I am lucky today! I am Alive!
This is the first thought which struck me today. I have felt like a spectator all these days waiting for my turn to come. I was so sure it will be just around the corner. In fact I never chose to stay at home also unlike many and walked out as much possible. Just waiting and watching!
The emotions I went through these days of massacre , I can never be vocal about it. News slowly reaching my ears of losses from all possible directions. A friend lost a fiancé (the wedding was two weeks away), there was also a friend related the story of knowing what it was like to be with the terrorist ,while an acquaintance called me saying how she just got saved by 5 minutes.
It’s was always the same tale related and revisited!

But I wonder what after this. I am sure that reeling after the effect of such a massive shock, many have come back to their senses. But what about those who still choose to be the pigeon in front of the cat. The ones who still believe in the fact that “bade bade shahron main aisi chhoti chhoti baatein hoti hai”
Thanks Sir ! We really needed the encouraging words…..
Anyways we have no time for your “hit below the belt” remarks! We have to get back our system . Coz unlike you we don’t stay in a cosy den with ten commandos surrounding us.
We need to get our protection and stand for Ourselves

I know that many diary posts and reviews have already spoken about it and I pardon myself for being repetitive. Honestly I don’t want to analyse the event and I don’t want to point fingers at any. All I want to remind myself is that
What from here? Where do I lead from here…
Should I just move on and forget this as a bad nightmare and get back to the much spoken Mumbai Spirit or should I just shrug my shoulders casually and say again “Thank God ! I am Alive!”

Or should I just start contributing to the system as it belonged to me and my own country. I mean its so easy to sit and curse but did I ever try to do something about it. In these days I saw the whole of Mumbai becoming one despite the fact if they were UPites, Bihaaris , Maharashtrians….the need of the hour made them one and give their best. Is it a bit too much of a task if we make this a regular routine?Why don’t we just find leaders among ourselves rather than voting for the present ones and then choosing Andho main kaana raja. Do if I ask a person about career choices (here I beg to say about qualified people belonging to better backgrounds), none would opt for Politics.
Too much of courage is needed to get into the jungle and fight.

I know its too much of a task to ask for! Lets leave the Country, State or City but have we ever contributed towards the locality we live. Do we even know about the snags in the security of our residential area?
My Dad tells me that in the 84’riots in the locality I stay put, one member of each house came out and volunteered to act in a security team. The whole community formed a gang of their own to save from the outsider. Coz they felt the need to act rather than speak…I just wish I can get back that spirit again.
The system needs Contribution from Us, Not Empty Curses!