So what can I say? Week before last saw a downpour - but things got out of whack only for a day. Nothing compared to last year's deluge which saw the birth of this blogger. That deluge and the downpour paled in comparison to the 7 simultaneous bomb blasts on the local railway last week. Official figures say approx 200 died. Luckily for me - I was in the office and friends and family I know were safe and sound. This must be one of those occasions when people must've thanked their stars that they were working late and that being a workaholic wasn't such a bad deal.
A few days on and I'm glad to see that Bombay hasn't seen riots of any kind because of the blasts - isn't it good that people haven't reacted violently to the blasts? Shouldn't we be thanking and applauding the people from slums and from all communities who came out to help the injured at the blasts? I think it's quite something. I know there are some who feel that callous Bombay went back to work immediately the next day and noone stopped to think that so many people had died and knowing our system there's not going be much happening in the investigations and the people who lost their lives will be forgotten in a thrice except by their closest ones - but I think most of Bombay was too stunned to do anything. I think people were so taken aback by the blasts having taken place in the heart of Bombay's lifeline for millions of commuters that most are clueless about what to do. I think everybody in their heart of hearts is grappling with the knowledge that so many innocent lives were lost and it was nothing to do with prejudices but just a plain act of terrorism. And I think it is heartening to see that the common man /woman hasn't turned violent in retaliation. I feel (and hope that I'm right) that this act of terrorism will bridge a gap between communities - that people will realise that it's not us and them but us and terrorism and that violence will bring nothing but death and destruction to innocent people.
That's what I think and I'm a pessimist most times. This time I don't know why I'm being optimistic but I just am.
A few days on and I'm glad to see that Bombay hasn't seen riots of any kind because of the blasts - isn't it good that people haven't reacted violently to the blasts? Shouldn't we be thanking and applauding the people from slums and from all communities who came out to help the injured at the blasts? I think it's quite something. I know there are some who feel that callous Bombay went back to work immediately the next day and noone stopped to think that so many people had died and knowing our system there's not going be much happening in the investigations and the people who lost their lives will be forgotten in a thrice except by their closest ones - but I think most of Bombay was too stunned to do anything. I think people were so taken aback by the blasts having taken place in the heart of Bombay's lifeline for millions of commuters that most are clueless about what to do. I think everybody in their heart of hearts is grappling with the knowledge that so many innocent lives were lost and it was nothing to do with prejudices but just a plain act of terrorism. And I think it is heartening to see that the common man /woman hasn't turned violent in retaliation. I feel (and hope that I'm right) that this act of terrorism will bridge a gap between communities - that people will realise that it's not us and them but us and terrorism and that violence will bring nothing but death and destruction to innocent people.
That's what I think and I'm a pessimist most times. This time I don't know why I'm being optimistic but I just am.
posted by Cranked Up at 3:28 PM
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