The Ugly face of Terrorism

One of my earliest remembrances of a bomb blast are those when a human bomb killed Rajiv Gandhi. I was little and failed to convince my senses about why would anyone want to kill others including oneself? I had heard of suicides and of murders but this was incomprehensible. I still have vivid memories of the images on TV that can create the same melancholy it did at that point of time..Parts of body shattered, lumps of flesh with blood flowing as if it was muddy water thrown away cos there can be nothing better that can be done with it. Parents and relatives mourning not able to come to terms with the reality that too harsh to accept.

The day before yester was one of the latest ugly blasts in Hyderabad, my home town. Two blasts one in Lumbini Park during a Laser show and the other at Gokul Chaat, a favourite fast food center in one of the busiest markets of Hyderabad. I had been to both places on several occasions few years ago. I felt I could have been at either of the two spots or any of my dear ones…. Not that the 40 of who died in the blast bring any less disgust to me. I am angry inside and sad at the increasing terrorism and how it affects us the common man. We are no way responsible for terrorism and terrorism intrudes our peaceful days and stares disturbingly into our faces or are we by not standing up and reacting to it? I have’nt changed from what I thought as a child “ why whould anyone want to kill so may innocent people in a way that their lives are never the same and marr the life of so many others, causing words like trust, belief, brotherhood and tolerence to become obsolete. I want to do something with my anger and frustration and grief … I don’t see how? We have been tolerating terrorism for long just too long. I say we have tolerated because nothing has changed, no signs of mitigating what is happening… only fear and insecurity of getting to a more detetorating situation. Thinking that making a change to the situation is beyond my circle of influence may be an easy excuse out … I want to make a change… How?