My mother has come to Guwahati day before yesterday. According to her schedule, she stayed for one night at my place, then for 2 nights she will stay at my younger sister's place and then in the early hours of 16th of August, she will again leave for my hometown Morigaon to resume her duties. Accordingly yesterday after my duty was over, I dropped her at my younger sister's place at Bharalu. After that I was returning to my rented house at Ulubari. It was already evening and while I was crossing the busy Paltan Bazar area driving my car, incidentally this thought came to my mind...
"What if now a bomb blasts near me and I just become a past!!!"
It was 14th August... As usual some "BANDHs" have been called by some organizations on 15th of August, i.e. on our Independence Day... Already high alert has been declared by the govt and the security has also been seemingly increased than before keeping in view of some terrorist activity...
You know.... Its very easy for these terrorists to end the life of a common man like me... Its very easy for them to stealthily place a bomb anywhere and then to have a blast and take lives to increase(?) their importance and to display their power!!! But you know what? If you are really strong enough, you should have the courage to fight from the front... These kinds of cowardice acts like bomb blasts and all would not serve anything in the greater interest of the nation...
Few days back one of my friend said to me, "You know Partha, Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters were also termed terrorists by the then Govt... Likewise those, whom we term terrorists now will also be called the saviour of our people in coming near future... Already you have some 'live' examples I suppose..."
I answered, "You know, our forefathers did fight against some foreigners... They had public support... But those acting now are fighting against their own people.. Ask for public voting and see if any of these so called organizations come forward... I think nobody amongst them have that moral courage... That's the difference !!!"
You call yourselves "freedom fighters"... You blame the govt of forcefully imposing everything on us... But answer me one question honestly... What are you people doing? By killing those innocents and creating an atmosphere of terror, you are also doing the same... You are also trying to forcefully implement your views upon us... The kids may not be aware of their well being's, but at least we, the adults, know it well what is good and what is bad for us... So if you need attention, its well and good... But try something else... Why make our lives terrible?
Whenever there are some news of some terrorist activity, whenever there are some news of loss of lives related to all these and in case happening near the places of my dear ones, my heart feels emptiness for sometime... One mightn't not feel it all the time or everyday, but nobody can be sure whether he/she would be able to return home safely... Even my mother, wife and sister call me sometimes immediately after such kinds of news items are being broadcast... They may not like to ask it directly, but by their action it becomes apparent that they want to hear my clear voice... It might sound heartening, but... Indirectly they try to know it for sure that their loving son/husband/brother is still alive!!!!
So yesterday when all of a sudden that feeling of becoming a "past" came to my mind, somehow I didn't feel any kind of fear for death... Instead one smile appeared on my face... I was driving my car.... And from deep inside my heart I was just cursing those terrorists... Anyway, thank you for making our lives miserable!!! Happy independence day...!!!!
"What if now a bomb blasts near me and I just become a past!!!"
It was 14th August... As usual some "BANDHs" have been called by some organizations on 15th of August, i.e. on our Independence Day... Already high alert has been declared by the govt and the security has also been seemingly increased than before keeping in view of some terrorist activity...
You know.... Its very easy for these terrorists to end the life of a common man like me... Its very easy for them to stealthily place a bomb anywhere and then to have a blast and take lives to increase(?) their importance and to display their power!!! But you know what? If you are really strong enough, you should have the courage to fight from the front... These kinds of cowardice acts like bomb blasts and all would not serve anything in the greater interest of the nation...
Few days back one of my friend said to me, "You know Partha, Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters were also termed terrorists by the then Govt... Likewise those, whom we term terrorists now will also be called the saviour of our people in coming near future... Already you have some 'live' examples I suppose..."
I answered, "You know, our forefathers did fight against some foreigners... They had public support... But those acting now are fighting against their own people.. Ask for public voting and see if any of these so called organizations come forward... I think nobody amongst them have that moral courage... That's the difference !!!"
You call yourselves "freedom fighters"... You blame the govt of forcefully imposing everything on us... But answer me one question honestly... What are you people doing? By killing those innocents and creating an atmosphere of terror, you are also doing the same... You are also trying to forcefully implement your views upon us... The kids may not be aware of their well being's, but at least we, the adults, know it well what is good and what is bad for us... So if you need attention, its well and good... But try something else... Why make our lives terrible?
Whenever there are some news of some terrorist activity, whenever there are some news of loss of lives related to all these and in case happening near the places of my dear ones, my heart feels emptiness for sometime... One mightn't not feel it all the time or everyday, but nobody can be sure whether he/she would be able to return home safely... Even my mother, wife and sister call me sometimes immediately after such kinds of news items are being broadcast... They may not like to ask it directly, but by their action it becomes apparent that they want to hear my clear voice... It might sound heartening, but... Indirectly they try to know it for sure that their loving son/husband/brother is still alive!!!!
So yesterday when all of a sudden that feeling of becoming a "past" came to my mind, somehow I didn't feel any kind of fear for death... Instead one smile appeared on my face... I was driving my car.... And from deep inside my heart I was just cursing those terrorists... Anyway, thank you for making our lives miserable!!! Happy independence day...!!!!
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