I am just a messenger forwarding interesting emails which were fwd to me in the 1st place.....Don't Shoot the messenger...No competition from me whatsoever in font or other wise....Peace to all......Jaya....
--- On Tue, 10/21/08, DISHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: DISHA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Dr. Abdul Kalam's speech in Hyderabad ....v.true... > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 2:33 AM > we are so obsessed with foreign things that we have Sonia > Gandhi - made in Italy!!!!!!! > > rgds, > disha > > PS: Jaya, hope you are not competing here on the font > size with anybody!!!!!!!!! > > > > Jaya Satish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In India we only read about death, sickness, > terrorism, crime. > > > > Why are we so NEGATIVE? > > > > Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed > with foreign things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign > shirts. We want foreign technology. > > 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 > 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 aface - 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 come back 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, DO YOU? > > > > YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in > Dubai . > > YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in > Jeddah . > > YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone > exchange in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, > 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to > someone else.' > > YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in > Washington and then tell the traffic cop,'Jaanta hai > main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's > son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' > > YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere > other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and > New > Zealand > > 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 conform 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 after > that forfeit all responsibility. > > > > We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the > government to do everything for us whilst our contribution > 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 stop to pick a 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 is known not to pass > on the service to the public. When it comes to burning > social issues like those related towomen, 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. Everybody > is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of > feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money. > > Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, > calls for a greatdeal 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 DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA > WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY' > > Lets do what India needs from us. > > Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of > sending Jokes or junk mails. > > Thank you, > > Dr. Abdul Kalaam > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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