On Being Thankful
On this Thanksgiving, I guess one thing I should be thankful for is that I'm not in India at this particularly tragic moment. Not hopping that overnight train to Mumbai, happily heading Somewhere, not staying at the Taj Mahal hotel, which is now burning, or eating at the Leopold Cafe, where the tourist laughter has been replaced with gunfire and bloodshed.
It breaks my heart to watch the scenes being beamed to us from Mumbai. To know that for those of us who love and are fascinated by this astonishing country, India has become such a dangerous place to be.
I can only hope that my friends & colleagues were safely home in Chennai today. Let me know, ok?
I received this posting after I sent my email to Basia. To all those in
India, on behalf of Basia's friends, those of us who came to love and
admire your country through her amazing blog...know that you are in our
thoughts and prayers...that our hearts ache for you...and we wish for you
the peace and security that everyone so richly deserves. Sharon
Sharon is right--we have come to know India's cities and the Indian people
through Basia's blog, and so this tragedy hits hard. We are thinking of
you all and hope for a speedy calm.
Thanks for your good thoughts and prayers for all of us here in India. As
Baisa said, hope India doesn't turn into a dangerous place to be.
Basia,
Life has been miserable for the past two days. Chennai is reeling under
severe rain (thanks to cyclone Nisha). Being stuck at home and unable to
come to office with heavy rains, watching "Live" on various news channels
the happenings in Mumbai, praying for the safety of those innocent people
trapped, calling up extended family members and friends who live in Mumbai
and cringing every time for any unpleasant news when there is some breaking
news being beamed live on these news networks.
Aparna's comment was very touching. Hope all clouds will lift soon. There
is a lot of coverage in Houston because we have a large Indian community
here.