I was sitting on the dinner table, having my meal at the place where I live. There were other people at another table who were discussing about something. When I listened carefully, I figured that they were discussing about the shortcomings of Indian administration and politics. I am pretty sure that everyone of us would have had such a discussion. So what do you think about this?
I know a large percentage of the Indian politicians are corrupt. We are always ready to point our fingers at them. But are we really doing the right thing? Just put yourself in their shoes for a moment and think about it. When the whole system is corrupt, how can a single politician change anything? He'll be swept along with the tide, forcefully or willingly. So they do it willingly. But are they really at fault? I have a counter view.
Corruption always starts at the small level and goes big. It is not just the politicians or the administration that is corrupt, but the whole of India. Everyone is a part of this in some or the other way. Tell me, how many of you got a driver's license only after passing the requisite test? I am certain of what the answer to that question is. So aren't we at fault? When something bad happens in the nation, we blame the leaders. But it is us who elected them in the first place. If we can not change them, at least we can change the way we think. Stop thinking about personal gains for once and think of India as a whole. Tell the leaders what we really want; progress, transparency, harmony.
Politics and politicians have been labeled corrupt these days. The situation is so bad that whenever we find ourselves struggling because of the corruption, we hear ourselves say "A lot of politics is involved". Do you even know what politics actually means? It has been labeled and looked down upon so much that it has a whole new meaning these days. Politics in Hindi means "Rajneeti". Which means the strategies to be implemented to run the state (Rajya). But what do we mean when we speak about politics? The dirty mind games the politicians involve themselves in? Why?
The fact of the matter is that the situation is bad. It can't be changed overnight. We can't get rid of the whole administrative system and form a new one instantly. What we can do is to think for the community as a whole, as a nation. To let the leaders know, what we really want. If they are not able to satisfy our needs, we can support the fresh and innovative minds. Those who jump into the so called dirty world of "Politics" just to bring about a change. A change will be brought about. But it can't be brought about by sitting and grumbling. We have to bring a change in ourselves first, only then can we expect a change in the administration too.
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Rightly said..bu u said what alrdy is happening in society..I dont agree with u on the point that politician are goin corrupt coz they are moving in wave of cooruption. If a politician has self confidence and mentaliy so strong they dont fear the consequences and himself taking the step the reduce corruption and has the will to do it..then he can surely will ..With so much power they are having at that post..If he is not involving himself with the change in mentality which he would had earlier and what others have .he would surely will.We say such corruption cant be eradictaed not coz we are corrupt but coz we fear to take initiaive step as we are commmon man but as a politician with so many people working under him hez not a single person ..If he doesnot make his self will reduced after goin at tht post He can surely will do the changes..And he should not be just acting like a politician but he should act like a leader to invoke changes and reduce corruption ..and to search for those common man who doest not have fear in their mind about the consequences..Need to change mentality.
ReplyDelete@ ashi point taken, but a single politician doesnt manage the country, there are a number of people that are involved. even if one politician wants to bring about a change, others wont let him do it easily.
ReplyDelete@agreed but nothing comes handy in lyf
ReplyDeleteok now we all know we blame the 'politicians' for everything...but don't compare the driving license to their works...u have absolutely no idea how large scale the corruption is brindling...now we all do it at a smaller level, the level we ARE now but doesnt mean we can't point fingers at them. u dont need to be a cricket star to say that dravid played a bad shot and got out.
ReplyDeletesecondly, the so called wave and 1 person not able to change is all fine and that is the reason politics is being rammed first...bcoz the system is such that u have just 2 options: adapt, get corrupt and go on ur own path of goal or fight and if lucky make the 3rd generation from now better....but the system if at all can be changed only by those ppl at the top that is the pointing of fingers...it is not at a particular person blaming him but the whole 'politics'.
1 person can't change anything??? it takes 1 person to start the change...someone just needs to start the cycle, ppl will join.
too negative thoughts for a 21 year old :P :P
btw nice post...:D