by Jyoti Pandey

Created on: January 05, 2009

Some said, now the world powers will be able to understand the strategic role India as a country has to play on the world map. Some tried to likened the attack to 9/11 and some contemplated about the possible terrorist organization that led the massacre. Some watched in awe; some in amazement with extreme disbelief. There were onlookers outside the hotel Taj waiting to see our brave army and navy commandos in action. We wanted to watch every move and every action commending them, praising them who laid their lives for safety of their country men and women.

While I too sat lifelessly unable to make sense of what was happening, what really made me bewildered and choked my throat in pain was watching a baby girl who had lost her parents in the attack, a 13 year old boy who lost everybody in his family his parents, his siblings, everybody, and he himself was so badly hurt that the doctors didn't have the courage to tell him the truth. And a family who were returning back to their hometown lost each and every member of his family. Those eyes , those vacant gloomy eyes made me difficult to sleep at night. I woke up in fear a couple of times at night as the scene of that patrol jeep opening fire at the hapless crowd who the crowd initially had thought as the police jeep to get help from left them so vulnerable! The trusts were broken the faith was shattered! These are the most common people of any country who suffer the severest consequences without having the full knowledge of whatever happened and why it happened. What would that baby understand about the world politics and what would she care about why some terrorist organizations have a mission of Jihad who have taken a vow to destroy some countries. A 13 year old having his dreams and aspirations at the peak doesn't know and doesn't understand why does it all happen.

After a couple of days the situation came back to normal I heard in the news! Local trains have started and people have resumed their work, and everything has been taken under control. Really? I asked myself! Just because the Bombay stock exchange is back in action full swing and the sound of that locals have again started roaring in the city, life really became normal? Are these the parameters to gauge the normalcy of any situation? How many of them are fearless now that nothing can happen to them the next moment? How many of them feel safe going to work in a high rise building without any fear and how many are even enjoying their most leisure activity

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