It’s Now or Never!

Off late the only thing which has been making headlines is “Anna Hazare”. It’s delightful to see Indians ,irrespective of caste,creed or color come out in the streets and demanding a corruption free nation...It’s a revelation for us Indians which could have begun long back...but  its better now than never....

The facebook  is loaded with posts from people supporting the noble cause ....friends are on fast supporting the leader....But as I feel happy for my country a few thoughts cross my mind and I feel the sooner we get the answers for these we can wipe out out corruption from our country.

The word “ corruption” is the most used word in India off late....wherever we see we only see corruption or scam.... we find a Raja,a Kalmadi, a Kanimozhi,a Radia wherever we see....but have we delved into our conscience and asked ourselves who has created these greedy monsters? The answer lies within us....we know Raja and Kalmadi because the corruption associated with them runs into thousands of crore...but aren’t we all corrupt in our day to day living?

Aren’t we the same people who pay the traffic police who catches us for rash driving? Aren’t we the same people who bribe the peon to pass our file in govt offices? Aren’t we the same people who buy tickets in black to watch a movie? Aren’t we the same people who bribe the RTO to get a driving licence? Aren’t we the same people who pay huge capitation fees to get admission to enginnering/medical colleges? Aren’t we the same people who maintain good relation with our boss for a promotion? The list is endless..and we all are party to it..day after day....it is these small things which make us corrupt...are all of us sure that we wouldn’t have been corrupt had we been in places of Kalmadi and Raja?

It’s just that their corruption runs into millions and billions that we know about them and we protest against them...but are we not party to corruption everyday? Have we done anything to cleanse ourselves? Are we even aware that we are indulging ourselves into such activities?

Untill we clear ourselves from such activities and mentalities we cannot make our country corruption free.We may take out a protest march in support of Anna Hazare but who will cleanse us? Who will protest against us?

Today as the country is about to start a revolution let us take a pledge to wipe out corruption from our daily lives in our own little ways....

I am sure we will be successful....Jai Hind!

Alone,but not lost

 “ How long have you been away from home”? This question always makes us realize that its been ages we are not at home....not protected by our father ,not cared by our mother,not bullied by our siblings,not attached to our relatives,not communicating to our cousins,not attending any family functions and so on....

But as soon as this realization sinks in,there is always a contradictory feeling...Oh it’s not my choice that I am not at home...I am out to make a career,I am nout to be independent,I am out to make an identity for myself,I am out to make my parents proud of my achievements...And the moment we think this we somehow forget all the things we miss being not at home.

But again our heart asks,is not possible to get the best of both? To be at home and be successful,to be attached to my motherland and make my own identity? To play pranks with cousins and at the same time make everybody proud by our achievements?

And yet again,the mind tells “ no” its not possible.And then we have a self realization that being away from home has made me strong,has made me compassionate towards other,has made be understanding,has made me more humane,has made me independent,has given me the capacity to make my own decisions,has made me tough and has made me responsible.

It’s true I am alone but I am not lost! I have my paths clear..I know where to go and how...I am sure about the course of line my life’s gonna take..I am making my own destiny!

May be this is what makes us stronger enough to stay away from closed ones for so long,to stay focussed in our lives.

But every morning we wish to get a cup of tea from our mother’s hand,in every danger we wish our father was there with us to hold our hands,in holi and Diwali we wish our cousins were there with us,every night we wish our siblings were there to fight with us....and in every moment we wish we were in our hometown !