Halloween is approaching, and the world is about to celebrate death in all its forms. Of course, that does not mean people do not die during these times. Dev and I heard that one of our relatives died recently. Our first thought was: she did not even make it to All Souls' Day.
So we paid her a visit, not expecting that we would meet monsters in her funeral.
Dev and I entered the residence of the family she left. They managed to smile at us, having already gotten over her death. They welcomed us in their abode. But aside from the family, the first set of people we saw were the so called "monsters". Before we even got a glimpse of the dead person, all these local politicians stood up to smile and shake our hands.
They gripped our hands firmly and one by one declared their names. Complete with their current titles as councilors, they proudly stated who they were. Dev and I simply stared at each other in confusion. Is it appropriate to campaign in a funeral? Has the campaigning period even started?
As all these relatives mourned over a very fresh death, these politicians were campaigning themselves. All they thought of were themselves. They wanted to make sure they reserved a seat even before their enemies could think of sitting. And they did it everywhere: where voters were, they would also be present.
Just horrible, I thought. Why did they not pay respect to the dead? Did they even bother to look at the person? Did they even know who was in that coffin? Did they care?
I rarely speak about politics, but these people seem to fit the monstrous season. They deserve to be compared to vampires, mummies, ghosts...basically anything you have seen in your nightmares before. These are the kind of politicians who run our offices. These selfish people who take advantage of the little situations are the same ones who take advantage of the little people. Unfortunately, we are those little people.
Beware children, for your futures depend on who your parents vote for.
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