Fidel Guevara wrote:Case in point - even in the most prosperous and supposedly "honest" countries, we still have mega-scams. It is in human nature to "be good" when the prize is small, but to be greedy when millions are thrown at you.
As I said progress and growth is a big thing. Ethics, dharma ityadi don't matter if there is no hope and opportunities. With progress, people have more hope and opportunities, but bad habits stick with people - hence my theory that some of our generation should simply go away. My father-in-law admired the system, when I stopped at the red light around midnight waiting for the green signal; but the same person would drive on the wrong side of the road in desh and jump signals. People would laugh at him if he followed the rules. Who is to blame? The system. Who or what is the system? The people. Why are people this way? Because of the circumstances and habits. Circumstances & habits can be changed - but habits linger for a longer time. It is easier to change the circumstances. It takes a big flyover to remove the traffic signals. And the number of people jumping signals comes down automatically. They are trained to adhere to the new circumstances, bad habits linger near.
With the changing circumstances, we get people with newer (changed) expectations. Leaders always rise from people. Be it Kannimozhi, Varun Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Dayanidhi Maran, Nitish, NaMo are new crop of leaders with still strong ties to their family or olden variety of politics. But they usher newer thinking because of the changing landscape - domestically and internationally. Are they all flawless without corruption? Probably not. But the next generation will likely to have leaders removed from the older generation.
I bought a house in USA and my brother bought a house in desh. Both of us did not HAVE to pay any bribe. But I paid so many fees (legalized bribes). One has to just look at the closing costs in USA to make the blood boil. Internet has lots of material on why and how some of these fees are nothing but fleecing aam admi. My brother got a loan from a private bank, @ the time of registration the banker walks in with a check and some paper work, my brother turns up, the builder turned up all at the government office. After the cursory waiting (because everybody had Indian Standard Timings); the affair went smoothly.
Are there no problems then? Of course not - I am staunch look-at-the-glass-half-full guy who does not ignore the fact that glass is half-empty; but just like to point out the glass is half full too
Desh will change, it is just that we will have to witness it in our next births, meanwhile we all have to keep raising our expectations and act within our means to usher in progress & welfare. Dharma Rakshati Rakshitah. A good system needs protection, and the people will protect a system if they perceive it is good. As far as those rich & powerful people who loot in thousands of crores - I do not understand their mindset. I am neither rich or powerful. I often fantasize winning lottery and giving money to all relatives. That is my only exposure to 10s of crores.
