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Watching a movie today, for a good 10 minutes, I sincerely developed a love for the country. Honest! It was quite cool ... but as fast as it had developed, it disappeared as well! So nothing lost, nothing gained.
Somehow, those things look good just in cinema. As people say, it's not practical or true. Of course, I do believe that if everyone **did** make an effort, this country would truly be an amazing one. With predictions being made that the country will become the economic leader of the world by 2050 (now that's a **very** long time), it's no wonder that people aren't taking it seriously right now. We anyway don't care for anything that surpasses our life-span, how do you expect us to care for what happens 50 years from now!
There are little things that people need to understand about people in this country. And all the 'Rang De Basanti's can try as much as they want, but the truth is that the effect of those films is on the minority. The majority still doesn't care and doesn't want anything to do with **active** betterment of the country. Yes, if you ask them to do something (as in, give them a proper tangible thing to do), I'm very sure that everyone will volunteer to help without a second question, but if you expect them to take the initiative, you'll be greeted with the all too familiar question of 'What is the government we elected doing?', or 'If we do the governments job, what are they taking taxes and money from us for?'
See what the problem is Mr. Gowarikar?
No one is to blame, and everyone is a culprit. The one's who try to do good don't make any visible effect because of their number, and the one's who **can** make the change don't bother to. It's a vicious circle, and it'll take some doing to get the country up to where we envisage it to be in 2050. I hope I live long enough to see it happen, 'cuz very frankly, this is one thing that I'll **love** to see!
Somehow, those things look good just in cinema. As people say, it's not practical or true. Of course, I do believe that if everyone **did** make an effort, this country would truly be an amazing one. With predictions being made that the country will become the economic leader of the world by 2050 (now that's a **very** long time), it's no wonder that people aren't taking it seriously right now. We anyway don't care for anything that surpasses our life-span, how do you expect us to care for what happens 50 years from now!
There are little things that people need to understand about people in this country. And all the 'Rang De Basanti's can try as much as they want, but the truth is that the effect of those films is on the minority. The majority still doesn't care and doesn't want anything to do with **active** betterment of the country. Yes, if you ask them to do something (as in, give them a proper tangible thing to do), I'm very sure that everyone will volunteer to help without a second question, but if you expect them to take the initiative, you'll be greeted with the all too familiar question of 'What is the government we elected doing?', or 'If we do the governments job, what are they taking taxes and money from us for?'
See what the problem is Mr. Gowarikar?
No one is to blame, and everyone is a culprit. The one's who try to do good don't make any visible effect because of their number, and the one's who **can** make the change don't bother to. It's a vicious circle, and it'll take some doing to get the country up to where we envisage it to be in 2050. I hope I live long enough to see it happen, 'cuz very frankly, this is one thing that I'll **love** to see!