Just like millions who tonight
would be remembering past 365 days this moment, would be summing the
whole year into simple 3 words, hilarious, average or hoping next year to be
best for them. For me I am still thinking in which category I should fit myself.
Apart from how it went for me, I would like to
say how it had impact on me. Being a social animal, (please take meaning of
animal in lighter way, since it has been used in very strong anti notion)
things going around have impacted me in one or other way. It is usually said,
our nation is divided in 2 countries itself, a country with rich having
everything at their disposal and still in greed to gather more and rest who
struggle to gather, just for survival. Same time, this year I found 2 types of humanities, one who criticizes every single thing in nation right from time
they are out of bathroom releasing their pressure to time their conscious minds
sleeps leaving to blame nation in sub conscious level; and another group who
actually contributes towards nation building in one or other form, may it be
like taking on street to protest, to ask, to steal the rights they feel are
fundamental and denied in whatever way. My due regards to later. This started
last year when Bachelor Mr Anna Hazare decided to take on corruption.
Atmosphere sensed patriotism, majority joined, since many felt, corruption is
not good and not accepted. Mr Anna was termed as Gandhi 2.0, in world of technology
what else we can accept? But good thing was, majority of people joined for
cause. government somehow managed to buy time from, and eroded the
much gathering across nation. At fag end of the year, we saw same sense again,
this time not for corruption, but for dignity, modesty of women in nation.
Unfortunate incident on girl and nation stood unite. In this 2 agitations I found
2 class of people. 1st who went on street, braved the climate and
lathis, from “supposed law makers” and others I term as “arm chair protester . I sensed tremendous rise in such arm chair protesters, physical
contribution near to zero, but in free idle time, sitting on comfortable chair with lappy and spreading what they see, but not what they sense.
Problem gets escalated, since our much educated class is
illiterate in social issues, problems, they watch, conclude with those print and electronic
media to whom Retd Justice Katju if given fair chance would punish with iron
hands. Resultant “”illiterate awakened citizens” is armed with half knowledge
which is dangerous and is fatal. In democratic setup these are in
masses and few people who are in class are beaten by these masses dragging them
to their zenith which is actual a nadir.
These people don’t have will, capacity and wisdom to do anything
other than “Like”, “Share”, “Retweet”
etc etc. even I saw the form of
prayer has been changed. Now people don’t need to go and bow in front of
Almighty to offer prayer, on Facebook, 1 “Like” is equivalent to 1 prayer. This
is, I can say pathetic and shameful. People just read and say, “I have prayed
in form of “Like” on facebook..” and they feel much privileged for contributing
towards society. Now it’s only Almighty who can come on earth and can preach
that He is not using Facebook, so if you really wanna pray, pray from bottom of
heart and not from bottom of fingers.
But this is how society has turned up. They make hue and cry
of anything supported by Media and then when it comes to 31st
December Night their well functioned brain will search for nearest DJ night and
free Alcohol. Though many have showed some sense of responsibility and have
denied being part of any gathering as solidarity towards victim who has slept
forever with a belief that we will be awaken forever!
On edge of the New Year I would like to say, be active,
rather than passively criticizing the system. We all make a system. Just now
while I am writing, the news popped, that a particular media channel has
declared the name, identity and picture of delhi victim and her brother
respectively. What we as citizen can do actively is, denounce such paper or channel
permanently. Easy thing we can do. Let the media who have no regulation at all,
understand “Janata” is biggest regulator. So behave with sense. If we do support in such a way, we can make,
not this year but decades ahead happy and safe.
Wishing you a New Year with utmost sense and sensitivity,
and hope we all will be active participant in shaping our future.
people will be people. It needs a near inner conscience to awaken. Good thoughts knitted well.
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