WHY ME ? WHY YOU ?

I have been recently asked frequently why I have developed this sudden interest in prevention of Child Abuse. Why exactly? Why me?

What benefits do I get from raising issues about child sexual abuse prevention?

But the real question is why not me? Why not now?

We live in a society, where lives of each of us are interwoven with many social bonds, some even invisible to us most of the time. Although we prefer to think that we are independent beings, the truth is not the same. We depend on the support of so many others in the society for our survival.

If you have achieved some standard in life today, that you owe to so many kind people in the society. Your parents and caregivers, your teachers, your relatives, sometimes even strangers have played some part in creating the “You” who are a successful person today.

And even today you still need the help from many aspects in the society, the religious leaders, the doctors, the businessmen, the policy makers, the police and army etc. to lead a comfortable life like you do at the present. You may argue that many services rendered to you by various parties are due to the money you pay them.

 But can money buy those services if there are no people to offer them?

If there are no educated policy makers can you buy some, or create some? If there are no honest businessmen, what will you money are able to buy you?

Those are the facts. If there is some good left in the modern society, it is mainly due to the currently society being brought up by their caregivers in a manner so that they become responsible, virtuous people. If the majority of them suffered thorough their childhood which would have left them seriously scarred psychologically, the society would not be the same. If a person’s childhood was a nightmare there is a high probability of him becoming a nightmare to the society in his adult life.

Children are vulnerable. 

They are naïve and innocent and most of the times depend on the strength of elders for their protection. They are totally ignorant about the vicious ways of the adult world and thus are often easy prey for child molesters.

Child sexual abuse is preventable. 

Rather than burning down houses and killing people once the deed is done, preventing such events is far more effective.It can prevent serious psychological harm and associated personality changes in the child in his or her adult life.

Every adult has a role to play.

It should be the responsibility of any adult, to protect any kid. You may be a teacher, a bus driver, a road sweeper or the president. But your role in keeping vigilant about child sexual abuse will be the same. If each of you vowed to keep your eyes and ears open, if you spoke about it whenever you can, if you manage in intervene in any level you can, to enhance protection of kids from child molesters, you will be able to save more kids. You will have the satisfaction of securing the future of at least one child. If everyone does that, what will be the fate of every kid? He will have thousands of protectors. 

He will be saved. 

And one day he will do the same.

So why not me? Why Not you?

Join in.Be Alert.Speak.Act.Save.