Watching 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' on TV.
The scene where the wife is in panic and tells her husband that she was trying to reach him just after the blasts; telling him how tensed she was about him; reminded me of the blasts in Delhi on 29 Oct 2005. I was just 100-200 meters away from the Sarojini Nagar spot where the blast took place. In actual, I was standing beside the shop few minutes back where this happened.
Nothing happened to me; not even a scratch but the sound of that blast, people running all around me stopped my mind. I didn't understand all what was happening and why. I took more than an hour to reach my home which wass less than a km from this market spot. Not sure, which road did I traversed. My parents were worried and maybe they would have thought for a moment that they lost their daughter; they were trying to call but network was busy. There was no electricity in that area. I was terrified. Not sure; maybe I don't remember exactly now what all was going in my mind at that particular moment; but this situation was gruesome.
I reached home. Parents were happy to see their daughter safe and sound. I can imagine all what they must have gone during that one hour. All the relatives were calling up to find out if everyone was safe at our home. Watching this movie while putting down my thoughts; makes me think of all the questions - What, Why, How..............Seems there is no answer to these questions with anyone of us.
I had just completed my Engineering and was leaving my home for the first time after a week of this event; For the first time, I was going away from my parents. I never shared with anyone; but I got scared, got scared if something happens; if something goes wrong, if something ....if something....
No one is ever prepared for any such things in life.
Is it destiny that something of this sort has to happen; so it happens. Does it mean, is it written by God that some of us would have to leave this Earth via these methods. Why? The people who leave the Earth; leave their families - Go but what about their family members/friends/relatives who are still on this Earth. What all do they go through?? I have felt/seen this but if I would have gone on that day.........
This is just a movie but for sure how do people actually feel after such events. And this doesn't happen just in our country but it is happening all over the world. Feelings after all are same everywhere; they don't see religion, culture, countries, color or anything - It is same everywhere and in everyone.
I was lucky enough and was saved on that day to live more and see this world. Till this moment; I was always safeguarded by my parents - brother, safe and sound within the four walls of home. Such blasts are visible to all but are many other volcanoes which keep erupting in our lives. I am still learning and trying to understand all the different sorts of blast which keep happening in life. Are all these learning which helps us grow in a better way or .....???
The 2 minute silence in the movie teaches that life still keeps moving and we have to keep moving and need to be strong enough to fight all the blasts in life. Blasts can come in any form but we need to come out of it soon so as to live this life with all smiles. After all, its our life. Life needs to come in Order after any event.
We need to say 'It OK' with a big smile.
For sure, we can keep going for miles even after we think we can't. That is Life.
We need to be Stronger than Yesterday.
Keep Smiling.... :)
