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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Mobs of the Land
I don't understand the recent fuss around the corruption in this country. What difference does one more piece of paper in the already heavy rule book may achieve? Doesn't this country boast about the largest, comprehensive rule book which directs/ guides how to run the country by respective individuals? Then why do we want to add more to it?
Somebody said "only a corrupt country needs more laws"... and people here cannot agree more so they want more and more rules. Its perfect for Democracy.But, I believe "Rules are made to be broken". More rules, more often they are broken.
This country is mob driven country. The mob driven by self-driven skillful PR who see things larger than life and often loosing their own life for the so called cause (recent examples being murders of RTI activists). This mob driven country, has got many things done for itself with the help of its world's renowned(for quantity & ingenuity) mob. World cup & best league championship for its favorite sport, important of all recently celebrated anniversary of its freedom, communal activism, worship of mortals (corresponding to everything you can think of) are few examples of Successes (or failures) of this same mob.
But this same mob has not been able stand up by itself alone. How many instances do we see of an individual resisting when there was opportunity, to pay bribe or get bribed or cheat law. Those who say 1% please raise your hands. None? Then what right do we have to expect a change? How many of us feel its dignity to stand in a queue or throw that empty snack packet or beverage bottle in the trash, unless forced(by physically or socially or economically or culturally superior people), we ignore it.When the drama grounds in the capital gets empty the same crowd who mobbed (to those grounds all this week)will fall into the trap of convenience. Slowly everything they thought of achieving seems unreal.
After all this pessimism I still cannot believe that Delhi metro and Delhi Railway station are in the same city. Such a stark contrast between the two, both of them public places, both transport a lot of people here and there but, still they don't look the same, even if I remove my spectacles. So I believe it still can happen to be a better place, only if we care more about "it".
Ciao Amigos
Somebody said "only a corrupt country needs more laws"... and people here cannot agree more so they want more and more rules. Its perfect for Democracy.But, I believe "Rules are made to be broken". More rules, more often they are broken.
This country is mob driven country. The mob driven by self-driven skillful PR who see things larger than life and often loosing their own life for the so called cause (recent examples being murders of RTI activists). This mob driven country, has got many things done for itself with the help of its world's renowned(for quantity & ingenuity) mob. World cup & best league championship for its favorite sport, important of all recently celebrated anniversary of its freedom, communal activism, worship of mortals (corresponding to everything you can think of) are few examples of Successes (or failures) of this same mob.
But this same mob has not been able stand up by itself alone. How many instances do we see of an individual resisting when there was opportunity, to pay bribe or get bribed or cheat law. Those who say 1% please raise your hands. None? Then what right do we have to expect a change? How many of us feel its dignity to stand in a queue or throw that empty snack packet or beverage bottle in the trash, unless forced(by physically or socially or economically or culturally superior people), we ignore it.When the drama grounds in the capital gets empty the same crowd who mobbed (to those grounds all this week)will fall into the trap of convenience. Slowly everything they thought of achieving seems unreal.
After all this pessimism I still cannot believe that Delhi metro and Delhi Railway station are in the same city. Such a stark contrast between the two, both of them public places, both transport a lot of people here and there but, still they don't look the same, even if I remove my spectacles. So I believe it still can happen to be a better place, only if we care more about "it".
Ciao Amigos
Monday, August 8, 2011
The Graves
Last night I was watching a movie on my laptop and saw a cemetery in that movie and my thoughts wandered off to somewhere unusual place which I wouldn't think of when i'm at home. and yes I never would ever want to think of my workplace once at home unless very important(which could cause potential loss to business, after all "business of business is business").
The cemetery reminded me of our cubicles, the boxes with names, similar to rows of graves. the difference I found was that body was at rest in a grave and in the cubicle the body is not supposed to be rested but the spirit is at rest. In office I think the best strategy is to keep your "self" at home and try to get the best hike in the next appraisal (not best employee, not best colleague, not best subordinate). I have found this with my seemingly less experience but, enriched from what I have gathered from seniors, colleagues and subs all these years.
Back to cemetery other difference, physical, I found that the name plates don't have dates of birth and death on your cubicle. obviously, you are alive. But why do they put dates on the graves, does it really matter, may be they want to help the guy who digs graves, just to remind him that how fresh the grave is and put him off when he thinks to make space when the cemetery is full, other than this I don't find any sound reason, any ways coming back to cubicles I think they don't put anything else on your name plate because it doesn't matter unless you perform for your place else somebody's waiting all the time.
Ciao Amigos
The cemetery reminded me of our cubicles, the boxes with names, similar to rows of graves. the difference I found was that body was at rest in a grave and in the cubicle the body is not supposed to be rested but the spirit is at rest. In office I think the best strategy is to keep your "self" at home and try to get the best hike in the next appraisal (not best employee, not best colleague, not best subordinate). I have found this with my seemingly less experience but, enriched from what I have gathered from seniors, colleagues and subs all these years.
Back to cemetery other difference, physical, I found that the name plates don't have dates of birth and death on your cubicle. obviously, you are alive. But why do they put dates on the graves, does it really matter, may be they want to help the guy who digs graves, just to remind him that how fresh the grave is and put him off when he thinks to make space when the cemetery is full, other than this I don't find any sound reason, any ways coming back to cubicles I think they don't put anything else on your name plate because it doesn't matter unless you perform for your place else somebody's waiting all the time.
Ciao Amigos
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