Mumbai Attacks My Thoughts

I am sure all of have been affected by the Mumbai mayhem or Mumbai Matinee (considerng the media coverage it got) in one way or another. And I was left wondering ke what could drive youngsters to such lengths that they come on such suicidal missions voluntarily...

I mean u r 20-25 have hardly seen the world and yet u feel such utter hopelessness about life that u r willing to kill urself and also kill mindlessly other innocent ppl including women n children...

Then i remembered Hitlers words...

The only difference between truth and lies is of repetition

i mean imagine u being told the other side are sworn enemies. they subject innocents to inhuman atrocities. the sacrifice you make would be rewarded. and imagine u being told this day in and day out for years together. Do you think one can avoid being brainwashed.

I mean small kitty party gossips can cause fights then this method of systematic human conditioning can most definitely drive a person to suicide. I know you may think the comparison is trivial n unfair but think again, see what damage a 5 min lie can cause n then imagine what it could lead to if the lie is sustained for years together.

Then another aspect that intrigued me was how almost all of us were drawn to the news channels when i am sure all of us were aware our watching or not watching is not gonna change anything in on the ground. I was thinking of why this could be n here r few things I could think of

1. We give ourseleves a ego massage. For once we can tell ourselves yes are being selfless and praying for others safety.
2. Somewhere inside we feel guilty that we are not able to help and want to see that we eveything ends well without much bloodshed.
3. Gives a false sense of unity n pride...i mean u r among a billion who are doing the samething watching.
4. U share the machoism and the triumph of our army n commandos n it gives u joy...

And now to hte big question where does the solution lie...

Where else but in removing poverty and promote education and spirituality.

Remove poverty and give ppl a decent life to live. Something they can cherish life more than death atleast. and no better of doing it other than by imparting education bot scientific n spiritual.

And finally the most important . But let me make a distinction here in spirituality and religion (and i am quoting from gurujis speech here)

Religion has 3 parts Symbols (gods, goddesses, texts, idols, animals, stars etc), rituals and spirituality. Our problem is that we r stuck in the first 2 and forgotten about the 3 aspect. This is what guruji calls Sticking on to the banana skin n forgetting abt the banana.

And finally i would like to say to those who belive having a single religion would solve the problem...well ppl u couldnt be more wrong. Its the tendency of a non spiritual mind to find a division. If it is not the faith u practice it would be the color of your skin, the length of your body, the language u speak the accent u speak with the profession u practice.

The need of the hour as per me is that religious leaders come out n condemn these attacks strongly. This distinction between religion n spirituality talked be about and remebering the progress of all is in the best interest of the world in the other words not being too capitalistic in our outlook.

Cheers
SMC

PS: Guys do add points to the list...I am really intrigued by the thought of ahy we were drawn to the news coverage....