Somewhere behind my mind, I wanted to write this story ...it has touched my heart...the scene is so clear in my memory, that I am never bound to forget it....
A usual weekend...only unusual was 15Aug and me working on the same Sunday...
As usual heading to work place....little did I realize my flying craft (Vehicle) seem to have some problem? I got it check from a local mechanic guy who in spite of not understanding my all in one language...I try using for the other to get an idea of what I speak....Final outcome of that was there was an issue with air filled in the tires...now this was fun ....
I looked around almost all shops were closed...people on roads with flag in hand ...few walking with their toddlers...few all pepped up for march past....all sudden the patriotic feeling was floating in air...
Strange 365 days just 2 days the patriotic feeling is high...else no one bothers....all sudden the flag of the country holds its importance that day ...various parts of city holds up meeting where greatness of great leaders is reminded...award distributed..National song echoes every street....
All sudden as usual... I went into the thinking mode....I decided to ride further ask the locals for help me locate a puncher shop...at one place I asked the local in mix of Malayalam/ Tamil, as I conclude kanada was similar ....the local gave me a blank look...another man who seem to have understood me was telling that guy in kanada the location for puncher shop...I directly asked this another man...he gave me a cold look and bluntly asked me 'Do not I know kanada?' I said I don’t, else I would not had to struggle ...prompt came a reply ...'You are in Karnataka ...you need to know kanada'....I got so frustrated .....
Quickly though ran to my mind, now tomorrow I go to Japan I need to learn that language. If I go to Spain ...do I need to learn Spanish....crazy idea altogether....I just hated the idea of all places I was in so called Silicon Valley of India. I was like why am I altogether in India.....
Strange I was enveloped in so many thoughts...I saw the flag fluttering ....I somehow lost my feeling for it for a while....63 year of Independence...we still so small at heart...
The country was split into states for better management and development of the state...but the manager of the state declared them self the rulers..the country lost its goal ...now it was fight for languages priority, my state water your state water, my state electricity your state electricity..
matter that are not so important ...rather not to be even given a thought. But they become the headlines....
I honestly feel so sorry for our country...Yes there was a time I did think I should join politics...but I knew it well ..with these ideologies....I, myself would become a news headlines...and forgotten .
Why? is all I can ask...doesn’t the manager of state have a heart ..don’t they feel guilty ....are they always aggressive...Will our lok sabha be in headlines for people throwing slipper at each other and abusing each other.....
Will always the criminals get away with loopholes in the law, will the poor always suffer...it quite painful...this is true daker side of our country...
I guess we would have been better if we did not get the independence/ so called freedom...at least those heroes who contributed big or small ...gave their lives for this country.. would not have been heroes and would have happily lived their lives.
Why does not everyone know the universal language...what was the purpose of it ...what was the purpose of the national language...
A though even crossed my mind ..it would have been better, if the creator had made each man dumb and deaf...the argument over language would completely finish ....but he wanted us to enjoy his creations...and we...don’t bother but fight over trivial matter of less importance ..hear news of pain sorrow...hatred...violence...all for what ? At what cost....
A golden bird once this country was ...golden soil as it termed it....is losing all it charms ..in figures we may give high number...educated...best labors...developing....I wonder from school time I kept hearing ..developing country ...63 year and still developing ....or rather a safe term to use must say...
With really sad mind..with so many thoughts in my mind....I drove to find a puncher repair shop..Finally I found one ..a small boy ..playing with many puppies ...
I asked him in same mixed language...he happily smiled..checked the wheels of my vehicle....told me the problem and began fixing...watching the puppies ..I asked him if they were his...he happily replied yes (all the conversation goes in mixed language)...I was so moved...in spite of speaking mixed language he understood exactly what I was saying....and worked on....
If someone wants to understand you, wants to help and listen to you ..no matter what language you speak ...they would ...but if they have kept in mind ...this state will speak this language only outsiders not allowed.....Who is outsider...this is one Country....we all are Indians...
In that case our cultures have spoken of respecting outsiders as god ....then why such indifference...
I played with the puppies...cute adorable one ....when small ..they so much sheltered by their mother...are these elected bodies in the same role....to shelter , look after it population....rather than coming up with unrealistic idea spending cores on them, keeping half in everyone pocket whoever is involved..scraping the same later and giving another unrealistic plan....
When will our country really grow...when will it be back the same golden bird...it looks like the vultures are preying on this golden bird and no one is there to help out....just 2 day we remember 'Our Country'...'Our Flag'...'Our National anthem'....I am glad atleast we have freedom of speech.
My vehicle was done....I started back to my work place...I turned and looked around...I saw the boy standing and all the puppies looking at the way I was going ....I was wondering if this boy too would forget the there is only one language of humanity, gentleness and kindness...will this society again corrupt such growing bud....
.....those little puppies happily wagged their tail following the little boy.....
