Monday, December 1, 2008

Numb?

I thought I might become numb after all these blasts and I was afraid of such a time. But as I sat glued to the television, eventually forcing myself to shut it down to study, I realized something..
I was astounded at the audacity of these terrorists. I was horrified at the ease with which they came into the city and held the whole country hostage for 3 days. I was shocked by the mercilessness of these people. I was scared for the death toll. I was furious at the complete failure of the government and its utter inefficiency to handle such a situation. I was heartbroken seeing Taj on fire. I was disgusted with the petty politician who offered money to the widow of the officer he had villified few weeks before. I was heartened by the brave stories of hotel staff, guests, railway announcer and others. I was disgusted at the man who wanted to get into the frame of the television in the aftermath, smiling on the phone probably telling his family/friends that he was on TV. I was sick of the talk about the spirit of mumbai. I was confused whether I should be more scared that there was an intelligence failure or that though there was information, nobody did anything. I was angry at the politicians for their callous and insensitive remarks.
So No.. I am not numb!!