Don't Kick Them!!

Couple of days back I was standing on my balcony happily munching something.A security guard was patrolling beneath the apartment.A cart came down the road loaded with assorted sweetmeats.It might have been the taste or the lure of the delicacy itself which gave wheels to the legs of the security guard and he rushed towards the cart.He purchased couple of sweetmeats and started to relish them right there with the saliva dripping from his mouth.Suddenly a dog came out of nowhere.It was as frail as a stick.Might well suffice to call it a stick with four legs.It was just after noon on a hot summer day.By the look of it,I am sure the dog won't have eaten anything for a day or two.He came near to the security guard and wagged its tail vigorously.The security guard tried to ignore the animal at first but after sometime he decided that kicking was the only option.So in came the kick and struck the animal's belly.The hapless dog yelped in pain but didn't give way.Such was the effect of hunger upon it!After a few bites,the security guard got irritated and started kicking the dog again.A silent dog this time,for no apparent fault of his.The animal yelped.It yelled for help but alas,there was no one around.I couldn't take this anymore though.I rushed down the stairs and into the street with a speed that would have put even Usain Bolt to shame.I reprimanded the security guard severely and explained to him what an act of shame he had just done.He realised his mistake and apologized to me for it.I picked the wounded animal,brought it home,fed it nicely and in the night,let it go out.
                                                                                   This incident is not a one-off case.Right from the truck drivers to the suave businessmen,from the illiterate to the highly educated and from the funny people to the serious ones,all indulge in kicking poor animals.Not only dogs but many other animals too.I just cringe from within then and ask them just a couple of questions:1.What would have been your reaction if you would have been in the same place 2.Is it the fault of animals that they can't speak and give voice to your cruelty.Some people pay heed,others blatantly ignore.Do your work,they say.Don't interfere in our personal matter.Personal matter??Oh please!Gimme a break.They don't realise the gravity of their doing.Ignorant and maim-in-mind souls.How many times I have seen this happening I have forgotten to keep a count of.From outside the shops to inside the compunds of high-rise buildings,this act is firmly practised in society.The people who engage in such acts are virile people.The only way to sort out this mess is to reprimand and redirect the thoughts of the people towards animals.God wants peaceful existence of the human species with the other species.Who are they to go against his wishes?? If some sort of punishment like jail sentence is put forth for this crime,then I do think it can get subsided and submerged.Its high time that we start respecting animals.Not on the surface but from deep within.Its not too big an ask.Let's break the cudgels of the mind and start respecting them for what they are rather than for what they aren't.