Depths of Depravity

All kinds of crimes go on in the world. I am not even involved in any kind of research into this. Just as a casual observer (who gets his inputs through "news"), so much hits one on a day to day basis.

As shocking as murders and rapes are, I recently got introduced to an other kind of crime mainly through two movies - "Naan Kadavul" and "Slumdog Millionaire". If you've seen the movies you know what I am talking about.

I have heard about this even as a child. Though not exactly clear how, it was one of my fears then of being caught and maimed for begging. I even wrote a story for my school essay where I (being the adventurous one) get caught into one such gang's trap and esacpe because of my ingenuity - LOL! This later faded off.

When I saw the movies, especially "Naan Kadavul", the level of organization into this crime was shocking. Of all crimes that can possibly be committed against humanity, this might be the worst kind. My first reaction to the directors was "Please tell me all this is only your imagination!". To make matters worse, police is shown as an accomplice to this. I have a lot of respect for Bala, so I presume he wanted to bring things into light - albeit in a fictional setting obviously.

I remember Sadhguru's quote - "If there is no awareness, let there at least be tenderness". On a mass scale, we are a far (^10) cry away from this.

On a side note, I saw something funny - research into the depths of depravity. (Objective scale to measure the depth - PLEASE!).