WEEK-IN #22

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Redemption

We all do mistakes. Some we recover from, some which made a mark in our life, and some which made a huge impact on the society. For the last option, we have Laws. These laws are designed to punish those who plead guilty for their mistakes. But, this kept me thinking, are these designed for what people have done, or what people should be doing. This topic is gonna move on a controversial valley real fast, so try to keep all your lingering thoughts on hold and read with a blank slated mind.

Let’s take it from the base. Our laws are designed to forgive the most, is what we generally listen to. There are little to none who accept the forgiveness part, as we think punishment should be the way. The constitution is not one person writing a book in his/her bedroom. A team worked on it for months, discussing the best actions possible considering all our ethics and culture. Changing all that in a snap to punish everyone is not that easy. Of course there is an argument of “This had been designed long ago, and things have changed now”. That’s true, but this never is a perfect argument to mould the result of months of research and collaboration between some of the greatest minds in not only India but Human history, who could’ve planned centuries ahead of their generation before writing down a sentence on a paper.

“Then, what should be the solution for an irreversible mistake done by a person? Punishment is not an option is what you say Rahul”, you might ask. Punishment is always the way to redeem a person. But, we all confuse ourselves in the meaning of it. Punishing someone is not only putting a person in prison for years, but also the person realising the mistake and building up on how he/she should not have done that mistake. Not only hitting the person for days till the skin turns red, but also the person carrying the regret for rest of their life. These are the rules on which our constitution is built. Forgiveness doesn’t mean to let go of the mistake, but to let the person know the pain and struggle caused by their mistakes to others, so that the person could carry the regret and become a better human building on it.

Whatever happened had happened. We are no one to go back in time and make it stop from happening. The only option we have is not to let that happen again. If that means, we’ll  have to council the person for days/months/years, we should. Of course moving a person to a containment called prison is very well needed, cause that is what inculcates fear into the ones who are thinking of making the same mistake. But, that should also let the person getting the punishment redeem themselves and lead a better life ahead.

I know I sound like a saint. I also know that this is a huge subject to explore and I haven’t covered everything. But, this is the basic thought process I have, whenever I see a person hurting others. I am open to discussions and suggestions on this. One point to end this blog with. Next time you encounter a person doing something which should not be done, hold your thought of what should be pushed onto the person for what he/she has done, and think of how to let that person know that it’s wrong and team them on how not to do it again.

 

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