Call me whimsical
Call me whimsical, but this has been going on in my mind of late.
For reasons I am not really able to fathom, ever since I came to Canada, I have found myself deeply darwn into Indian politics, something I have always detested in my past. Perhaps it is my frustration at the unabated decadance of Indian polictical system; perhaps at the comparision I often tend to draw between the western society and our own; perhaps at the growing oblivion of the masses that still votes to power the ones who have continued to exploit them for decades; or perhaps at the vast lacunae in our constitution that allows goons like Abu Salem to dare to dream of becoming tomorrow's leaders . Whatever the reason be, it does raise a question in my mind: What can common perople like us do? Should we just watch as mute spectators the mockery of our democracy?
I didn't have any answer to this until I left my office tonight. On my way back home, something conjured up in my mind that made me realize I am not as helpless as the situation makes me appear. After all, if a goon like Abu Salem can think of becoming tomorrow's leader, why can't I? Can't I contest elections like him? I don't claim I can prove to be a better leader than them, but I can certainly claim to be a honest and a sincere leader. After all, isn't that something our country seriously needs today?
For reasons I am not really able to fathom, ever since I came to Canada, I have found myself deeply darwn into Indian politics, something I have always detested in my past. Perhaps it is my frustration at the unabated decadance of Indian polictical system; perhaps at the comparision I often tend to draw between the western society and our own; perhaps at the growing oblivion of the masses that still votes to power the ones who have continued to exploit them for decades; or perhaps at the vast lacunae in our constitution that allows goons like Abu Salem to dare to dream of becoming tomorrow's leaders . Whatever the reason be, it does raise a question in my mind: What can common perople like us do? Should we just watch as mute spectators the mockery of our democracy?
I didn't have any answer to this until I left my office tonight. On my way back home, something conjured up in my mind that made me realize I am not as helpless as the situation makes me appear. After all, if a goon like Abu Salem can think of becoming tomorrow's leader, why can't I? Can't I contest elections like him? I don't claim I can prove to be a better leader than them, but I can certainly claim to be a honest and a sincere leader. After all, isn't that something our country seriously needs today?
posted by sachin Jayaswal at
8:47 PM
4 Comments:
No leaders are born in tranquil time. Indian society, and for that matter Indian political system, is passing through a turbulent and chaotic 'transitional' phase at this moment. And we need leaders at every front of our society.
The very idea of becoming a leader can never ever be a whim for a person of your caliber. But, unfortunately, so much of what we understand in the world around us is colored by the conceptions and prejudices we start with.
I am happy that your stay in Waterloo has invoked a thought-process within you. Afterall leadership is nothing but waking up each morning ready to devour the world, full of hope and promise.
By
K., at 2:12 PM
waah waah waah....
By
God Knows, at 6:51 PM
aarrreee sachin ji next blog bhi to likhiye
By
Who am I ?, at 8:16 AM
and thoda halka halka english likhiyega jai siya ram
By
Unknown, at 9:22 AM
Post a Comment
<< Home