Do we constitute the system or does the system define us ? Ever since the frail old respected Gandhian - Anna Hazare decided to shun the plate, the whole nation has been resonating rhetoric. Do we truly sense a breakthrough in the bureaucratic realm or are we herding about terms like anti corruption, politician, bribe etc. ?
Forefathers of many have been couriers of cash - be it to the cop or the municipal officer. When was the first time currency made its way through fists ? Did a really daring and backward villager of the 40s contest the system by offering a bigger proportion of his daily wages to have his rations issued ? Tough call. It certainly was the man in the steel framework of the bureau who stretched his palm out. Ever since, we've been winking at one another and 'passing the buck'. This channel isn't young though. Great grandfathers and their grand grand offsprings have indulged in various forms of laundering even in the smallest measure. The grand old man probably paid the extra annas to have his pensions in order while the young lad of the new age would have slid a ton between his license book to a cop for breaking amber.
The locus continues - the extra baggage with every transaction has become a habit that's been imbibed by our bloodlines over the ages. The angry young man wants the job done ! Patience is a thing of the past and when I pay, I pounce.
With a delightfully spun yarn of dealing with the forces that govern us, we cry 'Lokpal'. Are we ready for it's after effects ? Or rather, the withdrawal symptoms of not being able to do a ventriloquist's act between wads of bucks. Hold it Sir - "Our Politicians are corrupt and we going to fight them"
Sure thing Redneck ! Let's see you pay up 500 to a cop with the issuing of a counterfoil; waiting in line till you're the last man standing only to find a closed counter at 6pm. Sometimes, it's the few more pounds that might give us the momentum to strive, or the power on earth, when we lunge forward. Nonetheless, we're doing a cross country Mexican wave against the diplomatic.
Time will tell whether we've swallowed a magic pill or band aided a fracture.
1 comment:
Vigz,
For me the whole scene was like putting bell on cats nake.. Everybody was frustrated.. But they were not getting reason to show up their anger.. Late but finally few seniors folks gave the common people reason and as we have seen the resonance effect.
But one thing I would like to point out here is short term memory of Indoan people... They forget blasts, shocks very easily and go back to the normal routine. Hope this revolutionary wave remains energitic and we could see corruption free India soon..
JAI HIND.
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