When a person is born as a citizen of India, the government takes the responsibility of providing the basic needs for him at no cost at all. The hassle of availing them might be a pinch but sure it does provide you a state owned, school, hospital, transportation etc.. It's up to you to make us of them, but do we really know how much is the cost incurred on the government to provide these..
I did my graduation in a government institution, the fees i paid to get that kind of quality education was really paltry. How does the government manage to do this.. its a perfect balance you know... Its just a way of giving back to the system from which you gained from.. I agree there are flaws in the system, but the reality is It does work despite the sheer magnanimity of the population it handles. I have no reluctance in paying my taxes as I feel that its the way I am giving back, Its a way I can help another middle class student get a top tier education, another ailing person get treated for free in the state of the art general hospitals... This is a kind of responsibility similar to what you have for your own family.
There are lot of persons who think 20hrs in a day about the taxation policies, ways to evade tax, ways and loopholes to save maximum and give minimum to the govt.. its your hard earned money I agree, and I am not holding anything against the personal will to save some money for yourself..(theres always the 1lack slab which you can make use of.. and also the housing loan schemes) All that I can't stand is the attitude of "What has the country done to me.. why do i need to pay free bucks to the country in the name of taxes"..I have even seen persons buying 2-3 houses just for saving taxes.. Damn! a house is something you buy to live on..there is a purpose to it.. If a person thinks this way, please dont use the MRTS which will save you 200 rupees of auto charges from central to adayar, don't use the general hospotal which can take ur MRI scan for absolute nothing, boycott the government institutions which is running from the money 'looted from you'.. Please stop using these..
People crib about corruption, lousy politics and mock at the way this country runs.. I would still like to quote those golden verses from RDB - "No country is perfect,..The onus is on its citizens to make it perfect.". Talk about any government office there will be a gentleman in the group giving a mockery tale.. "these guys are fit for nothing.. don't know if he has passed 10th.. etc.. etc.."
Don't blame the system !... I personally hold no grudge against these inabilities of the government employees... In a sample set of a class of 100 ppl 50 are really good enough to get through into some professional courses.. out of the rest 50 30 have the financial powress to sit in the same classroom of the topper.. 10 will flex their muscles, even sell an asset or two to get into a middle tier professional course institution.. rest 10 who really have no choice will try to see what shortcut they have to get to the level of the other professions by going into niche fields. like say catering, maritime studies etc...So now you know who are the remaining and what they are capable of doing.. This is fact and this is how we are brought up.. and thats the very reason for the decline of the state owned organizations.. Its true that the country doesnt have a flat earning model for all professions but the citizens have not taken a genuine attempt to pursue what they are really made of.. "You can have complete satisfaction and sustainability only when you do what you are destined to do".. There are persons who would be willing to work for free if they get a position of a naturalist or an archeologist.. its the just the fate and direction which puts the wrong ppl in those jobs.. We need to understand, Education itself is a wealth and is not just a means of attaining wealth.. sadly the latter is the scenario now.. On this day, I make a sincere wish that the midset of the coming generations change and the younger generations are given the freedom to think beyond the idea of "studying for earning"..and move towards a direction where everyone does a soul searching of what he really wants to do.. I wish people come to terms with the fact that the country has done more than enough for them to crib..and they realize that its more of a collective responsibility..
Independence day wishes to everyone !
दिल से निकलेगी ना मर कर भी वतन की उल्फ़त
मेरी मिट्टी से भी ख़ुश्बू-ए-वतन आयेगी
देस मेरे देस मेरे मेरी जान है तू
देस मेरे देस मेरे मेरी शान है तू
7 comments:
Thought-provoking post. Agree with most things you say. With IT being a fav in the job market and going abroad having become much easier, there must have been even fewer takers for government jobs. It would have been much different in our parents' days. The IT recession would have made some people sit back and think about the career choices they would like to make. At PEC, heard that newly admitted students haven't yet paid fees, since they are waiting for goevernment to pay it for them. And the college is running short of funds! Sad state of affairs.
On the tax front, I have convinced myself to make investments, solely because I don't want my money to be eaten up by politicians, because somehow I feel most of the money goes there than for the country. That's where my reluctance in paying taxes without giving a thought to investing comes from.
Btw, if the lack of a flat earning model is one thing, the stigma associated with professional status is another thing. I'm not sure, but I think soul-searching for one's true calling will become a norm here, only if that part of Western culture influences us, which I don't think has happened here among the masses and will take a generation or two to happen.
proud of u buddy..nice post..Happy Independence day
nice! Wish the same.
I do think that this mindset would continue for as long as there is scarcity of wealth for even basic economic stability (food, shelter, clothing, education- for oneself and immediate family).
Once we are out of this, people would begin to look for something beyond "studying to earn". Next gen perhaps?
@meens- what is this about PEC? isi t terrible?
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really proud to be associated with you.why not start some agitation or something machi.give a thought and let me know.ill be there to fully support you in this endeavor of yours.
I am flabbergasted machi.really made me sit and realise these things that were escaping our attention.Expecting many such posts from you.
LOVELY SUBASH... I HAD AN ARGUMENT on the same lines on SUNDAY.. with a Friend of MINE. IN FACT, i wanted to write bout it.. anyways.. its already here.. :)
IM THERE WITH U. Thanks.
Excellent post machi...very thought provoking...keep it going :-)
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