The Facebook forwards are dying out. So are the SMS’s. Most people have either moved on with their lives, or decided to act.  And, in the third week it is pleasently surprised to see how many people have actually decided to donate time and energy to ‘do something’.

whether that ‘something’ is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is a matter of perspective. But, atleast many I know have come out of their comfort zone and begun discussing issues, looking at the law, looking at local self government, and interactions at the local level. The intention is there. it is the third week, and many people from the first week are still there – putting in time, energy and effort.

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Anjana, my masseuse had come over yesterday. She and i usually have interesting conversations. And, she is one of the reasons that my use of the language has increased and consequently improved is her.

She only talked about the victims at CST. She told me that she was terrified of travelling by train now. I asked her if the previous years train blasts hadn’t bothered her ? She said that they did and this has made her more fearful.

She wondered at what kind of boys will kill innocent people. While she was all for war she also admitted that the reason this happened was because we are disuited. ‘look at maharashtra’ she said ‘ vilasrao’ and ‘rr patil’ nehmi bandtat (always fight) and they let outsiders in. Raj ‘ne te tamasha kele ne baherche lokan baddal, bagha kay zala. Baheroon yevoon amhala marle.” (Raj talked about ousiders, and look what happened. outsiders came and killed us’. She said that we will never learn from history. we always fight and let the outsider attack !

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There seems to be an increased sense of paranoia. We went to see Rab Ne last week, and A mentioned after the superficial (and hence superfluous) security check that a place like that will be the next target. so many soft innocent targets. L & I shouted ‘shut up’ in synch. Having said that I had similar thoughts when I had gone to college !