Am I angry about corruption?

Recently I was watching a debate on a news channel. The topic was – ‘ Are you angry about corruption?’ This discussion made me ponder over this issue and as an interested citizen I have an opinion.

The question asked was whether I am angry about corruption or not? Now to this question, I don’t have an answer. Instead I’ve got two counter questions.


1.  Why is this question being asked suddenly now?

Is it because of the recent scams in government which went out of control and came in full public view? Or is it because both the major political parties at our dispense are involved in the depravation more or less equally and we, the common people, are out of options? Or is it because you think that corruption has suddenly grown out of control or is it the scale at which corruption takes place these days? What in this world makes you think that people have become angry suddenly? CWG Or 2G? Come on! tell me what it is? Do you think that Anna Hazare induced this anger amongst us? Or is it the anti-corruption protests that happened throughout the country? Or do you think that this is the first time that people came to know about what goes around in governments? Or is it the corrupt government official or a clerk who takes bribe for doing something for which he gets paid by the government too, who made you think so? Or do you think that people are angry upon themselves only for bribing these public servants? Whatever may be the reason, let me tell you that if at all somebody is angry, it is not sudden.


 2) Is it really that simple?

The question is what a common man, like me, can do to alleviate corruption? Is It that simple? The complexity of the entanglement of the corruption with our system is enigmatic. We see people blaming the “SYSTEM” for anything bad that happens or anything bad that they do. Are they really right? Let us see.

Population of India is growing at an unbeatable rate. The educated population knows that it is the quality of life that they give to their children which is more important than the quantity of siblings they may have. Uneducated crowd thinks that their future income directly depends on the number of children they have. For them children are like investments. Each of their children is just an extra pair of earning hands. And since these poor constitute the major part of Indian population we have the population going north at breathtaking rate which leads to poverty and a hungry psyche.

 A population of this size (second largest in the world) generates huge revenues for government in the form of income tax which is theoretically supposed to be spent on the welfare of the masses. Sheer stupidity it would be, to even for a second, think of it as actually happening. This money has to come back to the masses.

The real clusterfuck:

 Now these politicians generally, either pave their way from the bottom of the social structure to reach the top or they inherit a political career. Both ways, one thing is common - The hungry psyche. Whatever may be the case, they do have some insecurity about their winning the next term. So this hunger-ridden- psyche forces them to make a fortune from themselves out of people’s money and major part of that money gets stashed in foreign banks or is converted into some other convenient form which leaves the hungry common man with a little for himself. Whatever is left, travels through the levels of hungry bureaucracy and is shared-and-shrunk at each level. This hungry psyche is the common thing that exists in all levels of bureaucracy, among the citizens and among our politicians, alike. It is this hunger that is drawing a citizen towards corruption. Damned be the negativism, but it appears to me that those, who can use corruption in their favour, don’t have a problem with it while those who can’t, are actually angry. Not because they hate corruption, but because they can’t use it in their favour.

And to answer your question, I am not angry, Sir!

I am Just hungry.

----  A random citizen

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That guy....

Addressed to girls: 

You meet a lot of guys in your life. You tend to like some of them, be friends with them and prefer to ignore some of the real weird ones. Most of the time we try to keep our relationships with friends and loved ones evenly balanced where both the responsibilities and the pleasures of the relationship , are equally shared. But humans do err. Sometimes, you don't give back in a relationship, what the other person actually deserves and I am here, going to talk about exactly such a guy...


That guy, who in spite of doing his best to make you happy, did not get back what he deserved from you. That guy who was by your side when even your best friends doubted you. That guy who came to pick you up on a chilly night, when you couldn’t find anything to get back home. Do you even know that he lied to, and later got scolded by, his parents for taking their car out at that hour? . For you! and he never even told you about this.

People used to talk filth about him. Things like how he is letting you use him for your benefit and how far he has gone for you. To some extent, they were right. He was the one who always at the receiving end in your friendship. All sacrifices were supposed to be made by him, which he used to do without any regret or whatsoever. He used to be there for you as soon as you called him. But never, for an instance, you even thought about doing something for him. But he never complained. He remained the same smiling and unconditionally caring friend to you. Making adjustments and making you happy, were two things he was very good at. But unfortunately both things, you never realized.

You told him about that new guy you met and how cool and smart you found him. He was worried. He knew the guy and he knew that you are on the wrong path. Tried to make you understand but you, you did not listen. Days passed. You talked to him about your boyfriend. What’s he like? What does he do? What do you like about him? And what irritates you the most about him? And he listened. Trust me on this, being at this position, for a guy is an epic humiliation. Still, he listened. He did not used to talk much on that topic, except of saying some single word phrases here  and there sporadically. May be, he loved you.

That day, when you were talking to him about the problems you were having with your boyfriend, he again tried to make you understand about your mistake. But, this time you reacted strongly. You said some sharp words to him. You stopped talking to him. You told your friends that he was trying to create misunderstandings between you and your boyfriend, when they enquired about what happened. You never became normal with him. He was taken aback. He was hurt. He went away from your life. You did not care. Days passed. You slowly and gradually came to know about the reality about your guy. He cheated on you. And you were numb, for weeks.

 For years, you did not hear from that friend. He was gone, so far away, that may be you won’t be able to find him again in this life. Let me tell you that wherever he is, he still cares for your well being, though being passive. May God bless you!!