Viagra for the country...
Confused??? As you read on, you will see that the subject is an instance of extremely wishful thinking...but not the way you think...read on.
Tell me this...is any quality leaning towards "good" instilled by external factors or realized by the subconscious?? For example something as simple as being conscious enough to not litter the streets. All those who said external factors, please do think again...like one famous Mr.Morpheus told a certain Mr.Neo, "I can only show you the door, its you who will have to walk through it.." Sorta sums up the state of events with respect to the Value system in our society.
Of course, the uneducated, the orphans, the ones born on the streets to nameless parents - are more prone to becoming the bad elements of the society because of lack of proper guidance etc...even this point is arguable. My contention here is this...they were not shown the door...but what about us? You would have had enough instances where you could have glimpsed at the door...a fleeting glimpse maybe...but a glimpse indeed...some might have even stared it down, smelled the wood, appreciated the polishing, admired the art work on the frame, within reach of the door knob...but...sigh, there is always a but...why many refuse to walk through it? laziness...inertia...whatever...excuses...excuses...
People are inherently blessed or cursed with this irritating habit of poking their nose into other peoples business...i guess that's what makes them human.
The other day i was at a mall...i was strolling by on the second floor taking in the pretty sights...then to my left and for quite a distance, a crowd gathered and thronged crazy. It was so bad that i could not make out why the crowd was. I worked my way down to the first level...i was on my way out anyway...still impenetrable...the ground floor...and some breathing space.
Guess what...it was movie shooting...some random female imported from some north indian state in all probability was picturised walking into one of the shops!!! i head myself say out loud "Shit...what tha...stupid people!!" and of course, as expected i got some knowing quizzical condescending glances from the seasoned bystander...Absolute corruption of the preferences of the masses...the masses are after some illusion of the ideal world...pitiable. of course, this is my opinion...
One more example...this one condemnable.
A guy fainted on the streets and is just lying there motionless...a good crowd of some 30 gather...and stare at him...comment about him...a brave one decides to poke him in one of his limbs...viola, life indeed...he wasn't dead...that was good news. so, what did they do now...continue staring at the poor dude...of course, i was observing all this from my office space a good 7 floors above the commotion...i was struck by behavior of the people...the lack of interest in the wellbeing of the fellow human being. Some eventually picked him up and deposited the guy on the sidewalk where he continued being comatose...Of course, i could not help the person myself then because of reasons i wish not to mention in a blog. But what about those 30 odd people who had enough time to waste it by just standing there and commenting on the guy on the ground...??
This state of the value system in the common man is what i am worried about...the common man against all popular conceptions (that the govt is incharge of running the country) is the god, saviour, protector and viagra for a country. Very few takes responsibility for ones own actions...
I tell my roommate not to throw the chocolate wrapper on the streets...and the conversation goes like this...
Me: Hey...please don't throw that somewhere...look for a dustbin.
Him: Why da? I don't want to hold on to it...
Me: Agreed that's it a little irksome to hold on to something like a wrapper...but why litter the streets da?
Him: So, what...someone will be along to clean it up soon...
Me: I dunno about that...you see the govt cant be at all places at once...besides they ar..
Him: Whatever...i don't care...the streets are not my house!
And you should look at his room ladies and gents...typical of any bachelor i would say...worse than the streets...dust filled...wet at times...a haven for a spider colony...someone can fall sick sleeping there...infact he did. and this person, an college educated person, someone who supposedly grew up learning to think on his own, acting like this...damn, my blood boils.
But what to do...we are human eh!?! Balls to being human then...i request everyone to become something better and higher then. if god is the only thing you can think of, be a god. Gods don't need viagra...but our country does. Amen.
Of course, the uneducated, the orphans, the ones born on the streets to nameless parents - are more prone to becoming the bad elements of the society because of lack of proper guidance etc...even this point is arguable. My contention here is this...they were not shown the door...but what about us? You would have had enough instances where you could have glimpsed at the door...a fleeting glimpse maybe...but a glimpse indeed...some might have even stared it down, smelled the wood, appreciated the polishing, admired the art work on the frame, within reach of the door knob...but...sigh, there is always a but...why many refuse to walk through it? laziness...inertia...whatever...excuses...excuses...
People are inherently blessed or cursed with this irritating habit of poking their nose into other peoples business...i guess that's what makes them human.
The other day i was at a mall...i was strolling by on the second floor taking in the pretty sights...then to my left and for quite a distance, a crowd gathered and thronged crazy. It was so bad that i could not make out why the crowd was. I worked my way down to the first level...i was on my way out anyway...still impenetrable...the ground floor...and some breathing space.
Guess what...it was movie shooting...some random female imported from some north indian state in all probability was picturised walking into one of the shops!!! i head myself say out loud "Shit...what tha...stupid people!!" and of course, as expected i got some knowing quizzical condescending glances from the seasoned bystander...Absolute corruption of the preferences of the masses...the masses are after some illusion of the ideal world...pitiable. of course, this is my opinion...
One more example...this one condemnable.
A guy fainted on the streets and is just lying there motionless...a good crowd of some 30 gather...and stare at him...comment about him...a brave one decides to poke him in one of his limbs...viola, life indeed...he wasn't dead...that was good news. so, what did they do now...continue staring at the poor dude...of course, i was observing all this from my office space a good 7 floors above the commotion...i was struck by behavior of the people...the lack of interest in the wellbeing of the fellow human being. Some eventually picked him up and deposited the guy on the sidewalk where he continued being comatose...Of course, i could not help the person myself then because of reasons i wish not to mention in a blog. But what about those 30 odd people who had enough time to waste it by just standing there and commenting on the guy on the ground...??
This state of the value system in the common man is what i am worried about...the common man against all popular conceptions (that the govt is incharge of running the country) is the god, saviour, protector and viagra for a country. Very few takes responsibility for ones own actions...
I tell my roommate not to throw the chocolate wrapper on the streets...and the conversation goes like this...
Me: Hey...please don't throw that somewhere...look for a dustbin.
Him: Why da? I don't want to hold on to it...
Me: Agreed that's it a little irksome to hold on to something like a wrapper...but why litter the streets da?
Him: So, what...someone will be along to clean it up soon...
Me: I dunno about that...you see the govt cant be at all places at once...besides they ar..
Him: Whatever...i don't care...the streets are not my house!
And you should look at his room ladies and gents...typical of any bachelor i would say...worse than the streets...dust filled...wet at times...a haven for a spider colony...someone can fall sick sleeping there...infact he did. and this person, an college educated person, someone who supposedly grew up learning to think on his own, acting like this...damn, my blood boils.
But what to do...we are human eh!?! Balls to being human then...i request everyone to become something better and higher then. if god is the only thing you can think of, be a god. Gods don't need viagra...but our country does. Amen.
posted by Maharaj at 6/22/2005 02:11:00 AM
2 Comments:
Was the roommate anecdote real or fiction.
The state of affairs, sad but then true.
liked this..
"maybe...but a glimpse indeed...some might have even stared it down, smelled the wood, appreciated the polishing, admired the art work on the frame, within reach of the door knob...but...sigh, there is always a but...why many refuse to walk through it? laziness...inertia...whatever...excuses...excuses..."
The other day i was at a mall...i was strolling by on the second floor taking in the pretty sights...then to my left and for quite a distance,
"pretty sights" - as in ??????
Excellent post.
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