Evenimentele teroriste din Bombay, India, care au inceput acum cateva zile, au luat sfarsit deocamdata. Acum vreo doua ore autoritatile din India au ucis ultimii teroristi aflati in hotelul Taj Mahal.
Din cate am aflat de la un coleg din AIESEC, spiritul Mumbai-ului este foarte puternic si sunt convins ca o sa treaca si peste acest moment cu bine (chiar daca e mult mai grav decat atentatele”obisnuite”). La atentatele din 2006 tot in Bombay, populatia a reactionat foarte bine, ajutandu-se reciproc si fiind foarte pozitivi in zilele ce au urmat.
(sursa: Reuters)
Dar tot raman victimele. Precum si multe intrebari despre securitatea tarii si modul de rezolvare pe termen lung.
Scrisoarea de mai jos a circulat intens pe email in 2006, imediat dupa atacuri. Cam la o astfel de reactie se referea colegul care a lucrat o vreme in Bombay, cand imi spunea ca e un oras foarte puternic. Avem ce invata, zic eu.
“Dear Terrorist,
Even if you are not reading this we don’t care. Time and again you tried to disturb us and disrupt our life – killing innocent civilians by planting bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring death and destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal disharmony but every time you were disgustingly unsuccessful. Do you know how we pass our life in Mumbai? How much it takes for us to earn that single rupee? If you wanted to give us a shock then we are sorry to say that you failed miserably in your ulterior motives. Better look elsewhere, not here.
We are not Hindus and Muslims or Gujaratis and Marathis or Punjabis and Bengaliies. Nor do we distinguish ourselves as owners or workers, govt. employees or private employees. WE ARE MUMBAIKERS (Bombay-ites, if you like). We will not allow you to disrupt our life like this. On the last few occasions when you struck (including the 7 deadly blasts in a single day killing over 250 people and injuring 500+ in 1993), we went to work next day in full strength. This time we cleared everything within a few hours and were back to normal – the vendors placing their next order, businessmen finalizing the next deals and the office workers rushing to catch the next train. (Yes, the same train you targeted!)
Fathom this: Within 3 hours of the blasts, long queues of blood donating volunteers were seen outside various hospitals, where most of the injured were admitted. By 12 midnight, the hospital had to issue a notification that blood banks were full and they didn’t require any more blood. The next day, attendance at schools and office was close to 100%, trains & buses were packed to the brim, the crowds were back. The city has simply dusted itself off and moved on – perhaps with greater vigor.
We are Mumbaikers and we live like brothers in times like this. So, do not dare to threaten us with your crackers. The spirit of Mumbai is very strong and can not be harmed.
Please forward this to others. U never know, by chance it may come to hands of a terrorist and he can then read this message which is specially meant for him!!!
With Love,
From the people of Mumbai (Bombay)”
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