TERROR Strikes...

26-11-2008 a date that no Mumbaikar will ever forget. Nearly 52 hrs have passed now and I have been glued to the T.V just like all others across the country. We have witnessed everything that makes up a good Hollywood production Car chases, Bombings, Shoot outs, Hostage scenarios... everything that would make up a good Steph Speilberg movie, but this time the show is not on HBO or star movies but its being played live on all our news channels.

Now when the situation is much under control a lot of fingers are being pointed, the politicians say its Pakistan, Israel slams India for carrying out a pre-mature operation at Nariman house and so on...But I guess in the end the bottom line remains, they f****d us. We lost our valorous men in this entire operation, but facing the truth we should realize that they were damn well prepared not only with the weapons but with the management of this entire operation. Anyone who has been tracking this entire episode realises that it doesn't end here, it will take some time for Mumbai to get back on its feet. It will take some time for India to realise the enormity of the incident and take proper reforms, but what do we as young citizens do in a situation like this? For the last 2 days I have been simply pondering if there is anything that I can do to help and I'm sure many of you reading this would be thinking the same. But as I think more about this gruesome incident I feel its only vigilance that can avoid situations like these. The police always keep reminding us about this fact after every act of terririsom but somehow we don't learn. I think its high time we forget the racial, ethinic, cultural and religious differences between us and be more aware of our surroundings. You don't need special training or a degree to be more concious, but it could save a lot of lives.

In this short para I have made some spelling errors and I'm sure some of you haven't even realized it. I guess its time to UNDERSTAND rather than READ and it's surely time to ACT rather than TALK. I just hope we learn our lessons from this cruel act of terror and I'm glad that atleast our political parties have not started tearing each other apart and are supporting our nation as one body (atleast till now.)