"SOCIETY IS GOING DOWN THE DRAIN"
It is unfortunate that the law & order situation is worsening and the basic qualities that go into making a good human being are fast vanishing.
Last week, a woman saved her daughter from being kidnapped. In the daytime, a man in an Innova pulled the girl into his car and drove away. Hats off to the mother for her presence of mind. She followed the car on her scooter and managed to free her daughter. Courage doesn’t come with a better example.
It is unfortunate that the law and order situation is going from bad to worse. Moral and human values which are the basic qualities that go into making a good human being are vanishing fast. Senior citizens being murdered in their homes, girls being kidnapped and then gangraped has become an everyday affair.
Rather unkempt children at traffic signals begging, women with babies in arms asking for alms so that they can feed them and women faking pregnancies seeking medical expenses are commonplace.
The situation has worsened over the years. One can see people sleeping on footpaths — outside temples and under flyovers. The sad part is that these people can barely manage one square meal a day. One wonders what the country has achieved in the 60-plus years since Independence.
Is this the India that our forefathers had dreamt of? The rich are becoming richer and poor, poorer. Values have taken a beating. People are more concerned about making money through whatever means. If it comes to choosing between comfort and breaking rules, people go for the former.
It is not just the common man who feels this way. Our politicians are no better. Leaders cutting across party lines have no sympathy, sense of duty, dedication and devotion in them. The situation has reached to such a sorry pass that doesn’t know what will happen in the next 24 hours.
Yesteryear leaders had dedication and sacrificed even their family because they felt that they had a duty towards the country. Only those decisions were taken which were in the interest of the nation. Any decisions which involved personal interest and friendship were dropped. Even women at that time took time out from their domestic work to better the society at large. They left their comfort zones, fought for the freedom and even went to prison.
Our country is extremely rich in natural resources. From J&K to Kanyakumari, we have vast stretches which are fertile. What we lack is working for the betterment of the country. Today, farmers continue to commit suicide and the Governments — Centre or States — do not take any step to ensure that it doesn’t happen again. The funds available under various schemes to help the poor are usurped by leaders and officials at the State level.
The Government officials, who are supposed to check whether the money has gone to the deserving people, look the other way and corruption goes unchecked. What is shocking is that only five per cent of the money reaches the person who deserves it. To check this, the Government will need to take concrete steps. The sense of building national character and patriotism needs to start at the school level. In fact, it should be taught as a subject.
Social workers, NGOs and welfare societies need to be more aware of the root problem and work on it rather than work on getting publicity for themselves. Poverty, diseases and hunger can be wiped out. Our nation can become forward looking and corruption free. But for this, moral values have to be in place.
The spirit of patriotism should be our priority. Hope the youth will bring about this change.
It is unfortunate that the law & order situation is worsening and the basic qualities that go into making a good human being are fast vanishing.
Last week, a woman saved her daughter from being kidnapped. In the daytime, a man in an Innova pulled the girl into his car and drove away. Hats off to the mother for her presence of mind. She followed the car on her scooter and managed to free her daughter. Courage doesn’t come with a better example.
It is unfortunate that the law and order situation is going from bad to worse. Moral and human values which are the basic qualities that go into making a good human being are vanishing fast. Senior citizens being murdered in their homes, girls being kidnapped and then gangraped has become an everyday affair.
Rather unkempt children at traffic signals begging, women with babies in arms asking for alms so that they can feed them and women faking pregnancies seeking medical expenses are commonplace.
The situation has worsened over the years. One can see people sleeping on footpaths — outside temples and under flyovers. The sad part is that these people can barely manage one square meal a day. One wonders what the country has achieved in the 60-plus years since Independence.
Is this the India that our forefathers had dreamt of? The rich are becoming richer and poor, poorer. Values have taken a beating. People are more concerned about making money through whatever means. If it comes to choosing between comfort and breaking rules, people go for the former.
It is not just the common man who feels this way. Our politicians are no better. Leaders cutting across party lines have no sympathy, sense of duty, dedication and devotion in them. The situation has reached to such a sorry pass that doesn’t know what will happen in the next 24 hours.
Yesteryear leaders had dedication and sacrificed even their family because they felt that they had a duty towards the country. Only those decisions were taken which were in the interest of the nation. Any decisions which involved personal interest and friendship were dropped. Even women at that time took time out from their domestic work to better the society at large. They left their comfort zones, fought for the freedom and even went to prison.
Our country is extremely rich in natural resources. From J&K to Kanyakumari, we have vast stretches which are fertile. What we lack is working for the betterment of the country. Today, farmers continue to commit suicide and the Governments — Centre or States — do not take any step to ensure that it doesn’t happen again. The funds available under various schemes to help the poor are usurped by leaders and officials at the State level.
The Government officials, who are supposed to check whether the money has gone to the deserving people, look the other way and corruption goes unchecked. What is shocking is that only five per cent of the money reaches the person who deserves it. To check this, the Government will need to take concrete steps. The sense of building national character and patriotism needs to start at the school level. In fact, it should be taught as a subject.
Social workers, NGOs and welfare societies need to be more aware of the root problem and work on it rather than work on getting publicity for themselves. Poverty, diseases and hunger can be wiped out. Our nation can become forward looking and corruption free. But for this, moral values have to be in place.
The spirit of patriotism should be our priority. Hope the youth will bring about this change.
thats right but can you highlight-on what ground has police registered a case under section 307 against boys who attacked judges.Isn't there possibility that judges or there driver may have ignited the brawl ,please do justice to the poor boys.
ReplyDeleteWhy there is so much mumbo jumbo about attack on that judges,it's happening everyday to almost every person,then where are these absurd law makers?Now,police is planning to give protection to judges,and you and I have to bear for there security,what a tyranny our hard earned goes vide tax to provide these snobs a so called security cover.Shame on the part of administration-shame shame.
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