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7 December 2008 Posted by Jr.

Candle Light Vigil for the Mumbai victims…

When the event was first discussed in our orkut community, questions like why we should do it, and aren’t we being totally unoriginal came up..

But, I’m glad I went…

I have to give it to the Prez though…

He answered the above questions perfectly..

“There is a huge difference between 100 individuals working individually for a common purpose and 100 individuals working together for the common purpose..and MAD is its biggest testimony.”

Personally, this day was a refreshing change, I think..

How have people reacted to the Mumbai blasts??

With hate I suppose.. And I fall into that category as well.. Thats why today was different..

Today, the message was not hate, but peace…

And have to thank my buddy Arun Pios (newly recruited MAD official photographer, who doesn’t have a camera of his own, for which I’m gonna have to thank Anuradha as well, who happened to thank me because she had forgotten to bring it in the first place.)  for some really great snaps….

And of course, all volunteers who decided to show up today…

The drive to Fort Cochin is really hard, I found out today, but MAD still had a sizeable representation going.. Good going guys, Proud of ya’ll..

And, on behalf of MAD, my condolences to the families of all the victims.. It’s hard to lose someone, I know.. But, we still have to soldier on, don’t we??

- Jr.

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  • anuradha
    hey gud one abt the camera.....ramesh uncle was reallyu happy a lot of MADDIUs made it...thnk u guys 4 kumin.....
  • Pooja
    Beautiful Snaps :)
  • yes, Even i feel people are waiting for a change..and when one among us will finally stand up to get counted...we'll be there..ready..to campaign for him and his cause..our cause.
    Me personally will never be able to become a politician..but i hope there will be braver people out there who will dare.
  • The system, as you said, is a rotten one.... so it will take more than just you and me to change it....

    But, when I posted something similar on another blog where I write, I got some really encouraging responses..

    For example, there was a guy who wanted to be a politician, even though he acknowledged the fact that it was in a sad state now...

    Maybe, when people like him stand for office, we'll make the difference by voting for him, and for a change, electing somebody deserving to the post, rather than the slimy snakes that run around politics these days..

    In conclusion, I guess, there is no world, that a youth movement can't change...

    :)
  • stanley
    brilliant............but what next............what do you or for that matter wish to do.....can we INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY "MAKE A DIFFERENCE" ......It is so very nice and the in thing to attend vigils, sympathise along with the crowd,congratulate the armed forces, curse the politicians and the terrorist, make tall claims of we as Indians can do this or should do this.........but will we, or for that matter can we.........we will still succumb to the political system that we are in......curse the Chidambarams and the Manmohan Singhs, call the VS's names etc......but how many of us will have the time to get involved, try and change the system..........I know that I won't have the time........will you??????????????????/
  • Karthik Madhavan
    amen to that !
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