DROPS OF THOUGHT

How many times shall I tell myself that what I see and read in the newspaper columns
about goings on in this country is all true and fraught with danger for this poor country. The last ten years economic liberalization has often tended to present a rosy picture
for this country of 125 crores, ninety per cent of who are country side people.
Official mouthpieces often talk about achievements in different walks of life:
growing foreign exchange reserves, affluent middle class, fast expanding roads, universities, posh malls, swanky cars, latest electronic gadgets, pubs, universities et al.
Republic day parades fill us with pride when we are shown sidelights of our military might.
But think of it ! compare our selves with our neighbor China. Where
it was some decades ago. Where it is today. Think of rampant corruption, fast diluting
social and family values, cultural degradation, increasing pollution, poaching, crime
extremism. Education is for sale and morals are down and cheap. Twenty four hours
news reports openly and shamelessly announce any thing and every thing which were alien to us a decade ago. You can say and discuss any thing and ever thing get away with it. Youth is rudderless and lost. Believe me,it is not a cliché
Maoists have spread their tentacles in some 175 districts in thirteen states while parochial and religious extremities are waging a war in several states in North and
North-East Farmers are committing suicides at regular intervals. But politicians and
their middlemen don’t seem to be interested in any thing but advancing their own public and private agenda at all costs. Muscle power and caste- based politicians and are often calling the shots in many states. What message this situation is passing on to the young generation? What is the hope for those who want to tread the often- quoted Gandhi an path?
Will the yawning gap between the rich and the poor ever shrink ? Never it seems.
so long the present situation continues. But one thing is sure, unaware of all this, big and expanding corporate houses will continue to sell dreams to millions and millions for
brighter tomorrow .Where do we go from here ?