Still in the process of recovering from the state of overpowering numbness caused by the carnage dat happened 800 kms away. War ravaged Mumbai. Politicos have failed, intellectuals have failed and India needs a solution. We are fighting a battle that is lost way before it actually began... Where did it go wrong?Why did they die? Innocent lives lost again in a sinister storm of hatered and violence. Its personal tragedy to every Indian. ENOUGH!!! sadness must give way to resolve. Salute the heroes who fight our battles for us and make a pledge to fight terror with them.
Coming to the insignificant aspects that have threatened to consume much more attention than what they deserve...screw champions league!! And why on the earth do people make such a heavy whether of England going home being skeptical about comin back for the test series...i just dont get this!!..Look who is talking, I..who spent 80% of my life either playing, watching or thinking about cricket...am telling this....cricket can wait!!...cricket has to bow to reality.
England are right to go back. Anybody far away from home, however hospitable the conditions, needs to feel happy and wanted. You cannot live in an atmosphere of helplessness. If I was in a country where armed terrorists were searching for people who carry the same passport I do, I would be on the next flight home. This is not about you and me, our views, our relationships. It is about sinister people. Sportsmen have bats and hockey sticks, and sometimes just a quick pair of legs. They are entertainers. And even in our part of the world, cricket must grow insignificant at times. It is a game that brings a lot of joy and cheer and optimism but it is just a game.
What a pity though. Sport is one of the very very few things that can still unite people and bring a smile to the lips. Maybe art can do that; and literature. And certainly music. But sport goes beyond. It invokes competition, reveals the character of an individual, it reminds us of who we are. We grow passionate and we compete and imagine we are sportsmen too. We score every run they do and take every wicket they do and smile sheepishly at our moms or wives when we return the remote some hours later. Without sport we would be poorer, woefully poor but in the hierarchy of needs it must cede place to safety, to comfort, to relief; to the thought that you will see your loved ones the next morning.Sport should be played in an atmosphere of joy. You cannot make a painter paint or a singer sing with a gun to his head.
Our reputation has been dented. Visitors to our shores have been shot brazenly and our people too in trying to defend them. Sadly we are creatures of the environment we live in. So too must we accept the times and the doctrines that surround us. As we benefit so must we pay.
What a pity because we are largely a hospitable people. We support our team and occasionally scream at the opposition; we challenge their way of living sometimes but we bestow great love and sometimes great luxury on them. Hopefully this too shall pass.
And as England head back they will be relieved and contemplative. This morning, being with the family and friends was comforting. Popping by to the other bedroom and seeing your mom sleeping calmly suddenly seemed so much more beautiful. It must be the same with everybody. That is why England had the right to make the decision they did. We must welcome them again; give them no quarter on the field, try to beat them but welcome them to our land
12 comments:
A mature post. Being a resident of bombay and seeing how things work truly gave me an insight into this city's spirit. Good post
hey u have done a gr8t job. keep it up. Really good thinking..i was moved....
everybodys takin bout the blasts..its being used as a political bait now. I think we have to work towards a better society than to keep hoping for a change [:)]
that was a nice one..i m reading ur blog for the first time..there truly is good writer in u..looking forward to more of them. :)
It was a good post, well your perspective of the other 'insignificant issues' that plague the minds of a few vested individuals in such testing times was well put across.
This is the first time i read your blog, i thought it was simple and well written.
Rightly said puppy..since i am too far i couldn't actually keep track of the things..i dint even know that england returned home..i was looking forward to the last 2 ODI's when i heard that they were canceled..it was the right move..
keep blogging mate..
damn good! can go into the prose books of 10th standard ICSE... the post portrays your thoughts very well.. and yes, should invite them back.. they must be feeling very very bad.. because they would've abandoned the series anyway.. but we didn't let them..
honestly, it was turning out into the best ODI series for India... EVER!
Athidhi Devo Bhava.
a passionate rant. The Mumbai episode is not about a city in shambles but a personal attack on our consciousness.
Sport must rise above terror. Only it has the unifying power in times of distress.
Great work!!! Well yeah the most trivial issues are being given importance rather than taking counter measures..... And the damn politicians can't even give due respect to the martyrs properly!!!!
Nice one babs, that was very well written. Keep writing...best way to reach out and touch people's thoughts and sometimes, their actions too.
Well said Sir! Coming to the main idea, I agree that things can wait; but the significant part of not brushing aside this insignificant thing (which is how it might end up) means that we do not bow down to the pressure environment created by some morons. Yes, the whole nation and all us Indians overseas are so pent up with plain anger but we should also realize that this is not the war where you have to shut your life out because there is a battle to be won today. In fact, doing so will only bolster what their intentions and future ambitions. As the word coined for them means "to terrorize", I will stand up and go about my life to show them that they have failed to achieve what they wanted. At the same time, I wish the whole nation directs its frustration and anger in building a secure India. I also wish that at each such aspect of life(sport, festivity, culture) we realize where we are, what we have lost and what we have to do to make India better. With England probably coming back ,the whole nation will switch back to ING Safe hands, Kitpy super sixes...I just hope this does not happen where we always value so many trivial things and go about with our "chal tha hain attitude".
can see ur passion in it man...hey but really a responsible man....god one babu ga
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