above and then decide!) would choose to avail of all the luxuries and amenities that civilization and advances in modern science provide without any qualms; they are people who can be dismissed as everyday normal people or so you'd think; except when it comes to availing the services of modern medicine!
Oh no, no, no, no! Seeking medical care for them is blasphemous! Letting their kith and kin die for want of medical care: that is A-Okay, but allowing medical personnel to intervene that is against God in their eyes! Believing or not believing in the Theory of Evolution is a different matter, but this one really takes the cake! (Although I would like to take up that topic at this time, those are better left for another day!)
So in this present case: this poor 11-year old with Type I Diabetes Mellitus paid for her parents' faith with her life! These "faithful" people felt that prayer alone shall cure their girl and hence denied her access to medical care! (And only last week, we had begun a discussion on parenting; and now this happens!)
For those of you who share beliefs with the parents in the present case: Snap out of it!
Diabetic Ketoacidosis is a major life threatening complication of Type I DM, which if treated promptly is manageable, completely controllable and kills routinely if left untreated! Do not leave your kid, your relative, or your friend in dire straits by refusing them access to medical care! Do not let your "faith" blind you! Miracles are called miracles for a reason: they don't occur commonly in everyday lives!
And if this contradicts with your faith, there is saying that goes something like this: God helps those who help themselves! And praying alone is not an act of helping oneself: it is more of putting the entire responsibility on God, and shirking one's share of the work!
About half a decade back, the superlative legal drama "The Practice" telecast a shocking episode involving a similar incident: the episode entitled "The Cradle Will Rock".
That episode left me with fair amount of disbelief to see faith blind people so strongly! Who would have thought that five years thence, I'd see it played in real life!
For those of you who have seen it, you know what I am talking about; for those of you who haven't, go search the net, or go to your local DVD store but watch it somehow!
Never thought reel to real would be so eerily similar!
And Indians are termed backward! Wow!
This comic fits the scenario: doesn't it?
[With due thanks to Vineet Gupta!]
This comic fits the scenario: doesn't it?
[With due thanks to Vineet Gupta!]
2 comments:
I love that line there - Miracles are called miracles for a reason: they don't occur commonly in everyday lives!
Wonderful work you SELFISH BASTARDS. Again, we see someone gambling with someone else's money. Way to go. Gamble YOUR DAUGHTER'S life for YOUR faith.
On a related note - I love webcomics and this is one which seems relevant here.
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I'd like to pick up this post (with proper attribution to you, of course) and repost in my blog. That OK with you? I'll try to give you a trackback as well, if blogger supports it.
Go right ahead!
And the comic hits the nail right on the head!
Great find indeed!
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