Today I was having a long conversation with my cousin about India's caste system. It hit me then; why does it in fact still exist? I would have thought with all the hate going around because of it, it would have been eradicated to make way for a level playing field. Who determines whether someone is backward or forward? In the olden days, riches and wealth were the pinpoint for the selection. However, it degenerated into a hereditary beacon of status. And so over time, tables have been turned. A 'backward caste'(I put in inverts, because reference to caste disgusts me) girl can now go into a shop and pick up diamond necklaces at her liking, while a forward caste man begs on the street for a measly lumpsum of food for the night. And as some sort of consolation, or makeshift apology, the government gives rations to the backward caste, whilst the forward caste are left to scrounge for themselves, no matter what their economic status may be today. They are judged upon their past. To a lineage that they cannot even hold today. Is it fair to look at others this way?
Also Body Shop is making an effort to stop Human Sex Trafficking; this is perfect; this is sort of my pavement towards what I want to do in the future. Right now, I guess I'm the one doubting me, saying it can't be done. I guess I have to prove myself wrong then.
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