எண்ண அலைகள்.
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பதிவுலகில் நான் ஆரம்பத்தில் எழுதிய
ஆங்கிலப் பதிவு இது. இதில் எழுதியக் கருத்துக்களில் இன்றும் எனக்கு ஏதும் மாற்றம்
இல்லை. அப்போது அது திரட்டிகளில் சேர்க்கப் படவில்லை. நானும் அறியப் படாதவனாக
இருந்தேன். பதிவுகளில் முன்னூறு என்னும் இலக்கை தொட இருக்கிற இன்னேரம் இதை மீள்
பதிவாக்குகிறேன்.
The country is undergoing a sea change. New economic policies are
announced, and many are on the anvil. Lots of talks go on about how the country
has prospered and how it aims to become a super power.
For senior citizens like me ,the progress seen is visible. A few days back the
improvements had been listed in a newspaper , like the average age and
life expectancy, reduction in infant mortality rate, higher percentage of
literates.better life styles etc etc .Also listed was the higher population
growth, which seems to nullify the better effects. A poor man remains a
poor man even though comparitively he might be enjoying a little
better life style, than his forefathers. The gap between the affluent and
the poor is increasing. This gap is so much that it results in a lot of
disenchantment in the minds of the majority poor.This is getting
manifested in the behaviour pattern of the youth.
Let
us try to reason it out. All human beings are born same.The differences are
they are born in different families ( very poor, poor,middle class,-there also
lower middle and upper- and rich.) A child is born in a poor family or a child
is born ina rich family and the child is not responsible for it. You may
satisfy yourself by saying it is
the PRARABDHA KARMA.of the child. But that does not hold water in the minds of
the children born.Their upbringing is entirely different and for that also the
children are not responsible. A poor child does not get proper food ,clothes,
education and other facilities which the children of the rich enjoy. But
one common factor is that both the types of children grow up in age and face
life in totally different ways. But this anamoly is faced by the poor
children more.For no fault of him/her the poor has to face life grimly, trying
to make both ends meet , whereas the rich and affluent grow up in an entirely
different atmosphere.
This leads the suppressed emotions of the poor being given vent in their
violent and unruly behaviour,at the slightest opportunity to show
discontent. And there are any number of opportunities presented in a
platter to show discontent. There are any number of people riding on the
discontent of the poor, for their own benefits, and these poor gullible people
are not able to distinguish and understand the machinations of the netas.
Buses are burnt,
shops are damaged ,stones are pelted ,resulting in lots of damage to
property and lives. The pent up emotions of the already disgruntled
youth are further fuelled by the netas with delicate subjects like the
caste ,creed , language ,religion etc where passions can be easily roused.
Where does the
remedy lie? We hear a lot about right to food ,right to health ,right to
education ,right to information etc,But the resources for all these are
being channelled through netas ,political netas because of which the means do
not meet the ends. There is too much interference of the political bosses in
effecting what good legislations promise..Accountability of the beaureouacrats is
next to nothing, as they are pliable to the political bosses.
The rich
young should empathise with his not so fortunate poor.The young should realise
they are being manipulated and should not fall preyto the machinations of the
netas. They should believe only hard work will pay , and they should
start aiming at the stars and they will surely reach at least the tree top.
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