An email forward that's being dong rounds this week -
I have been feeding on all news related to this man.
Any tiny winy news bits available...and I gobble them up...
Try as I may, I can't bring myself to hate this guy...
He is responsible for mayhem, bloodshed, fear, hatred and much more...
He is responsible for tearing the peaceful fabric of the city I love...
Yet, it's difficult to hate him.
Because I see him as -
A 21 year old who should have been in college
A poverty struck, mis-led youth consumed with hatred and anger for the world
A guy who wanted to make sense of his life
A guy who wanted to be respected, if not in life, then in death
A guy who hated his family for denying him what is deemed basic necessities by world standards
I see him as a Pawn
I burnt with anger during those 60 hours...
Yet, as the news about investigations started pouring in, I was shocked to learn about this 21 year old.
Just WHAT in the whole world can lead one to become a stone, kill without flinching and being remorseless?
Is it money alone? Respect and recognition in community?
Do all poverty stricken, slum bred, penniless men and women turn to terrorism?
NO.
I don't want to get into what led him to become a monster.
All I now want is that his confessions should be made public around the globe.
I DO NOT want him to be given legal aid !
No. That would be a mockery of this whole attack.
I want justice for my city, for the people.
I want Indians, in general, to have more spine. I want us to wake up and start "Doing" stuff rather than complaining.
I now want to get lost and doze off before this becomes one lengthy, whining, boring, caustic post !
Have a good weekend ahead...
