JAAGO RE!

JAAGO RE!

Hmmm…I guess the thought on celebration with responsibility didn’t seem to appeal to anyone…well much to my expectations….

Neither do I expect overnight changes nor am I looking forward to generating a mass following, this is just to clarify- I guess may be to myself! What was little surprising that be it good or bad, positive or negative, I didn’t get to see any reactions/responses and this is a more apparent danger that we face, i.e. our nonchalant attitude, that we don’t even feel it important to have an opinion on issues of public importance-I guess we enjoy being cynical-that’s easier!

Was just watching Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s “Rang De Basanti”, on UTV Movies- remember that ‘dialogue’ that no country is perfect, one has to take steps to make it perfect-yeah , that still remains a filmi dialogue!!! I know I am sounding like a self proclaimed patriotic preacher. Most definitely you must be wondering what on earth have I done prove my patriotism, that haven’t I enjoyed my sessions of long cynical chat and discussions to conclude that its a hopeless situation in our country; And that’s true, I have been a part of such discussions and it is also true that I have felt horrible after chanting the pessimistic notes doing nothing! I mean that was being hypocrite- cribbing and chanting patriotic slogans-what was missing was any action/act to prove otherwise and that’s when it dawned to me that this way I am no less a culprit than all those who are active participants in the systemic degeneration of the country!

I mean it’s like if I cannot do something to improve the situation I must atleast stop promoting cynicism! After all, unless we ‘dream’ it, we cannot achieve it! And this isn’t sheer idealism! Every small step that we take is going to go a long way in building that desired momentum that India needs today and probably what we really need is persistence and patience to keep that little ray of hope alive! We need to stop cribbing and start questioning, and question ourselves first!

Of course am not indicating that each one of us should become either I.A.S or and I.P.S officers, that we all must leave our respective fields and join the army etc, but what I intend to put across is that wherever we are, whatever we are doing, we can resolve to ‘not’ become a part of or participate in any manner in the ‘systemic degeneration’ of the country, even if that means sacrificing a lot of our material aspirations and desires, even if that means settling for a humble life that we must not have even dreamt of for ourselves- Are we ready for such ‘sacrifices’, if at all?!?

The other day I was watching the movie Shaurya and I have watched that nth number of times-it shakes my spine to see Caption Javed Khan’s INTEGERITY, his resolve to uphold the faith of his countrymen, his resolve to protect humanity above everything else!!! That was indeed the Shaurya of INDIAN ARMY, should it not be the same for every one of us?!?

To put it in simple terms, if each of is honest in whatever we do, in our personal and professional sphere, I guess that would mark the beginning of a change and we will start living in that INDIA for whose freedom, millions and millions have laid down their lives…

Ofcourse- “Ab khilana band aur pilana shuru”- Jaago Re…I like that one for sure!!