How often we hear from people who have visited the US , that how good or better the country is than India.They talk about so many good things that US has and compare how bad our own country is!!!!! I am sure there are going to be people on both side of the wall... few who agree and few who do not disagree but would defend the country by putting up arguments that are in favour of India.I have come across such debates and also have been part of a few.As i see it everyone atleast most of them are not talking about the cultural or traditional beauty of the country compared to our's but more about the system's ,facilities and infrastructure.I couldnt agree more than now since i have had a feel for it in person...first hand.I completely agree to people who say that US is better and good in terms of FACILITIES and INFRASTRUCTURE.
I would like to stress again that i only accept the fact that US is better in terms of facility and infrastructure ...issues that are public and common to the nation to be precise.
I would never try to compare the cultures and weigh one against the other.That according to me is not sensible.Culture and the way of living are very much affected by so many different things and more importantly the environment that one grows up.I am sure if you travel through the different parts of our own country India , it might not be surprising to find people with so many different cultures, traditions and beliefs .Every community has its own perception of whats right or wrong and this differentiating factor is at times so visible and precipitates to the smallest component of a community , INDIVIDUAL.There are so many differences b/w the individuals living in one same community.When within such a small geographical area ,there is so much of difference it is very obvious that it makes no sense in trying to compare two cultures that are so far apart ..almost each flourishing in its own world.I believe each culture has its own values , pros /cons and beliefs which should be respected as they are.
Coming to the other aspects of comparison.YES!!!!! US is far better than India in terms of the infrastructure and facilities.Its just that!!!!..black and white and i am sure however patriotic a person,if he/she has visited the US they will agree to this fact.Where do i start.... everything is just so systematic and it is all already in place.Its been only 3 weeks since i am here but i can see it clearly.I am not saying that US does not have its share of problems in these areas but for the large part they have it all covered.The roads are free of potholes , the surroundings are so clean.It is evident that there has been so much planning when these developments were underway.And the most important thing of all, People here FOLLOW IT!!!!!!!!!!! Any system/law is worth its salt only if it is enforced and followed otherwise it is just another set of words put together to form those tough looking phrases...thats pretty much it is.When I say this I would stress and put the onus on citizens like me rather than blame the enforcers only.Yes it is a failure of realizing and fulfilling responsibility from our side.But I am not going to restrain myself from putting a fairly equal if not more ,blame on the enforcers.These are people who are given the authority and responsibility to uphold the law but fail to do that.Do I sound too idealistic??? Is everyone upright to the brim in the US????No not all....I am sure that US has its own share of corruption issues to face but its not so prevalent here that everything in a days work will be hindered by corruption.It is in a relative sense that one has to look.We are living in a age where idealistic values and virtues are the last thing that one will be thinking about.
Well one can go on and on in this way but what is it that really needs to change in a country like India for the better of the country and all its people.The first and the most important thing that I believe is ATTITUDE.I always believe that attitude has an important role to play in one's life.What we become in our life is so much more dependent on attitude that it could make or break a life.Attitude for me is the thought process ...of how one percieves the things that he/she comes across in life.This seems to be the defining and the differentiating factor between the two nations.It is nice to see that for the large part almost everyone respects the law and is so conscious of his/her surroundings .The way they perceive the rules that are laid out makes them believe that it is for the common good and thats why they follow these.There is more to how to they look at various things in life.Now this does not mean that they are idealistic do gooders and so on ....
Hmm... It has been a few days since i started writing this blog but never got to complete this. It was an interesting break which has actually given me an experience which I would like to highlight since this is exactly what I refer to when I say ATTITUDE.It just happened that three of us got into a discussion of various things and so we stumbled upon the very topic that I am writing this blog on.I suggested that its all about doing the little things correctly by everyone that could help us to improve our country.As a case in point,I stated the example where we can come across so many educated people working in top firms crossing the roads by jumping over he medians and all other stunts that are not supposed to be done thereby putting the not only their life at risk but also creating problems for others.This is a classic example where even the educated in our country fail to follow or respect the rules and flout them openly.Now these are the small things that I am talking about .If we can correct ourselves and do such simple things the way we are supposed to it , that will do a world of good for our country.But it was not to be, my good friend who was also part of the discussion was not willing to look at it this way.What frustrated me the most about the discussion with my good friend was that he kept telling me reasons as to why some people do it.This is what I call ATTITUDE and simply reflects the mentality of the large part of our country. We keep tellling that people in another country are so good , they follow the rules and so on and so forth.But when we start discussing about our country we come up with reasons as to why one does it... but never why one should not do it.The most pathetic thing was that this other person felt that it was the persons talent to jump median and reach safely so what was wrong!!!!!!! What do i say???? Reasoning as to change ...we have to look as to why one should do it the right way and not reason and justify why some so it the wrong way. Just wishing will not work .Everyone has to realize that it is going to take determination and desire to improve things in our country.This has got to change for us and our country to see the light of the day.... and I wish , hope that this does become a reality.
" BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WISH TO SEE"... ... This has got to start from me and hope it does!!!!!!!!
--SrK
Hmm... It has been a few days since i started writing this blog but never got to complete this. It was an interesting break which has actually given me an experience which I would like to highlight since this is exactly what I refer to when I say ATTITUDE.It just happened that three of us got into a discussion of various things and so we stumbled upon the very topic that I am writing this blog on.I suggested that its all about doing the little things correctly by everyone that could help us to improve our country.As a case in point,I stated the example where we can come across so many educated people working in top firms crossing the roads by jumping over he medians and all other stunts that are not supposed to be done thereby putting the not only their life at risk but also creating problems for others.This is a classic example where even the educated in our country fail to follow or respect the rules and flout them openly.Now these are the small things that I am talking about .If we can correct ourselves and do such simple things the way we are supposed to it , that will do a world of good for our country.But it was not to be, my good friend who was also part of the discussion was not willing to look at it this way.What frustrated me the most about the discussion with my good friend was that he kept telling me reasons as to why some people do it.This is what I call ATTITUDE and simply reflects the mentality of the large part of our country. We keep tellling that people in another country are so good , they follow the rules and so on and so forth.But when we start discussing about our country we come up with reasons as to why one does it... but never why one should not do it.The most pathetic thing was that this other person felt that it was the persons talent to jump median and reach safely so what was wrong!!!!!!! What do i say???? Reasoning as to change ...we have to look as to why one should do it the right way and not reason and justify why some so it the wrong way. Just wishing will not work .Everyone has to realize that it is going to take determination and desire to improve things in our country.This has got to change for us and our country to see the light of the day.... and I wish , hope that this does become a reality.
" BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WISH TO SEE"... ... This has got to start from me and hope it does!!!!!!!!
--SrK
indeed a gud post...long...howeve rite and interestin dude!
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