My Ode To The Spirit Of Mumbai!
7.10pm is when the bombs exploded, 3 bombs they say, 13 people died and twice the number injured they speculate.
7.15pm is when things start to sink in, that 'Oh My God! Its happened again' and 'Is everyone OK'.
7.30pm is when the rationalization of the entire foresaid event starts and what do I get, 'Oh its that country to the north of us. Screw them, Admonish them, Let them die in Hell' followed by 'Im unhappy about this and hope everyone is fine in Mumbai, our prayers are with them'
7.40pm you watch the news to get a perspective of the events, the more you watch the more you wonder who is actually spreading these rumours. The public or the pathetic newsmedia who are poorly informed creating unwanted hysteria.
Those 30 minutes pretty much summed up everything for a Mumbaikar. It kind of made sense for me too, these guys who want terrorize us have a 4 yearly plan to give us the tremors. I don't know if these people are the same or different people who have varied inetrests ranging from taking advantage of a viable situation, bring down the government, being heard or just doing this to have fun.
You know I feel the city of Mumbai is become like that kid in school, who got bullied once by a person of strength. But seeing the weakness or lack of resolve the entire school bullies him out his Misery! So looks like any Tom Dick and Harry with a resonable terrorizing intent can inflict pain on us as and when they want.
Then we have "Mumbai will GO ON!" and "Its the Spirit Of Mumbai that will take us past this tragedy" filling the Facebook and Twitter timelines abound everywhere. Some people have even improvised it to an extent now saying "Be happy when you see your kids and family, forget the negativity"
As much as I agree with the later, I don't want no jackass telling me to be Happy to be alive or be Strong from the tragedy that just happened to my City! I don't need this piss-ass tell me that we can move on and there is something better up ahead. Let me tell you 'Postive About The Future Of This City' Fool, with the rate these blasts are happening you, me, him, her, that kid, your neighbour, your relative all are close to that one bomb which will explode when you least expect. So keep that spirit handy then my dear man, and be a beacon of enlightenment to others when you lose your dear one. And Yes Mumbai has to go on not because we have the F**KING SPIRIT its because it HAS to.
You know what's the worst part about this, I remember after the Mumbai Attacks we all had a candle lit march across the Gateway Of India. Scores came in and voiced their strong opinions on the ever so rudimentary Indian Newsmedia some even projecting it the Voice Of India speaking. All fine and dandy I must say, some even gave me goosebums egging me to urge on. What happened then!
I am sure we may have a beautiful white clothed march across town with our candles lit again to remember the souls who lost their life. But what after that, are we going to go back to our ignorant little life wondering everything's fine now. Where is the responisbility my dear Friend, whom do we leave accountable for this periodic carnage which hits the streets when you least expect. How do we wander off so easily into the night when the day was bloodied.
So what gives people, what gives!