The world has become a much darker place to live in. Although it was obvious from the start that terrorism is out there,and is rampant, it's always with a knowledge that we weren't there when it happened;we hear it in the news,listen to it, and then carry on with our lives.
What happened here in Bangalore was a wake-up call. In fact,it happened very close to the place where I am working,and the news got out that there have been 7 low intensity blasts scattered across the city,in key traffic areas too. And it was then that I realised that it can harm me too,something that had never occured to me before.
The next day,I had gone to the Forum to book tickets for a movie,and as I was calling my friends and asking them whether I should book tickets for them as well,they told me to stay away from the Forum as there was a bomb that had been disabled there this morning. While I later learnt that it was not,in fact, in the Forum that the bomb was disabled but within a short distance from there,at the time I heard it I was wondering just how crazy things have become.
How do we deal with this? The next day there were blasts in Ahmedabad that killed around 40 people. There is no answer. Carry on with our lives?Is that what we can tell the families of those people who were killed? It's all to easy to say that we should fight back,that we should retaliate. What are the consequences? It'll give the people who plotted the attack exactly what they want: an all out war,where thousands more will die. Just don't give a damn?
If you know the answer,let me know.
I have just returned from a late night show,and all the while I was at the mall and a few times I was watching the movie I was thinking to myself :What will happen if the bomb goes out now? How will it be if I see the bomb exploding right in front of me? I hope that the day will come when our children,more likely our grandchildren will live in a world where the only thing worrying people is how much they are making a difference to the lives of others,and not about caring for their safety as they are being threatened by the plague that is continuing to hound us presently.
Please do not misunderstand this entry to be an ultra right wing call to arms or an anti-religious attack. It's merely my thoughts as they had occured the past 2 days,thats's all.
Take care.
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