serious....me...not at all...thought of writing the proverb...thats all...
--- 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, 8:54 AM > arre itna seriously kyon le rahi hai...looking at the big > font and a bit of color i just wanted to double check!!! > > jai hind, jai maharashtra > > > > Jaya Satish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 wrote: > > > From: DISHA > > 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 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! Mail has the best spam > protection > > around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VaniV88-89" group. 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