Ramblings of a troubled mind...

My mind is indeed troubled with what is going on in the world. I am actually feeling much better than what I was a few days ago, when I should have really written this post. Would have done a lot more justice to it, but oh well...Other things came in the way, and I have only sat down to write now. That could probably be described as the beauty of life. In spite of what is happening around us, we do not stop living, and keep acting as if all is normal, unless calamity befalls us directly.

First of all, there was a small matter of two failed space and defence tests in India, which could now be dismissed as nothing in the light of the events of the following days. I thought of that as a bad time for India, but I could not be prepared for the carnage that occured in Bombay (or as the purists call it: Mumbai). 7 bombs went right after each other in extremely crowded trains during rush hour killing more than 200 people. The scenes were devastating, and difficult to describe. It was indeed horrific, and still there is no idea who carried out this terrible massacre.

But even this pales in comparison to what has been happening in the Middle East. Israel has been killing in Palestine and now Lebanon with impunity. No body seemingly can do anything to stop them. I do not say that the other party (in this case Hezbollah) is completely blameless, but what they are doing is simply totally disproportionate. The government of Lebanon have pleaded (they were definitely stupid to cast their lots with the Americans who will do nothing against Israel, period) but to deaf ears. I do not know what will finally happen, but I just cannot read the news reports anymore.

I can write and write but what good is it? The antiwar party is losing, and the world seems to be descending into chaos. May God help us!