So .... Very recently India became world champions... The patriotism displayed by one and all was overwhelming.... Don't think many of us have witnessed this kind of emotion for our country before.... The semi's between India - Pak were treated not less than a kargil war... The sms / bbms / emails doing the round of the country were utterly ridiculous... It's just a game for gods sake.... I don't know if we proved how united we stand to the rest of the world.... but we definitely conveyed our sheer lack of respect for a neighboring country... It was made obvious that cordial Indo-Pak relations are a far fetched dream.... The sentiments portrayed were not healthy in any way whatsoever....
Then came the finals... The anxiety, excitement, thrill was all justified.... Our love for master blaster Sachin took our heartbeat to another level.. Every Indian around the world made it a point to not miss the game... In the crucial moments we couldn't help but close our eyes and say a small prayer... The country stood up to sing vande mataram and jana gana mana which we would resent otherwise... The winning moment got various expressions out of every Indian.... Some cried, some danced, we went mad... There was a human jam over the usual traffic jam on the streets.... There were free sweets distributed around the country.. kulfi, halwa, mithai, chocalates, fruits, biscuits.... Not one slept that night....
In the midst of all the world cup thrill, an asian country was devastated by a natural calamity.... The day it happened we all prayed... Worried... It got us thinking on how unpredictable our lives are... You never know which conversation would be your last one... That day when I eat, slept, walked, talked, .... I made it a point to thank god for everything.... these feelings also lasted for not more than a day....
Just makes me wonder how fragile we are as humans....
