India's 9/11

The actions of a few men over the past week in Mumbai have certainly left a mark on the home of Mahatma Gandhi. I can't help make the parallel with the Twin Towers and 9/11. The senseless act of violence, of cowardice and violence against the innocent - is complete insanity. Sitting far from my city of birth, I have been through several emotions. First, the panic to make sure immediate family and friends were not in harms way. One friend came close. She was at the Taj in a conference room where the staff asked people to remain for safety. As she frequents the hotel she managed to convince them to leave and made it home safe. Others were not so lucky as we are all reading now in the accounts. The destruction of landmarks, while secondary to lives, is also tragic. The Taj is the waterhole of East & West and has been for a century. From royalty and celebrities to college students and family - the Taj is and will always be the place to celebrate India. I focus on the Taj because just as the remaking of the Towers it is essential that as a nation we back restoring The Taj Hotel to it's original glory. Landmarks like The Taj become the enduring symbol so we never forget that in the end peace and love MUST prevail and the maturing of the true masculine is one key step in that direction. We have a ways to go.