On 26th Jan, our RWA celebrates the Republic day. On this day one of the senior citizen of the society unfurl the Flag and then office bearer of the RWA gives speeches. Children do cultural program and celebration ends with luncheon.
Unfortunately I could not participate in the celebration due to some other commitments. However, I have listened to one of the speeches delivered by Secretary of the RWA. Though the speech was in Hindi, I try to translate it. " We should live with honesty and do the hard work. We have to move forward the country by our hard work......." After end of the speech everyone clapped and anchorperson repeated the sentence.."Yes yes sahib, we will move forward the country...."
My watch stopped here. I was thinking how a common man like me can move forward the country? Is it something like a broken truck, to which, we need to give a hard push so that It can move forward? I look around in my neighbourhood. Fist thing I noticed, illegal extensions of the apartments, for which every resident has greased the palm of every stakeholders. Our Hon'ble speaker was among the firsts to get his apartment extended. So no Honesty here...It was merely a speech, which he intended to deliver like any other politician. There was clearly a difference in his sayings and deeds.
Our great leaders and religious gurus have set the expectations from the common man to contribute his share in moving forward the country by:-
remain satisfied,
obeying the complex laws,
paying heavy taxes,
not paying bribe to settle your traffic rules violation or reduction in electricity bill etc etc
The list is endless.....
But does it really matter for a country, which is run with corrupt practises by corrupt people. Riches are becoming more rich...they race to come in to Forbes most influential/ wealthy list...We are proud that Indians are finding place in that list. India is moving forward.
How a common man can contribute in it? I am still trying to get a definitive answer..
Tuesday 29 January 2013
Monday 28 January 2013
Ghar ka Khana by Cook
The other day, my friend invited me over a dinner along with family. My friend is a well settled in his career. He has two kids, who are about to settle in their life.
They have big 4 bedroom apartment, each family member owns one room. It was surprise for me that they have engaged a part time cook, who cooks for them in the morning and evening. I didn't mind it coz lady of the house is also working and is a career oriented woman. Thus she does not get time for cooking and all.
In old days, my Maa used to cook for the entire family. The simple food was poured with Love. We, brother and sisters used to eat together surrounding the angeethi or chulah. During that moment, we used to share lot of things and there was a connect between the siblings. The same culture is passed on to my wife and my kids. Now we also eat together as a family and ensures that we will have one meal altogether, although, instead of talking all the time, sometimes we watch TV. Still I feel we are connected and enjoying simple food poured with Love.
Coming back to dinner, what I discovered, that every member of my friend's family is busy in personal life. I realised that they do not eat together. Children do not get the food cooked by the mother, thus I see missing important ingredient Love in the food. Yes mother do cook during weekend, by helping the cook. They were not talking over the diner table, no laughs no jokes... ( bad habits perhaps..???).
I find that there was a disconnect between the family members as everybody loves to enjoy in their own privacy. Kids do not know whether their mother is in pain or need something. Similarly husband doesn't know the needs of the children or wife. I feel the family is living as paying guest under one roof.
What kind of society we are building.... In the race of metro life, we are forgetting to inculcate the family values in our children, which is the heritage of Indian culture.
They have big 4 bedroom apartment, each family member owns one room. It was surprise for me that they have engaged a part time cook, who cooks for them in the morning and evening. I didn't mind it coz lady of the house is also working and is a career oriented woman. Thus she does not get time for cooking and all.
In old days, my Maa used to cook for the entire family. The simple food was poured with Love. We, brother and sisters used to eat together surrounding the angeethi or chulah. During that moment, we used to share lot of things and there was a connect between the siblings. The same culture is passed on to my wife and my kids. Now we also eat together as a family and ensures that we will have one meal altogether, although, instead of talking all the time, sometimes we watch TV. Still I feel we are connected and enjoying simple food poured with Love.
Coming back to dinner, what I discovered, that every member of my friend's family is busy in personal life. I realised that they do not eat together. Children do not get the food cooked by the mother, thus I see missing important ingredient Love in the food. Yes mother do cook during weekend, by helping the cook. They were not talking over the diner table, no laughs no jokes... ( bad habits perhaps..???).
I find that there was a disconnect between the family members as everybody loves to enjoy in their own privacy. Kids do not know whether their mother is in pain or need something. Similarly husband doesn't know the needs of the children or wife. I feel the family is living as paying guest under one roof.
What kind of society we are building.... In the race of metro life, we are forgetting to inculcate the family values in our children, which is the heritage of Indian culture.
Animal Lovers
During my morning walk, I meet many animal owners, who, bring their pets to accompany them for a walk. Though it might give them a sense of security and pride, they fail to prevent the pets excreting on garden grass, walkways, pavements, roads and other common passages. Thus the whole place becomes dirty and stinky. Stray animals also contribute their share.
Most of the time we abuse the human beings, who use every nook and corner as public toilets. What to say about these proud animal lovers. They are equally culprit to make the public places filthy.
It's time for regulators to make it compulsory for every pet owner to get their pets trained for civic habits and also make it compulsory to clean the mess spread by their animal.
Most of the time we abuse the human beings, who use every nook and corner as public toilets. What to say about these proud animal lovers. They are equally culprit to make the public places filthy.
It's time for regulators to make it compulsory for every pet owner to get their pets trained for civic habits and also make it compulsory to clean the mess spread by their animal.
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