Monday, November 23, 2009
together today...
Almost one whole year since that dreadful day in November when light and sound travelled with the same speed and dust was replaced by blood...i was in leopold this June and i saw the bullet holes and the cracked window panes ,i went to marine drive and i saw the nariman house,the synagogue,the taj,the oberoi and even though i was no where even near Bombay when it happened,i could play the whole thing in my head from the facts that i knew along with that unnerving smile on kasab's face which was pasted all over the media...
i felt like retching...
the incident hadn't affected me directly...or had it?and if it hadn't...shouldn't it have?
10 odd people come into my country,stage this horrible series of events for an unbearably long period of time and die,which according to them was,in peace...
they didn't deserve that easy an escape...
and then began the blame game,the contemporary dance performed by politicians,extending that hand of friendship every couple of days...and well,a hundred thousand different things which were very remotely connected to bringing about a soothing effect on the situation...
what happened to the victims?what happened to the families of the victims?what happened to the soldiers?what happened to the policemen?and what happened to the country?i don't have an answer...but somehow all i know is that mayawati trying to immortalise herself,rakhi sawant's "swayamvar" or the speculation whether aishwarya rai was carrying a baby became so much more important,besides,i wasn't really very surprised when some people from the school i go to,didn't even know that there was a massive flood down south wiping away chunks of population rapidly,or the massacre of the tamilians and how can i even forget to mention the generous donation of the maharashtra navmirman sena...everything that was important,took a backseat...I'm no where even near saying that i have the ultimate knowledge about global events,i don't think I'm even close...I'm not saying that i hold the secret to peace,if only...!all I'm trying to ask is...when are we going to stop taking things for granted and when are we all going to stop being so oblivious to everything around us?
everyone always says that we live only once,we'd rather live it for ourselves...I'd be a big phony if i said that i did anything otherwise...but well,don't you think its way past the time we should be taking strides in the direction of positive change? the smallest of things can make the biggest of difference...its like walking,i did not learn how to walk before i learned how to take a step...
there are so many different directions in which we can turn,all you and i need is some support to assure us that we wont fall flat on our faces,and even if we do,its going to be cushioned...
so...this is more or less an appeal to all those who wish to discover change...I'm not saying lets go and fight jihad or do something extraordinary or radical that we might not be able to reach...but lets at least start small...
i felt like retching...
the incident hadn't affected me directly...or had it?and if it hadn't...shouldn't it have?
10 odd people come into my country,stage this horrible series of events for an unbearably long period of time and die,which according to them was,in peace...
they didn't deserve that easy an escape...
and then began the blame game,the contemporary dance performed by politicians,extending that hand of friendship every couple of days...and well,a hundred thousand different things which were very remotely connected to bringing about a soothing effect on the situation...
what happened to the victims?what happened to the families of the victims?what happened to the soldiers?what happened to the policemen?and what happened to the country?i don't have an answer...but somehow all i know is that mayawati trying to immortalise herself,rakhi sawant's "swayamvar" or the speculation whether aishwarya rai was carrying a baby became so much more important,besides,i wasn't really very surprised when some people from the school i go to,didn't even know that there was a massive flood down south wiping away chunks of population rapidly,or the massacre of the tamilians and how can i even forget to mention the generous donation of the maharashtra navmirman sena...everything that was important,took a backseat...I'm no where even near saying that i have the ultimate knowledge about global events,i don't think I'm even close...I'm not saying that i hold the secret to peace,if only...!all I'm trying to ask is...when are we going to stop taking things for granted and when are we all going to stop being so oblivious to everything around us?
everyone always says that we live only once,we'd rather live it for ourselves...I'd be a big phony if i said that i did anything otherwise...but well,don't you think its way past the time we should be taking strides in the direction of positive change? the smallest of things can make the biggest of difference...its like walking,i did not learn how to walk before i learned how to take a step...
there are so many different directions in which we can turn,all you and i need is some support to assure us that we wont fall flat on our faces,and even if we do,its going to be cushioned...
so...this is more or less an appeal to all those who wish to discover change...I'm not saying lets go and fight jihad or do something extraordinary or radical that we might not be able to reach...but lets at least start small...
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