Have we lost our Humanity?

On the way to my office everyday I would have a glimpse of a mentally imbalanced woman (I would never call someone mad, we need to respect everyone) from the auto or bus i usually travel. She might be around 60 years (may be the illness would have added few years) untidy, unkempt and would be in her own world, unconcerned about whatever is happening around her. I have never given much thought about her. But the incidence that happened today made me to think about her and us, the so called "normal and mentally balanced people".

Today when my auto was passing through narrow lanes of Shanthi Nagar traffic was stalled for few minutes as some stupid person had parked his car in middle of the road. She was at her usual place, next to a small tea stall. Today i saw that she had a companion, a dog. She had given a morsel of bun to the dog and was scribbling something on an old soiled calender. Three boys not more than 10 years were passing by and one of them pulled the scarf on her head and tried to bully her. At once her companion barked and tried to pounce on those bullies. They scattered and ran away like scared dogs. By that time traffic was cleared and my auto went ahead.

Thats about the incidence. But that incidence made me to think. I felt we are not as compassionate as compared to that dog. The dog tried to defend that lady who had just given a piece of bread an we human tried to bully her. Its like the strong mockering the weak. If we dig our history we do see billions of incidence where the strong and civilized had tried to suppress the voice of weak. For example Eygptians used the slaves to build pyramids, Romans tried to suppress Christianity, British tried to keep many countries under their control including India with force and deciet, Hitler and Nazis planning and executing the Holocaust.... and list is endless (im not an expert on history so listed the events i know). Does we feel happy when the weak is suffering? Does we enjoy when the helpless is in pain? What have we become? Are we living upto our animal instincts? Why do we forget our humane qualities like compassion, tolerance, helping, sympathy, empathy, mercy, pardon etc? If we find it difficult to follow the humane qualities why don't we let the other people and creatures to live as they are? Is it is difficult for us or its the itch that we have to cause the pain to someone?

I know many of them may feel that i have asked too many questions and its philosophical. No, its not. Its too simple. We need to do what is right not just to us but to our heart and soul. Its not big deal. I'm not telling to shelve out all your hard earned money to beggars, homeless, charities or orpahnage (you can do that once you are at par with Mr. Warren Buffet or Mr. Bill Gates). But we have to learn respect all humans, irrespective of their mental condition, physical condition, financial condition or color, caste, ethnicity, religion. The people who have not done any kind of harm to us or our family or country should be respected.
I can write still more but I have a guilt feeling that I dint shouted at those dogs who bullied that lady. I was just seeing the entire event as a silent spectator.........

I would like to tell something which just flashed in my mind. Romans (who were strong) crucified Jesus Christ. But see today whole Roman country is immersed in Christianity. Now tell me who has won and who has lost?
China defeated India in 1963 war (who still dream that they can, which is a joke) but they have surrendered to Gautama Buddha many long years back. Who has actually won?

We may think we are strong but actaully we are not. Thats the truth