It is 12:42 am (most would say middle of the night) and the revelry to drown the Ganesha is still in full-swing. I think there are a few kids shouting "Ganpati bappa morya" while dancing to "Baby doll" and "Lungi dance". Having a house next to a "river side" isn't something as glorious as it sounds at times such as these.
It got me thinking that, maybe the uneducated don't care. But I guess that is true for all us Indians. We are a Billion, I guess you will find one everywhere, probably even in space. So ya, since we are that many, we probably resent each other. I am not sure how many generations it will take for us to change this about ourselves.
When I was in the US, we would say "hi" to probably every other skin-color regardless of whether we knew the person or not. But when we saw someone who remotely looks like an Indian, we would shy away from an eye contact. And even probably utter a few quips. So I guess in India, when there are more of us, it is only natural to avoid each other and not think of the other person.
This is also the reason probably we don't help a fellow Indian who is lying helpless on the street. We read in the papers that there is a poor kid needing some treatment, and we probably turn the page thinking someone else will help.
So who ever reads this and probably wants to change our populous nation a bit:
- Please don't light firecrackers after 10 pm. There could be a kid sleeping, who will wake up with a scream 'cause you felt you wanted to "enjoy the moment".
- Please turn down the music after 10pm.
- If you see someone else doing the same request him/her to be compassionate.
- You find someone who would need help, call 108. It is free. It is only a hope that the ambulance will reach in time, but atleast you did your part.
Its 1:07 am and I called the cops 15 minutes ago, the music has gotten louder.
PS: Probably it worked. 15 minutes later, its awfully quite now. Can hear my thoughts again!
It got me thinking that, maybe the uneducated don't care. But I guess that is true for all us Indians. We are a Billion, I guess you will find one everywhere, probably even in space. So ya, since we are that many, we probably resent each other. I am not sure how many generations it will take for us to change this about ourselves.
When I was in the US, we would say "hi" to probably every other skin-color regardless of whether we knew the person or not. But when we saw someone who remotely looks like an Indian, we would shy away from an eye contact. And even probably utter a few quips. So I guess in India, when there are more of us, it is only natural to avoid each other and not think of the other person.
This is also the reason probably we don't help a fellow Indian who is lying helpless on the street. We read in the papers that there is a poor kid needing some treatment, and we probably turn the page thinking someone else will help.
So who ever reads this and probably wants to change our populous nation a bit:
- Please don't light firecrackers after 10 pm. There could be a kid sleeping, who will wake up with a scream 'cause you felt you wanted to "enjoy the moment".
- Please turn down the music after 10pm.
- If you see someone else doing the same request him/her to be compassionate.
- You find someone who would need help, call 108. It is free. It is only a hope that the ambulance will reach in time, but atleast you did your part.
Its 1:07 am and I called the cops 15 minutes ago, the music has gotten louder.
PS: Probably it worked. 15 minutes later, its awfully quite now. Can hear my thoughts again!
