It is really
sick and disheartening to hear about the recent wanton killing of the lion Cecil. One of the most beautiful lions of Zimbabwe has been killed by a doctor
(somebody as literate as that). I happen to, and I think we all should, take
this incident as a little serious happening in the year 2015. Our country had
banned the animal hunting way back in 1972 but our society still has some
psychologically sick people who would wantonly hunt down animals for pleasure
or perhaps, pride.
Hunting has
been an age old tradition of our heritage, belonging to the times of kings and
monarchs. The dead animals were displayed and wooed the king’s sense of his own
valor, chivalry and his sense of ‘manliness’. But even then, our country had
emperors like Asoka who condemned and did away with such a thoughtless pastime.
Centuries later, here we are with another case of such a pursuit of satisfaction
of one’s pride! It is even hard to imagine how can a civilized-someone impress
his own sense of self by killing animals, who cannot speak, do not have any
archers or bows or cemented houses to protect themselves.
Walter Palmer, the dentist who has done this honorable killing, hired a professional
hunter Theo Bronkhorst to do this noble act (I don’t have words for these men
and their actions and all that can justify my anger most closely is irony, just
the way hunting in 2015 is oxymoronic).
I am nothing
but sick hearing of this incident and I don’t really feel anger but disgust and
hurt at such a show of sadism by someone belonging to the profession which people
refer to as godliness in this sinful world, a doctor.
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