Humanity at its best!

I guess it was expected. Mumbai would fight back, it won't be cowed down. She has seen too much of this to now be affected by this. This may seem inhumane, for one needs time to recover from such a fatal blow, and yet, Mumbai knows that to stop, even for a moment, in its pace would be even more fatal to it. And won't she be playing into the hands of those who have desecrated her peace? Won't she, by slowing down to grieve, demean the memories of those who have died, for did they not live to work, in all their industrious and determined spirits? No, she must go on, as before. She will survive this day, and many more like these. Justice will be done, one day, but it will be done, either on earth or above.

It is humbling to see the people of this fair city come forward and assist total strangers in this crisis. And this comes from a city called the 'rudest' city by a periodical? Wonder what they will say now? The timely assistance delivered by the passer-bys to the injured may have saved countless lives, for had one waited for the official arrangements to arrive, god knows how many more would have died. And the system also must be credited in its quickness to react. One could see policemen at every corner, in a reassuring manner, to tell people that even if such dastardly acts have occured, they must maintain their calm and composure. The radio spoke of the need to be calm, people poured in with information, about the traffic conditions, about their desire to be of assistance. This is the true face of Mumbai, a city of love, compassion, humanity. Stripped of her garb of fame and glory, and stark in her humane glow. Living her motto, 'I Will Survive'. Gloria Gaynor would have been pleased.