I am still mulling over what independence is...I see my neighbour's dog, sleek and well-fed, cared for and loved, with a collar that marks her lack of independence....and I see the street dog, with its ribs sticking out, cringing at the stones it expects to be thrown any minute, yet hopeful that a scrap of food will be thrown its way....is independence always good if it is not accompanied by financial independence? But yet so many people choose it...people in highly-paid jobs move to work where they will be independent, and do not count the rewards in terms of money.
I am very thoughtful today; yesterday I watched a panel discussion on TV, in which, after listening to speakers from the IT sector and the police describing the security measures being taken to counter terrorism in this city, someone in the audience got up and forcibly made the point, that it is the poor people who are the least protected by the police, and they who are the most affected by acts of terrorism. So I am pondering over the eternal question of why those who need the most protection never fall under society's umbrella, why the weak are left to fend for themselves....
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The cops should be protecting people in general and around the world they are doing a great job doing that. But this gets into a huge complication in third world countries - population, illiteracy, poverty demand for a complicated dynamics for all public services.
The State can only do this much, you know. So that gentleman in the panel-D who raised the question, I'd say is naive. Coz I'm sure there is no answer to that question yet.
If I were him, as "a" citizen i would do my part in improving the 3 key issues facing the country (population, illiteracy, poverty) in my capacity and hope everybody else (including the state) also strive for it. And keep doing this, one day we would be a different country. All such arguments would make up a good panel-D on TV, but I wonder what he actually did/doing on the ground.
Look at the people that are generating wealth - they are role models. Believe me or not, generating wealth automatically takes care of eliminating poverty and removing illiteracy. And its a stupid excuse to say, I'm not materialistic - so I do not strive to generate wealth.
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