I still remember vividly when some years back, i stood before the Taj overlooking the Gateway of India. Whoever would have thought that terrorists would hole up there and create havoc. WIth the recent terror attacks in mumbai, the terrorists, ashamedly i have to admit, proved their point. In fact they might have accomplished what they were seeking out for. That of a total crumbling of the Indian spirit and a fallout of the harmony among people of different religions. Our resilience against terror attacks are noteworthy but for how long? Resilience against terror attacks should not be misinterpreted as a meek acceptance of the fate that no one could save us. But with these terror attacks, more people are getting drawn into such a state. A state where one believes that the governement can do nothing about it and all that's happening is some karma. In terms of the number of casualties, this attack is not a standout. Many attacks have occured in the past on the streets, trains which resulted in equally large number of casualties. All these terror attacks before the one in mumbai, failed to invoke an action from the government or the public. SInce its the common man who got affected in these attacks on streets, naturally the government was not bothered and the public began to draw a vicarious pleasure towards these attacks. The public began to attribute the people affected in the attacks on being at the wrong place at the wrong time. We failed to even sympathesise with the victims, let face it, the definition of the term community in our dictionary usually means only the people we know. All the while we were of the belief that our "community" is safe, else the uproar thats being raised now should have been raised long long back. Now with these attacks when the terrorists have attacked the places where the affluent and the poor frequent, they have clearly sent out a cold wave to the public that no one's safe. Our faith in the politiical system is shaken totally. Frankly, i dont know who's to blame for. But to some extent, the governement is responsible. To seal the country like a fortress is not possible but atleast it could instill some hope to the people. But however impenetrable the armour might be, there'll still be chinks in it. And those despicable terrorists will always try to find them and destroy our peace. To avoid these attacks, corruption should be controlled and our solidarity and national integrity should remain unwavered. From the year 1974, a total of 4100 attacks have occured in this country. This clearly shows that we need a complete overhaul of the politcal and the judicial system set in place. But the system has got so deep rooted. The only thing we could do is keep venting our ire constantly, to keep protesting though various mediums so that the government and the people dont take things lying down, to stay together and keep ourselves and others talking.