The Unflagging Indian Spirit
“Rain cripples normal life in Mumbai“. “Delhiites bear the brunt as as govt clamps down on Blue Line buses”. Reading the newspaper in the morning has become extremely depressing nowadays. One dreads what breaking news might make his life miserable yet again. And somehow bad news never disappoints.
It is indeed shocking that even after 60 years of independence, Mumbai (the erstwhile Bombay), the city of dreams for so many, doesnt have a proper drainage system. Year after year rains lash Mumbai, crippling all essential services and making life a living hell for Mumbaikars. And all the politicians can do is make shallow promises which they probably forget even before the rains stop beating down.
The national capital Delhi fares no better. I doubt if they ever ranked national capitals with the worst transportation systems. But what holds beyond doubt is that if there were such a poll, Delhi would surely run away with the honors. What with overcharging unscrupulous autowallas and marauding death messenger blue line buses, the last thing a Delhiite could have hoped for was the buses to be taken out of service (because of a few recent accidents they had caused) with no alternatives being provided. What resulted can only be described as chaos. And the conclusion that was drawn was even more astonishing. In the interest of the greater good these buses were allowed to run in the hope that the drivers would be kind enough to spare our lives. Surely a comforting thought.
But being an eternal optimist that I am, I can still manage to see the silver lining in the clouds. Instead of breaking down in the time of crisis, people still tried to resume with their normal lives as much as possible. Braving all odds, people tried to reach their offices, children their schools, pretending it was just another day in their eventful lives. That is the spirit that we need to take hope from, the enthusiasm that we need to spread. How much worse can it get from here? Don’t you think that if we can keep this spirit going just for a little longer, we may just see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Definitely a great point indeed. The country is running on the courage of its people. The Indian people have an unquenchable thirst for success, unfortunately the politicians will never satisfy it, and this will make Indians work harder to make more things private. In fact to some extent this makes me feel that bad politics is good since it makes people immune to bad situations which makes them perform extremely well when situations are favorable. How about that? I am playing the Devil’s Advocate
i believe your optimism
good to c u blogging