When Democracy is butchered….
It is sad that today every body has got the chance to see how democracy is butchered and slaughtered in a country like India. It was this country that was once held in high esteem for its righteousness, principles, and the starting point for education. We have too many Political parties, and the common man has to watch himself being exploited in the hands of the government. Those who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.
Every child is taught on his mother’s lap, “ Do not steal. The government hates Competition.” This is the truth. The tragedy is that the child has learnt it at a very tender age, an age when he is supposed to be enjoying his childhood with love, warmth and laughter. But not so in India. This is a luxury that is destined only for the privileged and the political class.
Our government is always bungling in matters of humanity, Laws for the common man. It is rightly called as “The Bungling Government.” They are still not sure what is to be done with a dreaded terrorist like Kasab. He lives like a King when just outside his cell there are thousands who are impoverished due to the lackadaisical set of Politicians that we have around us.
They are forever feasting on the hard-earned money of the poor. Today when the question comes on stopping Corruption, they are adamant about not stepping down. They want to continue the plundering life, drinking the blood of the poor, to feed the generations that continue to come into existence in their lineage.
I believe that no one Political Party is descent or a complete Saint. SAB KE SAB CHOR HAIN!! They want our votes but they do not want responsibility or the stigma attached to being called in for any accountability when there is a crisis. For a moment has anyone ever given a thought that for every effect there is definitely a root-cause? So, should we not find and address the root cause rather than try to fix the effect, as I believe that there is no end to the latter.
As the Father of our nation rightly quoted: “ Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advice violence.” This morning, I saw a huge crowd of college students just outside my home, and out on the street shouting their lungs out in support of the Jan Lokpal Bill. There was determination in each pair of eyes and the will to fight corruption. When the mass of humanity, that forms basically of today’s youth, daring and hot-blooded, surge forward like a wave; what answer is our government ready to give them? They have seen their parents struggle to make two ends meet just to give them the basic necessities in life wit tears, a broken back and a crippled will-power. For how long?
I find that each Political Party is pointing an accusing finger at each other, blaming the other for the total chaos in our country today. When can we see some maturity in our politicians and transparency to the maximum? If something really good were on the way with the JanLokpal Bill, I would welcome it. Yes, I am against corruption and I am also against those who insinuate the common man to bribe in order to get his job done. We are paying due to compulsion to get our needs in time. So we people are both a victim and criminal, in case of corruption.
The statement said by the transparent international chief Hugette Labelle on corruption is quoted below:
“In the poorest countries, corruption levels can mean the difference between life and death, when money for hospitals or clean water is in play. The continuing high levels of corruption and poverty plaguing many of the world’s societies amount to an ongoing humanitarian disaster and cannot be tolerated. But even in more privileged countries, with enforcement disturbingly uneven, a tougher approach to tackling corruption is needed.”
I understand that people do change when they are in pain. The things that we go through in our lives teach us lessons for the betterment of the rest of our lives if we choose to learn from them. Pain makes us change, sometimes for good and sometimes the worse. In order to get over our addictions and faults in life we must endure pain most times to do so, but in the end if we fight through the pain that we experience and don't cave we will achieve the change in ourselves that we desire.
Do not be scared of pain, but instead endure it. Do not let pain deter you from the course in life that you want to take. Remember that pain is necessary in life and in order to change who you are you must experience some pain. Continue to push on, through the pain, and through the discomfort, never let pain make you stop, instead use it as motivation to keep pushing forward.
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