Disappointment

2010 coming to an end and all i take with me as an indian is disappointment. To say that I am proud to be an indian anymore would be a bit of a stretch. I still love the country but no more do i hold pride on my country. You may assume that it is because of all the scams (Adarsh, 2G, Land grab, Radia tapes) but well that just makes up for a part of my disappointment. Nor is the deadlock in Lok Sabha a major reason for my disappointment and to a certain extent shame. If you think its because the Congress led UPA is shamefully trying to protect its cadre or BJP led NDA thats doing it, then thats not it nor is the obvious corruption in our premier investigative agency CBI or even the corporate world. The religio-lingo-political situation in Kashmir, Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka has not much of a bearing in the sense of futility i feel as well.

Its just very simply and obviously ,if you understand the whole concept of a democratic society, none other than YOU. Whoever said society is reflection of the people got it right on the accelerator. For the rotten society we live in is all because of the rotten people in the society. And no one not even I am an exception. Each one of us is non arguably the most sick and disgusting creature in the animal kingdom.

Politicians are nothing but elected representives. Guess who elects them?? Oh come on it can't be that difficult. All of you who have had access to a decent education know about Adult Franchise even though quite a few of you would not have made use of it. For those who don't know then Adult Franchise gives all over 18 Yrs to vote for their preferred leader and take part in the drama that is democracy. But who are the people who actually do vote ? The uneducated poor who easily led by religion, language, caste, community votes for a worthless scumbag who they think will help in their development but ends up ensuring his/her own and maybe his/her families coffers are not just full but bulging like a

But well politicians are expected to be corrupt now-a-days. But is the common man's corruption which has let me down completely. Driver's license, passport, gas connection, telephone connection anything and everything to occur in a timely manner needs  lets say  "extra incentive". Not just requested or guardedly asked for but demanded and almost with no hesistation paid by us the common men and women, no gender biases in this land of gender discrimination. Where we can we cheat the others, even the meanest and poorest of all not let off. Stealing the single meagrest of  meals from the plates of the poor also doesn't seem to affect our emotions and empathy , the most important of the human traits that supposedly differentiates us from the rest of the animals, so then why look at all the scam news and make comments like "how shameless are these politicians" or "oh these politicians are destroying our country". If you want to be ashamed of someone be off yourself not others. Because you are shameful and nothing else...the lowest of all creatures.

Sad thing is we were a great civilization..destined to do great things ....show the world what a civilized society actually meant but have ended up creating an example of the ' anti society '. Though this isn't the saddest thingof all.....the saddest thing is that in a few years, unless thrs some miracle, I will be you and there is very little I can do about it..............