Minhaj’s Diary
It’s several months since it flooded Marudur. The fast pace of time frightens me. The thought only leads me to realise we have only a limited reserve of time left out in our earthly life.
Marudur people, who were directly affected by the flood, have almost forgotten the disaster. The agony of the flood has faded away from the folk's memory. Many people behaved as if the flood never occurred in the first place.
Over time, the flood will remain a distant memory that has nothing to do with the present. Is this what we call “collective dementia” or “collective forgetfulness”?
When I think of collective forgetfulness, I am unable to forget the fate of my geography teacher, Mujahid Sir. I was at my Advanced level at the time. I feel a collective guilt till this moment for what happened to him though I have no share in his fate.
