What Can “WE” Do???

Apart from the thoughts that fill my mind about doing something substantial and phenomenal which will change the way people think & live..in real definition- DEVELOPMENT…,I also observe that each one of us do have our own approach to this so called term.

I ask Laden or Saddam what they could do for the country, The best answer that I would expect from them (..I say expect…) is “I would MIND MY OWN BUSINESS!!!!”

One kid on my favourite Tank Bund sidewalk, selling tea tells me he will study and keep his parents happy. That’s his contribution. One another says..”Destination USA…I will be INDIRECTLY contributing to the development of my country” (….this one beats me though!)

How can YOU & I make a difference to the society? All of us being Mother Teresas and Vivekanandas will only be Fatal! Imagine a nation of a billion Mother Teresas & Vivekanandas! All will starve and perish!

That ain’t any Renaissance at all; that’s Branded Plagiarism transformed into Stupidity!!! Who will make money for the country? Who will run the Government? Who will contribute in up-scaling the GDP? That is not a feasible solution!

What I’d like to bring to light is this- Why is is then, that time and again, We are given EXAMPLES of the people of the like that I just mentioned?? Is it that it is an established fact that emulating them is Impossible?? Or is it that there is some other motive?

Before I put more more puzzles ahead…one peep into what the names really stand for…

Vivekananda- Strong Will, Courage, Fearlessness, Patriotism, Determination, Focus, Aspiration, Achievement, Actualisation….many more to go…please feel free to analyse hereafter

Mother Teresa- Kind, Benevolent, Charitable Act, Care, Affection, Emotion, Feeling, Sympathy, Empathy…..applicable as above

The above exercise was not a aimless. What we could perhaps observe was that we could relate PEOPLE or rather NAMES to ATTRIBUTES. So does that not mean we need to emulate these attributes rather than the people themselves. Imagine a Bill Gates with the Heart of Mother Teresa!!! (B&M gates Fdn is a HOAX!!!!)

Now that apart, what does contribution to the devlopment mean to you??

Does it mean analysing the Balance Sheets of some fraudulent Company, as an Auditor, bringing it to light and saving the money of a few people and in the process earning your own bucks?!

Does it mean settling for a cushy software job in the daytime adding to the value of the GDP of the US of A (..thanks to the Low Indian Labour Costs) and then compensating by volunteering at an NGO in the evenings to help rural folk??

What do you think will be the most ideal way in which you might like your contribution to development??

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