What Is The World Coming To

Yesterday my mother who wanted to attend to a dental problem was walking along the way and it was just 7pm and drizzling.

Just as she turned into our street a speeding auto came behind her and a man inside was signalling something to her but she just continued to walk as there was not a single soul nearby.

The auto had passenger inside. Both stopped near my mother and grabbed at her neck to snatch her gold chain she had on her. On reflex she grabbed her neck and the gold chain which had snapped nestled into her palm though the fastening hook had fallen down somewhere. She said she was pushed in the confusion and she fell on both her knees. As she fell down the auto sped from there. A scratch on one knee and wound on the other were found when she found enough strength to walk back home which is not much of a distance from there. She kept telling me that she dint lose her gold chain.

We could wash it with Dettol, a disinfectant, give her an aspirin to put down the pain but we could see she was in a state of shock over the incident.

We kept vigil over her for the night and early morning. I can see she is a bit afraid after this incident but life goes on as usual. I just hope she just forgets it quickly enough but I doubt very much if she will cease to remember such a ghastly incident.

Why do people want to trouble citizens especially elderly ones. What if she had broken her hip bones in the fall or any bone for that matter? I shudder to think about the physical and mental torture after such events take place. The lure to make some easy money is what is behind such daring attempt to rob people on roads.

This is why I tell her and others not to wear costly jewellery. The loss of gold is not the issue but the loss of peace of mind or some physical injury to the person is what rankles me no end.

Ensure your own safety and that of others around you. It pays to maintain a low profile and not flaunt your wealth enough to attract all the wrong people to you.

Mahalakshmi