Take Some Steps!!

I recently became a registered citizen of India. i.e. , got my voter i.d.
I was wondering what being a citizen means. Does it mean that now I can call myself an "Indian" ? Or does it imply that my freedom has boundaries?
Well, who decides my boundaries then? Buddha "Babu" , Mamata "Didi"  or some Mr. "Horn"?
In our system we "elect" someone to look after our benefits....but the irony's that only these elected leaders get benefited.Yet we pride ourselves on enjoying democracy.
The main reason for the success of this false democracy in our country is that we are too laid back(read between the lines).We would rather sit in our drawing rooms with a t.v. remote and watch "jhansi ki rani" or whatever trash that runs thrice a day but would never spend the same amount of time giving voluntary education to under-previledged children or by questioning misdeeds of some politician.
During my childhood one of my teachers used to say "don't laugh too much or the intelligence will escape through the gaps of your teeth". May be our social situation is the same. The educated community is happy. So, the ideas which could have brought about changes in our lifestyle are escaping only never to return.
                     The schools teach the heroisms of George Washington, Nelson, Napoleon...just as the history books say.
But here comes the interesting part.Our books also praise MAHATMA(which they should)....but the same teachers like to give their own opinions about his personality to the students.
The Effect-students get confused though in most cases the young minds latch on to the negative traits as said by the teacher.
This was just an example,though not fiction I must add.
I am sorry to say if proper steps are not adopted fast enough, the next generation is going to be selfish and aimless.
It's high time we realise that we have the potential to create a better future where even we can live in.
But nothing comes for free. We need to toil. We need to sacrifice and more than anything we need to be united.
                               Take some time out....just give a packet of biscuits to a street child....
May be his smile will fill your heart.

Thanks
Tirthankar