A pall of gloom has settled all around. After the panic, fear, shock, anger, outrage, it was time for all the emotions to congeal into one black mood – a despondent, miserable kind of a feeling that will not leave us anytime soon. We, who are lucky enough to live, will go about our normal chores, but every moment will be a fight to be normal again and not be the psychologically scarred people that we all have become to some extent.
The terrorists are educated, and I mean, in many different things and ways. And the best (worst) part is that they believe so strongly in every bit of that education – the training, the cause, the faith – and they are dedicated enough to die for their mission. They really have a reason to live and die for.
It would be a blessing if our politicians had even one ounce of that dedication towards our country, and to the job they are supposed to do. What our politicians don’t realize is that the country is their responsibility, the country is their office, running the country is their job. They are employees of the government and also of the people. The salaries, perks, incentives and favours they get are for them to run the country safely, smoothly, in a progressive manner.
I’m not ruling out the responsibility of common citizens, but what I’m saying is that the citizens are that much more helpless as the politicians are powerful; and the common man has to struggle every day for his/her survival. Our politicians are inept, incompetent, self-centred and full of empty promises. They don’t do their jobs properly and there is none among them who could inspire or motivate the whole country.
There is not one leader in this country of a billion who the common man can look up to and follow. The terrorists, on the other hand, have plenty to take as examples. So, how can the common man, rightly skeptical of all the leaders in the nation, shake off the fear and be invigorated to take action, to come together as citizens and fight for a cause?
Without anyone to be guided by, we have been left stripped in the face of grave, unknown danger.
The citizens need to know what are the government and intelligence agencies doing to be prepared better to handle such situations, and, more importantly, to prevent such tragedy striking again. We want answers and we want action.
