Bravery

Today during lunchtime, one of my senior colleagues mentioned that her daughter and her friend went to Colaba on Sunday and went on the trail of the recent attacks...They walked from Metro cinema to Colaba, went inside the Cafes where shootouts occurred....
I was impressed..I had met her daughter..One normal frail looking girl...But how extraordinary attitude! Am sure most of the youngster in Mumbai have done the same.Been there, visited the same places just after the attacks..To show camraderie and let out the message that 'No one can bring our morale down!'....
Just one day after attacka, when my Mom wouldnt let us go out to work, I could not say anything to her..But my brother quietly explained to her saying"We cant sit at home in fear of anybody'..And it was then that i realised how ordinary people turn into bravehearts when situation arises.Being a sister I was conerned about his well being too, but I couldn't agree more with him..Needless to say I asked mom to let him go out...He even joked that "the post of ATS chief is vacant, so I am going!"
We also had loads of discussion on how thethree senior officers died in the combat..I was of the opinion that it was not good that teh ATS chief lost his life in such a way..My brother said "he is valuable in his death because he did not wait for the entire police force to deal with the situation. He went out the moment he sensed serious situation with whatever manpower he had..Thats what counts.He was a true son of the soil."
I am also planning to go on the trail.I have not been to Leopold Cafe before..But its on my hot list now..One trail is already scheduled on VT station in January...

Terrorism can go to hell..We will turn it into bravery generism.... People also say that the bullet marks are going to be a tourist attraction just like 'Jallianwallah bagh'! Let us see how the attacks boomerang on their perpetrators....