It was definitely fun to watch him fight with his mom (my aunt) since that kept me out of the arena. I actually had thought of him as this cool ice prince who just shrugs off and gives a smile no matter what anyone tells him. That, I realized was a mistake on my part. He was just a regular guy who now with his new found habit of reading is on “a path to greater good”. Well then maybe not really but as of now he is on “a path to UK”.

Dated: 27.07.08

Two days back there were several bomb blasts in two of the leading metropolitan cities of India; Bangalore and Ahmedabad. Bangalore is the IT hub of India and a city that had been spared from the radical attacks in the past until now. There are more threats to other cities all over India as well.


I’m really confused as to the statement that these people intend to make; are they trying to say that “Oh those unsuspecting people going about on the roads trying to make ends meet are so easy to kill! So why not kill them and make a point!” what the point is, is still a mystery to me though and I’m sure so it is to a millions of others too. I don’t really remember having heard any religion telling its followers to go ahead and kill innocent people carrying on with their daily lives. I don’t find the excuse of having suffered when young worthwhile enough to explain the mass murdering of gullible men, women and children.


These so called terrorists say that they are fighting for freedom and that they have no choice but I call that rubbish because every human being has a choice: choice of action. Being blessed with life by god definitely can’t be for the purpose of destroying his other creations. If they really wanted to change the world, they should do so by bringing justice to thousands of people out there. They should put their resources and caliber into preventing crime and maintaining harmony. I guess then, I would believe them to be true heroes but as of now they are nothing but aimless murderers who operate like rats, who instead of coming up front and talking, stab innocents in their backs.

I've just recently begun reading a book called the Baghdad Burning, which is actually the collection of blogs written by an Iraqi woman 'Riverbend' during the Iraq occupation in 2003. I must admit I was someone who was never into politics. In fact I detested it, mainly the reason due to which I never bothered to know what’s actually happening around me.

I could even say that I was so caught up complaining about my life just like any other average human being that I totally failed to see the world around me. The book opened my eyes up to a lot of things that I was blind to. I myself was resident of Kuwait (Iraq's neighbor) at the time when George Bush had declared a war on Iraq (“The war against terrorism”). It was true that Saddam wasn't exactly the 'favorite' in anyone's books but I don't believe anyone hated him as much as they hated Bush at that instance.

Well I’m not the one to speak about the political 'stuffs'. Well, one thing I realized and was really affected by, was Riverbend's account of the constant fear that they experienced for their lives and that its easy for people in other parts to discuss about such things whereas the emotions of the people who undergo such great atrocities is just incomprehensible.

I still remember, towards the end of the occupation, a lot of news in the media about the torture and humiliation inflicted upon the people. There used to be discussions, debates, speeches and such competitions where this used to be the major topic where we sympathize with all those suffering while sitting in air conditioned rooms with all luxury and comfort. The truth of the matter is, no matter how much we sympathize with anyone we shall never really be able to fathom the minutest of their pain. It in a way made me realize how important it was for me to be aware of what was happening in the world and to do something to make the slightest of difference......