Yesterday I was at the peace march, there were many people angry - blaming the government, blaming Pakistan, they wanted security. Someone came up to my friend and innocently asked -"what is this for?", his reply was "where are you from?", the truth was that he did not know like all of us gathered there that what exactly was this for. 1,00,000 voices - One Spirit One Mumbai - yes it was One spirit but one voice?? Everyone had different agenda's and opinions, some wanted to start full fledged war with our neighbours, they wanted the government to fall, some wanted answers to various questions, some said 'Ram Gopal Vermas next movie - Deshmurkh, starring you know who'; so what exactly was the purpose? Based on these questions numerous others will follow - Will Ram Gopals next movie make a difference? Will the government falling make a difference? Will this government changing and the next coming in make a difference, will it not just be a choice between the Devil and the Deep blue sea? Won’t war mean more harm than good? None of these voices knew what the answers were, they all came with questions, all of them were angry, but not a single soul had a solution put up on his poster. However what I felt made a difference was debate – we debated at Indigo Deli, we debated in the car on the way home, we all had our opinions and we voiced it hoping that in this there would lay a solution. However for all the pessimists who thought that yesterday had no purpose, they were wrong for there was a subtle purpose shared by all these 1,00,000 voices namely “CHANGE” – Obama won an election based on this very word. People may not have a solution but they are determined to keep searching for answers, they are determined to fight, to start a movement for change; I only hope that for a better tomorrow we find a solution or an answer sooner rather than later.
However one aspect deeply saddened me, the media sensationalized the stories and included Taj, Oberoi and Nariman house, the 40 people who died at CST what happened about them? Among the hustle and bustle of various stars trying to garner media attention, at a corner at gateway you found a few families of not a very affluent background lighting candles and had a poster for the lives lost at CST, we keep talking about families who lost everyone - at CST a Muslim family lost 7 members, three generations of the family were wiped out, where do we hear about them? Media should unite not be impartial in their coverage, make this movement a movement for all classes, this movement should not take precedence because all of a sudden it has hit really close to the middle class home. Yes I go to Oberoi and Taj often and know of many who lost people there, but I still am not closing my mind to those who lost their loved ones at CST. Let us unite for a common cause "PEOPLE FOR CHANGE", the politicians, the terrorists, the British have always had one way to garner power – ‘divide and rule’, lets make sure that this will not work this time. Yesterday among the 1,00,000 people many were Muslims, infact a group of Muslim students of about 500 maybe walked through carrying poster's saying "Pakistan should be declared a terrorist state", the roaring applause followed by hugs from many and pats on their back was extremely moving.
Solutions or answers can be many, however what is the right answer I do not know and am willing to admit that I am at a loss for words here. However I do know something, we cannot keep blaming others, it needs to stop, the famous saying 'charity starts at home' should be changed to ‘CHANGE STARTS AT HOME’ - do something about all this yourself, start a movement, stop bribing, stop littering. What really impressed me about yesterday was how social networking sites, sms's made 1,00,000 people turn up not considering the security risk, so use this medium and spread your opinion just as I have.
However one aspect deeply saddened me, the media sensationalized the stories and included Taj, Oberoi and Nariman house, the 40 people who died at CST what happened about them? Among the hustle and bustle of various stars trying to garner media attention, at a corner at gateway you found a few families of not a very affluent background lighting candles and had a poster for the lives lost at CST, we keep talking about families who lost everyone - at CST a Muslim family lost 7 members, three generations of the family were wiped out, where do we hear about them? Media should unite not be impartial in their coverage, make this movement a movement for all classes, this movement should not take precedence because all of a sudden it has hit really close to the middle class home. Yes I go to Oberoi and Taj often and know of many who lost people there, but I still am not closing my mind to those who lost their loved ones at CST. Let us unite for a common cause "PEOPLE FOR CHANGE", the politicians, the terrorists, the British have always had one way to garner power – ‘divide and rule’, lets make sure that this will not work this time. Yesterday among the 1,00,000 people many were Muslims, infact a group of Muslim students of about 500 maybe walked through carrying poster's saying "Pakistan should be declared a terrorist state", the roaring applause followed by hugs from many and pats on their back was extremely moving.
Solutions or answers can be many, however what is the right answer I do not know and am willing to admit that I am at a loss for words here. However I do know something, we cannot keep blaming others, it needs to stop, the famous saying 'charity starts at home' should be changed to ‘CHANGE STARTS AT HOME’ - do something about all this yourself, start a movement, stop bribing, stop littering. What really impressed me about yesterday was how social networking sites, sms's made 1,00,000 people turn up not considering the security risk, so use this medium and spread your opinion just as I have.
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wow minnie!!!!!!
if all else fails, u can become a journalist for jai maratha
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