Wednesday, February 21, 2007

samjhauta blasts...hand of God?

it was saddening to read about the samjhauta express blasts that killed several people. Among the several people who lost their dear ones is shaukat ali. i was touched by the quote on the front page of today's TOI. it read, " chacha, ayesha bach gayi". It is hard to express how much those words mean to a parent who is ruing the loss of 5 of his 6 children. 6 children...6 children...its not a normal number...its high, abnormally high... so high that i'm forced to think that god is involved in these blasts

yes, i'm being highly insensitive...yes, the blast could happen to my family too...so i specify now that when i speak, i speak in general...for everyone...for india.

i somehow am forced to see this event as part of a bigger scheme of things...something that is under the control of a superior power...well, it can also be reasoned beyond doubt to be the error-correcting manifestation of a master algorithm that governs life on earth. the former is beyond the scope of everyone;
think about the latter, its just like a dense forest burning itself in a forest fire; friction....nature's corrective measure

6 comments:

  1. What if the error correcting algo suddenly works for your/my own family's code!!
    It does not matter if it is 6 or 60..But it matters if it is your family..

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  2. i considered that possibility even before i expressed myself, mind you

    i strongly believe in 'karma'. If i act wrong, i am prepared to face its consequences, if any.

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  3. If there were better word substitutes for "Mind You"....
    What if You think wrong!!

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  4. 'mind you' felt wrong? apologies :)

    what if i think wrong?
    hmm...wouldn't i be damned if i think so? i'd rather exist with the notion that what i think is right unless i STAND CORRECTED :)

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  5. hey i thought u wudnt check the comments in your previous posts..so i just want you to go thru my comments on your post "btech burp" :P :D

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  6. oops sorry a typo..its blech burp* :D

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