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Ever
wondered why we are still behind the countries
like USA or UK or even Singapore? It is because
we simply lack human co-values. An incident
which my relative went through proves it all.
They were en route to Chandigarh along with
their family (which included a child of 4) when
on a valley road they met with an accident.
Luckily no one was hurt badly but just few
bruises here and there. So now what is the big
deal? These things happen on and off .What
really pained my heart was that the bus driver
went away after hitting the car and nobody
stopped him.
Are we so devoid of human life in India? We
don't even care for the people whom we have hit.
I am sure such things happen in western
countries too. Accidents are common because as a
human being one is bound to make mistakes. But
instead of running away, culprits in those
countries wait for the police to come (running
away is a severe crime there). The police also
makes a fair record of everything to start the
trial. Here back in India people simply run
away. The drivers of buses and trucks totally
lack human consideration. On second thought, I
feel in India we all lack human value of life if
it is not ours. The hit and run cases are not
only common among bus and lorry drivers but also
car drivers too.
What is the reason behind such callousness? May
be we don't care about others simply because we
are only engrossed in ourselves. The law,
judiciary and even day-to-day politics in India
lackd human values. The law has arm and teeth
but it does not bite to right people.
The recent Uphar judgment has proved that the
killing of Chinkara is a more criminal offence
compared to the killing of 59 people. The
day-to-day politics has got ample proof that
what really matters is how you gain money and
power. No one is bothered to take care of
people's problem.
Talking of infrastructure, one more thing is
very prominent now is buildings are being
constructed at a fast speed but no interest is
paid to the approaching road to them. They are
getting worse more than ever. But for everything
our attitude is Chalta Hai "Life Goes On".
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I
agree that many of us lack civic
duty/sense, but on the other hand
people have died trying to save
others.
The west esp. the US is not any
better. The streets of Detroit or NY
are much more unsafe than Mumbai.
Crime is rampant too. The only
difference is people fear law
enforcement agencies. I happened to
be near a street fight in the US and
the cops arrived within a few
minutes.
We are a poor country with limited
resources and our leaders squander
those resources. If we had efficient
judiciary (more judges, less
holidays for them), emergency
medical services (we have none) and
police, life would be much better.
I believe unless India reforms these
services esp. judiciary to begin
with we will never be a just
society. - SP - Nov. 24, 2007 |
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