often times, i remember a saying, that nobody is perfect. that leads me to another thought that no country is perfect, the people living in make it perfect. after wrapping two prominent cases, many of us got our faiths back in the judicial system. but is it perfect, i beg to differ. remember satyendra dubey??? we the people always tend to take our inspiration from movies, inspired to date, inspired to mate and inspired to kill. this time we were inspired by "gandhigiri" and silent protests with candles. sometimes it worked, other times it didn't. what makes me wonder is, that if we got inspired by the candle light marches, how come we didn't get inspired by the act of putting a bullet in the head. maybe because we the people like to act in groups after all we are social animals with "strong" moral fibers.
that brings me to my second thought, social security specially towards women. every time there is a case of harassment, i read all kind of rave reviews. what really fascinates is that we the people have developed this unique attitude of shifting blames, and feel less guilty about ourselves. after all how can we sleep with guilt, but yes what's even more admirable is to get the sadistic pleasure watching people in vain. i wonder how can we live so peacefully when 24X7 news channels flood with information in much more detail than its required.
oops i forgot, why should we bother, our sisters and daughters are safely at home, so am i. to hell with the rest. now my favorite part, we the boasting people. 2005 Bombay flood, my e-mail was spammed with "real" life incidences, that would make me feel more patriotic than watching legend of bhagat singh. 2006 Bombay train blasts, same story. with all due respect, i haven't got a single mail on the story how mumbaikars, went on to save the poor woman being torn into pieces. hey, we the people get our cheap thrills with this.
everyday someone's modesty is outraged. everyday some one is harassed. everyday some one is killed. but we the people want to know if abhishek bachhan and aishwarya rai are getting married. 25 years i have been hearing India is on the verge of becoming a super power. no bombs, no guns, no industry can make a country a super power. its we the people. i think we can forget Gandhi for once, and pick the weapons that got us freedom, and believe me it was not satyagrah.