09/18/2026
Human beings are considered the greatest of all creatures on Earth. What makes us different is our humanity—the ability to show love, kindness, compassion, and mercy toward other living beings.
But these days, we are forced to witness acts that are deeply cruel and inhumane.
A disturbing scene was reportedly seen in Chainpur, Bajhang, where a woman appears to have thrown a dog—possibly a dog she had raised herself—from a roadside bridge into the Seti River, which was flowing dangerously high with floodwater.
What kind of pain and cruelty must be in someone’s heart to do something so heartless?
Being human means protecting humanity. It means showing love, kindness, and compassion toward animals and all living beings. It means not harming others and helping those who are in trouble.
It has not even been three weeks since we witnessed heartbreaking scenes during the devastating Bhotekoshi flood, where a dog, after losing its owner, remained and ran along the banks of the Trishuli River day and night, waiting and searching for the person it loved—without caring about hunger or thirst.
And now, on the other hand, we see a healthy and energetic dog being thrown alive into a raging river by a human being.
Where is our society heading?
Has the humanity within us really begun to disappear?
I hope not.
What that woman did was wrong and should never be justified. Let us all speak against such cruel acts from wherever we are. Let us protect compassion, kindness, and humanity.
Humanity begins with how we treat the most helpless among us.
