Watching the unfolding of events surrounding the popular Aarushi Talwar murder case, set off a series of thoughts which made me write this article.
The last update (as on Feb. 9th, 2011) on NDTV was that the late teen's parents (Dr. Rajesh Talwar and his wife, Nupur) were to be prosecuted for murder based on circumstantial evidence.
It's going to be three full years since the incident itself happened (May 16th, 2008) and the number of hours spent on reporting it could run into many days, not to mention the time spent on broadcasting and in turn viewing it. Adding to this, reams of papers were printed and published by the print media. It is good that an important case like this is being given appropriate attention so that people are informed. However, an average viewer/reader, watching/reading these events unfold would have be lost in the chain of events with little or no interest to think outside of this situation.
And so what are we really fighting for? I think it is to uncover the mystery surrounding the death of a teenager. That's right "Death"!
And as I pondered deeply on the word "Death", "Abortion" came to my mind. And so, I tried to get some information on abortion and the statistics was startling. Worldwide abortion number stands at whopping 42 million per year (2003 data). And of the 42 million per year, 62% was from
And to put it into context, 7.25 lakh Aarushis were killed in 2009, according to the above statistics, even before stepping into this earth, not to mention growing up to their teens. If only our media could also focus on the ugly reality of abortion, we could save so many unborn lives.
Human life is very precious and a wonderful gift given by God. God says to us through The Holy Bible that He knew us even before we were formed in our mother's womb and that He has called us by name. In Psalms 139:13, it is said that "for you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb". Let us respect life, especially the life of an unborn child that is also created in the image of God.
As much as I'd love to see an end to Aarushi's murder case, so much more I'd like our society to appreciate life and eradicate the gruesome practice of killing fetuses. May Aarushi's soul rest in peace.
