Problems in our country

I went for my routine check up yesterday and reached the doctor's office on time. I got all my vitals checked as well as the technicians did scan and asked regular questions and gave the report. It was only then when we asked about the doctor that we learnt that he was on a vacation. Being new in US, I marveled at the smooth functioning of the office, nothing was amiss. Everybody was performing their duties without any fail. And then I thought what would have happened if the doctor was on a vacation in our native country. All the office girls and technicians would have made a group and would be busy chatting and eating. They would neglect work, go out during their shifts, watch movies and in every sense be as irresponsible as possible.

The reason why India is still a developing country is not politics but the people. Nobody wants to do their work but everybody wants to blame others. For the general citizens, it is the duty of the government to provide them with everything but they do not feel that it is their duty to understand their responsibility towards their country and fellow countrymen. Everybody is the victim, everybody is helpless. Nobody wants to get up and do what is their duty. A country cannot progress if its citizens carry such an attitude. If we want our country to progress, we have to make it progress by understanding our responsibilities, by performing our duties.

Innocence sacrificed

The on going crisis in a number of nations like Syria, Somalia, Iraq, CAR, etc. and the state of their citizens and refugees is a heart wrenching ordeal. The greatest sufferers are the children of these countries who are being denied their basic rights like healthcare, education, nutrition, love and security. While a number of organizations are trying to provide basic amenities to these children and their parents, they are still at the receiving end. They are losing their childhood, they are losing their future. A troubled childhood invariably leads to troubled youth. Their innocence is being sacrificed, the entire generations are being lost. It is high time that the global powers come together, end the wars and the perils of these innocent victims and build a better future. Fighting can never bring peace, love comes from love.

The political drama

Politics has always been a funny game and more so during the time of elections. From name-calling other candidates to enticing the voters, politicians try every trick of the trade to ensure their victory. And sometimes, they have to bite their tongue as well. Sometimes false claims are made to prove their competence and sometimes false statements about others are spread. Everybody wants to win by hook or by crook and the poor voter is fully charged up with energy and will to change the society for better. But the most unfortunate thing is that nothing changes and the poor, little common man is always left cheated.

Child molestation, an attack on humanity

Child sexual molestation is emerging as one of the biggest problems in recent times. With its impact upon the physical and mental health of the child, sexual molestation has the potential to destroy the coming generations. The cause is unknown as often the child molested is as young as 3 or 4 years of age and is invariably left in a battered state, except that the offender has a perverted mind and needs some sort of psychological treatment. Many children fail to survive the attack, their bodies being too small to bear the harm done to it. Those who survive, are scarred for life. Most of the times, the perpetrators are either family members or friends of family or neighbors, putting a question on what region qualifies as a safe zone for the child. The desire to harm a child in itself is very barbaric in nature. Is it the helplessness of the victim or the desperation of the offender or his desire to express his strength over the weakness of his victim, the root cause, needs to be studied. But one thing is sure, parents need to be extra vigilant and not trust anyone with their child's custody. Also children must be taught as early as possible that nobody is allowed to touch them and if somebody approaches them, they should inform it to their parents or guardians immediately. Furthermore, stricter laws and their implementation needs to be in place to curb their heinous crime.

Random

Discovering one's oneself in a new land is a challenging task. After a series of painful experiences, building life afresh needs a lot of hard work and self examination and restraint has to be exercised at every step. Life gives many hard tests and raises many difficult questions and asks for many sacrifices. And the same need to be faced without any prior training or experience. Life is not meant to be a smooth ride, it is an unknown route with unknown challenges. It is not easy but it  needs to be accepted and conquered.