Fw: ALL NRIs PAY ATTENTION

[suman]

----- Original Message ----- From: suman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 5:25 PM Subject: ALL NRIs PAY ATTENTION YOU say that our government is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old. YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage. YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,     the airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their     destination. YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the     absolute pits. YOU say, say and say. BUT.. What do YOU do about it? Take a person on his way to Singapore. Give him a name - YOURS. Give him a face - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best.In     Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in     the  stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground Links as they     are. YOU would pay $5 (approx. Rs.60) to drive through Orchard road     (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8PM YOU comeback to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you     have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective     of your status identity. But, in Singapore you don't say anything,     DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramzan, in Dubai. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah. YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in     London at 10 pounds (Rs.500) a month to, "see to it that my STD     and ISD calls are billed to someone else." YOU would not dare to speed in Washington and then tell the traffic     cop, "E..Shaane.. Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I     am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost." YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the     garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand. Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo? Why don't YOU use     examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston? Yes... We     are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and confirm to a foreign system in other countries     butcannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes     on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an     involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country why cannot     you be the same here in India. Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay      Mr.Tinaikar had a point to make. "Rich people's dogs are walked      on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the      place," he said. "And then the same people turn around to      criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty      pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with      a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?      In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet as done      the job. Same is in Japan. Will the Indian citizen do that      here?" He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all      responsibility. We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the      government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is      totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we      are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor      are we going to stoop to pickup a stray piece of paper and throw      it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going      to learn the proper use of bathrooms. We want Indian Airlines      and Air India to provide the best of food and toilettries but      we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity. This      applies even to the staff who are known not to pass on the      service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues      like those related to women, dowry, girl child and others, we      make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the      reverse at home. Our excuse? "It's the whole system which has to change, how will it      matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry." So who's      going to change the system? What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, Other      households, other cities, other communities and the government.      But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually      making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves      along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the      distance at countries far awayand wait for a Mr. Clean to come      along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand. Or we leave thecountry and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our      fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their      system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England. When      England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to      the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued      and brought home by the Indian government. After a six - month      holiday during which derogatory comments about India and Indians      are made and sheepishly accepted, we are ready to leave for      Australia because their old age benefits and pension schemes      are very lucrative. Bribery, tax evasion, unlicensed business,      unethical practices, etc. has not reached the same dimensions      anywhere as it has in India, thanks to each citizen's sense of      involvement with the country. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country the country's image.      Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged      to money. Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inducive,calls for a great deal of      introspection and pricks one's conscience too....I am echoing      those famous words to relate to Indians.....      "ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND NOT WHAT INDIA CAN DO FOR US"      Lets do what India needs from us. Forward this mail to each      Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or junk mails.      Thank you. Let the Strength and Courage help you to run this      race.