A tragedy worse than the death of Swathi, is the reason
behind it. A young man went to the extent of murdering a girl who rejected his
proposal and degraded him. Perhaps, a rejection in itself was probably
sufficient to ignite a killing instinct in this psychotic man. However, it could
also be that it was the fact that Swathi has cited his career, income, lack of
education as a reason to reject him and verbally abused him for having such
thoughts.
Love for a person comes naturally. It is not based on social
standing, income or caste. In the same way, when you reject someone’s love,
spare some thought to the fact that they are a human being. Don’t destroy their
confidence, don’t degrade them, and don’t abuse them. Politely reject. Don’t
put them down for not having enough education, money, or status. Think about
it. How insulting would it be and how frustrated would they feel that it is
material things that are standing in the way of love. Of course it doesn’t
justify murder. But, it isn’t right either. When rejecting a love proposal,
give reasons based on why you can’t love that person. Don’t give reasons why
that person is not of a lovable material.
