Finally “Results are out”. I am really glad to see the “Final Verdict” given by the Indians.
“CONGrats CONGress”.
Results have clearly indicated that one cannot befool Indians in the name of Religion, Caste or local/regional issues. They have realized that national issues will have long term impact on them.
So
Can we say that time has come for India to move on the path of reforms or to become a “Superpower”?
Think twice…………!!
One should not jump to conclusions right away.
The question here comes is: Are words like “India Shining “or “Superpower India “of any significance to the common man? Is this going to bring about any change in the way he/she thinks or acts??”
To me, the answer is NO.
This is a fact that India’s future is prosperous but the amount of”prosperity” is dependent on the way Indians grab this opportunity with both hands. What I have seen is that the graph of “an individual’s growth” is inversely proportional to “India’s growth”. In order to survive in the competition, they are selling their principles, they are selling their ethics and in short, they are selling themselves.
Recent incident strengthens above said belief. We, group of four friends, went to “fairly decent” restaurant for a lunch. I quoted “Fairly Decent” because what I learnt from this incident was that one should not have preconceived notion about anything. The moment we entered, the attendant offered us “Buffet” at 400 Rs + Taxes per head. He told that he will be serving “Wine, beer, mocktails (for non drinkers)” along with that.
Two of us had white wine and other two drank “Shikangi” L in the beginning. We were in the middle of our lunch then suddenly the same attendant (who offered us Buffet at 400 bucks) came to us and told us that “ Buffet with wine will cost you 790 Rs + Taxes”. It came as a surprise package for us. We told him that this is wrong as you initially quoted “400 Rs”.
We didn’t expect even in the wildest of our dreams that such “Fairly Decent” restaurant (which was full of craps) will spoil our mood in such a way. The truth is, in order to increase their headcounts, these “STUDS” keep on juggling with the words (and the worst part is that they think of this as their marketing capabilities).
One more interesting thing which I noticed was that that attendant (one more “STUD”) was finding it difficult to face us. He knew that he was wrong on his part but at the end of the day, his sole motto was to generate money. How selfish?? How unethical??
In the end we paid initial quoted amount only but deep down my heart, one question remains unanswered “Are we true to ourselves”?
I believe, this is high time when we should raise our standards, otherwise, words like India Shining, Superpower India are of little significance to us.
