The country
which we live in today is the culmination of thousands of years of human
culture and customs. She has been called by numerous names in the course of
history, starting from Bharat to Hindustan to India, the country whose proud
legacy is being carried by us. So great was the aura of our country that it
attracted people from world over, else which other country can boast of having people
of almost every religion of the world migrating there in ancient period. This
is the great legacy that our ancestors have left us. But slowly and steadily it’s
all being washed away in the sands of time, with people becoming engrossed in
the problems thrown at them and created by the so called leaders of this
present generation.
We, the
people of India have a dream, a dream of a better India, a dream where there
shall be happiness along with prosperity in the whole of the country, a dream
where the neighbourhood shall not be all concrete, but also have trees and
greenery, a dream where there shall be no poverty and everyone will have work
to fill their stomach and yet have some money left to enjoy the evening with
their family. But this dream is dying and there are reasons innumerable for
this. But the most important reason of all is not what everyone thinks it is.
It is something that no one wants to accept, because it is the bitter truth of
our country which is hard to digest. The reason for this sorry state of affairs
in this country is not corruption (corruption is just a byproduct), it is the
inaction of the people that can make a difference that is hurting this country like
nothing else can. How can we then dream of a better India when we are not ready
to act for the betterment of this country?
For each and
every problem, for each and every scam that is happening in this country we are
blaming the corrupt politicians. But who is electing them again and again? It
is the people only who vote for these corrupt politicians. I ask you whether
the election polling day an important day in your life or just a holiday for
you to enjoy? People have a right that no political party has. People have the
right to vote, and it is this constitutional power that we have to make use of.
But even then there are few alternatives are there for a person to vote for.
And just casting the vote isn’t enough action. For things to change in this
country there has to be more visible action, something that has not happened
since the last 66 years after independence. The revolution has to be brought
about by the people themselves and no one else can do it. But then how can we change
the face of our nation through revolution? We can’t stop everyday activity and
go on fasts all round the clock, instead we should act in a manner which will
change the structure of the entire political system of this country. And the
most important part to be played is by the youth of this country.
From childhood
onwards every kid is told to become a doctor or an engineer or whatever he or
she wishes to become. The child can also become a cricketer or model or
journalist or lawyer or just about anything. But no one wants to become a politician,
and that has become the greatest travesty of our country. Everyone wants to
serve the nation, but no one wants to soil their hands in the dirt of politics
and clean their own house. Everyone is working in their own respective fields
and contributing towards the development of this country, but the domain of
their work is limited which is not helping the seven hundred million poor
population of this country. When the planning commission of the country
declares that the BPL line is fixed at Rs.26 per day, then we have to realize that
something is seriously wrong with way things are being run in this country. It
is the time to realize that unless and until the youth takes responsibility of
the country nothing can ever change here. And by youth it doesn’t been the sons
of millionaires and billionaires but the common man of this country, because
those people spend millions in elections and expect to earn billions once they
are elected, but a common man doesn’t have millions to spend and doesn’t expect
to make it up when elected, because he/she realizes the difficulty of the
people more than those people who are brought up in luxury and face no
difficulties throughout their life. In the revolution for independence it was
the youth which fought for the country and after 66 years it is our turn to
fight. But the question is are you ready to face the challenges that are thrown
up to you or do you want the easy way out by just watching the discussions
about scams which end up with the people involved getting away scot free in the
end and telling others that the country has gone to the dogs. It is a choice
that we all have to make. And by watching the number of people gathering to
give support against black money and for Janlokpal Bill there is still glimmer
of hope that the masses are ready to rise and go out there and fight for a
better tomorrow.
