Caffeinated Scientist

With so much going on in the world right now, I am overwhelmed with emotion and I don’t know from where I should begin. 2020 will go down in history, it will be the year where drastic changes happened. Covid-19 pandemic, worldwide lockdown, cyclones, earthquakes and the HUMAN RACE.

WHY HUMAN RACE you ask me?

We, human beings always have taken everything for granted be it other people or the Mother Nature. From the ancient times, having barbaric means of punishment or treating people who were “DIFFERENT” badly to present day where we have cut trees, causing deforestation, wild fires, depletion in the ozone layer and melting of the polar ice caps. (Just a few trust me, the list is endless actually) It has always been us- HUMAN RACE.

I would specifically like to bring attention to RACISM. With the ongoing protests going in the United States of America, there are still many out there who don’t understand and don’t want to understand why this is happening. Let me fill you in. On 25th May 2020, an African-American (“black”) citizen, George Floyd (may his soul rest in peace) was murdered (yes! it was murder) by a “white” police officer!

Why?? Floyd was accused of using a counterfeit $20 at a market and that led to his arrest. But how did he die? Chauvin, the police who murdered him, kept his knee on the back of George Floyd’s neck and this cut the oxygen supply to his brain. He was pleading ” I CAN’T BREATH“, “MAMA“, “PLEASE DON’T KILL ME” but this ruthless policeman took away his life like nothing mattered.

IS THIS HUMANITY? HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO HEARTLESS? NO!! For JUST $20,you take away the life of a man? Oh no! Even animals are better than this! The human race has lost its empathy, compassion and kindness.

My question is WHY do we have to discriminate a person on the basis of their skin colour? Is having a different colour making them less competent at a job? Are they bad human beings? NO! Beneath all this flesh is our bones, are they different? NO! Then why do we have to discriminate people. There are so many cultures , so many races and each and every race is unique in its own way. We can learn so much about each culture, each race. There is such a rich history and diversity in each culture, why can’t we see the good in it why can’t we learn from it.

What is this about colour coding black, brown, white? Why?

I am from India and I will be an Indian not BROWN, a person from Europe will be European not WHITE, a person from America will be American, NOT WHITE! A person from Africa will be AFRICAN and NOT BLACK.
And this is not just in America it is very much prevalent here in India as well. I mean we as Indians have given so much importance to the fair skin that we literally have creams which claim to make you fair and we are openly embracing and doing racism. This is not the human race this is a mistake. We should be one united race.

Have you looked at any other species of animals be it any family like elephants going in a herd, or deer going in a herd or a pack of wolves? Ever seen any of them doing any harm to their own kind? NO! They always protect their own from others. We as human beings should learn from animals who are obviously much better than us!

EDUCATE YOURSELF! KNOW THE “WHY” & “HOWS” AS TO WHY EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING. ALL THIS FURY DOES NOT HAPPEN JUST IN ONE DAY. IT BUILDS UP AND IT IS A DOMINO EFFECT.

STAND UP AND SPEAK UP FOR THE WRONG!