The other day my husband came home with memories of how he lived his childhood without any hush-hush and enjoyed the serene surroundings. He also mentioned about a discussion in office. One of his colleagues had blogged about the songs that used to be aired on Doordarshan(which was the only channel available for all of us before the satellite TV took over) and that people aged between 25 and 35 can easily relate to it. Songs like Mile sur mera thumhara, Vande mataram, etc. Those are master pieces. We can never recreate that era anymore.
We continued our discussion and both of us could not agree more on the point that India is no longer the same. There was always a calmness and an integrity and a unity associated with this lovely country. Now all we find is a fight, a race to prove who is on top and corruption. Everywhere we go, there is only fight, there is corruption. I am not against any development happening in our country. All I feel is that the development has taken away the charm associated with this country. There is always a sense of insecurity. The sense of calmness is no longer prevailing. There is a lot of commercialization around. For example, I hardly find children playing on roadside these days.There are a lot of flat systems that have come up where the children are made to play in a very small confined area. If this is not the case, they are made to attend some class or made to sit in front of the TV watching some cartoon channels. On the contrary, when we were children, since we were not exposed to such advancements, we were left to play all day. We, as children would play until we were exhausted and would return home after a lot of physical activity. I only pity the state of the kids these days. Not only this, there are a lot of high end vehicles that ply these days which are making the situation worse. I wish there were only less vehicles around and we were made to cycle to our destination. This could save a lot in terms of fuel as well the environment.
Talking about the integrity and calmness, when we trying to find out the reason, we could spot one big hole in the system. From what I understand there are a lot of people out there waiting to exploit the divide amongst us in the name of POLITICIANS. We believe in someone to help us. we trust them. we elect them and lo-behold, all we see is the size of scams becoming bigger and the state of people becoming poorer. We don't see anything that is pro people. All we see is how they pocket bigger money and thereby increasing the burden on the people. Not to forget the region wise divide they bring in. Instilling the thought of oneness is long gone. This topic is vast. The frustration is only increasing. Every new idea brought into the state for the people is no more For The People rather is more For The People(read family members and children) of the politicians. You see a scam popping out of anything and everything they do and globally one day India will be called The Land of Unlimited Scams.
Talking about the integrity and calmness, when we trying to find out the reason, we could spot one big hole in the system. From what I understand there are a lot of people out there waiting to exploit the divide amongst us in the name of POLITICIANS. We believe in someone to help us. we trust them. we elect them and lo-behold, all we see is the size of scams becoming bigger and the state of people becoming poorer. We don't see anything that is pro people. All we see is how they pocket bigger money and thereby increasing the burden on the people. Not to forget the region wise divide they bring in. Instilling the thought of oneness is long gone. This topic is vast. The frustration is only increasing. Every new idea brought into the state for the people is no more For The People rather is more For The People(read family members and children) of the politicians. You see a scam popping out of anything and everything they do and globally one day India will be called The Land of Unlimited Scams.
It is not only the politicians who are to be blamed. It is plain and simple they are provided with opportunity by we the people ourselves. We dont want to do anything other than cribbing and calling others by the region they belongs to. We sit at home cribbing. At least that is what I am doing at this point. I'll ensure certain are instilled in my kid as to not become one amongst the thousands and lakhs and crores to keep mum seeing the shit thrown at her and at people around her.
It is a long post already yet I am unable to resist myself. When I think of what my child would understand and what she might have to go through, I go crazy. I dont want her to see it as a corrupt land.. I dont want her to see this place which is unlivable. I know, I understand that I am being overly complacent however, all I can do at this point is tell you what I feel. You are my mirror. I just hope a days come when better things are awaiting all of us.
P.S : This post is a reflection of some bad experiences... :(. This too shall pass..
