Here is a good message (pertaining to all of us) to think about it and act as much as we can. Thimmappa -----Original Message----- From: Suligavi Raj [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 11:03 AM To: Singh Gurmeet; Jeelani Faisal; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: FW: Do Not Delete it blindly without Reading this Message > Subject: Do Not Delete it blindly without Reading this Message > > > > YOU SAY THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS INEFFICIENT. > > YOU SAY THAT OUR LAWS ARE TOO OLD. > > YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage. > > YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke, the airline > > is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination. > > YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is in the absolute > > pits. > > YOU say, say and say. > > > > What do YOU do about it? > > > > Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name - YOURS. Give him > a > > face - YOURS. > > You walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. > > In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in > the > > stores. > > YOU are as proud of their Underground Links as they are. > > You pay $5 approx. Rs.60) to drive through Orchard road (equivalent of > > Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 pm. > > You comeback to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have > > over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your > > status & identity. > > In Singapore you don't say anything. You DO. > > In Dubai you wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramzan. > > In Jeddah you would not dare to go out without your head covered. > > In London you would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone > exchange > > at 10 pounds (Rs. 300) a month to, "see to it that my STD and > > ISD calls are billed to someone else." > > In Washington you would not dare to speed and then tell the traffic > cop, > > "Jaanta hai sala main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and > so's > > son. Take your two bucks and get lost." > > On the beaches of Australia and New Zealand you wouldn't chuck an empty > > coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail. > > Why don't you spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? > > Why don't you use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in > Boston? > > We are still talking of the same YOU. > > You who can respect and confirm to a foreign system in other countries > but > > cannot in your own. > > You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you > touch > > Indian ground. > > If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country > > why cannot you be the same here in India. > > Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay > > Mr.Tinaikar had a point to make. > > "Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent > > droppings all over the place," he said. > > "And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the > > authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect > the > > officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the > > pressure in his bowels?" > > In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the > job. > > Same in Japan. Will the Indian citizen do that here?" > > He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and afterthat > > forfeit all responsibility. > > We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do > > everything for us whilst our intribution is totally negative. > > We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop > chucking > > garbage all over the place nor are we going to stoop to pick up a stray > > piece of paper and throw it in the bin. > > We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going > to > > learn the proper use of bathrooms. > > We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and > > toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least > > opportunity. > > This applies even to the staff who are known not to pass on the service > to > > the public. > > When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, > dowry, > > girl child and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and > > continue to do the reverse at home. > > Our excuse? "It's the whole system which has to change, how will it > matter > > if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry." > > So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of? > > Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other > households, > > other cities, other communities and the government. > > But definitely not me and YOU. > > When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the > system > > we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look > > into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr. Clean to come > > along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand. Or we > > leave the country and run away. > > > Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we > > run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. > > When New York becomes insecure we run to England. When England > experiences > > unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. > > When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by > > the Indian government. After a six - month holiday during which > derogatory > > comments about India and Indians are made and sheepshly accepted, we are > > ready to leave for Australia because their old age benefits and pension > > schemes are very lucrative. > > Bribery, tax evasion, unlicensed business, unethical practices ,etc. has > > not reached the same dimensions anywhere as it has in India, thanks to > > each citizen's sense of involvement with the country. > > Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding > > the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money. > > Dear all, > > The article is highly thought inducive, calls for a great deal of > > introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... > > I am echoing J.F.Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to > > Indians......... > > > > "ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND NOT WHAT INDIA CAN DO FOR US" > > > > Lets do what India needs from us. > > Forward this mail to each Indian for a change. > > > > Thank you. > > > >
