It has been a terrible last few days..inspite of the pledge not to lose interest and blog everyday, I simply was not in the frame of mind to write. The guilt of sitting at home, safe and sound, when hundreds of people were losing their lives, is difficult to express.
While you say a silent prayer for your good fortune, you also weep for the child who has lost his parent, for the elderly uncle who cried for the only bread winner of the family, for the young spouse who instead of honeymooning was busy arranging the funeral of the dead partner...yes, it has been such a crazy, upside down world. The secured city around me seemed to be tumbling like a pack of cards. The most difficult thing was to watch the action live on tv. While it was difficult to tear one's eye from the gruesome reality and engage in anything else, it was equally difficult to witness the look of surrender on people's eye as they waited for their near ones, to hear about the messages that people sent in their last moments, to watch the mother who was inconsolable while bidding farewell to the brave son who lost his life saving others. It was heart wrenching to look at the wife who whispered her last endearments for the husband who died in uniform while braving the terrorist. Such were the sights and scenes that enveloped us all. On so many occasions, I wished I was the brave heart doing duty in the line of fire. I wish I could be the commando in uniform, throwing the challenge back to the terrorist, and be of use to the country in its worst hour of need. It takes special people and special courage to be there in the thick of action and I simply was not that blessed. However, to be sitting idle, with all the vent up anger and frustration, at the way the country was being run and the audacity of the action, had a numbing impact on me.
I wish the anger that all of us have today are better channelized and does not die as the days pass. While the wound is still fresh, we should collectively take a pledge to change ourselves as a society which is accountable and respected for it honesty and courage. Was it possible for someone to do the dastardly act if they did not get internal help?
If the coasts were better manned and monitored, could someone violate our coast line so easily? What would take a government to behave the way US did after 9/11 which ensured that the action was never repeated in their country…as a society should not we start asking those questions to our politicians? In a political blame game, shouldn't we as a society and media as our voice, ask both the parties to shut their mouths and instead deliver.
And most importantly, shouldn’t each of us start being accountable for our actions. The next time you jump the light by mistake, stop taking the easy way out and bribing the policeman to go scot free. Remember, such small actions, the little greed, add up to things monumental, tragedies beyond comprehension.
As society unless we develop a moral, it will always be easy for the outsider to exploit our weaknesses and wreck havoc. Shouldn’t each of us stop in our path and confront the greedy politician, the sloppy policeman, or the corrupt official, who has been engaging in bribery of any form….be it giving false ration cards or unauthorized voters card.
Each of us, individually and collectively, needs to take action. Politicians are a corrupt lot, but more importantly, they are usually a reflection of the society. So unless, we raise our voice for our rights, and be dutiful to our social obligations, we will always live in the fear of such actions.
Let us be UNITED for once and STOP everything CORRUPT and EVIL from entering our society and harming not only our today, but also our future generations.
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