We feel proud to be an Indian but does India feel proud of us?
Surely
this is the question that needs to be addressed in current scenario. We all
very proudly say that “we proud to be an Indian” but never ask ourselves that
“do our nation too proud of us”? It is not to say that a patriotic song or a
video clip of our freedom struggle leads to goose bumps in our body, we can’t
accept a statement against our nation, we can’t accept any disrespect of our
national flag, any recognition of our nation on the world stage definitely lets
all of us happy. But is it all what our country is asking for today? No. Have
you thought why the breed of patriots stopped taking birth in our nation post
1947? Why the word “patriotism” always go in reference to the freedom fighters
only and not for their successors? It is because our freedom fighters gave all
to the nation what it was asking for at that point of time but we are not.
Hence calling them patriots is more than justified. But had the nation stopped
asking from us after independence? No again. Its not that post independence we
became prosperous. Burning problems were still there questioning our
sustainable development but we heard it less than required.
Today
we have to accept that we all have become self-centric. What we are aspiring is
all personal success in life. We go to leading institutes, study and got placed
then waiting for chances to go abroad and leave this nation that has given
everything to us. We study hard to crack the UPSC exams to become IAS/IPS officers
and become one, only to earn status and power in society while prolonging the
ill system that we are in. We join the Government service only to have secured
sleeps at nights and comforts in days leaving the nation at its own destiny. We
do enter the world of business dreaming the bungalows, big cars, bank balance,
etc even though it would come on the cost of illegitimacies. We become
politicians to lead the nation to the level of prosperity that our freedom
fighters had eyed while dying for the nation but we are leading it to a living hell.
Here I am not saying that we all are like this but certainly the percentage is more
than higher. So one thing that we have to conclude here that for what the
nation is in right now, we all are responsible.
I
just want to bring attention that don’t
the nation want anything in return for what it is giving to all of us? Why
not the leading professionals are taking the charge to contribute to this
nation rather than going abroad to earn huge salaries? Why not the IAS/IPS
officers are standing tall on their proven talent to protect the system from
all the illness rather than just becoming the symptoms of its illness? Why not
the government servants pledge to serve the citizens whole-heartedly rather
than enjoying the hierarchical structures and inventing all new ideas to encash
the loopholes of their organizations? Why not the businessmen use their super
veins of mind to create an environment of faith and responsibility towards the
society rather than just using their minds in all foul plays? Why the
politicians are not leading the nation to ensure free and fair games in the
societies rather than becoming themselves the captain of all pre-fixed games.
We
all very easily list out the problems of this nation and the wrong doers but
always forget to measure out direct or indirect contribution to it. The hour is
crying for solution to this nation’s prolonged problems and we cannot afford to
be self centric anymore. We have to come out of that blanket of personal
successes and must presume nation’s call before making any career/personal
decisions. Today we are celebrating 67th Independence Day but only
viewing the nation through painted glasses which shows only the image of
viewer. Now what we need is to rub the glass and see the whole nation through
it then only the nation will also be proud of us.
Jai hind!!!
