From past few days whenever i try to take a peek-a-boo at the newspaper being sold at the Local railway station, one of the prominent news that catches my attention is "Lokpal Bill". A thin and petite old man who is fondly referred to as Anna Hazare with Gandhian virtues has taken down a mission on war footing to eradicate the muck of corruption from our society. With all due respect to Anna ji and his noble cause, i am affirmative that if this was just a muck it could have been removed but what happens if muck turns into something as hard as cement and is settled in the heart, mind & soul of each & every individual? This reminds me that recently while surfing the Idiot box, i happened to hear some messenger of people's voice, the word in the dictionary is known as Journalist, scream on top of his voice that "Lokpal Bill will be passed soon and the day for second struggle of independence will be marked in the Indian Constitution". Heartiest congratulations to everyone for this victory however just one question will this Lokpal Bill ensure getting rid of the termites, i.e evils gnawing on our society slowly?
A general opinion of people about corruption is giving money Illegitimately to get their legitimate work done for which there are many speakers who would go blah blah blah however they simply ignore the other issues that actually pile up to this bigger evil. For instance, take an autorickshaw, first fight with the driver for a legitimate fare and then when you reach your destination, the driver suddenly has no change. You end up paying some extra bucks and the driver smiles cheekily and tells you "What difference will few rupees make". Bwahhhaaa,you would have lectured him on imporatnce of money, if you had the time. Another example if you go to a new city, completely unaware of the language, of the rules, of the places, you are considered as an alien (i guess may be 'Jaadu' will get a better welcome), you go for buying some basic stuff like vegetables and suddenly for you the rates change to a higher level and the reason you hear is that "This is how it is in this place"
I am not listing out the major issues that create the money mongers not because of lack of time or writing space but simply due to the fact that there is no point in saying the same thing time & again, as we know that actions speak louder than words.
All i can say is that I personally feel that I eat, drink & sleep corruption and when the time comes for foecal movement i unknowingly get constipated...
