What India needs is a reason!

I always wondered why the development of our country is so stirred with controversies, corruption, violent clashes, and religious insurgencies. Why are the politicians corrupt? Why are the roads dug up? Why are the rich super rich and the poor super poor? Why do the rich consider that they have the right of privileges over the poor Indian? Why is the crooked politician more powerful than a honest politician? The US of A is not one of my favorite countries, but I admire that country. There is a place where people can call their President a moron. They can make documentaries against him and hold rallies against his policies. If ever that happened in India, there would be carnage, destruction of public property and a few casualties, some dead, some injured and a bandh that would effect the economic prosperity of the country.

When the past episode happened with the corrupt traffic police constable, a casual discussion at home gave a great insight into what a common man thinks and why he keeps away from standing for the truth. Two old people who had visited started stating that how I was wrong, and that I had wasted 700 Rupees where else I could have just escaped the offence by just bribing a 100 Rupees. They stated they had seen this country since Independence and the state of the country is so bad, nothing can change its fortune. We were set to doom. Arguing with older people has always led to bitterness, besides, at the age of 70, it is hard for them to change their stand. They just become stubborn, like kids. So I let it go. But this was the hard truth that we have to face. If we have to change this country, each individual has to take up a stand and do their bit. If we don’t do it, we donot have the right to blame someone else for the mess our country is in. Not even the corrupt politicians. They are corrupt because of us.

America came together for a common cause. Republicans voted for a democrat and they changed ideologies because they knew if they did not the country will go down to the pits. They stood for one cause. Looking back, when do you see that India was united? It was for the freedom from the British. That was the only time we as a country were united, because everyone wanted one particular thing. Freedom. Everyone focused themselves completely to achieve that and achieved it. That is what India needs today, according to me. One reason, one singular reason for every person in this country to be united. Otherwise we will remain divided in hypocrisy of the so-called democracy.