Melting movements.
I assume we all know who Anna Hazare is by now. 2 weeks ago, I didn’t know who he was and what he was fighting for. I didn’t know what Lokpal bill was all about. Over the days, I learnt what he was fighting for and what the bill is all about but I don’t see the future. I don’t know what change this country will undergo after passing the bill. It was good to see so many young supporters joining the movement; so many voices, so many quotes, so many likes on FB and so many comments and so many candles, all in unison to end corruption. Woah! and finally the government bows. Yes, we did it! Everyone says the corrupt will not be spared but they will be scared. At last, something good. Isn’t it?
Let me be very honest here. I showed no support to this movement in anyway. Probably, I may have liked a link of FB but apart from that I did nothing else. Yes, I accepted an event on Facebook which said ‘show support by lighting a candle in your city ‘and according to FB, I attended that event in a virtual world. Yes, I know many of us did the same and few of us are even proud to have attended the event in reality. So what’s the point? Is it done?
“I see people reacting to the Anna Hazare movement, posting links and talking on how we all should support the cause and all that. Why do we need someone like that to awaken the patriotic spirit in us? Why we only get inspired in bits in pieces and then lose steam once it is out of news ?”
This was the question asked by Snehith on Facebook and everyone reacted just like the way they should. Few said, we need leaders to awaken us, we do not have clarity and it can only be achieved with the help of people like Hazare. One guy even said, when someone is striving for good there is no bad in supporting and no one is stopping anyone from doing anything independently too, and if we are trying to tell everyone that they did not do this before, he feels that is how the world runs. Few say the pain is not felt directly and the ground reality is completely different. All these points are so very true and I completely agree. Yes, that is how world runs and we just forget mere facts and move on because we have a life to lead and we just go on the hunt. If we hear a voice out of the blue against injustice or corruption, we shout, stand and light a candle perhaps, and move on. I’m not trying to make a point here by saying what is right or what is wrong. I’m just wondering if our thinking is right. We all are matured enough to understand the difference between right and wrong but are we really harsh on it? I don’t think so.
If someone asks, what is good / bad we are ready to differentiate but not ready to contemplate if we have the authority to judge between good /bad. Yes, it’s very difficult to move on if we look into every detail in our daily life and wonder if we are doing good / bad because we are in a very ugly and complicated system, but are we trying to cut it down from the roots? Do we know that we are the roots? One of the comments in FB said, are we doing our part by submitting the correct IT proofs? We take it easy because we feel the amount we earn is nothing when compared to what politicians earn in a scam. We are not afraid to do what is wrong. Even the finance department guy who approves those claims/proofs knows that fact. If Suresh Kalmadi must go to jail for submitting false receipts during CWG, then even we should go to jail for submitting fake receipts. This is not only about submitting proofs but the question to be asked is, when we are in a position to take an advantage, how many of us would really do what we are supposed to do and not what we are not supposed to? Cross your heart and think, you will get the answer. So when we are corrupt in bits and pieces, so is our inspiration towards such movements is in bits and pieces. Support is very much needed for such events and its good that we all turned out in large numbers but if we cross-check these points and make sure we are ethical in our own way, do you really think a person like Hazare needs to stand up? Let’s just not be the wax in a candle, instead let’s be the light!
Just wondering…
Let me be very honest here. I showed no support to this movement in anyway. Probably, I may have liked a link of FB but apart from that I did nothing else. Yes, I accepted an event on Facebook which said ‘show support by lighting a candle in your city ‘and according to FB, I attended that event in a virtual world. Yes, I know many of us did the same and few of us are even proud to have attended the event in reality. So what’s the point? Is it done?
“I see people reacting to the Anna Hazare movement, posting links and talking on how we all should support the cause and all that. Why do we need someone like that to awaken the patriotic spirit in us? Why we only get inspired in bits in pieces and then lose steam once it is out of news ?”
This was the question asked by Snehith on Facebook and everyone reacted just like the way they should. Few said, we need leaders to awaken us, we do not have clarity and it can only be achieved with the help of people like Hazare. One guy even said, when someone is striving for good there is no bad in supporting and no one is stopping anyone from doing anything independently too, and if we are trying to tell everyone that they did not do this before, he feels that is how the world runs. Few say the pain is not felt directly and the ground reality is completely different. All these points are so very true and I completely agree. Yes, that is how world runs and we just forget mere facts and move on because we have a life to lead and we just go on the hunt. If we hear a voice out of the blue against injustice or corruption, we shout, stand and light a candle perhaps, and move on. I’m not trying to make a point here by saying what is right or what is wrong. I’m just wondering if our thinking is right. We all are matured enough to understand the difference between right and wrong but are we really harsh on it? I don’t think so.
If someone asks, what is good / bad we are ready to differentiate but not ready to contemplate if we have the authority to judge between good /bad. Yes, it’s very difficult to move on if we look into every detail in our daily life and wonder if we are doing good / bad because we are in a very ugly and complicated system, but are we trying to cut it down from the roots? Do we know that we are the roots? One of the comments in FB said, are we doing our part by submitting the correct IT proofs? We take it easy because we feel the amount we earn is nothing when compared to what politicians earn in a scam. We are not afraid to do what is wrong. Even the finance department guy who approves those claims/proofs knows that fact. If Suresh Kalmadi must go to jail for submitting false receipts during CWG, then even we should go to jail for submitting fake receipts. This is not only about submitting proofs but the question to be asked is, when we are in a position to take an advantage, how many of us would really do what we are supposed to do and not what we are not supposed to? Cross your heart and think, you will get the answer. So when we are corrupt in bits and pieces, so is our inspiration towards such movements is in bits and pieces. Support is very much needed for such events and its good that we all turned out in large numbers but if we cross-check these points and make sure we are ethical in our own way, do you really think a person like Hazare needs to stand up? Let’s just not be the wax in a candle, instead let’s be the light!
Just wondering…
Comments