I woke up today morning and was checking my email. A friend had sent a message "What is happening in Mumbai?". I did not fully understand it and replied in jest to him....
... Then I opened rediff.com and all hell broke loose inside me...
... I had thought that the days of gunmen roaming streets are over and bomb blasts were the norm -- my mind had always argued that making a bomb is easy and detecting is hard ... this time it was guns... scores of people with them ... and loads of ammunition ... roaming about on the streets ... those streets where so many like me roam around ... streets which were among my favourite places in Mumbai ... several policemen died... several insignificant people like me also perished ...
Bombs are scary enough ... but Guns? And 30-40 people carrying them? In the heart of the city? Is the Government sleeping? Are we going back in time? The ATS chief dead. Two senior cops dead. More than 100 officially dead.
Is the situation really so hopeless? The government may have no reason/incentive to act. But what about me? I need to save myself. But I do not know if I can do anything. I do not know what to do. Whom to approach. Where to start... Maybe this will be another time when I will just shed some tears which will dry up with time...
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Hi Mohit
I think we all wield power to bring about a huge change in the existing system rather than having tears of hopelessness.What you can do is to practice peace and motivate people around you to bring peace around in their lives. Rest I do believe that change will be gradual, but it shall surely be there. As an educator I am doing my bit to conscientize people around to change, mobilizing their actions through trainings, writings and active blogging.
See what can you do to contribute towards change and peace. One of your note worthy efforts is surely CURE.
Looking forward for more action on your part.
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