We are so territorial that the moment we get out of our homes we forget all the etiquettes, throw our simple common sense to the dogs and start LITTERING. Oh have I wondered so many times why the hell do we do that. Oh have I seen so many times people with sparkling houses, mirror clean floors, dust free atmosphere, icons of hygiene turning into absolute rubbish outside.
So why do we do that? Is your area not yours? Does the city belong to someone else? Does the country need to be tortured at each and every single step? Do we have to make ruckus every time we step out of the house? Am I the only person in this world? And this ‘I’ is for every one who has a sense of life in him.
Are we so unbelievably irresponsible towards normal day to day things that can make a huge difference in OUR own lives? Can we not be human enough, leave alone being social, and forget about sophisticated, that we care about people on the road, the cleanliness of our cities and our neighborhoods.
Blame it on the government when we see dirt and filth all around the place. But hold on a sec, do you do the same at home? Do you blame the kaam wali bai when you see dust on the floor and move to the other room? Do you make a disgusting face and abuse when you see chai spilled on the floor? Or do you just have a nice meal and leave all the bartans there itself, or get your food packed and throw the tin foil all over the room or have Gutkha throw the packet anywhere you wish to and design the entire walls of the rooms with colorful lovely looking pichkaris coming right out your mouth?
I don’t think so.
Well I have just been asking questions here, but that’s because I want you to ask them to yourself. I am no preacher, no social worker, no government employee or a WHO worker. I am just a thinker. I walk on the road and think of all these questions. I see people littering and I feel a pinch inside. I don’t wanna change people, because I possibly can’t. I just want to be the change. I know it’s a famous line, but I so agree with it the I had to use it somewhere.
4 comments:
Ever observed this - Ahmedabadis, Barodians, Rajkotwalas - all dirty the streets.....mumbaiyyas don't.....we Indians have a great sense of proportion. :-)
On a serious note - its because we do not respect - people around us, society, our city. We don't care - littering is partly an act of defiance and primarily of ignorance. The latter can be improved, the former needs a lot of cultural refurbishing.
this is exactly where i wanted to pinch... ignorance is forgiven... but defiance is unforgivable... i dont want to pin point any one city dwellers...but in general...
and what all these mentioned cities lack is a sense of common sense... which is not only visible in littering...but other things as well...traffic is one thing i can instantly think of...mumbaiyyas...bangalurians...u can see the difference in the entire approach...
Makes sense, indeed! you are right. we praise the cleanliness in say for example 'Singapore', but wish to take our dogs to the same street for calls
You are cent percent right my brother, the same thing is pictured in RDB too, Koi desh perfect nahi hota...use accha banna padta hai. That is all needed to be done. Forget Singapore or Mumbai just compare it with your own home and we can bring lot of change !
Cheers
UmanG
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