Reading the newspaper headlines, I thought a dialogue of Sanjay Dutt
from his movie Agneepath where he says,”Kya
lekar aaye the, kya lekar jaoge?” There was everything about Nepal &
the earthquake that hit the surrounding areas of Kathmandu, while India has
too lost many lives. There are shocking images & videos coming from Nepal
on my WhatsApp and I shared those in early morning local. Many commuters around
me told if the same thing happens in Mumbai, what can be the results? I don’t
know whether it would happen or not but if it happens, it will be a huge loss
to both mankind & economy of India. A year ago, when I was travelling to
home, a woman said that the Mumbai’s condition is stabled due to its citizens.
If some people are committing sins, there are many people who are doing noble
job to mankind. Therefore the situation is balanced and nothing can happen to
Mumbai. After all, Haji Ali, Mount Mary & Sidhhivinayak is there to protect
the city every time.
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| Life destroyed in seconds... |
But what have the Nepalis done? I believe they are very innocent
people but now most of their temples including mosques have been completely
destroyed in this 7.9 magnitude tremor. Is the God responsible now for this? If
we go according to the literature, he is responsible. Because God has created
us and he has got all the rights to destroy us. No matter whether you’re rich
or poor, before God, you’re just a puppet. Money is useless, property is useless.
My friend who works on a 35th floor in Lower Parel based high rise
told me today,”Chintan, Where would I go if the same situation arises? Lift won’t
be the way, staircase will take much time. It is a matter of seconds and it is
depended on its magnitude how strong it can be. We’ll have watch the show only instead
of saving ourselves.” Last day when I was watching the IPL match between Royal
Challengers & Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozshah Kotla stadium, many people
were sitting silently. Not because of their team was losing but IPL is a moment
to cheer for every team (Especially when local boy Virat Kohli is playing from
RCB side). No matter where they are playing, any team is cheered. But crowd was
silent. I feel they were terrified with the tremor they had earlier day. I know
how it feels like. When I was in Delhi and once it was a minor shock at 11:30
pm and entire Safdurjung Enclave came out from house. Everyone including me was
feared. Even during the match, after shock continued there.
Just believe that we are helpless against the nature. If we are living
in Mumbai, we have to live on the edge of death. ’Surviving’ is the motto of
each Mumbaikar and therefore we live with spirit. If anything is going to be
happened, it is in the hand of nature or a God. We cannot stop them. Natural calamities
are never forecasted. Just like the scientists fearing another bigger shock,
what were they doing when 7.9 magnitude tremors hit Kathmandu? Why didn’t they predict?
Even science cannot have some answers. Fate is ours and I always believe that
we all must do good deeds always so that when we die, we are remembered for our
services. Life is too small and there is a certain death and it is even
unpredictable. Sometimes, money won’t be even useful when the death asks you a
single question while you are on a bed,
“You have just one minute left
for your life. What do you want to do?” (You might be lucky if you are
asked because in a minute, you can kiss your love, you can thank your parents
for this lovely life and you can confess something about that you never ever
shared with the world.)
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