Letter to the victims and survivors of recent Mumbai Blasts...

One message which is doing the rounds in the mobile and Internet circuit after the recent bomb blasts in Mumbai on 13th of July is about the security of Indians. It taunts the government of India by asking it not to nab or kill the bomb blasters but to provide Indians with Ajmal Kasaab kind of security.
The message coyly then asks the receiver of the message to forward it to all Indians.

My response to such - Government does nothing - kind of message goes like this :

If you want Ajmal Kasaab kind of security;

You will have to first lead the same kind of pathetic life that he led in Pakistan...
Then, you will have to reject the voice of your conscience to become what Kasaab ultimately became...
Then, you will have to kill for money and also for those beliefs which are not at all yours but are forced upon your throat by a merciless society...
Then, you will have to choose to live an un-spirited life as a slave of mortal fear...
Then, you will have to prepare yourself to bear all such savage brutalities and tortures from the hands of police which never get printed or shown in media...
Then, you will have to actually kill innocent people, children and ladies included, in cold blood...
Then, you will have to face the ire & hatred of 120 crore people day-in and day-out till you are alive...
Then, you will have to really feel guilty for letting your mind rule your heart...
You start to want instant death more than life or security that your so called well-wishing promised you with, not so far ago...
But your wish will not be granted so easily - not until your soul is pure.
That, to me, is real justice...
That is what i call real Hindustani law befitting real Hindu tradition of love and compassion.
The supporters of Islamic law of - EYE FOR AN EYE have definitely forwarded that hate message which most probably got created by Hindustani terrorists.
Since you have forwarded that message to me too, may i ask as to when did you change your religion....?????

The other side of the story is as follows :
 
The life insurance companies who thrive on mortal fear would certainly like to nab the opportunity by providing wholesome security to such fear. A high premium policy for all Indians against untimely death seems to be perfect answer to safeguard the financial interests of the decease's family.

The question is - What about the emotional interests of the family?
Well, one can argue that time heals all such emotional traumas and life moves on.

That brings me to the second question - What about the interests of the deceased himself?
True, posthumously the deceased does not have any interests but then why should he invest so heavily in insuring a life which he would not have?

Being a true Indian who puts his family's interests before his own, he would still go for the deal. One another reason that will make him go for the deal is his latent desire to be known as a good, responsible family man. His family, if not in his life, at least after his death will surely thank him for what he left for them and daily garland his A4 size picture hanged religiously in the drawing room.

Oh man....your desires make you such a fool.
You loose your life for no apparent fault of yours and the society pays you handsome tributaries post humously for being such a fool. The priests that perform your last rites blame your destiny or Karma for your untimely death and you think that am i, along with my fellow bomb blast sufferers, the only culprits in entire Mumbai? Are all other survivors some kind of saints? Or their Karma too are just waiting for their destinies to ripe?

Just as you are lost in such thoughts of total insignificance now, you are pleasantly surprised to note that a soothing voice is welcoming you at the door to heaven. The gate opens and you see blissful light everywhere. An Apsara holds your hand delicately and tells you not to worry anymore as it is time for your spirit to be one with the holy spirit.

That is exactly the point where you suddenly realise that you have been transported to heaven to save you the pains of living a hellish life in India ; that you are not at all a sinner but are a blessed one.

You can also see some of your fellow brethren who lost their lives on that bomb blast day but wait...
Where are the others?

The light tells you that they are on their journey back to hell on planet Earth. Their spirits are given one more chance to lead their lives in such a way that they earn their place in heaven.

You protest,"But i never once did feel that life in India or planet Earth is a hell. Challenging it is, but certainly not hell."

"That is exactly why you are here my dear child," tells you the holy spirit in its booming voice.

THE BLAME GAME...

i simply adore this word "BLAME" ; its last two syllables sound 'me'


Olivia Judson is so right when she says she wants intelligent Aliens for us humans who can objectively tell humans as to what exactly is the problem with them. Humans definately can't assess themselves, however, i do firmly believe that everyone can heal self provided the self controls the mind & not the opposite.

i humbly present my case to you :

Any murder is tragic..no quarrels on that issue but to squarely blame the law & administration for the same is not only specious but also akin to the irresponsible thinking that some God or someone will come to rescue us from our sorrows & challenges while we continue to remain unconscious of the times we live in. This habit of not willing to take onus on oneself for ones own life events is precarious & spells doom for the self.In a way it depicts that one is under the firm grip of his/her own mind for whom blaming is a favourite pass time. Mind you this tendency of mind reigning control over the conscious self is not gender specific & not new by any stretch of imagination. We humans seldom learn from our mistakes...thanks to the blame game that so deeply prevails in our societies.

Look, i am not saying that the law & order is not a states responsibility...it is but an administration is made up of a group of elected or selected individuals who have come from the same society which has induldged so much in the blame game, from times immemorial,that it has completely forgot to take responsibility of the self, leave apart others.Is it not preposterous to even think that a politician, an administrator, a police offical,a journalist, a doctor, a judge, a lawyer, a teacher...or any professional for that matter will be more honest, more prudent, more ethical, more sensitive, more law abiding, more spiritual than the rest of the society...??? After all, this professional is born & brought up in the same selfish, cunning, corrupt, insensitive, law breaking, God fearing & not God loving society & so how can you expect him/her to be any different...??? Is not an individual true reflection of the society itself...??? Is it not, then, asking too much from these administrators to protect lives of each one of us, where ever & when ever we are...??? Is it not like asking them to be Gods in their fields & grant our wishes when even Gods fail in doing so...???

That we still get to see a few different individuals, going about their job with loads of passion, dedication & honesty is a welcome sign of relief but such individuals are exceptions & not norms of the society or the system,in fact, they are what they are, inspite of the society. In fact, society tries very hard to make them like itself, tortures them in their hay days for not being one with it, punishes them for being different till they succeed. Abhinav Bindra being the latest example.Thankfully, there is no dearth of such examples, be it Gandhi, Einstein, Kiran Bedi, Barkha Dutta, Dr Reddy, K G Balakrishnan, T N Sheshan, Aamir Khan, M S Dhoni....etc. etc. to name a few known personalities among a stream of many many unknown ones.No matter how big the quantity of such different individuals is, they are still very far & few when compared to the vast & roaring sea of society filled with blaming individuals.


Nobody invites death, even if it is natural, so it is childish to think that someone invites murder. Tell me, whom do you blame for un-natural deaths caused by AIDS, cancer, heart-attack, diabetes, malaria, sunamis, earthquakes, tornedos, snake bite etc.YES...i dare call them "un-natural". Just ask the one who is suffering from these diseases or whose loved ones have gone through such an ordeal & you will know the truth. A death is tragic...whether its natural or not..because it is death, all the same.We are all victims of death.

Alternately, we can also accept death as an un-detachable part of life & stop blaming others for it.With due regards,the dead are not blaming anyone. They lived their life the way they wanted to & must be at peace with themselves, possibly laughing to see us mortals so fearful about death, right now. Blaming can not free you from the fear of death, accepting it the way it is, can.If you can not live without blaming, then blame yourself...for being afraid...for being so greedy...for choosing life over death...for not being different from the society...for not living fully enough...

Blaming, albeit, if is a business then its altogether a different phenomenon.