Just think... for a short time...

We say proudly that we are the citizens of India, and we love it. But just think for a short time, do we love our motherland in true sense? If yes, then how is it that one never hesitates in spitting and throwing garbage on the roads and public places? We get our homes cleaned regularly.  But how many of us do ourselves take the initiative to hire servants and get the roads and drains of our locality cleaned, when we proudly call India our ‘home’? If anybody complains, we curse the government. We say the government is worthless. But did we ever give it a thought that what we have done for the government? On one hand, most of us try our level best to evade taxes, and on the other hand, we expect the government to make roads, water-tanks, hospitals, schools, etc. We forget that it is we ourselves who make the government, and the government can’t do anything without our co-operation.

Some persons are in the view that India is still bound with poverty and illiteracy. It is true. India is still not free. But the sad part is that we have tied up our motherland this time. We call Indians our brothers and sisters. Bit we seldom try to come forward and help our those ‘brothers and sisters’ who are starving for food and education. When a small child begs on the footpaths of big towns, they actually doesn’t beg a small coin. They beg a better living. They beg proper clothing and education. They beg to be one among us. But we give them a small coin and chase them away. To even touch them, it hurts our ‘prestige’.

There are plenty of more examples. Twice a year we hoist our National Flag. But we just pass by if we see such a flag fallen on the ground with people stepping on it. When a movement comes, we take part on rallies and shout out loud, often to see our photos in the newspapers of the next day and narrate our ‘achievement’ to several people. But do we ever pay heed to why the movement has taken place? The live example is the Lokpal Bill Movement. Lacs of people all over India led the movement by Anna Hazare against corruption and wore the cap bearing his name. But how many among them did take a resolution never to take nor pay bribes (and followed it till today)? It is somewhat same as smoking a cigar, and blowing out the smoke telling ‘smoking is a bad habit, one must stop it’.

Time is still there. Just take out five minutes from your daily schedule, and think over these matters. If you feel boring, just remember the last time when you said ‘I am an Indian’ or ‘Jai Hind’.