We need a Freedom Movement

Why do the terrorists always find success? Why do we have the problems we have? Why are we shaken today by the utter inefficiency of our Govts?

 

In short it is because we have ceased to value our independence ... we as citizens don’t like "Law and Order" unless it affects us ... we don’t co-operate with security measures ... we don’t like to stand in the queue for security checks ... we don’t want to step in thru the metal detectors ... we hate the concept of traffic laws ... we don’t like lane discipline ... we don’t hesitate to litter the streets ... we are okay with paying bribe or otherwise called "tips" to get our work done... 

 

In doing all these we have compromised our professionalism and good citizenship ... the effect of this is ... we have stopped expecting professionalism in others and efficient governance ... well unless we are affected by it directly. At that time we don’t hesitate to complain and see heads roll ... We are the problem and that's why governments selected by us are so lackadaisical and callous ... and not to mention "corrupt" ... and guess what the result of that is ... The attack - despite warnings from all quarters ... and no one has answers 

 

So the point I guess I am trying to make is ... Are we going to continue to be like this? Or are we going to be the difference or the change we are expecting....

 

We need to free ourselves from this compromised sense of standard in anything we deal with ... We need a freedom movement to free ourselves from the shackles of our own inefficiency if we want to be in a country which has a government we can be proud of ... where terms like "Politics" "Police" and "Government" don’t sound like abuses.

 

Let’s join hands and be a part of a freedom movement where we pledge:

 

We won’t let us or people around us break the law

We won’t let us be divided by the vote bank political rhetoric

We won’t be swayed into violence by an inflammatory speech

We won’t consider ourselves anything else but "Indians First"

We won’t get our way by bribing any official

We won’t get our friends and children break the code of conduct of a good citizen

We won’t let IST mean "Indian Stretchable Time" it should mean "Indian Standard Time" (its real meaning in case we have forgotten that)

We will ensure we bring up our children to be good citizens and patriots

We will ensure we ask how the tax we are paying are being used

We will ensure we don’t stay quiet if we see a govt official being lackadaisical

We will love and not hate

We will contribute to the society – not only by paying taxes

We will believe in our judicial system and force improvement of it if needed

 

I am sure there are many such promises … but I want to start here … are you with me?