Remembering Independence!

Hi Guys,

Wish you all a very Happy Independence Day!!! 64 years back, on this day India became an Independent country. We were given the rights of deciding our own things.

Last year, August 15 was a Sunday. So, many people were sad that they didn’t get a holiday. This time, August 15 is on Monday. Most people are very happy that they have got 3 days gap from their usual routine. Initially, that was my thought too. Later, I regretted my thoughts. This is a day we need to think about our country’s past and future.

How many of you attended a flag hoisting ceremony today morning. Most people think it is an idiotic ritual. Some other people attend the function, just to get the sweets distributed after the ceremony. Worse, lots of our people feel ashamed to sing our national anthem. I have witnessed this in many functions. I at least feel proud in this aspect. I have always sung our national anthem and I always feel proud when it is sung.

One of the main issues related with our country is corruption. In the past 2 years, there have been many huge corruptions including 2G, CWG, Aadarsh homes, etc. The money involved is too big and nobody cares about it. Even if people ask questions, government thinks people can do nothing against them. People who raise questions are just crushed.

So, where does all this corruption begin from? I think our former president Dr. Abdul Kalam gave the answer. It starts right from our home. He said if you know your father gets or gives bribe stop him. What is happening is completely opposite. Parents encourage children to do wrong things. They have no shame. It is quite obvious from the activities and speech of some of my classmates. On the good side, some of my friends are really good and they want to be honest.

People blame government when they know of corruption. But, when it comes to them they are ready to be corrupted. By the starting of this year, I went to Passport office to apply for my passport. The officers were really great. They were working perfectly. They accepted the forms only if the proofs were correct. Our faithful and honest citizens expect the opposite. I needed to stay in queue for 2 hours and people were speaking ‘Applying passport is a big trouble here. Officers are strict. People residing at some XXX and YYY places are lucky. They can easily apply passport through some intermediate persons’. What the hell is this? If you don’t have the right documents, then you have no rights to get the passport. Why are you blaming the officials?

There are a few good people too. They want their country to improve. They want their people to be good. They want their country to be perfect. The good thing is the number of people is increasing these days. This is a very good sign.

Let people work for the development of their country. If country improves, then the standard of people will automatically improve. Let’s pray the good things continue to happen.

Again, wish you a Happy Independence day. Don’t misuse your independence.

Happy Reading!!!