Death so cruel

I am seeing a lot of news related to death in the idiot box and also in newspapers. Maybe they were always there and I am beginning to see them only now. And this has made me nervous. Why? Because of the simple fact that I have begun to think of the increasing possibilities in which one can face it. When a person leaves the house to go to office, death is the last thing he will have in mind (for the sake of simplicity, I will use "he" which obviously implies "he/she"). He starts with the expectation of having a great day at work and he will be looking forward to coming back home and spending some quality time with his family. He goes to a railway station to board a train to reach his destination. And what happens next is played out in our news hungry 24 hour news channels (do we actually need news 24 hours a day?). He is killed by a bomb planted in a crowded compartment or falls prey to a bullet fired by a crazy individual who thinks he is obeying God's word. For the news media and the billions who watch it, he is just a number getting added to the "Dead" category. Just a statistic. But for him and his family, it is the end.

The end of a journey which started when he was born and his family celebrated his birth. A journey which took him to a school and gave him a lot of friends. He could have made a change in the lives of some of the people he interacted with. The fun he had when he was in college and the dreams he would pursue after finishing it will all go up in smoke. The dreams that changed a little when he got married. The joy he felt when he held his baby in his hand for the first time and the dreams he would have had for the baby. It will all be gone. What will be left in the place of all those dreams will be a shattered family and tearful friends. What a waste, what a waste. Did he come to this world for this? Should a life end like this? I don't think so. And I think this is crazy.

But who is this "he"? He is not an Army guy patrolling the border who knows that a bullet could fly in anytime. Nor is he part of a criminal gang which could be terminated in an "encounter" in the most unexpected hour. He is just a normal human being not expecting death in such a gruesome manner - just like you and me. And that - my dear friends - is the most scary part.

TRP and Terror

The recent terror blasts have shaken up all.Everyone's heart bled for all terror victims. The strong feelings can be seen in circulating emails forwards ,sms,public movements etc. Even in the midst of all this ,we still have news reporters interviewing Shah rukh khan and other bollywood stars on his response to this whole massacre.I mean ,how in the world is it even relevant ?Please dont give me the excuse that we are just curious to know how the minority section feels .If it was that ,then please interview those minorities who were affected in this . My whole point is even in such a sensitive situation ,we as a public havent grown up.We are still so immature that we need to know what a film actor feels!? Does anyone even know the names of those firemen or the Taj hotel staff who played with their lives to rescue those trapped ?Shouldnt their views be shared with us ? Instead media resorts to cover opinions of celebrities who've decided not to travel abroad because of this incident .WTF ! I mean how do we as a country even care ??The media ought to be more responsible for publishing/broadcasting sensible information.I am sure they would give the excuse that their paper would never sell like hot cakes then or their TRP's would go down! Many of us would rather read - how many more abs has our favourite hero recently acquired! Why are we so less nationalistic ? I feel the media needs to take up the responsibility of moulding the public to becoming more practical. This might sound far-fetched to many and agree this wouldnt solve the issue entirely.Along with this we would need to awaken individually ....