September 13, 2005
"there is never a wrong time to do the right
thing"
Name_First: Gokul
LAST: P.R
City: Mumbai, India
EMAIL: gokul_p_r@yahoo.com
Telephone: +91 9821414336
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Mumbai Meeting No.1
A Sunday that no one would have wanted to quit home.
A Sunday which everyone would have wanted to spend
watching Gauri Ganpati Visarjan. A Sunday if nothing
at least one would have spent lazing around and enjoying
the untamed versions of Mumbai rain. But, as the saying
goes "there is never a wrong time to do the right
thing". And hence the most desired meeting took
place with quality people.
The day was apt, and so was the bus, which was boarded.
Courageblue1 and myself were to board it from W.E
Highway and guess what!! we got in to a bus with a
route number 498, that led us to the desired destination
of the meeting. Six battered husbands and 1 sister
of a victim attended the meeting. Gokul and courageblue1
drove the proceedings along with Bluewolf.
The stories of all the victims sounded tragic.
Being a male problem no tears were seen but yes clouds
occasionally wept. All the victims ostensibly were
down to earth people from a sound middle class background
and values of the highest esteem in the society. Empathy
was in air, so was helplessness. But the hopes and
convictions were high and so were the intentions.
The interruptions of the rain in the open to air café
resembled the hurdle that each one of us are facing.
But the morals were high and we were searching the
silver lining to the cloud.
The ball has set to roll and the consensus was to
carry on helping each other and repeat such activity.
At the end with maturity as the undercurrent and helplessness
as the overtone, the meeting was curtained it was
understood as pointed out by one of the members that
men don't speak even after they have suffered, they
just laugh it out on themselves, but seriously "We
now no longer can be reduced to a Laughing Stock,
as sisters and parents too are involved." And
hence a lot needs to be done.
And that is why with quality people we are sure to
get more people participating and not shying away.
Prayers for all those stuck.
Jinesh Zaveri.
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