Jaipur.

According to the news 9 blasts took place in Jaipur on the 13th of May, 2008. The newspapers are floodedwith comments from public and politicians alike. "We will not bow to terrorism". "India will bounce back"."It is a cowardice acts targetted at innocent people"

I feel nothing but sympathy and sadness that these acts occurred and that many people have lost their lives. I sincerely pray for those affected and I wish them strength to overcome their losses. But two weeks from now life will be normal again. Not just for me but for a lot of people in India and I'm sure even some people in Jaipur. We attribute this to our resiliency - our ability to bounce back. We kid ourselves...or atleast I kid myself. It's not resiliency. It's total apathy. If it didn't affect me directly, I can't care too much about it. Two weeks from now if you ask me the exact date of the blasts, I will not remember. I don't remember the date of the 1993 Bombay blasts or the 2006 blasts on the Bombay trains. The same applies to the Hyderabad blasts at Mecca Masjid followed by the blasts at Lumbini Gardens and Gokul chaats or the attacks at IISc in Bangalore. I won't even think about any of these until the next blast happens. And then the whole cycle will start again.

I wonder which is a greater act of cowardice? The blasts....or my apathy.