The world is, officially as of now,the most dangerous place to live in.

The attack in Mumbai has shown us many things-that life tends to be a bit senseless once in a while, that good people die for no reason, that governments will NOT do what they say they would do, that our police force and security have much to work on, and that even terrorists will stoop to such depths so as to hold a hospital hostage, where people are treated and their health improved regardless of what religion they belong to.

It showed us that some families in neighbouring countries are so hard up that anyone willing to raise and take responsibility for one of their kids are welcomed with open arms, and that even though their kids are raised well and taught to speak english and dress in jeans and a t-shirt, the fact that they are in that situation is because their families do not have the money to provide for them, hence foster care is most welcome.

Whether the provider is one who plans to train the young ward to kill people and hold up guns is immaterial. I suppose that, as an afterthought, the young one might actually realize, while he is in the thick of all that gunfire, that he might not get out of this particular chore alive.

It's a vicious cycle. Poverty-Terrorism-Death/Incarceration/Escape. Only Education will help at this point. People who can think for themselves and not being scared to do so, people thinking for themselves, confident in the knowledge that the wrong answer will not see their cerebrospinal fluid bathing the walls. People who can be detached from a particular situation and see the merits and demerits as they are and not as how others say they are.