My City Strongest

This is a forward i received... not the best language or writing skills or expressed sentiments. Not even original but for me, it represents the spirit of my city. and for whats it worth, im proud of being a Bombayiite.

I was the lucky one who didnt step out of her house on that fateful day. But if watching the footage was thatpainful, I cannot even begin to imagine the real trauma. He gives and He takes away. My sincere prayers to all those who lost their loved ones in the crash. May our Lord be holding all in his arms, and bring peace and comfort to their families and the ones they have left behind.

Dear Perpetrator,

I hope you're reading this. Time and again you tried to disrupt our lives - killing innocent civilians, planting bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring death and destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal disharmony but everytime you were disgustingly unsuccessful. Do you know how we pass our life in Mumbai? How much it takes for us to earn that single rupee?

If you wanted to give us a shock then you failed miserably in your ulterior motives. We are not Hindus and Muslims or Gujaratis and Marathis or Punjabis or Bengalies. Nor do we distinguish ourselves as owners or workers, govt. employees or private employees. We are Bombayites. And we're proud of it.On the last few occassions when you struck (including the 7 deadly blasts in asingle day killing over 250 people and injuring 500+ in 1993), we went to work next day in full strength. This time we cleared everything within a few hours and were back to normal - the vendors placing their next order, businessmen finalizing the next deals and the office workers rushing to catch the next train. (Yes the same train you targetted)

Fathom this: Within 3 hours of the blasts, long queues of blood donating volunteers were seen outside various hospital, where most of the injured were admitted. By 12 midnight, the hospital had to issue a notification that blood banks were full and they didn't require any more blood. Thenext day, attendance at schools and office was close to 100%, the crowds were back.The city has simply dusted itself off and moved on - perhaps with greater vigour.We are Mumbaikers and we are one.

The spirit of Mumbai is very strong and can not be harmed.
Do your worst!

The Bombayiites