Scientists have claimed to solve the problem of Chicken or egg, however it’s difficult to decide who will change first, Us or the elected/selected ministers? Actually our relation with the politicians is like a couple who are high on expectation and low on action. However, in this beautiful relation politicians don’t want us to change, whereas we want them to change. How would this unfair situation change? It’s like a drunkard saying to others ‘Drinking is injurious to health’.
We must realize that the current state of affair is because of us and not because of the politicians or government officials. We want convenience, faster service without following process, rules, regulations for ourselves. All this can’t come cheap, we got to pay and that’s called ‘Chai Pani’ – Bribe. So what, all are doing it, why shouldn’t I? Let me ask you, there are many people who rape, kill, have drugs, go to prostitute, steal and many other things, but do you do that? Do you teach your kid or family to do it? The answer is clearly No. Actually, we are selective in the way we do things and if it’s wrong, then we say its fine, had no choice? I happened to see the Mahabharat serial and in that Krishna says ‘Most parents put their energy on building a future for the kids but miss out on character building’. Your child would be what you are; your kid would learn and observe what you say, what you do and how you do.
We have no rights to celebrate the various Supreme Court judgments because we have not done anything to make it happen. Also, remember there are thousands of changes and reforms required to make this country a better place to live in and for that your contribution is essential.
To do anything, we need to have clarity on few basic things such as knowing yourself, Knowing how much one can do and knowing what one would like to do.
Knowing Yourself: You may categorize yourself in one of the three types of people as described below:
Category 1: Strong moral and ethical values driven by principle. Believe in doing things right most of the time and have answer to what, why, how and when? Able to answer to questions in Yes or No with a logical reason acceptable/understandable by others. Principles are universal and they remain true irrespective of place, people and situation.
Category 2: Have moral and ethical values but not driven by principles. They know what is wrong but at times do not understand what is right and can convert wrong to right based on situation for self satisfaction. They do wrong but have justification why that wrong thing is right. They can easily justify their mistakes and put the blame on others. Happy to raise voice in safe, secured location but not in public because they fear of losing something or someone or an imaginative power of someone that makes them weak.
Category 3: Have no moral or ethical values and have no principles or rules to follow. Clear in the way they want to get the work done or live life. They know the tricks of living life and they devise tricks to tackle a situation. However, survival is dependent on network and connections and use of tools such as divide, threaten, position power, influence and so on.
Knowing how much one can do: You may play any of the following roles:
• Supporter – believe in something but not sure what to do, however can support others
• Activist – believe in something and do not wait for others to come and join you
• Informed Citizen – know the rights and the way things are to be done
• Talker – knows things are wrong, knows something needs to be done, will not do and will not support, but in group will talk the most
• Facilitator – Will not act, will not support, will not stop others but will facilitate and encourage privately or do actions which are harmless to others but beneficial to few
• Distracter – Will not allow consensus and shall give opinion in some other direction
Knowing what one would like to do: you may take up any or all of the following:
• Knowledge (few examples)
- Know your citizen charter
- Know your rights as human and citizen of India
- Know the contacts of Police station, Fire Brigade, Hospitals nearby, Media personnel, Medical Store, Railway police force, Human Right activists and others as deemed necessary
- Know your local MP, MLA, Opposition’s background and profile
- Know how RTI can be filed
- Know whom to reach and where to complain
• Action (some things which you can easily do but not limited to what is listed)
- Join an NGO or Rotary club – contribute to society
- Take a lead in your family and society [building] and unite them and demand collectively
- Form a group of like-minded people [4 to 5 should be good] for a particular cause [Engineering friends or school friends coming together to form a report on reforms needed – submit it to media, Directorate of technical education. Or Retired doctors can come together to write a report on reforms in healthcare and submit it medical councils and healthcare department and media].
- File a PIL (Public Interest Litigation)
- Write to editor of newspaper or online media
- Those who are outside India can adopt a kid or family or village based on your capacity. Please note, it’s not about giving money – it’s about taking ownership
• Vote (online campaigns, state, central, local elections)
• Voice your concern sitting at home (below are examples, not limited to the list):
- To your local municipality, district collector, MP, MLA or activist
- chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in
- http://pmindia.nic.in/contact.php
- http://www.narendramodi.in/write-to-shri-narendra-modi/
- http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403&Itemid=590
- http://aicc.org.in/
- http://iyc.in/sns/pg/pages/view/402017/
- http://www.ncp.org.in/contact.php
- https://www.facebook.com/IndianNationalCongress
You lose nothing, if you raise your voice, but if you don’t, then you have much more to lose.
Images: Courtesy Google :-)
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy
We must realize that the current state of affair is because of us and not because of the politicians or government officials. We want convenience, faster service without following process, rules, regulations for ourselves. All this can’t come cheap, we got to pay and that’s called ‘Chai Pani’ – Bribe. So what, all are doing it, why shouldn’t I? Let me ask you, there are many people who rape, kill, have drugs, go to prostitute, steal and many other things, but do you do that? Do you teach your kid or family to do it? The answer is clearly No. Actually, we are selective in the way we do things and if it’s wrong, then we say its fine, had no choice? I happened to see the Mahabharat serial and in that Krishna says ‘Most parents put their energy on building a future for the kids but miss out on character building’. Your child would be what you are; your kid would learn and observe what you say, what you do and how you do.
We have no rights to celebrate the various Supreme Court judgments because we have not done anything to make it happen. Also, remember there are thousands of changes and reforms required to make this country a better place to live in and for that your contribution is essential.
To do anything, we need to have clarity on few basic things such as knowing yourself, Knowing how much one can do and knowing what one would like to do.
Knowing Yourself: You may categorize yourself in one of the three types of people as described below:
Category 1: Strong moral and ethical values driven by principle. Believe in doing things right most of the time and have answer to what, why, how and when? Able to answer to questions in Yes or No with a logical reason acceptable/understandable by others. Principles are universal and they remain true irrespective of place, people and situation.
Category 2: Have moral and ethical values but not driven by principles. They know what is wrong but at times do not understand what is right and can convert wrong to right based on situation for self satisfaction. They do wrong but have justification why that wrong thing is right. They can easily justify their mistakes and put the blame on others. Happy to raise voice in safe, secured location but not in public because they fear of losing something or someone or an imaginative power of someone that makes them weak.
Category 3: Have no moral or ethical values and have no principles or rules to follow. Clear in the way they want to get the work done or live life. They know the tricks of living life and they devise tricks to tackle a situation. However, survival is dependent on network and connections and use of tools such as divide, threaten, position power, influence and so on.
“There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid.” -Frederick W. Cropp
Knowing how much one can do: You may play any of the following roles:
• Supporter – believe in something but not sure what to do, however can support others
• Activist – believe in something and do not wait for others to come and join you
• Informed Citizen – know the rights and the way things are to be done
• Talker – knows things are wrong, knows something needs to be done, will not do and will not support, but in group will talk the most
• Facilitator – Will not act, will not support, will not stop others but will facilitate and encourage privately or do actions which are harmless to others but beneficial to few
• Distracter – Will not allow consensus and shall give opinion in some other direction
Knowing what one would like to do: you may take up any or all of the following:
• Knowledge (few examples)
- Know your citizen charter
- Know your rights as human and citizen of India
- Know the contacts of Police station, Fire Brigade, Hospitals nearby, Media personnel, Medical Store, Railway police force, Human Right activists and others as deemed necessary
- Know your local MP, MLA, Opposition’s background and profile
- Know how RTI can be filed
- Know whom to reach and where to complain
• Action (some things which you can easily do but not limited to what is listed)
- Join an NGO or Rotary club – contribute to society
- Take a lead in your family and society [building] and unite them and demand collectively
- Form a group of like-minded people [4 to 5 should be good] for a particular cause [Engineering friends or school friends coming together to form a report on reforms needed – submit it to media, Directorate of technical education. Or Retired doctors can come together to write a report on reforms in healthcare and submit it medical councils and healthcare department and media].
- File a PIL (Public Interest Litigation)
- Write to editor of newspaper or online media
- Those who are outside India can adopt a kid or family or village based on your capacity. Please note, it’s not about giving money – it’s about taking ownership
• Vote (online campaigns, state, central, local elections)
• Voice your concern sitting at home (below are examples, not limited to the list):
- To your local municipality, district collector, MP, MLA or activist
- chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in
- http://pmindia.nic.in/contact.php
- http://www.narendramodi.in/write-to-shri-narendra-modi/
- http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=403&Itemid=590
- http://aicc.org.in/
- http://iyc.in/sns/pg/pages/view/402017/
- http://www.ncp.org.in/contact.php
- https://www.facebook.com/IndianNationalCongress
You lose nothing, if you raise your voice, but if you don’t, then you have much more to lose.
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”― Albert Einstein
Images: Courtesy Google :-)
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