Sixty nine years back, on this day, the world had witnessed devastation of an unimaginable magnitude at Japan's premier city of Hiroshima when the first atom bomb was dropped. Since then man has made nuclear weapons of much greater magnitude, in terms of destruction, that they're indeed weapons of mass destruction. This day, therefore, must be used to reiterate universal brotherhood and an affirmation to avoid using force of any kind to harm mankind.
Elected governments, along with the United nations, try to maintain a working harmony among nations. The fear of annihilation is a deterrent by itself and it can be safely surmised that no country would venture into foolhardy bravado. The world over, people have gathered on this day to reiterate that the mistake of Hiroshima will never be repeated.
Having said that, what about the looming threat of terrorism that has invaded into every aspect of life? Public transportation, crowded areas, residential premises, name anything and they come as soft targets to a bunch of hard core terrorists, who don't seem to understand the meaning of love and compassion - a few of them could have been brought to that state by the harsh realities of life or even through insults or contempt bestowed upon them by fellow citizens though they don't give them the right to kill others.
Terrorism must not be allowed to flourish and the perpetrators, along with the prime movers, must be apprehended and subjected to swift and the harshest legal scrutiny for the appropriate punishment. No one has the right to take another's life, this is in essence our prayer as we bow in memory of the thousands of people who'd perished, 69 years back, at Hiroshima.
Tailpiece.
Another day of ceaseless rain. The meteorologist says that it's a double whammy caused by depressions over the Arabian Sea as well as over the Bay of Bengal.
Elected governments, along with the United nations, try to maintain a working harmony among nations. The fear of annihilation is a deterrent by itself and it can be safely surmised that no country would venture into foolhardy bravado. The world over, people have gathered on this day to reiterate that the mistake of Hiroshima will never be repeated.
Having said that, what about the looming threat of terrorism that has invaded into every aspect of life? Public transportation, crowded areas, residential premises, name anything and they come as soft targets to a bunch of hard core terrorists, who don't seem to understand the meaning of love and compassion - a few of them could have been brought to that state by the harsh realities of life or even through insults or contempt bestowed upon them by fellow citizens though they don't give them the right to kill others.
Terrorism must not be allowed to flourish and the perpetrators, along with the prime movers, must be apprehended and subjected to swift and the harshest legal scrutiny for the appropriate punishment. No one has the right to take another's life, this is in essence our prayer as we bow in memory of the thousands of people who'd perished, 69 years back, at Hiroshima.
Tailpiece.
Another day of ceaseless rain. The meteorologist says that it's a double whammy caused by depressions over the Arabian Sea as well as over the Bay of Bengal.
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