These days I am worried and restless. It is not because I
have developed any mental illness. I go through the newspaper, more I read, more
I feel the tightened grip of fear and dejection. I don’t know why I feel uneasy.
But, a self-intervention helped me clear the smoke screen. It appears I am least
bothered about events around me. I prefer to play a mere onlooker than act,
unless I see an incentive to act. Just like you. You know it. If two people get
into an altercation, I won’t offer to strike peace, instead, I wish I could
pull in a chair and watch the high drama unfold… live. Ahh… that’s why we love
Big Boss so much! I am a voyeur, just like you. Hang on. There’s some serious
stuff coming. Corruption. Someone tries to introduce a change (Lokpal) to our
system for my betterment; I don’t pay attention to it, rather I choose not to
because I am careless. To add to that we have these so called “intellectuals”
who work day & night on government payrolls in media debating it’s benefits
to me, trying to confuse me. Sadly, I am gullible enough to fall prey to their arguments
(i.e. traps) Where is my Lokpal?
Though not fresh in my memory, I bear terror attacks almost every
year now, as if it has quietly transformed into an annual event, with
unpredictable dates. Government hates to take strict actions, the most it does is
stop talking and playing sports with our neighbour. We capture terrorists and
feed them until their execution can be capitalized for damage control or win
over some votes. The government is unable to think beyond that because most of their
time and energy is channelized to loot the national treasure. On the other hand,
to appease me, I am labeled a resilient for silently tolerating these attacks. During
my school days, a fellow mate used to bash me during recess, every day, but I
never retorted. May be I was resilient! Really? Actually it’s not my resilience
but I am ignorant. The worst part is I know all this. I am a stupid, just like
you.
The real Dirty Picture took place in the capital last week,
a young girl is brutally victimized in broad daylight, no one helped her, worse is the
role played by the police. I see the public outrage, sadly it isn’t going to
change me either because I am shameless, just like you. I forget too early, I
suffer from amnesia. Do you remember A Raja, Kalmadi? My anger no longer boils
when I hear their name. Do you remember Manu Sharma, DGP Rathore’s smile? I
forgot them long back, because I am hapless. People are swiftly arrested for
cartoons, tweets, comments and likes, but police takes more time to arrest
rapists, murderers and looters. I am angry and frustrated at all this, just
like you.
We have scams launched like new products, each one promises
to be bigger, murkier and uglier than the earlier one. To name a few, 2G, CWG,
JijaG (starring Mr. Raaabert) and Coal-G, we must have Incredible India ads running showcasing the amount of money swindled in these scams. It would be a hot USP! The
government is trying to mold our democracy towards a government of the family, by
the people, but for the family & their friends. Wow, it’s really Incredible
India. A chief minister says Rs600 per month is enough to feed a family of five,
probably we need to ask her to disclose her grocery shop address. I don’t want
to talk about inflation anymore, I’ll go into depression. It takes a lot to
survive when you are surrounded by so much negativity. But still I won’t change,
because I am just like you, a stupid common man, coincidently an Indian and
proud too. For what? Of course, for all above achievements!
Right from my childhood I hear “Yeah public hai, yeh sab
jaanti hai”. It is correct, I am the public, I know everything but what do I
do? I promise, may many scams, corruption, scandals, uncover but I pledge I
will still elect the same chaps, because I love it. I love to vent this anguish
and despair. I love to keep doing it over and over again, just like you. It is
what makes me a proud Indian. I am angry yet careless, resolute yet inactive, cynical
yet proud. Yes a proud Indian. Really? Think over it again.
I know after reading this too you won’t give a damn about
it, because after all you too are still a “proud” Indian, just like me.
