SILENCED

In a time unknown and in a city unheard Soumen and Souwomen lived together. They had the brightest lives, excellent bonding and the most harmonious relations between each other. However they were what one could call as Two in one. Because the Soumen & Souwomen had a different way with their innerself, their soul. They could talk to their souls. Their souls were their teachers and guides. Whenever a decision needed to be taken, they asked their souls and acted accordingly.
Life moved on happilly in that city unheard.
Then came famine. There wasn’t enough food. Children were dying and so were Soumen and Souwomen. Life looked tougher day by day.
One night when the dark hounded the city, a Souman lingered out of his little home. He didn’t know where he was going, what he was going to do. All he knew was hunger and pain. And that he couldn’t take it any longer.
As he continued his walk he saw some light in the nearby hut. The door looked slightly open. He slowly entered the hut, tempted by a smell he well recognized. A loaf of bread awaited his eyes there. His senses evoked his actions and he was about to grab the loaf when suddenly he heard a voice. His soul's voice.
'No u cant do this. This isnt your bread. Wait, you shall get your fill. It wont be as bad as it is. This isnt yours.' His soul was trying to stop him, guide him.
But then hunger was a strong temptation getting stronger each minute. And at this point the soul's voice sounded more like noise. The Souman's soul didn’t feel like a friend any longer. It sounded like an enemy. And enemies need to be done away with.
Half an hour passed. The hut door was still open. But the loaf was missing. And so was the Souman. He was lying in his empty bed. Without an empty stomach after two long days. But Souman wasn’t himself anymore. The enemy had been silenced. And so had his Soul. The Souman was a man now.
When the true owner of the loaf realised the theft, he blamed his neighbour for it. The next night the neighbour was killed and so was another soul.
As time passed more and more Soumen & Souwomen became men and women. They were still happy, sumptous and healthy, but they were also sad, greedy and weak now. Some of them continued to be Soumen and Souwomen still but then, they couldn’t do much because of the increasing army on the other side.
Life continued and still continues in that unheard city. Just that times have changed. And that city is your city, everyone's city. We gave it a name. The World.

Question is who are you? Souman/ Souwoman or Man/Woman ?