The recent attacks...

The recent attacks got us roaring, agitated, fearful, blah.. blah.. blah.. The adjectives can go on! But, one adjective that caught my eye was, CALM.. Read on further to know about it!

"Calm — that emotion that seems so distant and unnecessary in such moments of crisis, will be critical to get us through this crisis. And the danger of thoughtless retaliation comes not just from our governments, but also from our citizens. Our country has large numbers of minority religious communities, and there will be enough demagogues eager to whip up anger against convenient targets. We can choose, at this critical moment, to let divides like religion dominate and frighten us, sidelining our real issues. Or we can adopt fundamental reforms and policy ideas to win the battle against militants. Terrorism is fundamentally about igniting terror — about overwhelming us with fear. We have to resist this fear rather than be subjugated by it."

(By Nanadan Nilekani, If we can keep our heads; The Indian Express)