The madness of terror

It’s almost 24 hours beyond that wretched blast in Pune, last evening. I was elsewhere, when someone broke this news to me and the selfish me immediately rang up all my folks out there just to hear their voices so as to comfort myself that my immediate world still held together. But what about those unlucky ones who might have planned so many things for the morrow, never to be able to see through their wishes fulfilled? Why has life been so unkind to them? As the gory details came on the TV channels, a sense of deep anguish coupled with rage, born out of a sense of impotency and helplessness to do something, has engulfed me. A sense of personal loss is all pervading and I’ve not been able to shake off that feeling.
What sort of people are the terrorists? Do they really understand their religion to be displaying such inhuman behaviour? What happens to them if their own kith and kin were to lose their lives or face grave danger under similar circumstances? No religion in this world propagates elimination of life or property. So why do these people get to do this and spread so much of hatred amongst fellow human beings? From past records and analyses, it’s fairly clear that almost all of those- so- called- terrorists were drifters, easily mouldable through indoctrination to do the extreme act of taking the life of another, never mind losing one’s own life in the process.
Is this, then, the trend of the times? Will all those who’re unable to do well in life, go in droves to achieve ‘fame’ through ignominy? I’d like to believe otherwise, because as I put these thoughts of mine, there’s a musical reality show being telecast on the Asianet channel involving children with their sparkling eyes so full of hope and confidence in their demeanour , which reinforces that famous number, ‘we shall overcome’.

Tailpiece. Being Valentine’s day, my spirits were lifted thanks to a number of cute messages received from many of my young friends, all through the day. And yes, we’ve the responsibility to give them a caring and loving tomorrow.