On this date, ten years ago, the whole of India began their day with an enthusiasm that was on a regular basis. The nation didn’t know what fate it would face that night. Mumbai city didn’t know the danger to her life. The whole city and its citizens were busy with themselves and involved with their work. But as the sun set down, the night became the darkest they would ever see.
The incident that befell Mumbai that night left everyone devastated. That night few people didn’t return to their houses, some felt their death, while some others saw death playing with lives. We have all seen what the city went through. There are some lives that are still affected by this horrifying incident. More than 160 people were killed and the attack went on for a stretch of 4 days.
To save from complete destruction, the real heroes sacrificed their lives and families. National Security Guard, MACROS, Mumbai Police, Indian ATS and Indian fire brigade worked for 4 consecutive days. They didn’t only see their death but witnessed the havoc of death. Hats off to those “Real Heroes for fighting selflessly. May God give all of them and their family good and healthy life. And rest in peace to those who can’t accompany us today.
Today my motto of writing is not showing gratitude to all the respected martyrs. But to remind me and the readers about our duty towards the country, to make it better so that sacrifices done by the legends won’t go to waste.
It can be very shameful to read the next thing that I have written. When it comes to respecting our army, police etc., I have heard things like “it’s their work to sacrifice their lives and family for the nation as we are paying them”. It’s a shame to listen to such meaningless words. But this category is very less and the maximum people know the value of having such great warriors. Our heroes sacrifice their lives and family to save the country. Do we want them to feel worthy of their work and sacrifice? Yes, they do save our country from external dangers but what about the insects inside, which are stopping us to grow.
We fight to be a part of a particular state, when, what actually matters is our nationality. We fight for castes when what matters is humanity. When someone wants to do something good, 1000 people are there to drag him down instead of supporting a good cause. We will grow only if we are strong and together despite the colour, the language we speak, the state we belong to, the caste or the god we worship.
What I think is that humanity is the only god and INDIAN is our identity. I am not disrespecting any caste, language colour or state, but willing to keep INDIAN as our first priority.
Our foundation of education teaches us not to differentiate between castes yet the admission form asks us to share our religion! Children go to schools on Independence Day and Republic Day with the flags in their hands. Parents and teachers tell them how being INDIAN is important but only for a day!
Rest days of the year are spent teaching & focusing on how their religion stands better than anything else. India is a country filled with traditions, we should follow them but as an INDIAN not as representative of a particular religion.
We should grow with time and as we are growing now, we are forgetting an important factor of life called, “humanity”! Humanity towards not only human beings but also to all the animals, to all kinds of creatures in this world, respecting each other, their thoughts, their existence, their opinions etc.
Following basic morals are the basic concepts to develop in a good way. When we follow them, we will stand together to fight the pests inside the country which are stopping us from growing. Our officers, army, and police are doing their job to protect the country from external dangers. And when they fight, they don’t belong to any caste or state or culture but to humanity.
Let’s stand together as INDIANS to fight against internal problems. I guess that will be the biggest and most meaningful tribute to the sacrifices and the efforts done by the heroes.